Whitewash is a documentary by directory Ted Woods on the history of black surfers. Talk about a great subject! It recently showed at the NY Surf Film Festival. Narrated by Ben Harper, this movie explores the stereotypes, struggles and triumphs of black surfers in America. I’d read an article in The Surfer’s Path some years…
I totally swam with manatees. Dude, let me tell you, it was awesome and surreal. It is completely in the wild, not a tank or enclosed area, so even seeing a manatee, let alone swimming with one, is not a guaranteed or even a likely scenario. Worst still, summer is the low season for manatee…
While my wife and I were on our road trip these last few weeks I made a quick stop to Cocoa Beach, FL to see how the other half lives. When I check in to our hotel, I asked the clerk if there was anything to ride wave-wise in the Atlantic. He said, “Oh yeah. …