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Filed under: Issue 54
What: Surf Story
Start Date: Wed, Jan 30 | 10:07am
By: Don Balch
I must have been born lucky. You see, I got to grow up in Santa Barbara with Rincon being my home surf break. Yep, one of the finest point breaks on the entire North American continent and this is ...Filed under: Issue 53
What: Surf Story
Start Date: Fri, Jan 25 | 01:35am
By: Don Balch
In the time before iTunes libraries, YouTube clips and live web casts, a traveling surf movie coming to town was a huge event. Every surfer worth his wax would show up for it. In my home town of Sa...Filed under: Issue 44
What: Surf Story
Start Date: Wed, Dec 12 2007 | 08:57am
By: Don Balch
Some people, when they look back at the younger times in their lives might refer to them as “the good old days.” That’s subject to debate, but for me, things were definitely diffe...Filed under: Issue 45
What: Surf Story
Start Date: Wed, Dec 12 2007 | 06:51am
By: Don Balch
History was a favorite subject of mine during my school years. I found it fun and fascinating to learn about what happened in the past and how the ripples of certain events over time can shape our ...Filed under: Issue 37
What: Surf Story
Start Date: Fri, Nov 30 2007 | 11:13am
By: Don Balch
As the saying goes, “Things will go wrong in any given situation, if you give them a chance.” That is the root of Murphy’s Law, which was NOT named for any reason after the iconic...Filed under: Issue 38
What: Surf Story
Start Date: Thu, Nov 29 2007 | 03:34am
By: Don Balch
“For me, there is only the traveling on paths that have heart, on any path that may have heart. There I travel, and the only worthwhile challenge is to traverse its full length, and there I t...Filed under: Issue 39
What: Surf Story
Start Date: Wed, Nov 28 2007 | 01:55am
By: Don Balch
I grew up surfing in Santa Barbara at places like the river mouth at Rincon, Hammonds Reef, Miramar, Fernald’s Point, and Santa Clara River mouth. What did these spots have in common? During ...Filed under: Issue 40
What: Surf Story
Start Date: Wed, Nov 28 2007 | 11:30am
By: Don Balch
Do you ever think about people you’ve surfed with when you’re out in a quiet surf session? I do. For me, the relationships with those we share the surfing experience with stand out in m...Filed under: Issue 41
What: Surf Story
Start Date: Tue, Nov 27 2007 | 05:07am
By: Don Balch
When I was a young kid, my parents would visit with a family who owned a large, coastal, working cattle ranch which was north of Santa Barbara. It was called the Hollister Ranch. I recall rid...Filed under: Issue 42
What: Surf Story
Start Date: Mon, Nov 26 2007 | 08:00am
By: Don Balch
When discussing California’s surfing history, which stretches to almost a century (depending upon who you talk to), there seems to be a relatively short list of epic dates when the coast was ...Filed under: Issue 43
What: Surf Story
Start Date: Sat, Nov 24 2007 | 02:13am
By: Don Balch
Surfers on the professional contest tour live a life of envy for some, and to others a life of hassles and bullshit. Love it or hate it, these freakishly talented human beings who have logged hundr...Filed under: Issue 52
What: Surf Story
Start Date: Tue, Nov 20 2007 | 10:29am
By: Don Balch
This past July 22, two paddleboarders a mile out at sea off Malibu were participating in the Tommy Zahn Memorial Paddleboard Race and had to literally hit and punch at a pursuing 14-foot great whit...Copyright 1999-2008 SurfShot Media Inc - All rights reserved