Articles By: Eddie Solt

Classic South Bay Footage: 44th St. Tyler Hatzikian, Kelly Gibson, Brian Kari, Chris Frohoff, and Daniel DelCastillo

Classic South Bay Footage: 44th St. Tyler Hatzikian, Kelly Gibson, Brian Kari, Chris Frohoff, and Daniel DelCastillo

May 20, 2013 11:54 am

1-19-96 44th St. Tyler Hatzikian, Kelly Gibson, Brian Kari, Chris Frohoff, Danny DelCastillo Second Day of a classic 3-day swell.

Hurley’s Rip My Shred Stick! This Sunday @ Hermosa Beach Pier w/ Spyder

Hurley’s Rip My Shred Stick! This Sunday @ Hermosa Beach Pier w/ Spyder

May 16, 2013 2:02 pm
Classic Footage: Ted Robinson, Kelly Gibson and others at 25th St. Hermosa Beach 02-11-88

Classic Footage: Ted Robinson, Kelly Gibson and others at 25th St. Hermosa Beach 02-11-88

May 15, 2013 12:34 pm

Ted Robinson, Kelly Gibson, Vince Ray, Mark Hacker, Aaron Parazette, Charlie Miller, Todd Meacham, John Lang, 25th St.

Matix Clothing “Who is JJ WESSELS” Surfing CLIP

Matix Clothing “Who is JJ WESSELS” Surfing CLIP

May 15, 2013 12:20 pm

Matix presents Who Is JJ Wessels?

South Bay Board Review May 2013

South Bay Board Review May 2013

May 8, 2013 12:07 pm

Surfboards by Davenport
Taking you back to the “Dawn of the Involvement Era,” circa 1967 ¾’s, when some of the world’s most versatile boards ever were being pumped up, before everybody hacked a few feet off for the en vogue “shortboard,” comes Davenport’s THE BAYONET.

Slashing the Stereotype: Tommy Ostendorf Profile

Slashing the Stereotype: Tommy Ostendorf Profile

May 7, 2013 7:55 pm

We can all thank Hollywood for the perception of surfers as stony slackers.

Mission Surfboards Promo

Mission Surfboards Promo

May 7, 2013 1:41 pm

Mission surfboards shaper Gilad Lewandovski’s inspiration and shaping journey stared in Tenerife in the Canary Islands 18 years ago.

Lentz sweeps field in Huntington

Lentz sweeps field in Huntington

May 6, 2013 4:57 pm

Photo by John Alvarez

Stand-up paddler Tamara Lentz credits her first place finish in the Women’s Open Elite Race at Huntington last week to training in the dumpy surf at the Hermosa Beach pier.

South Bay Surf Camps Summer 2013

South Bay Surf Camps Summer 2013

May 6, 2013 4:31 pm

With summer just around the corner and the school year coming to an end, the upcoming 3 months of free time is an opportunity for the creation of life-long memories.

Josh Gilberts: Crazy Cat, Noseriding Rat

Josh Gilberts: Crazy Cat, Noseriding Rat

May 6, 2013 1:00 pm

Tyler Surfboards Test Pilot Josh Gilberts on a 10″0′ Nose Rider
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Music by Diplo
Filmed and Edited by Grayson Hild
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Alex Gray in “Amber Winds” Mex footage

Alex Gray in “Amber Winds” Mex footage

May 6, 2013 12:35 pm

Alex Gray and Timmy Reyes head south in search of the best Turkeymelt in Mexico, finding some tubos peligrosas along the way.

Surfboard Review April 2013

Surfboard Review April 2013

April 22, 2013 12:02 pm

For the month of April, a few local board builders and skate shops showcase some of their April offerings.

Zaun works Deteriorating Waves for Surf Concepts win

Zaun works Deteriorating Waves for Surf Concepts win

April 17, 2013 2:40 pm

Consistency best describes El Porto. Its large, submarine canyon sucks swell from every which way, concentrating the ocean energy onto a variety of sandbars that can offer the most insane barrel ever and/or slow lethargic mushballs (most likely on the same wave.) Chaotic is another good description that comes to mind.

Drop Zone Street Team Member Mike Siordia Footage

Drop Zone Street Team Member Mike Siordia Footage

April 15, 2013 11:23 am

Mike Siordia riding his brand new Tyler Surfboards “ManBearPig” model.

Surf Sleds: Ben Fortun’s 61 Impala

Surf Sleds: Ben Fortun’s 61 Impala

April 11, 2013 3:48 pm

 

All Photos by Mark Kawakami
 The rumbling of the glasspacks spewed out of Ben Fortun’s dual exhaust as he cruised in his seafoam green 1962 Impala nonchalantly on Hermosa Avenue across from the vacant lot were a Foster Freeze once held the post as cruise central, American Graffiti-style, decades prior.