We waterskied at a lake near their house. It was only the second time I’d been on waterskis, and unfortunately didn’t get to standing up this time, but the last time we’d visited them and waterskied, I made it up for one turn around the lake! Here’s a photo from that ...
Getting there is easy, fly into San Francisco and drive down in a rental car. Alternatively, you can fly into LA and make a road trip out of the 7 hour drive north. Pillar Point at Half Moon Bay is home to one of the world’s best and most famous big wave spots, known asMaverick...
Many of the world's most famous surf spots can be found in Southern California, such as Rincon in Santa Barbara, Trestles in San Clemente and Malibu. But the best overall surf spot in the entire region might be a bit further down south of the coast inEncinitas. Located 30 minutes north...
are more than a dozen popular surfing spots around Tahiti, and you can take lessons or rent gear from any number of retailers in the capital city, Papeete. Wave height ranges between 2 feet high at the Taapuna site near Papeete to up to 12 feet high near the southern break at Teahupoo...
There are many California destinations that consider themselves worthy as the best surfing spots in the nation. Santa Cruz is located in Northern California west of San Francisco and San Jose in the Bay Area. It enjoys great beaches, waves, spectacular surfing and is not far from the legendary...
Top Surf Spots in Northern California A picture perfect swell at Ocean Beach in San Francisco / photo by@jimmicane OCEAN BEACH (San Francisco):World renowned beach break known for it’s heavy, raw, open water power. All sorts of peaks can be surfed up and down this 3-mile stretch of co...
The surfer floats in the water near the spot where the wave will begin to break. When a wave approaches, the surfer paddles hard to catch up with it. This step, known as catching the wave, can be tricky, and it requires significant upper-body strength. Just before the wave starts to ...
By the time Mark Foo had slipped into his wet suit and started stroking into the cold water, a crowd had gathered beneath the rocky bluffs that tower over Maverick’s Beach. In this most unlikely of spots--just 25 miles south of San Francisco--they had come to see one of the masters...
a small fishing town in Humboldt County. Once there we strapped our boards on our packs and headed down the beach. Be sure to pick up a tide chart and a bear canister at the Ranger Station near Shelter Cove as the tide plays a big part of this hike. It took us about 6 hours total...
The rich and famous have mansions and holiday homes near the beach – previous owners include the likes of surfing songwriter Jack Johnson. People come from miles around to watch the pros ride tubes, which can rival Hawaii for heavy walls breaking on an unnervingly shallow sandbank. ...