Winter surfing in the South Bay isn't for the faint of heart. The waves are hollow but the stories of closeouts long enough to cover a city block are real.
by Kevin Cody The swell that hit South Bay beaches last Thursday invites comparison to the swells that flooded the Hermosa Strand in 1983; blew a hole in the…
The 32-mile Catalina Classic is one of the most grueling endurance contests on the planet an ultra-marathon of the sea and an annual rite of passage in Southern California surf culture. This year's race was pure hell.
by Kevin Cody After viewing the Channel Island weather buoy reports Saturday afternoon, Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race director Gene Rink prepared what he’d…
Photos by Ray Vidal by Kevin Cody Chaos is the defining quality of the Hermosa Beach Fourth of July Ironman. Most of the competitors puke before crossing the…