Surf Travel

Kayak Kronicles South Coast Surf Shop Rider Cory Edging Surfing Point Loma

June 21, 2011

Happiness and solitude can be found in the busiest of places. All it takes is an open mind to get away. Go Explore. -Cory Last Friday South Coast Shop Rider Cory Edging and friends Louis White and Trevor Wageman took an adventure kayak day mission towards the boarder. They brought along Cory’s new GoPro with [...]

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Shop Rider John Noris Surf Travel Update: Rio, Florianopolis, and Argentina

June 14, 2011

Part 1: Rio De Janeiro The days are already beginning to blend together. Talks of going to Brasil and meeting up with friends have become a reality. Its all coming at me so fast and I know that even though I’ve only been here for a week and a half the whole trip is going [...]

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SC Rider John Noris Travel Update: 5 Days of Santa Cruz with Photographer Michael Barrus

April 17, 2011

Words: John Noris Photos: Michael Barrus www.michaelbarrus.com With bad weather forecasted in Southern California for a couple of days, Michael Barrus and I decided to make our way up to Santa Cruz for a couple of days to try and score some waves and visit some friends. Day One: We decided that with a little [...]

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Walking on Water in France with South Coast Surf Shop Rider John Noris

April 8, 2011

Words: John Noris Photos: Michael Barrus www.michaelbarrus.com It’s as though the trip never even happened. I’m back home. Scratch that. The past two weeks were by far some of the best two weeks of my life. Fragments of time were frozen and are now embedded into the virtual camera in my head. Memories of barreling [...]

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Which Surfboard bag do I need? Day Trip or World Travel

April 4, 2011

Surfboard Bag Nearly all dings and cracks to your surfboards likely happen in transport, especially if your the type that throws a bare board in the back of your pickup truck. Protect your investment and save money on repairs by using a surfboard bag! Whether your heading down Voltaire street to sneak a barrel in OB or [...]

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Patagonia E-Zine Catalog Launch

May 3, 2010

Alright eco-friends good news for you Patagonia has just launched their new e-zine packed full of earth friendly gear and content! We here at South Coast have been flipping through the e-pages for a few days now and have been dazzled by the photography and surf inspired stories included. This e-zine seems to be doubling [...]

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How to Pack Your Surfboard Travel Bag

December 1, 2008

Packing your surfboard travel bag is an art. I’m not really sure how airlines manage to ding boards the way they do, but I’m pretty sure the ground crew gets pay raises for jamming blunt objects into surfer’s boardbags. Getting on the plane with the unknown of whether or not you’ll open your travel bag [...]

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Surfing South Korea

August 13, 2007

Surfing South Korea Words: Shayne McIntyre Photos: Shannon and Shayne McIntyre Shayne on the search surfing South Korea Asia has long been on the surfer’s map when it comes to finding epic waves. From Indonesia’s machine-like barrels, to the Phillipines remote coral reefs, to even a decent sandbar in Japan on its day, collectively the [...]

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Boat Trip to Indonesia: Every Surfer’s Dream

August 12, 2007

By Robb Bailey Every surfer dreams of waking up in the morning to tropical breezes, perfect waves, and an empty lineup. Every surfer also has the task of choosing the perfect destination to fulfill their idea of surfing perfection. In recent years the Mentawai region of the Indonesian island chain has become the ultimate proving [...]

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