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Story by Robbins Thompsons. 2011 – Memories of a surf trip in Baja California, Mexico. A friend and I decided to go on a little Mexico run before Christmas. The intent was to be back by Christmas Eve. Growing up in Corona Del Mar and Laguna Beach, Mexico’s where we all went to curb our […]
Written by robbins thompson
A group of us gay surfers attended CoastOut gay beach festival the last weekend of October (28, 29 & 30 October 2011), at Coffs Harbour (Australia). A few of us participated in the first ever gay surf competition on the Saturday morning, David made it in the final!! He was the only gay surfer in the final […]
Written by thomasadmin
Bolsa Chica, 9 Oct 11 Sunny, relatively warm, clean conditions — it was a beautiful morning in the OC last Sunday for the cadre paddling out at Bolsa Chica. Jake (aka Art), Ed, Denis, & Joel hit Tower 23. Modest waist-high stuff was on offer, wave-wise, but more than fun enough. Only the 3RD time […]
Written by Joel
Getting a Push — Into the Whoosh It has been said, “When you’re a Jet you’re a Jet all the way from your first cigarette to your last dying day.” Such is the nature of being part of a tribe. Sure, there’re the rites of passage, the tribal clothes, the signifiers of rank and dominance, […]
Written by Jonathan
When visiting San Diego last year, I remember walking up the cliff at Blacks Beach with a couple of gay surfers. Jonathan kept coming up with taglines for gaysurfers.net. “Regular and goofy foot welcome!”, “Paddle Out!”, “Balanced in Diversity”… But the best one I thought was “Fruits de mer”! ‘Fruits of the sea’ in french […]
Written by thomasadmin
Notes for A Young Surfer By Clifton Evers Melbourne University Press Book Review By David Wakefield Notes for A Young Surfer by Clifton Evers is a bold book journeying into sensitive areas that few writers in surfing have dared to go. Using controversial examples such as Maroubra’s Bra Boys, the racially sparked Cronulla riots, along […]
Written by David Wakefield
