They are going to close down the Surf Museum (http://www.santacruzsurfingmuseum.org/)
at Light House Point (Steamer Lane) in Santa Cruz.

The only surf museum I know of at the most awesome/historic point break in the U.S.

Jessie is the man who works there, he is amazing, and he and this institution should not be closed down, they deserve better and more respect from the community.

My dad surfed from San Francisco to Mexico in the 40s and 50s, he loved this place, and the museum is the life of our surf community from Mendocino -> San Francisco -> Pacifica -> Santa Cruz -> to Santa Barbara.

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It began last week as a blip on the weather charts, a "swell of interest" for big-wave hunters. Now it's looking more and more like just the hydrodynamic fuel needed to launch the 2009 Mavericks Surf Contest.

Either Friday or Saturday, the Bay Area's annual offshore gladiator show near Half Moon Bay could be a go. Click here to read more courtesy of the Santa Cruz Sentinel.

Click here to watch some video footage of Ozzie ripping it up in Tavarua. Courtesy of Josh Pomer...

Bernie Tershy (above) surfed Scotts Creek with his pal Joe Beek on New Year’s Eve. What a great way to wind up another year. On their way back to the car, Tershy noticed a rather large and bizarre looking fish struggling weakly in the surf. Tershy has experience as a commercial fisherman and recognized it as a long-nosed lancet fish, a deep-water dweller that occasionally washes up on northern beaches.

The long-nosed lancet fish, also called “the wolf of the sea,” is the largest of the deep-sea predatory fish, growing up to seven feet long. Its narrow body, soft muscles and large dorsal fin suggests it is an ambush hunter, relying on short bursts of high speed to capture prey. Scientists are uncertain as to the reasons they occasionally wash up on beaches, but studies have shown it is not necessarily a result of parasites, ocean storms or a pursuit of prey gone awry. Some studies suggest a correlation to La Niña events, when the equatorial Pacific Ocean surface temperatures are cooler than normal. La Nina weather patterns include cold, wet conditions in the northwest United States along with drought conditions in the southwest.
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A penguin, a seal, or even a human hand – what would you expect to find in the stomach of a great white shark? Scientists in New Zealand are about to discover just that when they perform a necropsy on a 10ft great white shark –believed to be the first of its kind, conducted in front of about 1,000 members of the public and streamed live online.

Click here to read full story courtesy of Times Online.

From all of us here at Santa Cruz Surfboards...

Yep, that's right. Snow in Santa Cruz!!! Winter has finally hit in Santa Cruz and snow has lined the mountains surrounding this little Nor Cal town. Check the pic's below. Santa Cruz isn't quite the paradise some people make it out to be. It gets so cold here in winter that sometimes a 4/3mm wetsuit, booties, gloves and a squid lid still won't keep you warm in the water. Yikes!!!

Two surfers narrowly escaped death on Saturday when they were attacked by an adult female seal at Cape Cross. Click here to read this horrifying story.

Click here to hear about and see the first modern surfboards by Tom Blake. Courtesy of Surfline...

Click here to watch video of Archy and some of the worlds best surfers getting some sickies at Off The Wall. Courtesy of Surfline...

Super Grom Kalani David set up his 2nd Annual Kalani Charity Lokahi Lemonade Stand to help the needy during the holidays. Kalani was posted up right next to the scaffolding at Pipeline to provide the public with ice-cold lemonade for a good cause. Way to go Kalani!!! Click here to read more, courtesy of Surfermag.com.

Kalani's Lemonade stand!

Kalani throwin' a shaka!

County leaders have tackled what may be the last hurdle to building a giant Pleasure Point seawall, and construction is on track to begin early next year.
With little fanfare, the Board of Supervisors agreed this week to use its powers of eminent domain to take control of a small parcel along East Cliff Drive that's in the path of 1,500 feet of proposed concrete wall.
Click here to read full story courtesy of the Santa Cruz Sentinel...

In a scene that could have come straight out of Jaws, two scuba divers in Mexico had a heart stopping experience when a 15ft great white shark slammed into their metal shark cage and ripped it open, leaving them stranded as bait. Fortunately for the divers, they did survive unscathed and with the video to prove it. Check the video below and
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Santa Cruz Surfboards team riders Austin Smith-Ford and Kyle Buthman show you how good the Santa Cruz Pumpkin Seed boards ride!!! Pumpkin Seed Surfboards designed by Doug Haut.

Santa Cruz Surfboards team riders Austin Smith-Ford and Matt "Ratt" Schrodetz put the 5'4 Ozzie Wright Pro Model to the test. Surfboard designed by Chris Gallagher.