Hawaiian Leis And King’s March On Selma
In Alabama on March 21, 1965, Martin Luther King Jr., John Lewis and other civil rights demonstrators made their historic march from Selma to Montgomery. Photos taken of the march show King and others wearing Hawaiian leis. But why leis at a civil rights march in the...
East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2020
The East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame announced the Class of 2020 on Wednesday evening, January 8, 2020, in front of a packed auditorium at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida.
Looking Back: 2019 Was A Big Year At SHACC
It’s been an incredible year at the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center. From successful events to unique exhibits and all of the good times in between, we’ve had much to be grateful for over the last 12 months. Before we vault forward into a new decade with all kinds...
RIP: Robert “Bob” Burnside
It is with heavy hearts that we say good bye to Robert “Bob” Burnside. A legend in the Los Angeles lifeguarding community, Burnside passed away on December 11, 2019, at home in Utah. He was 87. Burnside was hired as an L.A. County Lifeguard in 1951. He was named Chief...
The First Surf Contest?
Liloa, the king of Hawaii, had traveled to Kokohalile to consecrate a temple, and after the ceremony he found the time to take a bath in a nearby stream. By the stream he met a beautiful local woman named Akahiakulana, with whom he was instantly infatuated. He seduced...
Teahupoo Set To Be Site Of 2024 Olympics
Why go to Hossegor when you can go to Teahupoo? That’s what Paris 2024, the organizing group behind the 2024 Olympic Games, we’re thinking. So break out the poisson cru and Hinanos because Tahiti will be the home of Olympic surfing in four years…pretty much. The Paris...
What’s In A Name
As told by Jean Michael Cousteau ; The name opens doors. I know that it facilitates communication. People pay more attention. I know that, and I respect the people that are trying to make a difference and don’t have the privilege that I have. I grew up in a time when...
Nick Green Wins 2019 Follow The Light Award
On a beautiful evening in Dana Point, the Follow The Light Awards made a triumphant return. After a brief hiatus, the surf photography grant in the memory of the late Surfing magazine photo editor Larry “Flame” Moore was resurrected this year, and after an...
RIP: Glen Kennedy
Glen Kennedy shaped his first surfboard in 1968 and never put the planer down until he gracefully kicked out earlier this month. In Malibu this weekend hundreds of family, friends, fans and local surfers gathered at First Point to give their local legend a proper...
Temples of Stoke
By Shaun Tomson Fifty years ago, my father took me into the only surf shop in my hometown of Durban – it was called Surf Center – how about that for a name – the center of surf. I’d been in the ocean since I could walk, and graduated from body surfing, to riding a...
RIP: Bill Blackburn
It’s always hard to say good-bye, especially when it’s a dear friend that’s played such a huge role in our lives here at SHACC. Sadly, Bill Blackburn, a founding partner and our first president, has slipped from this world. Blackburn, President Emeritus and Founding...
Relik Longboard World Tour Coming To Malibu
On Saturday, June 22, Malibu will again be home to a world-class display of longboard surfing as 48 of the world’s best gather on the sands of Surfrider Beach for the first stop on the 2019 Relik Longboard World Tour. With its innovative format, $100,000 total prize...
