Surfing

Rebel Surfers to Break Into Martin's Beach Today and Maybe Surf

Keeping a surfer away from the water is like trying to keep a hungry shark away from a pool of blood. That's why a group of activist surfers (yes, there is such thing) this morning is planning to bust through the locked gates at Martin's Beach to access the popular stretch of sand and water which ... More >>

Here's Your Chance to Surf a 14-Foot Wave Through the Civic Center

Have you always wanted to ride the big-ass waves at the Mavericks, but were too afraid of killing yourself out there? Now is your chance to suck it up and surf like the rest of those cool dudes. On March 22, head down to the city's UN Plaza where there will be a mega wave for all you wannabe surfe ... More >>

Mavericks Surfing Competition to Be Held Sunday -- and You Can Thank Japan for That

Finally, the stellar waves the world's greatest surfers have been pining for are expected to land here Sunday. It's all over the news: The highly anticipated Mavericks Big Wave surf contest is scheduled Sunday as a storm off Japan has sent swells heading right smack for the Northern California coa ... More >>

Mavericks Surf Competition Begins Today

If you're tired from a long week, or depressed over the election results, here's a good excuse to hit the beach today: The opening ceremony for the Mavericks Invitational. As most locals know, Mavericks is the famous big-wave surf competition at Half Moon Bay featuring 60- to-80-foot waves that br ... More >>

Kelly Slater's World Championship Win Reversed in Ocean Beach Surf Contest

Kelly Slater​Surfing fans flocked to Ocean Beach earlier this week for the early rounds of the Rip Curl Search 2011 surf contest, one of 11 events on the Association of Surfing Professionals world tour. On Wednesday, amid some gorgeous weather and fine surf conditions, it seemed they were lucky to ... More >>

Photos: For Rip Curl Pro Search, Ocean Beach Has Its Day in the Sun

Ocean Beach on Wednesday, the last day of the Rip Curl Pro Search contest​San Francisco's selection as the home of the 2011 Rip Curl Pro Search surfing competition delighted surf enthusiasts throughout the Bay Area. Ocean Beach has long been a holy site among surfers. (One of the finest journalist ... More >>

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Sion Milosky, Hawaiian Surfer, Drowns at Mavericks

A powerful wave​Top Maverick surfer Sion Milosky was killed yesterday evening after drowning while surfing the Mavericks off the coast of Half Moon Bay.Media outlets are reporting that the 35-year-old Hawaiian native died after falling in the face of a massive wave that engulfed him. He had caught ... More >>

Mavericks Surfers Can't Catch a Wave

Dude, it's not going to happen​While the rest of San Francisco waits for a white flurry to fall on downtown, surfers on the coast are waiting for something that on any other weekend would seem more likely than snow -- a huge swell.But alas, the wacky winter weather patterns have hijacked the annua ... More >>

Mavericks: Coast Guard Bans Spectator Boats From Waves

Matt SmithLike, a little space, dude​The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a special federal rule banning spectator boats from encroaching on giant waves during the annual Mavericks surfing  contest. The new rule will let boats affiliated with the contest tow surfers toward big waves and cruise ne ... More >>

Jacob Trette, Mavericks Surfer, Remains in Critical Condition

Mavericks take on mother nature​Mavericks surfer Jacob Trette was still in critical condition today after nearly drowning this weekend during the annual surf contest, which draws the world's best surfers. Trette, who is from Southern California, was taken to Stanford Medical Center after being swe ... More >>

Shark Will Almost Certainly Not Eat You, Expert Assures

Callaghan Fritz-Cope/Pelagic Shark Research FoundationYou likely won't be attacked by a shark. But this seal...​Following Monday's bloody Pacifica shark incident -- in which locals gawked as a Great White tore a hapless sea lion to shreds -- a number of observers were shocked at how quickly surfer ... More >>

Shark Devours Sea Lion off Pacifica

Shaaaaaaaark!​ A battalion of witnesses watched a shark estimated at 18 feet long, eviscerate and devour a sea lion yesterday at Pacifica's Linda Mar Beach, a well-known haunt for surfers and boaters. The sighting of the possible Great White tearing a hapless mammal to shreds prompted police to po ... More >>

LCD Soundsystem, Belle & Sebastian, The National, Broken Social Scene Top Treasure Island Lineup

Christopher VictorioJack White with the Raconteurs at Treasure Island 2008​The lineup for the 2010 Treasure Island Music Festival was unveiled earlier today, and it's every bit as drool-worthy as we had hoped. First: the rumors were right, and Belle & Sebastian is headlining the second day's s ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Surfer Blood, Turbo Fruits, Ganglians at Bottom of the Hill

Surfer Blood​Surfer Blood, Turbo Fruits, GangliansApril 2, 2010Bottom of the HillBetter than: Most bands that have been together for only 11 months.Being in a brand-new, mega-buzz-band like Surfer Blood seems like a tough blessing. Sure, the group's shows, like Friday's at Bottom of the Hill, ... More >>

SXSW Friday PM: Village Voice Day Party w/ Surfer Blood, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Superchunk, The xx

At an hour when most folks were still sleeping off last night's music benders, indie rock fans started lining up around the block at La Zona Rosa, where the whole Village Voice operation was hunkered down for our afternoon of acts both on the rise (Surfer Blood, The xx, Pains of Being Pure at Heart) ... More >>

Mavericks Fans' Painful Wipeout News Even to Many Spectators

Despite requests on the surf competition's Web site, massive crowds poured into Half Moon Bay Saturday to witness 24 top surfers take on enormous waves at the Mavericks Surf Competition. Spectators happily hoofed a mile-and-a-half to the hills clustered above the surf spot, with dogs, children, and ... More >>

Surfers think city's exposed sewage tunnel warning is a bunch of crap

The Phantom Surfers pen Rock Stardom for Dumbshits

Pixies

Paddling 101

State Representatives

Macking

A Good Ride

Butthole Surfers remain on the precipice

Macking

Safe Surfin' at Stinson

Stand and Deliver

Audience member does Keanu Reeves role in Point Break play

Beach Beer Babylon at the Riptide tonight

Hurry Up and Wait

'Ask a Scientist' on Mavericks, Tsunamis, and Apocalyptic Doom: Do not attempt to shoot curl

Island Living

Get a plate lunch in the Presidio

Urban Surfer, Urban One

Damn good surfing, 20 minutes from home. Or less.

Swing Shift

A tennis shoo-in with the game's major hotshots

Circumnavigator

Monologuist Dan Hoyle is a talented mimic, but his travel writing never arrives

Wet Kisses

Riding Giants gushes over the legends of big-wave surfing

Best Surf Report

Wise Surfboards

House of Tudor

eXtreme Elvis: This could be your last chance to get shit and pissed on!

Letters to the Editor

Week of September 17, 2003

Bad Vibrations

Surfers battle enviro-surfers over a proposed jet-ski ban that would protect wildlife -- but threaten big-wave surfing at the legendary break known as Maverick's

Collision Course

The garage rock career of Russell Quan has been one long train wreck

Politically Incorrect

Culture Clash makes fun of everyone equally -- and well

Best Spot for Serious Surfers

Ocean Beach

Best Jogging Path

Marina Green to Fort Point

Night Crawler

The Art of Surfing

Zoom Lens

Life's a Beach

Aqua Nuts

The Selling of a Wave

Three sports clothing companies are sponsoring contests that encourage surfers to ride the 60-foot waves at Maverick's Point. Someone may be encouraged to death.

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