SANTA CRUZ – Every time a massive swell is forecast ... “There’s a lot of risk that gets glossed over with big wave surfing because of inflatable vests and stuff. There are some people ...

At about 3:15 p.m. on Dec. 23, as a powerful winter swell raged on the California coast and left the Santa Cruz Wharf ... organizer and an authority on big wave surfing. Sharp told SFGATE that ...

Santa Cruz surfing legend Peter Mel, who turns 55 on Nov. 24, was among those honored Wednesday with invitations to compete in the 2024-25 The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, held at Waimea Bay ...

A Santa Cruz man may ride ... estimated 108-foot wave earlier this month near Half Moon Bay. It happened during a stormy day on Dec. 23. “I didn’t really know how big the wave was,” he ...

As a friend on a jet ski towed Alo Slebir into a towering gray monster of a wave near Half Moon Bay on Dec. 23, the Santa Cruz surfer ... s most rigorous big wave surfing awards.

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SANTA CRUZ – Every time a massive swell is forecast ... “There’s a lot of risk that gets glossed over with big-wave surfing ...

At about 3:15 p.m. on Dec. 23, as a powerful winter swell raged on the California coast and left the Santa Cruz Wharf ... organizer and an authority on big wave surfing. Sharp told SFGATE that ...

Every time a massive swell is forecast, Santa Cruz’s hard-charging, big wave surfer Alessandro “Alo” Slebir can hardly contain himself. Skip to content All Sections Subscribe Now 45°F ...