No Hype. Just Right

Photos by Matt Vaughan, Mickey McCarthy, Shaun Devine & Karis Reventas. If anything, hurricane swells remind us that so much in surfing centers around the almighty hype machine. This website is guilty as c...

2M + Hurricane Bertha

Rodanthe, N.C. doing its best righthand pointbreak impression. Photo: McCarthy. Photos by Mickey McCarthy. Words by John Streit. Before I ever saw a single photo the Outer Banks' Mickey McCarthy snapped,...

Birthed by Bertha: August 6

Photos by Shaun Devine, Forrest Roberts, Mickey McCarthy & Ethan Micele. Words by John Streit. For however flawed the rapidly-rising Hurricane Bertha swell was the day before, it was as groomed and b...

Birthed by Bertha: August 5

Photos by John Streit, Jon Carter, Allen Harcourt & Colin Breland. Words by Streit. As always happens, a mid-summer hurricane doesn't just radiate swell, it also radiates hype. From Florida to Maine, s...

Q&A: Jon Carter Photography

Jon Carter, in his element. Foreword & questions by John Streit. Photos & answers by Jon Carter. I always love shooting with Jeff Myers and all his colorful boards. On this day we chose Jennette...

July Supply: Mid-Atlantic Swell Recap

Bro!!! Julian Smith daps up bug bro Alex Smith on a little Hatteras gem. Photo: Breland. Words by John Streit. Photos by Shaun Devine, John Wright, Jon Carter, Justin Reinerth & Colin Breland. It's o...

Arthur’s Fireworks

Virginia Beach's Austin White drives through a dark pit and into the light in Kill Devil Hills, N.C. Photo: Devine. Words by John Streit. Photos by Shaun Devine, Justin Reinerth, Allen Harcourt, Jon Breedlo...

Research & Destroy: June 3

Shaun Devine locked in. Photo: Streit Words by John Streit. Photos by Shaun Devine & Streit. There's very little up for debate. Tuesday, June 3, 2014 was as good as it gets on the East Coast. Now ...
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A Monday to Remember

A little slice of heaven. Sandbridge. Photo: Stohrer. Words by John Streit. Photos by Steven Stohrer, Allen Harcourt, Riley Shelton, Thomas Bruce & Chelsea Resch. Each year in the United States, we take ...

May Days

Exactly what you want to see when you pull up after a long drive. Alex Smith gets an eyeful in Hatteras. Photo: Breland. Words by John Streit. Photos by Colin Breland & Micele Family. It's days like this...