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This Might Be Satire Posted onAugust 11, 2020August 11, 2020

The Real Winner of Rumble at the Ranch? Error Code 232404

I am not an IT professional, and certainly not of the caliber needed to maintain a website as well trafficked as the World Surf League’s. […] Read More

Poor to Fair Stories Posted onJuly 19, 2020

A Man With Means: Classism in Surfing – OR – Rich Surfer Meets Lowlife Blog Boy

Whether it’s on the land or in the water, I seem to be a magnet for dudes that just want to chat. Guys regularly approach […] Read More

Poor to Fair Stories Posted onJuly 14, 2020July 14, 2020

The Flatness in The West

For the first time in roughly two and a half months, the waves were shit. This ended an extraordinary run of great surf in San […] Read More

Essays From The Black Lagoon Posted onJune 17, 2020June 21, 2020

My Biggest Fear Is Pooping in My Wetsuit – OR – Poop Suit Riot: Throw Back a Bottle of Fear

No one suavely shits themselves. There is no diverse range of emotions a person experiences from losing control of their bowels. You are either a […] Read More

This Might Be Satire Posted onJune 16, 2020June 17, 2020

I Am Ready for the Whale Revolution

The whales have had enough of our Michael Jackson laced propaganda films. They are coming for us.

This Might Be Satire Posted onSeptember 6, 2019

Kelly Slater Didn’t Build The Perfect Wave. He Built Himself a Retirement Home.

Kelly Slater is a washed-up, over the hill old man. I would never say this to his face, mind you. Even writing it makes me […] Read More

Essays From The Black Lagoon Posted onAugust 13, 2019July 6, 2020

Localism at Starbucks

The Scene: A Starbucks at 7 AM. The sun has just risen. Desk jockeys are lined up, staring with absent minds at the menu of […] Read More

This Might Be Satire Posted onJuly 9, 2019

The WSL Needs a Mexican Food Partnership

Surfing is corporate. This statement will shock precisely no one. After positioning itself as anti-establishment in its formative years, surfing very much is the establishment […] Read More

This Might Be Satire Posted onJune 24, 2019July 6, 2020

The Wavestorm Buying Guide

So, you have decided to take up surfing? Congratulations! Surfing is an exquisite hobby choice. You are about to embark down a radical path filled […] Read More

Poor to Fair Stories Posted onJune 6, 2019July 9, 2019

Coffee and Dawn Patrol

My alarm is set for 5:30. In the morning. On a Saturday. After a long week of pushing papers, putting Microsoft Excel through its paces, […] Read More

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