California quickly morphed into the center of longboarding culture. Surfboard shapers like Hobie Alter, Greg Noll and Dale Velzy created designs that helped define the era. One such board was the log, ...

back a storied tradition to their hometown -- movie-house screenings of surf films. As a wee lad in the 1970s, surfing was my life. dusk, taking a break about noon to scrape up a dollar for lunch.

Like Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, Dick Dale was an undisputed guitar god. Known as The King of Surf Guitar, he amplified the sound of California’s surf culture with his gold Fender Stratocaster ...