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Surf Gear

GoPro HD Surf Hero – Camera Review – Wearable Digital Cameras for Sports

August 31, 2011

GoPro Surf Hero HD Recently South Coast Surf Shops acquired new GoPro cameras and displays for our shops. They have been stirring up quite the buzz around the floor with customers amazed by the video quality and pint of view. South Coast is one of the few distributors of the popular POV cameras by GoPro [...]

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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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Rip Curl E-Bomb Wetsuits Explained

April 22, 2011

Rip Curl E-Bomb “I hate wearing wetsuits!” I hear it almost every time I paddle out. “I can’t wait for summer so we can trunk it, I feel like I can’t even move in this suit,” that sentence rings in my ears for almost the entire winter season.  After doing some research, I found a [...]

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SuperSeam Wetsuit Technology Another Industry First from O’Neill

January 6, 2011

SuperSeam O’Neill’s exclusive SuperSeam is the latest evolution of Fluid Seam technology. 60% lighter and smaller (8mm vs. 20mm), the stichless, triple-glued seam with an internal and external silicone-base urethane seal provides the strongest, lightest, and most flexible Fluid Seam construction available. SuperSeam technology is available in these two new suits sold at South Coast [...]

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O’Neill Wetsuit “Try Before Buy” Friday Oct. 8th in PB

September 30, 2010

If you ever wanted to “try before buy” an O’Neill Wetsuit Now is the time…Join us Friday Morning Oct 8th at the end of Felspar Street, Pacific Beach CA. More details to come but this is your chance to paddle out in one of the Fall 10/11 styles and see how they work!

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Patagonia Wetsuits

March 22, 2010

Patagonia Wetsuits Patagonia Wetsuits Since 1997, Patagonia has designed, manufactured, and distributed surfboards shaped by Yvon Chouinard’s son, Fletcher. Fletcher’s vision has driven Patagonia’s current efforts to address the needs of the ocean athlete, providing only what’s needed: board shorts, wetsuits [along with booties, gloves, and hoods], and sweaters and baselayers for warming up out [...]

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Rip Curl Mirage Boardshorts Like Wearing NOTHING

March 11, 2010

Rip Curl Mirage Boardshorts Rip Curl Mirage Boardshorts South Coast Surf Shops thinks this commercial for the Rip Curl Mirage Boardshorts is totally radical. It just so happens that at the same time you are reading this you can actually purchase these shorts online right here, right now. We are really amped on having these [...]

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Performance Core K2.1 FCS Surfboard Fins Review

July 8, 2009

The K2.1s are a high performance fin for skilled progressive surfers.  The K2.1 design is nothing new to the surfing world. F.C.S. has had these fins around for quite some time with minor changes in template and limited options for materials over the years. Slater has renovated his K2.1 and he ended up his ninth [...]

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The Chub

July 8, 2009

The Chub is a performance short board built to tackle small and weak waves. The fish was thought to be the ultimate combination of paddle power and turning ability but now modern surfing has a new board type that has been refined to claim the title of grovler board. The Chub is our version of [...]

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South Coast Demo Day With Tom Curren and Taylor Knox

June 16, 2009

World Champion surfers, free swag, beautiful weather, and most importantly the chance to demo every surf board that South Coast Surf Shops has in it’s arsenal. Not just that, but you can also try out some of the best Rip Curl wetsuits they have in their surf line. The fun doesn’t stop there! Some of [...]

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