Controversial environmental management program compensates athletes for avoiding crowded locations Paradoxical Conservation Strategy Launches Statewide Initiative California’s Department of Environmental Quality has introduced an unprecedented and intellectually fascinating conservation program: paying surfers

Environmental legislation targets human-derived polymer shedding through radical beach access restrictions State Legislation Takes Extreme Environmental Stance California’s Governor’s office announced sweeping new environmental protections this week, declaring the state’s beaches a

Meditation retreat graduate reports inner peace lasted exactly four minutes into his first session back A Manhattan Beach surfer who recently completed a ten day silent meditation retreat reported achieving what

City Marketing Campaign Treats Surfing as Artisanal Craft with Mandatory Luxury Pricing and Brand Certification Laguna Beach, CA — Laguna Beach’s tourism board announced Friday a sweeping rebranding initiative positioning surfing as

Malibu Shoot Yields 4,200 Photos, Zero Successful Waves, and a Sponsored Post Describing the Experience as Transformative Surf Influencer Completes Six-Hour Session Without Once Standing Up MALIBU, CA — In what brand

Forecast models predicted the waves two weeks ago; surfers nevertheless act as though God personally delivered them Satire from Bohiney.com and prat.uk. LOS ANGELES, Calif. — For the third consecutive fortnight, the

Coastal Commission Receives 400 Competing Accounts of What Exactly Happened at First Point Last Saturday MALIBU, CALIF. — The California Coastal Commission is reviewing a petition to ban recreational jet ski

Two consecutive international mega-events test whether Southern California can host the world twice in three years Satire from Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. The Double Hosting Challenge HUNTINGTON BEACH — Orange County’s

California’s first shark attack of 2026 produces evidence that the ocean has begun collecting memorabilia Satire from Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. The Incident, as Described by Witnesses and the Board GUALALA,

International Surfing Association releases pathway to Olympic gold; surfing community identifies seven things wrong with it simultaneously Satire from Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. The System and Its Reception SAN CLEMENTE —

Dateline Malibu: Nigel deploys the word precisely; Tyler researches; bridge is built MALIBU, CA — Bohiney.com and prat.uk covered the cross-cultural moment that unfolded at Zuma Beach when Nigel Harsworth, 34,

The break’s long-established local hierarchy manages access, conduct, and disputes with no formal authority [Bohiney.com/prat.uk] Rincon Point, the point break at the Ventura-Santa Barbara county line that produces the longest rideable

Memorial Day Marks Annual Transition to “Just Wearing Trunks and Suffering Silently” Protocol Bohiney Magazine | The London Prat HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA — In what meteorologists are calling “entirely predictable” and surfers

Environmental Consciousness Comes with Premium Price Tag and Inferior Durability Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat investigate the latest eco-friendly scam: expensive surfboards designed to save the environment by falling apart

Local shops report hour-long “wipeout preparation seminars” as add-ons; actual surfing relegated to closing 3 minutes Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat Beginner Surf Lesson Now Costs $500; Instructor Spends 47 Minutes

Ocean Mindfulness Coach Drew 47,000 Instagram Followers; charges $995 per ticket to hear about feeling waves spiritually Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat Influencer Surfer Launches Motivational Speaking Tour; Has Never Actually