New licensing board adds 40-question test covering towel placement disputes and cooler positioning Certification Board Adds Unexpected New Requirement The Southern California Surf Instruction Licensing Board announced Wednesday that all certified

Association objects to high tides crossing private beach easements MALIBU, Calif. – A homeowners association representing a stretch of beachfront properties north of Malibu Pier has filed a formal complaint against

New Green Initiative Treats Fiberglass Boards as Major Polluters; Mandatory Offset Purchases Starting at $2,000 Annually Carlsbad, CA — Carlsbad’s Environmental Commission approved a controversial “Surfboard Carbon Offset Program” Wednesday, classifying fiberglass

Lucas Taub Presents Laminated 47-Point Hero Onboarding Document Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat file this dispatch from the Pacific salt-and-foam frontier. OCEANSIDE, Calif. — A Southern California surf coach who plunged

Man believes his accumulated bad luck has earned him a cosmic refund Reporting brought to you by Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. Local Demands The Sea Honor A Debt Of Good

Informal tribunal at First Point produces testimony that attributes shortfall to tourists, shortboarders, longboarders, and the tide Satire from Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. The Tribunal and Its Proceedings MALIBU — An

Lobbying group says climate pattern has outperformed every agency and deserves a pension Satire from Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. The Only Government Program Surfers Have Ever Supported SAN CLEMENTE, CA

First Point to charge surfers by the wave as crowd management enters its toll era Satire from Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. The Lineup Is Now a Managed Asset MALIBU, CA

British broadcast model arrives on Pacific Coast with characteristically thorough meta-commentary [Bohiney.com/prat.uk] The BBC’s expansion of its digital sports coverage to include real-time California surf analysis has produced what West Coast

Coalition demands hazard pay, grief counselling, and a national day of mourning for their toes MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. — A coalition of El Porto surfers filed a formal petition Thursday demanding

Eco-Friendly Innovation business model creates waste while marketing itself as environmentally conscious Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat Sustainable Surfboard Manufacturer Claims Carbon Neutral Production; Uses Exclusively Single-Use Plastic ORANGE COUNTY, CA —

Six-week Indonesia surf trip produces no measurable personal transformation but does produce significant credit card debt and exceptional Channel Islands step-up Bohiney Magazine | The London Prat SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA — A

A surf pool set in the desert that will deliver 1,000 waves per hour will open to the public by mid-July, if all goes as planned; a project anticipated to

Legendary Santa Barbara Point Break Continues to Produce Perfect Waves and Zero Humility About It Rincon: Still the Queen, Still Not Apologising for Any of It Rincon Point, the cobblestone right-hand point

Federal Agency Confirms Knee-High Sets Are “Adequate for Rinsing Feet and Impressing Tourists” Reported by Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. SANTA MONICA, CA — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed

If you leave the water with a smile on your face, you’ve really surfed that day. And if you can encourage someone else to smile while they are surfing, then