Dick Metz with his collection of classic surfboards at the Dana Point Hobie Store in 1985 (Surfing Heritage and Culture Center) Editor’s Note: Dick Metz is well known in the surfing industry as the ...

When I'm trapped in New York City, and the February winds rattle the windows of my house, and the trees outside are bare, and even my wetsuit—which the 38-degree ocean feels somehow too cold for—lies ...

It was a worldly journey during a time when such a feat seemed impossible to many. Dick Metz, who grew up on the sand in Laguna Beach and was an early-era surfer long before the masses showed up to ...

As a kid, my buddies and I repeatedly watched our VHS copy of Bruce Brown’s The Endless Summer II, the sequel to the iconic original, fantasizing about one day traveling to these exotic waves, ...

[Editor’s note: This essay first appeared in the “Chapters of Our Lives” issue of PREMIUM Magazine, which featured personal storytelling.] South Orange County, 1966 “They’re showing that surf film,” ...

Mike Hynson, who epitomized the image of the bronzed surf god as a star of the hit 1966 surfing documentary "The Endless Summer" and, with his outlaw instincts, embodied the rebel ethos of the sport ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Endless Summer/Cinema V Distributing When I'm trapped in New York City, and the February winds rattle the windows of my house, and ...