On August 11th, 2022, professional longboarder Summer Romero made waves in the surfing community by taking first place in the Jen Smith Aloha Invitational longboard contest. Held near Tourmaline Beach in Pacific Beach, San Diego, this competition brought together some of the most talented longboarders in the world to compete for the top spot. Summer…
We met up with shaper, Jason Bennett, from Chemistry Surfboards at the annual Camp Shred event in San Diego to discuss his latest model “The Zen 4.1”. Jason went into the technical aspects of designing this latest model and upgrade to their highly popular Zen 4.0 model. When it comes to surfboards, the design and…
Professional longboarder Richie Cravey has once again made waves in the surfing world with his impressive performance at the Jen Smith Aloha Invitational longboard contest held on August 11th, 2022. Held near Tourmaline Beach in Pacific Beach, San Diego, this competition drew some of the best longboarders from around the world. Richie Cravey, who surfs…
The first ever Jen Smith Aloha Invitational surf contest was held on Aug 11th, 2022 at Tourmaline Surfing Beach in Pacific Beach, San Diego. The surf contest was held in conjunction with the San Diego Surf Film Festival running that week. This longboard contest included notable invitees such as Cayden Bainqualls, Dane Perlee, Josh Hall,…
In this first video segment of Custom Surfing Vehicles for SLAW we caught up with Jason Shook to take a tour of his 2017 Mercedes Sprinter 2500 4×4 van. Jason a local Encinitas surfer also spends a lot of time at the beach but also going on road trips to hunt for waves. Jason describes…
Xcel Wetsuits is a longstanding and premier wetsuit brand in the surf industry. Xcel was featuring some of its latest wetsuits for 2023 down at the Camp Shred demo in San Diego. During the product breakdown we discussed their Men’s Dry Lock Wetsuit, Men’s Comp Silhouette, Channel Flex 2.0 Technology, and All 3mm Hooded Phoenix….
The WSL Rip Curl Finals at Lowers Trestles on September 8th, 2022, were an absolute treat for surf fans. With some of the best surfers in the world battling it out. It definitely was a spectacle to behold in person or via livestream. One of the surfers who stood out from the rest was Kanoa…
Chris Ruddy Surfboards was at Camp Shred 2023 in Cardiff By The Sea. Shaper and craftsman, Chris Ruddy, gave us some insights on two of his favorite surfboard models. The Tube Sock Twin and the Stiletto Twin both of which are available at Surf Ride locations or Chris Ruddy Surfboards website by custom order. Surfers…
The world of surfing is always on the lookout for the next big thing, and Ethan Ewing has certainly made a name for himself. At the recent WSL Rip Curl Finals at Lowers Trestles on September 8th, 2022, Ewing put on an epic performance. Ethan Ewing was ranked #3 in the rankings at the start…
The WSL Rip Curl Finals at Lowers Trestles in September 2022 saw some of the best surfing performances by the world’s top surfers. However, one surfer who stood out from the rest was Italo Ferreira. The Brazilian surfer entered the finals that morning ranked #4 in his heat against Kanoa Igarashi. But, Italo’s determination and…
