Part One The Diva Cup Community Helplessly trying to untangle the hooks locking her in the impact zone, then middle schooler Sierra Emrick realized she was stuck and needed immediate help. At a Pismo Pier surf contest, Emrick got her bun mangled in a mess of gear from nearby fishermen. She locked eyes with a […]
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Meet the Central Coast shaper keeping surfboard craft local
In an industry increasingly dominated by mass-produced and overseas surfboards, local surfboard shaping remains a craft deeply rooted in community and connection. On California’s Central Coast, surfboard shaper Shane Stoneman has spent more than 25 years hand-shaping boards for surfers he knows personally. Stoneman believes the relationship between surfer and shaper, and the pride that […]
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Taking on El Niño: Winter Surfing in SLO
In February, coastal flooding, high surf and high wind advisories were issued for SLO Country as a result of dangerous winter storms.
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Sisters compete in a historic women’s finals heat at the 2023 SLO Cal Open
The 2023 Slo Cal Open at Morro Rock witnessed a historic ending as sisters Sanoa and Mathea Olin marked the first sibling versus sibling women’s finals heat since 2006. Over 130 of the country’s top surfers competed in the weekend long event hosted by Surfing for Hope and presented by Visit SloCal. Mustang News reporter […]
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Students reflect on local surfing scene post-shark attack
Manufacturing engineering junior Jack Adema and marine science junior Johnny Paneno have been surfing almost every day in San Luis Obispo for the last two years. “My mental state goes way downhill if I don’t surf,” Paneno says. “You get thrown in the flow state in the water, you don’t have to think — just […]
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Second annual surfboard swap rolling in Saturday
For those in need of a new surfboard who don’t want to pay high prices, or simply wish to connect with others in the local surfing community, surfboard shaper Shea Somma’s annual surfboard swap is just around the corner. The event will take place on Oct. 9 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Field Day Coffee’s […]
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Student-made film spotlights women who surf and skate
Art and design senior Jo Anna Edmison did not have a set plan when she started capturing the stories of female surfers and skaters with her film camera. Three years later, she had turned her footage into an eight-minute short film that has been viewed around the world, and will now be featured in an in-person screening in San Luis Obispo.
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Surfrider to screen student films at first original “Make Waves” film festival
Armed with just a 16-millimeter camera and more than 700 feet of film, art and design sophomore Jo Anna Edmison spent her summer recording strangers surfing and skateboarding. On the sunny boardwalks of Venice Beach, Edmison began to piece together her original film, “Stoke Chasers.” In each dreamy, sun-kissed frame, not only does she hope […]
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How a Marine Corps vet turned his passion for surfing into a program to get people with disabilities on the water
Surfing requires a lot of patience and endurance in order to learn; now imagine ripping waves while missing a limb. Dana Cummings is a Marine Corps veteran who served two tours in Iraq. He faced gunfire and death, but came out physically unscathed. It just so happened that he was driving down the freeway one […]
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This industrial designer is turning SLO’s littered cigarette butts into surfboards
It may be common knowledge that smoking cigarettes is harmful — but what about using them to make surfboards? Cal Poly Surfrider Club teamed up with San José State alumnus Taylor Lane and put discarded cigarette butts from San Luis Obispo to good use. Three years ago, Lane entered the Vissla and Surfrider Creators and […]
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Alumni-founded BooBees surf wax promotes sustainability & women’s rights
Badrigian’s passion for surfing, feminism and the environment inspired her to create a commercially viable, environmentally sustainable and women-empowered surf wax called BooBees.