Weekday Warriors, Part 1

By John Streit. Photos by Jon Carter, Eric Murrill, Colin Breland, Allen Harcourt, Vinnie Abijaoudi & Streit. It took a couple of weeks, but the mighty wintertime Atlantic finally flexed its muscle for ...

The Best Performances of 2014

Words by John Streit. Photos by Shaun Devine, Colin Breland, Mickey McCarthy, Jon Carter, Justin Rienerth, Jill Thomas, Allen Harcourt, Jennifer Phan, Briar Nelson & Streit. This next feature in our Best...

The Best Barrels of 2014

Words by John Streit. Photos by Shaun Devine, Daniel Brittain, Mickey McCarthy, Jon Carter, Billy Ficke, Colin Breland, Matt Vaughan, Jennifer Phan, Harrison Whittaker, Justin Rienerth, Jordan Bartholomew &...

December Drainers, Part 2

Words by John Streit. Photos by Shaun Devine, Mickey McCarthy, Jon Carter, Jeanine Montgomery, Jennifer Phan, Jessiah Rudolph & Billy Ficke. All good things must come to an end. East Coast surfers are un...

December Drainers, Part 1

Words by John Streit. Photos by Mickey McCarthy, Eddie Compo, Billy Ficke, Jessiah Rudolph, David Drewry, Brian Bassett, John Coulson & Jordan Bartholomew.  Lack of sunshine and cold temperatures aside,...

Midweek Peaks

Words by John Streit. Photos by Mickey McCarthy, Jon Carter & Jennifer Phan. As we look forward to a week of solid Nor'easter swell, we don't have to look too far into the past to see the last time the m...

Balak’s NorCal Adventure

Words by Tyler Balak. Photos by Jennifer Phan. Captions by John Streit. "Trying to figure out what that fishy smell is." These are the first words spoken to me following a sketchy cliff descent to a notorious...

Against the Grain

Words by John Streit. Photos by Mickey McCarthy, Daniel Brittain, Colin Breland, Allen Harcourt & Billy Ficke. This time of year, I love these kind of days. A steady southerly wind flow pushed up warmer...

Carter’s Sundown Session

Words by John Streit. Photos by Jon Carter. As if we needed any further photographic evidence, but this set of captures by Jon Carter shows the swell-drawing power of the Outer Banks in classic fall form. In...

Afternoon Delight

Words by John Streit. Photos by Colin Breland. "Should we go for it? It looks like it could be pretty good, but man that's a long haul." And so began the conversation that so often accompanies the prospe...