The kayak surfing currents are beginning to shift as big air maneuvers generate new excitement and point to a kayak surf renaissance in the works. While kayak surfing is alive and well in core pockets ...

The dream is as old as sports. Golfers seek clubs which might whack balls 10 more yards down a freeway. Hikers hope for boots that can leave them happily wiggling toes after an 18-mile day. Sailors ...

Waves of grain and seas of corn didn't do much for Gordon Rock. But once the Iowa native discovered surf kayaking, waves became his passion. Rock discovered the fun of flipping stubby little boats ...

Bobbing up and down in waves that sparkle in the morning sun, the Boys of Late Summer — as they don’t mind being called — look like mechanical toys, as if an unseen hand wound them up on the beach and ...

Sometimes a simple situation can remind one of basic values. At 5:55 a.m. one recent day, this column began writing itself. My love of beach life near the ocean was once again made quite clear. The ...

EMPIRE – Beryl Skrocki saw a downtown in need of a little action when she looked over the Village of Empire in 2004. She decided to bring some to the lakefront community in Leelanau County. Skrocki ...

A wooden sign at a remote beach in Central California is carved with the words "dangerous surf." That is why, on the first weekend in December each year, surf kayakers descend on Jalama Beach. In ...

More than the mild surf kicked up foam at the 2004 Santa Cruz Kayak Surf Festival last weekend. The art of designing surf boats has reached a boil. Paddlers hunting a competitive edge launched new ...

Head for any of the most popular surfing beaches in Britain and chances are you'll notice that not all the craft in the water are surfboards. Dotted among the long, short and boogie boards waiting to ...

EMPIRE, MI – Sometimes it’s hard to fathom just how much someone is interwoven into the fabric of a community. A Lake Michigan town and the entire Great Lakes freshwater surfing community are mourning ...