Worth The Paddle Out
Written By: Mikayla Groffie | Northwest Regional Coordinator Photo By: Reed Burr | Media Coordinator I hadn’t surfed in a couple of days, and I
June 1, 2026
Written By: Mikayla Groffie | Northwest Regional Coordinator Photo By: Reed Burr | Media Coordinator I hadn’t surfed in a couple of days, and I
Written By: Chad Coons | CSUS CSALT Director Photo By: Reed Burr | Media Coordinator Have you ever been in the water when someone was
Written By: Aidyn Fischli | CS Launchpad We’ve all experienced one more wave syndrome. You could be catching wave after wave for hours, but as
Written By: Kyle Sullivan | Mid-Atlantic Regional Coordinator I was thinking the other day about surfers and the goal that they have. If you were to
Written By: Emily Benedetto | CS Maui Coordinator When I grew up in San Clemente, there were no e-bikes to ride down to trestles to
Written By: Maddie Malmsten | CS Carlsbad One day, I was going for a surf, and the waves were really big. The current was super
Written By: Jacob Galura | Southeast Regional Coordinator Photo By: Zane Miller How many times have we been surfing and we get through a solid
Written By: Kyle Sullivan | Northeast Regional Coordinator Photo By: Reed Burr | Media Coordinator There is something I’ve personally never done before, but
Written By: David Nehrig | CSUS National Director Photo By: Reed Burr | Media Manager The Holiday season is all about giving. Everyone is busy
Written By: Reed Burr | Media Coordinator Photo By: Reed Burr I love watching people paddle out for the first time. You can usually tell
Written By: Priscilla Burr | CSUS Content Manager Photo By: Reed Burr | CSUS Media Coordinator I remember the first time I paddled out past
Written By: Kelly Kemp | CSUS St. Augustine Photo By: Reed Burr | CSUS Media Coordinator When I want to complain about the surf conditions
Written By: Emily Benedetto | Maui Coordinator Photo By: James Le Roux Matthew 8:25-27 And they went and woke him, saying, “Save us, Lord;
FROM OUR NATIONAL DIRECTOR The Christian Surfers International Gathering is done and dusted. To say it was an incredible time would be the understatement of
Written By: David Nehrig | CSUS National Director Photo By: James Le Roux Have you ever been at a surf spot where you took a
Written By: Colbi Pickett | East Coast Girls Coordinator Photo By: Scott Burchard Before my surf trip to Bali, I spent about two months preparing.
Written By: Jacob Galura | Southeast Regional Coordinator Surfer: Sarah Stotz I think most of us have gone through periods in our lives where we
Written By: Priscilla Burr | Content Manager Photos By: David Nehrig | CSUS National Director Every spring, a group of Christian Surfers groms (ages 14
Written By: Nina Coons | West Coast Girls Coordinator Have you ever had a sick wave — where a turn felt amazing or you got
Written By: Caleb Bowen Photo By: Brodie Turner Take a moment to reflect: What do you possess? Do you have a lot, a little, or
Written By: Leason Dancaescu | Gulf Coast Regional Coordinator Photo By: Maddie Malmstem After so many years surfing, we tend to become jaded. Our sessions become
Written By: Christian Brugger | Long Beach Chapter, CSUS Photo By: Haley Bolton I pulled up to the beach — glassy lines were rolling in,