Scoring
Been too busy living stories to share them lately. But don’t worry, there are some good ones coming. We are, right now, motoring out of Resurrection Bay on another 7 day wave hunt in the Gulf of Alaska. Forecast is looking good, great crew of surfers aboard, looking like another dream coming true.
Helisurfing
Realized a long time dream yesterday. Thanks to Jeff Hoke and the Chugach Powder Guides for making this possible. More photos and story coming along when I get a chance.
The Surf Alaska eBook
The Last Frontier – Alaska’s well earned title certainly rings true when it comes to surfing the far north. Not surprisingly, Surf Alaska receives countless emails from surfers with frozen gills wondering if there is any hope for them here in AK. It became very clear there was need for a publication that covered the [...]
Surfing Kodiak between storms
As reported in my previous post, we had a pretty tough surf search around Kodiak Island early this winter with the m/v Milo. The storms were on par with the scenery, relentless and rugged. In our first few days around the island we did get to score a couple sessions when the wind momentarily settled [...]
Boat trip to Kodiak Island. Scenic. Stormy. Surf.
It’s no secret that Kodiak Island can be a windy place, but three weeks straight with winds gusting over 50mph? That just doesn’t seem possible! Well, fortunately we all lived to tell the story of enduring a non-stop series of epic winter storms while on a surf trip around Kodiak Island by boat.
Three waves keep the search stoke alive in AK
As avid followers of Surf Alaska may recall, last winter we made a four week surf exploration across the gulf of Alaska aboard the m/v Milo. The video clip below is just a little taste of the waves we scored on that adventure.
Surfing Kodiak with Land Rover
I’m writing this from aboard the m/v Milo, It’s dark outside now, all i can hear is the willywahs beating the sides of the boat as she leans over from the force. Earlier in the day we could watch the waterspouts twirling past us, occasionally slamming right into us. When one hits us straight on [...]
Surf in Alaska – October 2nd
Just back form another surf adventure on the m/v Milo. The highlight was a great 6 hour session at a point/beach break that offered 30+ second rides with some sweet steep sections well overhead. The photo above was a set peeling when I first pulled up in the humbug (our 14ft RIB wave scout). I’ll [...]
Barrel sequence photos
The rewards for weathering hurricane force winds on our last m/v Milo expedition were aplenty. Check out this tube ride that Nicolas Sutil, a visiting surfer from Chile, scored on the third day of our exploration.
Teaser from our last AK session
I’m just back home catching up on work, looking forward to sharing photos from our latest surf exploration on the m/v Milo. We sat out a hurricane in the Gulf of Alaska for one day and surfed ourselves silly the next two days. more coming soon
Surfing Seward, Alaska
Couple quick shots from a recent session near Seward, Alaska. We are in the Seward Harbor for a crew change and heading back out for some more surfing and exploring first thing tomorrow.
Surf & SUP exploring Alaska
The m/v Milo arrived in Seward, Alaska yesterday evening after four non-stop days of surf and stand up paddle exploration in the Kenai Fiords National Park and Gulf of Alaska. The surf was better than we had expected and we are stoked after discovering three new spots on this trip so far.
Turnagain Arm boretide glass – video
You’ll never know unless you go. This thought often makes us get in the car for the 3.5 hr one way drive to Turnagain Arm in search of the often elusive boretide. The tides are very predictable, the wave – not so much. It’s always a gamble with the countless variables that change the wave, [...]
Surfing Alaska – Valentines Day
It’s been a busy season here at Surf Alaska. We are getting stoked to fall into some epic surf adventures as the summer winds down. Until then, here is a little photo report from a session we had last winter, Valentines day in fact. Pretty nice offshore blowing, check out the snow manes flying off [...]
Turnagain Arm boretide surfing May 2011
As promised in a recent post, below is a video from our SUP session on the May 21st Turnagain Arm boretide. You can read about the session in this post – Turnagain Arm Boretide – reaping rewards. The sun, earth and moon have been getting back inline for another series of boretides coming up this [...]
Raven SUP Shoot
Pretty flat here in Kachemak Bay this time of year. Really flat in fact. Take this morning for example – you could see the reflection of the mountains in the water it was so calm.
SUP demos in Anchorage
Surf Alaska is in Anchorage with a trailer full of stand up paddleboards and wetsuits through Tuesday afternoon (5/24/11). Demo events planned for Little Campbell Lake this afternoon 2-4pm then Sand lake this evening 6pm-8:30pm. If you’ve been thinking about trying this out give Scott a call 907-399-7873. I’ll figure something out for Monday and [...]
Turnagain Arm Boretide – reaping rewards
Persistance can pay off. After our last epic battle with a windy bore I wasn’t super confident it was worth trying again yesterday.
Turnagain Arm boretide – earning our stripes
The Turnagain Arm boretide is a mysterious event. We’ve spent a lot of time analyzing the tide charts, water depths, channel and sand bar shapes . . . But in the end you still just have to show up and hope for the best. Sometimes we score, sometimes we’re just get sore. Yesterday Mike and [...]
Sunrise SUP session on the spit
Nice little sunrise session on the Homer Spit this morning. Not too much to get excited about, but some fun rides on the stand up paddleboards. I had the GoPro camera with me out there to catch the insane action.
Stand up paddling the Kenai River
The Kenai River in Southcentral Alaska is famous for fishing. Thousands and thousands of people visit its turquoise waters to fish for record setting king salmon, monstrous rainbow trout and countless sockeye salmon. Judging by the strange looks we received, stand up paddling hasn’t really caught on here yet. Fall is a particularly gorgeous time of year on the [...]
Land of the midnight SUP
I guess it’s not a once in a life time opportunity . . . Though it feels that way. This February night was the second time the stars aligned. Two years and two months prior I wrote: “Once upon a time in a little cosmic hamlet by the sea all the magic ingredients came together. [...]
Surfrider Alaska Chapter meeting
It’s official, we Alaskans have our own Surfrider Foundation Chapter! The application was approved in early February and now it is time for our first real meeting. When: Wednesday March 2nd, 2011 7-9pm Where: Captain’s Coffee in Homer, Alaska Who: Anyone interested. (You don’t have to be a surfer) What: Meet, greet, sign up memberships, [...]
Three Alaskan waves for surfing
Just a quick post with three Alaskan waves that I’ve been daydreaming about.
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