I’m going to try to make it up to Sunset Beach this weekend to see some of the Xcel Pro, a full WQS event. Apart from Jamie O’Brien, I don’t recognize any of the surfers’ names listed in the latest news posting on the official website, but it hardly matters. I’m looking forward to seeing [...]

Actually, it made more of a ‘whump’ sound.
First things first: back in the days of the dotcom boom, there was a far-too-prevalent phenomenon that I’ll refer to as the Timesheet Pissing Contest. It usually went something like this:
Worker A: What’s up, man? You look tired.
Worker B: I pulled an all-nighter last night. You know the [...]

Having recently watched the Pipeline Masters DVD, I’ve realized something about surfing Pipe (or, more accurately, me surfing Pipe): it’s a crack smoker’s delusion. There is no way I’m paddling out there. The underwater shots of the reef alone are enough to keep me on the shore, but after watching guys like Rob Machado, Kelly [...]