Peff and Jack: How a local surfing legend helped launch Jack Johnson's musical journey
By Mark McDermott The legend of Peff Eick is a many-headed thing. Jeffery “Peff” Eick is revered locally as a surfer. He was a member of the now legendary…
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By Mark McDermott The legend of Peff Eick is a many-headed thing. Jeffery “Peff” Eick is revered locally as a surfer. He was a member of the now legendary…
We examine risk-taking in the ocean and on land, and tr to understand why so many surfers meet untimely deaths. Is it surfing itself? Or something else?
By John “JC” Carper Edited by Kevin Cody My first exposure to surfers was on the Hermosa Beach Pier. I’d never seen a grown man without a suit. My dad was a…
Shane Dorian Talks Near-Drowning at Oahu Outer Reef Dorian on an early foray into deep water with Todd Chesser and Brock Little Presented By Link copied to clipboard “I remember getting hucked over the lip, and trying to get a big breath of air as I went down…” Yeah, you can guess where this story is going. Before Shane Dorian was the big-wave superstar he is today, he was a grom. And while he was a grom, the late legends Todd Chesser and Brock Little took him out to one of Oahu’s Outer Reefs in 25-foot surf. Needless to say, the experience stuck with him. As Brock told him later tha...
Late Drop Big Wave Podcast with Shane Dorian When the big-wave GOAT speaks — we listen. Presented By Link copied to clipboard Welcome to Episode One of Season Three of Late Drop – The Big Wave podcast. The series was created to showcase conversations with some of the best big-wave surfers in the world — hosted by one of the best big-wave surfers in the world. New episodes will drop on Surfline every other week — upcoming guests include, Laurie Towner, Carlos Burle and others. Stay tuned for more. Every so often, in certain eras across certain disciplines, an athlete doesn’t jus...