A Killer Day Without A Name

Words by John Streit. Photos by Shaun Devine. The swell that followed on the heels of Hurricane Gonzalo demonstrated why we love autumn in the Tarheel State. The unique geography of the Outer Banks paired wi...

Hollow Gonzalo: Part Three

Words by John Streit. Photos by Shaun Devine, Justin Rienerth, Jennifer Phan and Allen Harcourt. Video filmed by Elliot McCallister. We bid Hurricane Gonzalo adieu with this third and final swell recap galle...

Hollow Gonzalo: Part Two

Words by John Streit. Photos by Shaun Devine, Mickey McCarthy, Jon Carter, Riley Shelton, Justin Rienerth, Allen Harcourt, Billy Ficke & Ethan Smith. Gonzalo, our seventh named storm of the 2014 Atlantic...

Hollow Gonzalo: Part One

Words by John Streit. Photos by Shaun Devine, Mickey McCarthy, Jon Carter, Eddie Compo, Jonathan Breedlove, Allen Harcourt & Ethan Smith. Video filmed by Jake Horton & edited by Jeffrey O'Neil. Befor...

An Ode to Virginia Beach

Words by John Streit. Photos by Heather Bautista, Colin Breland & Ethan Micele. I humbly submit to you, the reader, "An Ode to Virginia Beach." Time and time again, our hometown is listed online as "O...

October’s Opening: Part One

Words by John Streit. Photos by Justin Rienerth, Jon Carter, Harrison Whittater, Angela Kirkland & Carter Gamble The swell train keeps on rolling down the Mid-Atlantic track! As soon as our last swell re...

September Ends, Fall Begins

Words by John Streit. Photos by Jonathan Breedlove, Jon Carter, Shaun Devine & Billy Ficke. Almost on cue, the winds of fall began blowing just ahead of the autumnal equinox; signaling the official end ...

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...

An Enigma Afternoon

Words by John Streit. Photos by Jill Thomas. If you're a regular follower of our site, then you already know we've been banging the drum on the Walden Surfboards "Enigma" model now for years. Formerly known ...
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Devine Connections

Words by John Streit. Photos by Shaun Devine & Katie Slater.  His new SPL Waterhousing and Shaun Devine are a match made in surf photography heaven. From the first swim with the new rig, Shaun came back...