Labor Day sales in Santa Cruz. If you are thinking of a new wetsuit for the coming winter season, the Labor day sales are a great time to pick one up and save...
WCT Trestles update: If anyone is thinking about going down to San Onofre, we have space for a few more. Dialed in we have: Cuth, Annieline, Caryn, Max. With...
George, You may already have picked up a Shortboard by now, but here goes anyways… If you're riding stand up on a bodyboard, I'm going to assume you are...
Drew, if you have convincing evidence that high gloss boards are slower than sanded finish boards, I would love to see it. For my $$, Stretch is the authority...
The 6'2" Stretch with orange rails is polyester fiberglass, and yeah, it actually ended up with a wrinkle on the tail. I had it repaired right away so it's...
Ya know, funny thing is nobody said "Aloha" to me the entire time I was there… Is that another made for television thing? That's awesome that you're joining...
Small world! I was surprised when I moved out to the bay area how many UW alumni are in the area. A bunch of my friends graduated in sociology as well. Yes,...
Max, It is an easy test, take one high gloss polish board and one sand finish board, spray water on both boards and see how hte water flows off the boards....
The hukilau in SF, Hawaiian Drive Inn #28 in SF, Aloha Grill in Santa Cruz, Maui Hawaiian BBQ in Santa Cruz, Ono's in HMB, there is a japanese market in San...
New SSW swell due in on Friday and building in to Saturday. Don't expect much beyond 2-4' in most places with most of the spots in Santa Cruz that pull in a...
I actually haven't purchased one yet so your advice is much appreciated! ... anyways… ... are pretty coordinated ... performance shortboard. Since ... the 6'...
San Mateo is pretty streched up (like 40-50 streets) ;-) Did you mean the one downtown (going north on El-Camino, turn right on the fourth and it will be in a...
That's the one.. :) Takahashi's I think.. ... mean the one downtown (going north on El-Camino, turn right on the fourth and it will be in a block or so). I'm...
Hit a few of the board shops and see what they have in demo rentals. try a few boards, talk to a shaper about your skills and how you currently surf and how...
HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING Surf along south facing shores will be 6 to 9 feet with occasional higher sets today...
Current SW swell will wind down over the next day. There will be a smallish SW filling in starting later today and will keep the waves in the 2-4-5' range....
Stretch makes the most kick ass high performance shortboards. There is no comparison between longboards and high performance shortboards. Besides being...
Curiosity gets the better of me. I don't own any high gloss boards, so I did the next best thing, I tested the 3 types of boards I do have: -- a Stretch...
Taj took Second Place at J-Bay riding a FireWire, parabolic balsa railed board. He just signed with FireWire to help with R&D. FireWire is a sandwich epoxy...
Hey, I'm a beginner, but some friends and I go out on weekends from the Sac area, not all that far from the East Bay,depending on where you are. What area? ...
From Stormsurf.com: A storm passed under New Zealand Sat/Sun (9/10) generating 35-39 ft seas aimed well at CA but partially shadowed by Tahiti and well east...
Max, Granted I'm yet to ride a Stretch board (though looking forward to my quad semi-gun on order!), but I think one would be hard pressed to call him the...
[Max, we want a Trestles report! Off to Big Surf & Cardiff soon for a contest] Some friends and I are putting this together as a fun thing for the community,...
Aloha kakahiaka kaua, pehea `oe? We have some more waves on tap for this week. A couple of SSW swells and a NW swell. Wednesday/Thursday should be the...
Hi, My name is Max, and I'm an East Bay Surfer. I've always been a big fan of carpooling, but ever since my little Subi caught on fire, now more than ever,...
hey max.. or any others . anyone going tonight? cav. http://www.icebase.com/reader.ice?EISR5200644522&cavikat@...&m1920 ... All-new Yahoo! Mail - Fire up...
Sets in Santa Cruz are hitting one to two feet overhead at the best spots. Consitantly in the shoulder to head high range. With the mix of SW and NW ground...