The surfing instructor’s words of encouragement were nearly drowned out by the churning ocean as Franzi Hoene used her arms to steer herself in front of a wave and lifted herself up onto her surfboard ...

A prismatic tapestry sprays from the windswept waterscape at Steamer Lane this week. (Shmuel Thaler - Santa Cruz Sentinel) A surfer glides ahead of a backlit wave at Steamer Lane this week while ...

“During the recent surf competition, I made a mistake. The event was still running, and I chose to paddle out when we were told we could, maybe I shouldn’t have.” Photo: Luna Surf “During the recent ...

A surfer glided ahead of a backlit wave at Steamer Lane this week while riding the swell past the Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse at Lighthouse Point in Santa Cruz. Recent surf conditions have ...