Category Archives: New York
NYC Surf FAQ
With the booming popularity of the sport, the number of surf shops has grown in the metro area. Here’s an updated listing of New York Surf Shops Continue reading
On the Right Coast: Surfing Rockaway
CS: How did you start surfing and where? SR: I started surfing two years ago. I had wanted to try surfing since I was a teenager but never took the initiative to make it happen. In 2003 I pulled through … Continue reading
CitySurfer's Journal: Winter 1999
Tue, 17 Nov 1998 From: barney@interport.net Subject: Re: surf1ng Hi Lisa, I haven’t been in the water in about a month. We’ve had a rotten weather pattern the last four weeks. Although a little chest high swell reportedly splashed ashore … Continue reading
CitySurfers Journal: Fall 1998
Date: Tues, 25 Aug 1998 Score!!!!!!! Tuesday was the day in North Jersey. Brendan and I checked Sandy Hook first where the swell was ridiculously small. We checked a bunch of breaks before settling on Loch Somethingorother which had about … Continue reading
Posted in Archive, Journal, New Jersey, New York, North America
Tagged montauk, nj, surf
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CitySurfer's Journal: Fall 1997
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 Subject: West Coast report, Aug 28-Sep 2 >Everything was copacetic on the Left Coast, except the surf. >Arrived SFO Thursday around noon, rented a sporty red Chrystler somethingorother, set the board down on the passenger … Continue reading
Posted in Archive, Atlantic, New York, North America, Rhode Island
Tagged Journal, surf
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CitySurfer's Journal: Summer 1997
This summer has been a bust wavewise. Although four named storms ascended past the 35th parallel, they were all short-lived and essentially weak. Spring brought many more consistent swells and we can only hope that fall will do the same. … Continue reading
MOMA’s Got A Woody
Yes, But Is It Art? What do Hobie Alter and Pablo Picasso have in common? Both have their work exhibited in New York’s Museum of Modern Art. The 1958 vintage Hobie balsa gun will be on display until the end … Continue reading
CitySurfer's Journal: Spring 1997
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 From: barney Subject: Re: World Surf Day has Begun Newsgroups: alt.surfing Organization: CitySurfer Easter Sunday broke fine and fair in NYC. I called Digital Dave over in Hell’s Kitchen at about 7 am. He picked … Continue reading
CitySurfer's Journal: Fall 1996
Saturday, November 23, 1996 This was to be the last surf of the year. Picked up the rental car at one in the afternoon and drove it back to Brooklyn. Loaded it up with gear and fit the board inside. … Continue reading
CitySurfer's Journal: Summer 1996
Saturday, June 8: Took the shortboard — an old Tabeling 6’4″ — out to Rockaway. The wind was onshore, the waves were small and there were plastic bags and who-knows-what-else floating around in the water. Sunday, June 9: Heidi and … Continue reading
Posted in Archive, New York, North America, Rhode Island
Tagged citysurfer, Journal, kook
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