In Newport Beach, surfing instructor Jason Murchison is being treated like “this Jesse-James-style criminal,” as he puts it. The city has been in a legal dispute with Jason — a 41-year-old former Navy ...

My advice to the first-time surfer is to be humble. If you aren’t, the ocean will humble you during your surfing experience. Don’t expect to look like a supermodel when you’re on that board. The ...

The ethos and history of surfing, connected to early royals in Hawaii, is tightly sewn to the Polynesian culture. Surfing was galvanized on Waikīkī Beach in O‘ahu in the early 1900s with olympic ...

Whether it's hopping on a longboard at Sumner beach, or paddling out into the world-renowned West Coast waves, there is a ...

For many, summer on Long Island means soaking up the sun, swimming — and surfing. Elliot Zuckerman, 71, of Long Beach, has been surfing most of his life. He offers classes in the sport through his ...

As a teenager growing up in coastal South Carolina, Mary Glazier's circle of surfing friends included few girls. Noting her unique status, a friend gave her a nickname that has stuck for more than a ...

You don't need to travel out of the country to sit on a gorgeous beach. This North Carolina surf town has a pristine ...

Now into its second decade, a San Francisco nonprofit has been giving inner city kids free surfing lessons. For many, it's their first time in the ocean. Xavier Ochoa is zipping up in a wetsuit for a ...