san diego music / surf / lifestyle

Recent Photos

 

 

pastedgraphic1

aloha, welcome to the official chris cantore surf page.

in additon to surf reports/cams (powered by friends at surfline,) my surf brother bird’s blog is also featured.

more surf content will be added soon…

mahalo.

the cove: 1/23/10

the (la jolla) cove is usually a destination for swimmers, kayakers, and seals. today, 1/23/10, it was owned by some of san diego’s best surfers. RARELY does the cove break, but when it does, it produces some amazing surf. today, it averaged between 12 - 17 feet. here are some pictures, i shot (click to [...]

surf sacrifice

per his website: “San Diego artist Chris Martino (C. Martino) creates contemporary art inspired by the street, alternative, underground, and graffiti movements at the forefront of creative exploration today.” some of this art is created on / around snapped surfboards. what joe roper can’t fix, becomes an epic piece: currently showing (thru january 17th) at PROJECT [...]

@surfridersd’s 18th paddle

last month, i emceed @surfridersd’s 18th annual paddle for clean water. although the actual paddle didn’t happen (see below,) it was a tremendous experience. here’s the official video : from surfriderSD : For the first time in event history, the paddle ’round the pier was ‘postponed’ til next year because of big waves. There were 8-10+ faces [...]

SUP’ers SAVE drowning man

just received the following from my dear friend (and, cantore/creative client) IZZY at SURF DIVA SURF SCHOOL. Standup Paddleboarders Rescue drowning man La Jolla Shores, California – September 28, 2009 - Two standup paddle (SUP) surfers rescue a drowning victim off La Jolla Shores yesterday afternoon. Todd Wirths, one of the two SUP surfers who made the [...]

cantore&clint: jesse’s story

cantore & clint. cantore/clint episode ocho: jesse’s story *** NOTE: in the podcast, cantore says the JESSE’S STORY screening is Thursday at 6 p.m. < it is actually FRIDAY (at the same time.) to purchase tickets, visit www.sdff.org. free tickets: first THREE to comment below. comments / forwards / RT’s much appreciated. THANK YOU, your friends, cantore/clint.

A WORD TO THE WISE! 1/26/10

Surfing is a passion that real surfers can never satisfy! Long hours in the water, constantly paddling and getting thrashed about are all part of the game. Like most physical games that one plays, sooner or later it all starts to catch up with you. When you’re young and seemingly indestructible, charging and pushing your limits [...]

THAT SPECIAL BOARD!

When is a board not just a board? The answer to that is hard to put into mere words but one that is used often is SPECIAL! What makes a board special? That’s an even harder question to answer but I’ll try and put it into words as best as I can. Having owned and sold [...]

A WINTER OF CONTENT?

After last years all time poor winter surf season, expectations for a better one this year were expected. So far this seems to be the current pattern. With consistent waves as of late and clean weather patterns, memories of last years wave drought are beginning to fade away into the back of my mind. Here [...]

surfrider2_234x60surfrider3_234x60