Ripple Effect
I don’t really remember what drew me to The Ripple Effect movie in the first place. Although re-watching the trailer does make…
Amazing Big Waves Photos from the Eddie Aikau
After watching the Eddie Aikau Memorial Big Wave surf competition live from Wiamea Bay via the Internet recently all the Portoers have…
Another State of Mind
Have you even been out on your longboard and having the best day, the kind of day where you catch every wave…
EPF Lay Day/Women’s Billabong Pro Highlights
Rain canceled another El Porto Friday. The vicious cycle has begun. (The vicious cycle being the 72 hours lay period after a…
What Is Your Go-to Surfboard?
When I went to Solana Beach over Thanksgiving I knew I was only going to have room to bring one board with…
5 Gift Ideas Under $50 for your Surf Friends
We are well into the shopping season now. We at EPF had a lot of positive response to the last Holiday Shopping…
Local Report from the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Contest
My buddy Duane, who lives on Oahu, went over to watch the In Memory of Eddie Aikau Waiamea big wave surf contest…
How To Make A Super Drying Wetsuit Hanger
After Mike did his series of experiments to clean his wetsuit, we got to talking a bit about how better to dry…
Cosmic Children by Hal Jepsen
Cosmic Children is a typical 70s style surf film – boring, hilarious, wonderful, drab narration, bizarre soundtrack, too long… It begins with…
The Fool’s Brigade
After seeing the weather report on Friday and learning that we were due for some serious rain all this week, all the…