Surfing is more popular than ever before, especially as we are still in the summer season. So how does one get uncrowded waves these days? I was having this ...

What excuses have you used to not paddle out? Too windy? Too small? Too big? I've used them all. It's easy to get complacent as an intermediate surfer. Its e...

Mental health awareness is a trending topic these days, in a gross kind of way, if you ask me. I notice many well-intentioned people saying the right things,...

Simon Short sat at the end of a Newport Beach rock jetty in the darkness, clutching a gun and ready to end his life as his depression hit an all-time low. Fo...

San Onofre, California. What better place to start our list of the top 5 waves for intermediate surfers. The iconic wave, famed for beginners, lazy longboard...

The opening lines of 'The Average Surfer's Guide' lament that, as a young lad of 15, my friends and I would venture out into any surf conditions. Ice, wind, ...

Like many, I started surfing because it looked fun and cool. The whole lifestyle was inviting. The secret language, the adventure, the travel, the boards, th...

One of my goal is to surf around the world and report back to all the other average surfers out there, offering a more relatable view of surf destinations ar...

The following is an exerpt from the author’s new book, The Average Surfer’s Guide to Travel, Waves and Progression... I was about 18-years old when I experie...

It goes without saying the lineup can be an intimidating setting. Whether you’re braving the outside for the first time on your brand new Wave-storm or paddl...

S I am stoked to announce that I am now part of the Fitzroy Surfbooards family. I will be contributing content and articles to the brand and helping develop ...

This article was taken from the blog at www.fitzroysurfboards.com I am not talking about your fitness.  I am talking about you, me and the every-man or every...

There is a variable plethora of travelers and explorers roaming the earth these days. I meet all types of folk while on surf trips around the globe. The soul...

The following is an excerpt from the soon to be released book ‘The Average Surfer’s Guide To Travel, Waves, and Progression.’ With many recent high-profile s...

Editor’s Note: The following is an edited excerpt from the soon to be released“The Average Surfer’s Guide,” a book about forgetting the glamour of the profes...

The release date has been set, November 19th.  You can get on the pre order list by dropping your name and email into the form on the home page. So what's it...

The Average Surfers Guide to Travel, Waves and Progression out November 19th. We had a quick chat with author and Fitzroy family member Si Short. Tell us a l...

As an average surfer, every now and then you have one of those sessions.  You know, the one where you walk back in after surfing and feel like a new person. ...

Ever since I was young I've been called a dreamer. I was always dreaming and thinking up ways to get out there, and do what I wanted to do. Being a dreamer, ...

I’m an average surfer. I have my good days and my bad days. I try to surf as much as possible but sometimes I make excuses to avoid going out, like it’s too ...