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Surfing Witch’s Rock With Robert August

Surfing Witch’s Rock With Robert August

Robert August’s jokes are pretty corny. Yet, it’s a privilege hearing them told by someone who happens to be a surfing legend. At age 18, the Huntington Beach, California

Robert August Feature: The Endless Summer Lifestyle

Robert August Feature: The Endless Summer Lifestyle

Robert August Feature: The Endless Summer Lifestyle:  Robert August’s effortless ease and relaxed style make for a true longboarder. Pair his surfing with his witty, la

August Odysseys: My Time With Robert August

August Odysseys: My Time With Robert August

Happenings – Robert August Surf & Turf Charity Event

Happenings – Robert August Surf & Turf Charity Event

[vc_row full_width=”full_width”][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] Tamarindo, Playa Avellana & Hacienda Pinilla Guanacaste, Costa Rica Are you

August Odysseys – Surf Expo

August Odysseys – Surf Expo

Surf Expo has always been one of my favorite events of the year, to meet people and check out the newest products in the surf industry. Everyone is either a buyer or a seller,

August Odysseys – Wake up, take a piss, and jump in the water!

August Odysseys – Wake up, take a piss, and jump in the water!

Living on the beach in Southern California as a little kid, I would paddle out to surf just about every day from the age of 5 or 6. I had my half-shaped piece of wood to surf

August Odysseys – the “Endless Summer” trip still resonates

August Odysseys – the “Endless Summer” trip still resonates

[vc_row full_width=”full_width”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Even when we were youngsters, Bruce Brown was one of my best friends in the neighborhood, always hanging

August Odysseys – It’s your board, man. I’ll make whatever you like.

August Odysseys – It’s your board, man. I’ll make whatever you like.

I recently accepted an invitation back to the place where my formative years were spent, Huntington Beach, California, for a very special reason. The18th annual induction cere

August Odysseys – Showing off for the movie cameras

August Odysseys – Showing off for the movie cameras

Preparations for the “Endless Summer 2” movie started in Costa Rica. The movie features Robert “Wingnut” Weaver and Pat O’Connell, who wanted me as their mentor.

August Odysseys – The shirts cleverly read, “I got my crabs from Dirty Dick’s.”

August Odysseys – The shirts cleverly read, “I got my crabs from Dirty Dick’s.”

Back in the late 1970s, on the Atlantic coast of the United States, there weren’t too many surf shops quite yet. So I sent a big container filled with surfboards and shirts from California to Miami. From there, I rented the biggest van I could to transport the merchandise up the East Coast for distribution. I was alone on the trip. The idea was to cruise the whole coastline, going to different surf shops and showing them what we had. (more…)

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