Marcus Sanders

1 month ago | surfline.com | Marcus Sanders

After nearly a week of protests in Rincón, Puerto Rico over a coastal paved bike path that could impact surf spots and beach access, the mayor has agreed to meet with community groups. Locals are pushing for a sustainable redesign that protects the surf and environment — and addresses the current state of the coastline. “Over 20 years ago, land was purchased along the coast, stretching from the Rincón Lighthouse approximately to the town area.

Nov 5, 2024 | surfline.com | Marcus Sanders

Photography by Shane Grace, Keoki Saguibo, Christa Funk, Sean Davey, Heff/WSL“It kinda feels like the first day of school.”That’s longtime North Shore photographer Shane Grace, who spent this past weekend wandering around and documenting the North Shore’s first solid northwest swell of the season, which was, by all accounts especially pretty and especially welcome after a slow early season.

Oct 10, 2024 | surfline.com | Marcus Sanders

If you could write a script about how surf travel can have a positive impact on a local community, look no further than El Salvador. Over the past five years, the government has supported myriad events, from ISA Champs to CT contests and created the “Surf City” initiative, which invests in infrastructure near surf spots (of which there’s no shortage).

Oct 6, 2024 | surfline.com | Marcus Sanders

On October 12-13, Bob McTavish will be honored as this year’s Icon of Foam at the Boardroom in Del Mar, California. More info and tix here. ***Bob McTavish started shaping surfboards in 1961, up on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Since then he’s been involved in nearly every facet of surfboard design, from early longboards to the shortboard revolution of the late 1960s and  the Hawaiian-inspired pintails of the ’70s, windsurfing and molded boards in the ’80s, and back to longboards in the ’90s.

Sep 25, 2024 | surfline.com | Marcus Sanders

Photography by Jeremiah Klein and Earl Gibson III. “When you’re around a lot of people that look like you, you gain more confidence.”That’s Rusty White, who used to be the only person of color in many pro-am surf contests up and down the California coast back in the ‘90s. “I’d go down to almost any beach I’d be the only black person there,” he said.