Tyler Balak’s Winter Recap

Photos by Jenn Balak, Raven Lundy, Brady Cooling, Nick Gruber & Jonathan Breedlove. Surf & Adventure's eldest team rider Tyler Balak is constantly bringing new imagery to grace the pixels of this sit...

Ten Caribbean Slides with Tyler Balak

Photos by Jenn Balak. Huge snowflakes are falling in Virginia Beach as I type these lines. That's why I went straight to this set of tropical snapshots of S&A team rider Tyler Balak shot by wife/travel p...

Sequences + Frames: Tyler Balak

Photos by Jennifer Balak. Words by John Streit. November and December have been kind to us along the Mid-Atlantic coast in terms of swell, and Tyler Balak made some quality time to take advantage. His comple...

Covering the Coast with Tyler Balak

Photos by Jennifer Balak. Words by John Streit. Never one to miss a swell and always willing to go the extra mile to score fun surf, it comes as no surprise that longtime Surf & Adventure team rider Tyle...

Dr. Balak to the Rescue!

Photos and story by Jennifer Balak. Intro by John Streit.   While it's our speciality to document the action in the surf around the Mid-Atlantic region, it's rare that surf-related news makes its way i...

Couple Coldies

Words & photos by John Streit. The drive down US 158 and NC 12 is part and parcel of Virginia Beach surf culture. It's a pilgrimage made hundreds -- if not thousands -- of times over each year every sing...

Balak’s Back!

Words by John Streit. Photos by Jennifer Phan. Tyler Balak's back and on the attack! It's been exhilarating to see one of our longest-tenured team riders return to form coming off of a knee injury that saw h...
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Balak to Cali!

https://vimeo.com/81028834# As part of The Wildlyfe crew, Surf & Adventure Co. team rider Tyler Balak has undoubtedly made his name on the East Coast. That doesn't mean that he doesn't enjoy some Californi...
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Saturn Swell

As the rising tide helped enhance the bombs aimed at Virginia Beach's North End, Steven Owens rose to the occasion. March 10, 2013. Devine photo. Photos and words by Shaun Devine & John Streit.  From da...

The Wild Lyfe is…

Words by John Streit. Imagery and video by The Wild Lyfe. The photo above says it all about Surf & Adventure Co. and Aloha Surfboards team rider Tyler Balak. Running with The Wild Lyfe crew demands that ...