Tag Archive: Santa Cruz

Mar
28

Video-Locals Only Surfer Comedy Skit with Ben Stiller

Comedy Skit with Ben Stiller of the Locals Only Surf Beach I’m not sure how old this skit is, or on which tv show it might have first appeared. Based on the fact that the Malone Brothers are in it, it seems likely it is recent. I’m pretty sure I met these guys on the …

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Mar
26

Surf Kayaking Santa Cruz

Kayak Surfing Santa Cruz I was fortunate enough on my SMX west conference to swindle two days of kayak surfing near Santa Cruz into the mix. I did some research about where to rent a surf kayak, but then remembered the flippant offer from world surf competitor Sean Morely to give him a call if …

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Mar
18

Kayak Surfing the Unfriendly Breaks

In the three times I’ve kayak surfed in California there’s always been a bad vibe from board surfers. Until you sort of creep out and slowly surf the premium part of the break. You have to show them that you aren’t going to kill them when you wipe out. There was an interesting article with …

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Jun
30

Norcal Paddling

Thanks to my benevolent benefactor and intrepid guide Chuck Freedman, I was able to paddle not once, but twice on what would normally have been a land based trip to San Francisco. Chuck made a long drive from Reno Nevada with gear to paddle with me. We decided to head out to Santa Cruz and …

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