Jim's Blog — Surfing
September 17, 2012
Clean water, your right or your legacy?
Topics: Events Water Chapters Waves Activism Water Quality Surfing
You have rights as it pertains to clean water and it makes sense to think about your legacy... which may be connected to clean water.
September 10, 2012
Surf leash or a noose?
Topics: Coastal development Waves Coastal armoring Campaigns Activism Surfing
Valuing (and saving) the waves we love so much.
September 03, 2012
Jersey Shore chapter turns twenty years old
Topics: Beach access Victories Coastal development Kids Chapters Beaches Joy Campaigns Activism Surfing
A couple decades and a whole lotta beaches preserved, listen in...
July 30, 2012
Video update on Chicago’s “Surfing is not a crime” campaign
Topics: Beach access Victories Chapters Beaches Waves Stories Campaigns Activism Surfing
Mitch McNeil and Rex Flodstrom bring us up to speed on what's going on with Surfrider Chicago.
July 19, 2012
A better board: Glassing with a Bio-Based Epoxy Resin
Topics: Joy Waves Culture Shifting Oil Pollution Water Quality Surfing
Want to have a smaller impact with your surfboard, get your board glassed by someone who uses Bio-Based Epoxy Resin.
July 09, 2012
What does it mean to protect a wave?
Topics: Policy Victories Events Chapters Beaches Waves Coastal armoring Campaigns Activism Surfing
Protecting something, anything, over the long term is not easy. Protecting a wave takes a few things, including locals willing to fight to preserve it.
July 05, 2012
A better surfboard; the best shaper you can find
Topics: Joy Waves Culture Shifting Surfing
The second post in a series on "a better surfboard." In this post I talk about the shaper.
June 28, 2012
How much are our coasts worth? No really… how much?
Topics: Coastal development Strategy Beaches Economics Culture Shifting Surfing
Many of us don't even think about this question... and yet we pay the price every single day. We pay it because it's worth it.
June 21, 2012
... Because WE love our beaches
Topics: Events Joy Stories Surfing
We love our beaches... and so we come together and protect them.
June 17 2012
Take this Wednesday off and go surfing
Once a year is International Surfing Day. Go ahead, take the day off.
June 14, 2012
A better surfboard; a better surfboard blank
Topics: Joy Waves Culture Shifting Surfing
Part 1 in a blog series looking at alternatives to a better surfboard. With this post we look at the blank.
May 23, 2012
No border sewage, a campaign to address the horrific shape of the Tijuana River watershed
Topics: Chapters Waves Campaigns Water Quality Surfing
The border between San Diego and Tijuana is... a mess. Our baselines have shifted and some haven't even noticed the slow-motion disaster.
May 07, 2012
After a 23 year fight, Ma’alaea on Maui is saved
Topics: Coastal development Surfing
One of the fastest waves on the planet, Ma'alaea, is now saved.
May 04, 2012
The simple joy of going surfing
It's hard to explain to non-surfers the draw surfers have to riding waves. This photo comes close to doing that.
April 04, 2012
I’m a surfer so I believe…
Topics: Waves Activism Surfing
So, you're a surfer. What does that mean to you? What do you believe?
March 27, 2012
Ten coastal victories in the last 60 days
Topics: Victories Coastal development Chapters Beaches Coastal armoring Campaigns Activism Plastics Water Quality Surfing
Ten wins for our coast in the last 60 days thanks to volunteers around the nation.
March 23, 2012
Capturing the essence of water in 3 seconds
Topics: Water Joy Communications Modern Activism Water Quality Surfing
How do you capture something as valuable as water in 3 seconds? Find out right here.
March 20, 2012
Kelly Slater talks about Surfrider Japan’s work
Topics: Water Coastal armoring Campaigns Water Quality Surfing
Kelly Slater weighs in on Surfrider Japan's new focus on water quality testing.
March 17, 2012
Interview with Maurice Cole on Save Bells Beach
Topics: Beach access Coastal development Beaches Waves Campaigns Surfing
Maurice and I connected to get the update on what the issues are at Bell Beach.
February 07, 2012
Peter Douglas: Patron saint of the California coast (podcast)
Topics: Beach access Policy Victories Coastal development Beaches Podcasts Coastal armoring Stories Activism Communications DIY Activism Modern Activism Water Quality Surfing
It is challenging to point to an individual who has done more to preserve the California Coast than Peter Douglas. This is Peter Douglas' story told in his own voice.
