Rare Summer Lightning Storm Touches Off 800 Separate Fires in NorCalBig Sur Coastline Immediately ThreatenedPat Becker hits the lip hard during this year's Rincon Classic You can't help but notice the reddish haze that's been lingering over the South Coast the past few days following one of the most intense heat waves in recent memory.  Smoke from fires raging in Northern California has been d...

No End in Sight to the Madness of the ResistanceAs Reported in the Santa Barbara News-Press 6/20/2008Sewer conversion hit with lawsuit : Contestants allege voting misconduct in annexation of beach communities"The ongoing effort to convert four beach communities in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties from septic to sewer systems has taken another twist as a lawsuit has been filed challenging the resu...

International Surfing Day/ Summer Solstice-SB Surfrider Foundation hosts Beach Clean up and Social!!When: Friday, June 20, 6-8PM Where: Hendry's Beach Join Santa Barbara Chapter Surfrider Foundation at Hendry's Beach (Arroyo Burro Beach) from 6-8pm on Friday June 20th for a beach cleanup, surf and/or just to get your toes in the sand in celebration of international Surfing Day and Summer Solstice S...

Some S-Hemi Stuff Down South, But Not Much @ The 'ConClick on the image above to view hi-res, full-sized version.  Rincon Pt., 12.5.07  Photo: ShaferDespite a flurry of email swell notifications making their way into my inbox over the past few days, not much is cooking on the local surf scene.  Scattered reports of windswell sessions at some of the nearby beach breaks have been swirl...

Solid & Clean Windswell Lights Up The PointRincon Local Alan Howard Flys Alongside PelicansA long weekend of solid windswell brought the Queen out of hibernation much to the delight of wave-starved surfers.  While Saturday was bigger overall, it was also a bit choppier.  Sunday morning things really cleaned up - just in time for local Shaun Tomson to take some time off from...