Practice Makes Progress
Written By: Noah Rhen| CS Carlsbad Photo By: Solveig Jobbins The old saying goes, “practice makes perfect.” But is that entirely true? If you were
October 27, 2025
Written By: Noah Rhen| CS Carlsbad Photo By: Solveig Jobbins The old saying goes, “practice makes perfect.” But is that entirely true? If you were
Written By: Jaxon Harkavy | CSUS St. Augustine Photo By: Collin Barbour Our lives in Christ are like a long wave at a point break.
Written By: Kyle Sullivan| Northeast Regional Coordinator Photo By: Leason Dancaescu | Gulf Coast Regional Coordinator You can always tell who the more “mature” surfers
Written By: Leason Dancaescu| Gulf Coast Regional Coordinator Photo By: Leason Dancaescu As surfers, a lot of us tend to be a bit overcritical. Pouring
Written By: Priscilla Burr| Content Manager Photo By: Reed Burr Ankle-deep in the ocean, I reached my hand out toward my three-year-old daughter. She grabbed
Written By: Daniel Bacquet | Chief Operations Officer Photo By: Nate Ennis A few years ago, I was surfing at my local break on one
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
Nina Coons West Coast Girls Representative Luke 6:32-33, 35-36 says, “If you love those who love you, what benefit is that to you? For even
Mikayla Groffie Northwest Regional Coordinator Every surfer has experienced the dreaded noodle arms after not paddling for a week or two. Surfing is one of
Colbi Pickett East Coast Girls Coordinator I’ve been dealing with a foot injury for several months, and I’ve had to limit my time surfing because
Cheyne Jobbins Southwest Regional Coordinator I often surf a particular break here in San Diego that has both very high-quality waves and is also extremely
Sarah Stotz Growing up I did a lot of contests, anything from ESA to NSSA to USA Prime. My mom, knowing nothing about surfing, became