The long, slopey, sand-bottom wave tucked south of Steamer Lane is one of Santa Cruz’s most popular locales. It’s a large ...

Barefoot, with a surfboard under my arm, I stand on the shoreline. I’m waiting for a break between sets. When it comes—the sea lying flat for a moment, as if between breaths—I launch, paddling out ...

SANTA CRUZ — When room ran out in his car, Bob “Doc” Scott bought a 15-seat bus and told all the young Santa Cruz surfing “groms” he could find to pile in. But they weren’t headed to campus. Related ...

SANTA CRUZ — When room ran out in his car, Bob “Doc” Scott bought a 15-seat bus and told all the young Santa Cruz surfing “groms” he could find to pile in. But they weren’t headed to campus. The local ...

A memorial paddle out in honor of a surfing legend and waterman was appropriately named “The Last Ride with Uncle Clyde Aikau.” The Aikau family had delivered an open invitation to anyone and everyone ...