Minimal, short-period swell. Air temperatures in the 40s, water temps in the mid 50s. Sideshore winds. Doesn’t exactly sound like an ideal day for fun at the beach, but the Surf and Adventure crew would beg to differ. With a bleak forecast looming; Rob, Chris and Bill jumped on their stand-up paddleboards and milked the… [Read more…]
December 2, 2010
Over the past year, our very own team rider Tyler Balak has been making quite the name for himself. In addition to continuing to improve his skills which already had him counted among Virginia Beach’s best surfers, Tyler has been going huge by using the assist of personal watercraft. Running alongside one of the East… [Read more…]
November 17, 2010
This swell really is the gift that keeps on giving! Several swell models predicted marginal conditions for today at one to two feet with heavy offshores, but waist- to stomach-high nuggets could be found all over Virginia Beach. The swell has been treating a particular sandbar very well, and — like Monday — Brandon and… [Read more…]
November 15, 2010
Monday provided another playground of fun waves around Sandbridge as the big weekend swell continues its slow fade out. Morning sessions were treated to light southwesterly winds and groomed waist- to chest-high faces with maybe a bigger wave mixed in. While the wind clocked more south and picked up for the afternoon, it glassed off… [Read more…]
November 14, 2010
With “Show Us Your Rips” just a couple of hours away on Saturday, Surf and Adventures priorities were obviously in place. With buoys showing 10 feet at 17 seconds, surfing was a no-brainer! Unfortunately, the deep low pressure system making the waves also interacted with a high pressure ridge over the continent, making for brutal… [Read more…]
November 10, 2010
For this edition of Sandbridge Sessions, the boys decided to exit their comfort zones and try something new and different from our friends at Global Surf Industries. This week, we received the shipment of our two newest demo boards: The Seaglass Project “Tuna;” a finless, SLX epoxy rendition of an Alaia designed by Aussie traditional… [Read more…]
November 5, 2010
Straight from the Outer Banks and into Surf and Adventure come HOOKED SURFBOARDS, handshaped by Mike Rowe and built by Gale Force Glassing! We’re proud to be the first shop in Virginia to carry this emerging brand, which has been providing some of the Outer Banks’ best — such as pro surfer Dana Quinn —… [Read more…]
November 4, 2010
We’re stoked to bring you the first of very many SANDBRIDGE SESSIONS video clips! We’d been talking around the shop about how sweet it would be to document every time — or just about every time — we jump into the water in Sandbridge. The idea was born several weeks ago, but the flat spell… [Read more…]
November 2, 2010
Just had this cautionary message passed along to us. Please read completely and be aware of your surroundings, as a member of our community has been targeted for a spineless act of crime. “Some of you may have already heard of an incident that occurred last week on Sandbridge Road. A woman was approached… [Read more…]
December 4, 2010
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