(July 29, 2022) It was quite an event. I’d never seen so many people. The occasion was a paddle out for a deceased member of the surfing community.

(July 22, 2022) Those of you who follow this column are probably aware that a frequent subject matter of mine is beach replenishment.

(July 8, 2022) I enjoy a television sports talk show called “Pardon the Interruption” or PTI. It comes on most weekday evenings on the Eastern Sports Network or ESPN and has been going on for the last 20 years or so.

(June 24, 2022) Beach replenishment, also known as sand pumping, is generally not good for quality wave and surf conditions.

(June 17, 2022) It’s hard to believe, at least for me, that Memorial Day is already a memory.

(June 10, 2022) This coming week should prove to be significant in the surfing world.

(May 27, 2022) Those of you who follow this column may note that the weather can have a profound effect especially regarding surf conditions.

(May 6, 2022) This is a rather strange, or shall we say unique, time of the year.

(April 8, 2022) Sooner or later, a surfer is going to want to travel to other places. This is assuming that the individual or individuals are into it enough that they want to expand their horizons.

(Feb. 4, 2022) Our last column began with the emphasis on winter surfing and morphed into an overview of potentially needed wetsuit gear for anytime of the year.

(Dec. 24, 2021) Winter surfing is a special segment or category of the surfing experience.  

(Dec. 10, 2021) Surfing is not the easiest sport/activity to learn or even to stay proficient at and in tune with.

(Dec. 3, 2021) Another successful session of Surf Into Integrity has been going on these past few months at Stephen Decatur Middle School.

(Sept. 17, 2021) We’re about to embark on the best time of the year.

(Aug. 27, 2021) The Delmarva District of the Eastern Surfing Association schedules roughly six contests every year.  

(July 9, 2021) Sharks have probably been a fascination to mankind since time immemorial.

(June 18, 2021) We’ve been watching a lot of old “Gunsmoke” episodes lately.

(May 28, 2021) There’s an interesting concept that is current and contemporary, although one would be amiss to refer to it as new.

(April 30, 2021) The surfing world lost one of its giants recently. On March 3, 2021, Mike Eaton passed away on the Big Island of Hawaii where he had resided with his wife, Marianne, for the last dozen years.

(April 2, 2021) Picture a not-so-untypical winter day. It’s overcast, foggy, misty, cold and penetrating.

(Feb. 12, 2021) Crummy surf. It’s an issue that any surfer has to face, anywhere in the world, but all too often on the East Coast of the United States.

(Jan. 8, 2021) We’re coming off a nice fall season. The weather was good and the waves consistent.

(Dec. 18, 2020) We’ll start this one with a little humor.

(Nov. 6, 2020) The month of October produced quite a bit of activity in the ocean.

(Oct. 16, 2020) Note: The following is not meant to be offensive in any way.

(Sept. 25, 2020) As of this writing, Labor Day is a memory, well behind us in the rearview mirror.

(Aug. 28, 2020) “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” Sounds like a Christmas carol or television or radio ad doesn’t it?

(Aug. 14, 2020) I’ve recently been reading a very interesting and timely article. Ironically, it parallels what is going on today with the coronavirus, also known as covid-19.

(June 26, 2020) This coronavirus is no light matter. By now, that is more than obvious.

(March 27, 2020) Note: This article is by no means meant to counter a recent sign I saw about the closing of the Ocean City beach and Boardwalk due to the corona virus.

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(March 13, 2020) I had an interesting conversation with a friend recently and it reminded me of how the surf is subject to change with our beach break sand bottom conditions.

(Jan. 17, 2020) Last week I had the opportunity and pleasure to speak to one of the most wizened guys in this whole surf thing.  

(Jan. 10, 2020) Surfing and traveling seem to go hand in hand and we’re coming up on a good time of year to take a trip.

(Dec . 20, 2019) Winter surfing is a theme that can be almost endlessly discussed and so we’ll continue in that vein.

(Dec. 13, 2019) I recently read a very interesting book authored by Susan Casey, “The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks and Giants of the Ocean.”

(Nov. 29, 2019) Ah, winter has started and with it “winter surfing.”

(Nov. 22, 2019) Another session of Surf Into Integrity has wrapped up at Stephen Decatur Middle School.

(Nov. 15, 2019) So here’s a typical surfboard. It will include a fin or fins, a leash, a waxed deck if currently being ridden, and possibly a traction pad or pads.

(Oct 25, 2019) When was the last time you went on a surf trip and didn’t get any surf?

(Oct. 18, 2019) Another session of the Surf Into Integrity program has started at the Stephen Decatur Middle School.

(Sept. 27, 2019) So I took a little walk on the beach the other day just to check things out in the water.

(Sept. 13, 2019) We’re about right smack dab in the middle of it. That’s correct, boys and girls, hurricane season is of what I speak and Hurricane Dorian the specific storm.