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What is Basal Cell Carcinoma and How to treat it? I've always been careful about sun protection. I use sunscreen and wear a long-sleeved Rash Guard when surf. I'm also more susceptible to skin cancer because of the meds that I'm on to suppresses my immune system. I had a kidney transplant about 24 years ago so I get yearly dermatology appointments. One day, I noticed a small black dot on my right nostril. It looked like a tiny mole , but it didn't bother me much. Until it started to hurt. Photo from: www.advancedskinmd.com   It felt like a pimple that was...

 Cymatic Surfboard Review Here is Matt McMullen's review of the Slater Designs Cymatic surfboard after testing it out on the North Shore. Matt is an experienced surfer from Huntington Beach who normally rides hand shaped poly boards. For this trip, Matt rented a 5'5" Cymatic model with the new Volcanic construction. At 5'10" 155lbs, the small size provided a very loose, fast feel. He opted for the Eric Arakawa futures fins in a thruster setup. Matt found the light EPS volcanic construction made the Cymatic extremely quick and responsive, especially for its size. The combination of drive from the thruster...

Firewire's Tomo REVO If you're a surfer, you're likely familiar with Tomo's boards. Known for their futuristic, symmetrical design and all-around rippability, Tomo's boards have become a favorite among surfers of all skill levels. One of Tomo's most popular designs is the EVO, a board that blends down-the-line speed with a rounded nose and decreased swing weight to create a great groveler for small waves. But now, Tomo has taken the EVO to the next level with the release of the REVO.  The REVO features Tomo's vee quad concave, which Firewire calls "the cutting edge in performance hull design." This...

MID 6 Surfboard on Quad Setup on South Shore Oahu Surfing     Tiny (195 lbs), a regular at our surf shop, recently purchased a 7'10" mid 6 surfboard and has been putting it to the test at various surf spots in the South Shore of Oahu, including bowls, rock piles, and Haleiwa. He recommends a four-fin or quad setup for this board length. Whether you're a beginner or a pro, this board is a great option for those looking for a little more length in their surfboard. Come check out our selection of mid 6 surfboards and find the...

TAYLOR JENSEN "TJ PRO" Surfboard Review by Todd Miller Todd got he TJ Pro Carbon Surfboard from Hawaiian South Shore and this is his verdict! How's the board? " The board is really good, very responsive, it noserides really good. A lot of Drive!"  

Technically an Indian Summer occurs when a period of unseasonably warm weather occurs during autumn, after the first frost but before the first snow. Of course, we don’t have frost of snow in Hawaii (except on Mauna Kea), so we can’t have a real Indian Summer. But if there were ever a Hawaiian version, this year might be it. After having our first northwest swell of the season in mid-September—a solid eight-foot pulse that had the big wave crew pulling out there mini-guns and heading to Sunset Beach—the North Shore fell back asleep. Meanwhile, the South Shore has been pumping...

The longboard world tour ended with a bang this week at Malibu, one of the spiritual homes of traditional surfing. Blessed with a late-season southern hemisphere swell, First Point lit up with long, dreamy walls that were perfect for noseriding. When the dust settled, we crowned two world champions from opposite ends of the age spectrum—but the one thing they both had in common was world-class surfing. Photo of Joel by WSL / THOMAS LODIN At 45 years old, Joel Tudor had done it all. He’d won two longboard world championships, single-handedly brought traditional longboarding back to the mainstream, and...

🎉Celebrated Fourth of July With a World Full of Swell🎉 As we celebrated Independence Day here in the US, the Southern Hemisphere celebrated with us, serving up pumping surf in numerous regions during the July 4 weekend. 📷 @keana.rivet Things got started in Tahiti late last week, when Teahupoo turned on in a big way with one of the most hyped swells of the season. This one was forecasted weeks ago, and according to sources on the ground it ended up delivering the size we’d been expecting—although video has yet to start trickling out. And Teahupoo isn’t done, as a...

NEWSLETTER MARCH 2021   Cargo Slowed Due to COVID-19 at Los Angeles Port - Expect Shipping Delays As if COVID-19 hasn’t affected life enough already over the past year, the latest news out of Los Angeles is that there is a huge backlog of cargo ships stuck offshore. Nearly 700 stevedores are either sick or out of work due to COVID-19 infections and quarantines, so there simply aren’t enough people to process all of the cargo ships that come into the port. On top of that, everyone stuck at home during COVID-19 this year has been ordering things to help...

Hailing from San Diego, CA, Taylor grew up with a passion for riding any type of surf craft that he could get his hands on. At the age of 13, he fell in love with Longboarding and since then he has become one of the most successful and dominant competitive Longboarders in the World today. Over the course of his career, and with many more years to go, he has racked up 3 WSL World Longboard Titles, 6 North American National Titles, 3 Australasian National Titles and over 50 professional career victories along the way. When he’s not chasing swells...

Foods that Give You Energy in the Day and Help You Sleep at Night Between work, family, and surfing, life can be exhausting sometimes. But responsibilities keep coming, and so do swells—so it's up to us to find the energy to keep up. Fortunately, there are a few things we can do to make sure our energy stores are topped off. For one, getting enough sleep each night is essential. But beyond that, we can also benefit our bodies by eating the right foods. Here are five foods that can help give us energy during the day—and a couple more...

NEWSLETTER JUNE 2020 The History and Science of Surf Reporting and Forecasting on Oahu All of those who surf and live in Hawaii have become accustomed to daily surf reports and forecasts, but many of us are unaware of the science and history that go into those reports. This information is not only interesting for us from a cultural perspective, but also useful in better understanding the ocean and swells, which in turn makes us better watermen and women. The original surf reports were anecdotal observations from surfers and other coastal people. In 1968, a man named Larry Goddard began...