James Smith’s Westlake Elementary 5th graders learned to use compasses during a lesson in navigation as they enjoy a recent cruise on Monterey Bay aboard the O’Neill Sea Odyssey catamaran. O’Neill Sea ...

Saturday, July 19, marks the 140th anniversary of an event that made Santa Cruz a top surfing destination. It's a bit of surfing history not too many people know about, but a new exhibit aims to ...

There were only a handful of people in attendance and probably fewer were aware when the Santa Cruz Port Commission voted 3-2 to remove the informal name “(Jack) O’Neill Building,” and replace it with ...

AND A CEREMONIAL PADDLE OUT. ACTION NEWS 8 REPORTER... JOYCE KIM... HAS THE DETAILS. # "1885 THREE PRINCES CAME HERE TO SANTA CRUZ, AND IT'S THE FIRST DOCUMENTED ...

Hundreds of surfers dressed as Kris Kringle dashed through the waves at Cocoa Beach, Fla. Sunday for a swell celebration of Surfing Santas. As red suits over wetsuits and bodacious white beards filled ...

There are holiday traditions. And then there's Surfing Santas, a colorful, free Christmas Eve event that's just about the Space Coast-iest tradition one could imagine. In this annual charity gathering ...

How much is surfing worth to a community? In this case, it's not a metaphorical or emotional question. It’s financial. A newly released, first-of-its-kind study has a science-based deep dive into that ...

Every Christmas season, surfers across the globe don the red and white, the gold-hued belt buckle, the floppy hat, and the strap-on scruffy white beard. In Los Angeles’ South Bay, one surfing Santa ...