Bobbing up and down in waves that sparkle in the morning sun, the Boys of Late Summer — as they don’t mind being called — look like mechanical toys, as if an unseen hand wound them up on the beach and ...

The kayak surfing currents are beginning to shift as big air maneuvers generate new excitement and point to a kayak surf renaissance in the works. While kayak surfing is alive and well in core pockets ...

The dream is as old as sports. Golfers seek clubs which might whack balls 10 more yards down a freeway. Hikers hope for boots that can leave them happily wiggling toes after an 18-mile day. Sailors ...

Waves of grain and seas of corn didn't do much for Gordon Rock. But once the Iowa native discovered surf kayaking, waves became his passion. Rock discovered the fun of flipping stubby little boats ...

NEWPORT -- I imagined trying to surf my kayak in the ocean would be similar to learning to paddle it in whitewater: humbling, but with salt instead of fresh water shooting up my nose. Mercifully, I ...

BRAINERD — Renee DuFresne and Becky Stadem are hardy souls. The kayaking women also take things one step further than just floating on cold water while encased in protective neoprene suits, they roll ...

San Francisco-based sea kayak instructor Sean Morley caught this 12- to 15-foot giant at Three Arches Rock near Pacific City, Ore., in late October. So is this the biggest wave successfully surfed in ...

Sometimes a simple situation can remind one of basic values. At 5:55 a.m. one recent day, this column began writing itself. My love of beach life near the ocean was once again made quite clear. The ...

More than the mild surf kicked up foam at the 2004 Santa Cruz Kayak Surf Festival last weekend. The art of designing surf boats has reached a boil. Paddlers hunting a competitive edge launched new ...