by Mike Purpus Laurie Wislon’s introduction to surfing began in the mid ‘60s, pre-surf leashes, with shagging her older brother
Mike Purpus
April 9, 2026
by Mike Purpus Laurie Wislon’s introduction to surfing began in the mid ‘60s, pre-surf leashes, with shagging her older brother
by Mike Purpus David Nuuhiwa started surfing in the Waikiki shorebreak on a paipo board at five years old. The
Becker Surf partners Steve Mangiagli, Phil Becker, and Dave Hollander made more hand-shaped surfboards boards than any other board builder
By Mike Purpus Dale Velzy is responsible for the South Bay becoming a center of the surfing world. In the
by Mike Purpus The International Surf Festival Contest got underway last Saturday in a fun, three-foot windswell on the South
When Doc Ackroyd hung the big beach towel out the second story window of his ocean front Hermosa Beach home. the South Bay’s best surfers hustled out of the water. and into his van for the ride to Mira Costa High. The world best surfers showed Doc similar respect when he hosted them on their world tours.
John Teague won or placed in almost every contest he entered by Mike Purpus Shortly after John Teague, and his
Nick Christensen was known as a power surfer when he competed on the pro tour. He still is 40 years
by Mike Purpus Last month, Cormac Cove O’Brien won the Open Men’s Longboard division at the South Bay Boardriders Surf
by Mike Purpus [Editor’s note: Pioneer surfboard builder Dudley “Hap” Jacobs passed away Saturday, Dec. 19, at his home in
by Mike Purpus The parking lot behind Bank of America in downtown Hermosa Beach was buzzing with stoked surfers from
by Mike Purpus When I was a 12 year old surf grom my friends and I hung out at The
by Mike Purpus Mike Eaton went with fellow shaper and Palos Verdes childhood friend Phil Becker to Hawaii’s North Shore
by Mike Purpus In the early ‘70s, I surfed for W.A.V.E. Hollow Surfboards, run by Carl Pope. The surfboards were
Mike Doyle was as smooth on land as he was surfing Editor’s note: Hermosa Surfing Walk of Fame
Is bad blood from the ‘60s keeping Bay Cities out of the Malibu invitational?
