This past year, it might have seemed like everyone you know started surfing. You weren’t imagining it; as the worldwide mandate to shelter in place and social distance disrupted our lives, the sport boomed. For most of us here in Marin, sheltering in place wasn’t really too stressful, since we’re blessed with so many outdoor […]
Foil Boards are creating a hydrodynamic evolution revolutionizing virtually every aspect of water sports. Foiling has infiltrated windsurfing, kiting, prone and stand-up paddle surfing — and if you’ve had to do a double-take driving or walking past a human on a hovercraft in the bay, you’ve seen the latest adaptation, the e-foil. Here are three ways […]
AS WITH SO many life-pivoting events these days, the inspiration for a How Stella Got Her Groove Back adventure often begins online. For me that came last summer in the form of a solicitation from Punta Mita Resorts: a “Want to learn how to surf …?” message, delivered right to my inbox. How did Google know I have […]
Surfers find scientific and spiritual benefits in the waters of Marin.
Planning your family’s spring break? Got teens? As any parent knows, an unhappy teen can be the difference between an epic adventure and a vacation that’s an epic fail. Teens can be some of the toughest travelers to satisfy: too old for kids’ clubs, too young to be left on their own. Hotels are finally […]
