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Written by: Gracie Stack | Communications Manager Photo by: Leason Dancaescu Starting my day with a sunrise and salty hair was my reality in high
October 19, 2026
Written by: Gracie Stack | Communications Manager Photo by: Leason Dancaescu Starting my day with a sunrise and salty hair was my reality in high
Written By: Mikayla Groffie | Northwest Regional Coordinator Photo by: Ashley Reitano “Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified, for the Lord your God
Written By: David Nehrig | CSUS National Director Photo by: Leason Dancaescu I love asking questions. They can be super silly or more serious, but
Written By: Jacob Galura | South East Regional Coordinator Photo by: Reed Burr One of the things I love most about surfing is watching moms
Written By: Matthew MacLeod | CS Lake Michigan Photo by: Leason Dancaescu My son Jonah and I recently went on a West Coast adventure. We
Written By: Priscilla Burr | Chief Communications Officer Photo by: Reed Burr The first board I owned was shaped by my husband. It was a
Written By: Mikayla Groffie | Northwest Regional Coordinator Photo By: Lucca Riccio To some surfers, lulls are a blessing and a time to rest their
Colbi Pickett East Coast Girls Coordinator I felt a bit over my head as I paddled out. It was my first session of the season
Cheyne Jobbins Southwest Regional Coordinator A sobering reality in surfing is when you think you’re surfing really well, then watch a video of yourself for
Written By: Priscilla Burr Photo By: Ivy Scott Along the southern part of the North Carolina coast, there’s an 8.4-mile undisturbed barrier island called Masonboro.
FROM OUR NATIONAL DIRECTOR This year, we have been so blessed with the theme “Be Still.” Although Amy and I would definitely not say our
Jacob Galura Southeast Regional Coordinator Recently, on a trip in the Caribbean, we were surfing an empty reef, and it was full-on pumping. Not just
Leason Dancaescu Gulf Coast Regional Coordinator For most surfers, getting barreled is the ultimate goal. To be wholly enveloped – riding inside the wave. But
Levi Standridge CS Santa Cruz Have you ever found yourself in a situation with no plan or expectation, but you have the best time? That’s
Daniel Bacquet Chief Operating Officer A few weeks back, I traveled to the North Shore of Oahu for the Christian Surfers Warm Water Camp Out,
David Nehrig CSUS National Director Have you ever waited for the last set to catch your final wave and the ocean just goes flat? Anxiety
Priscilla Burr CSUS Content Manager There’s something about watching the world through a child’s eyes. The ordinary becomes extraordinary. And we can learn to have
Amy Nehrig CSUS Staff Support A few times a year, our family has the opportunity to run Surf and Serves all over the world. The
Caleb Bowen I would consider myself a thrill seeker. Always adding to the list of crazy: skydiving, bungee jumping, swimming with sharks, motocross, mountain biking,
Matthew Mcloud CS Lake Michigan The “7x rule” for waves refers to the concept that a wave will typically break when its height is more
David Nehrig CSUS National Director “Bang, bang, bang, crack, crack, crack,” went the cute little sea otters near me. When I was surfing up in
Emily Benedetto Chief Communications Coordinator We’ve all experienced it. You catch a wave and look out the back to see lines and lines of set