HUNTINGTON BEACH A circle the size of a football field made up of surfers stretched across the ocean near the Huntington Beach Pier. In what many say is the biggest memorial tribute ever held for a surfer in Huntington Beach, friends, family and the surf community gathered on Sunday to pay respects to Surfline founder [...]
It has been a slow start to the winter swell season, but with the biggest waves in a long time expected to hit this weekend, we thought it would be fun to see how our readers capture the action along the O.C. coast. Break out your cameras for the “January Big Wave Photo Contest” and submit [...]
It was a hazy start to the New Year – not because of all the alcohol consumed the night before, but because of the thick fog blanket that lingered on the sand. But just as noon approached on Sunday the thick fog disappeared, allowing more than a hundred revelers to plunge into a sunny New Year [...]
Jump into the frigged ocean … without a wetsuit?! Are you crazy? There are plenty of people who will be shrieking and screaming as they rush into the chilly water on the north side of the Huntington Beach Pier at noon on New Years Day, washing off the old and getting a good cleanse for [...]
Seal Beach won’t mark its 100th anniversary as a city until 2015, but Terry Quinlan and Libby Applegate will soon be taking residents down memory lane. They’re putting together a lineup of about 20 longtime community members who helped frame the fabric of the quaint beach town. They will present their interviews on the Seal [...]
You better not snag Santa’s waves – or you might get coal in your stocking!I was down in Seal Beach today, and Santa was out catching some fun little offshore waves coming through on the north side of the pier. Michael Pless, owner of M & M Surf School, has been dressing up as Surfing [...]
A memorial paddle out will be held at dawn Thursday in Seal Beach to remember surf contest announcer Mike Morgan, and to give back to the Seal Beach Victim’s Fund. Morgan, who passed away in 2005 at the age of 44, was all about giving back to his community and bringing people together. He spent [...]
We took a dive into our archives these past few weeks to find some of our favorite photos from 2011. There have been some great days of surf and some flat days, a ton of wind blow days and off shore days, red tide and clean conditions. Here’s to a prosperous, healthy and happy 2012! [...]
Pipeline looked as if had an all night party hangover today…The swell had wind and a sea sickness on it all day. It might have had something to also do with the fact the the Volcom House throw a party for John John Florance the previous night and when I say got a little [...]
By Chris MacDonald, Writer/Photographer, The Local News Columnist Hundreds of people enjoyed the Balboa Village Business Improvement District’s Second Annual Christmas Tree/Menorah Lighting recently. Also on hand at the event were new Newport Beach Mayor Nancy Gardner, Explore Ocean Newport Harbor Nautical Museum Executive Director Rita Stenlund and Balboa Bay Boat Rental Company Owner Ralph [...]
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