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“Touring B.C. Surf & Sport’s New Fort Lauderdale Store: What Brands Are Working and Why Less Is More” by Tiffany Montgomery via Shop Eat Surf Outdoor (Executive Edition)

by admin | Oct 18, 2026 | Brick & Mortar, Community, Legends, News

B.C. Surf & Sport owner Bruce Cromartie and son, Connor, regional manager and buyer. Bruce’s other sons, Cameron and Christian, also work in the family business. Photo by SESO. B.C. Surf & Sport’s new Fort Lauderdale store is smaller and gives...

“Innovative Hawaiian Surf Legend Larry Bertlemann Dies at 71” by Owen James Burke

by admin | Oct 12, 2026 | Legends, News, Rest In Peace, Surf

Larry Bertlemann was as capable on a concrete bank as he was on a shoulder-high right. As one of the first surfers to truly blur the lines between skateboarding and surfing, Larry opened the door for his fellow Hawaiians when it came to cross-pollination between the...

“You can take something that was pure thought and you can make it reality (in Memoriam of Professional Skateboarder Marc Johnson: 1977-2026)” by Cole Nowicki via Simple Magic

by admin | Jun 6, 2026 | Industry, Legends, News, Opinion, Rest In Peace, Skateboard

Digital collage features screenshots from Transworld Skateboarding’s Modus Operandi Marc Johnson, a father, friend, mentor to many, and one of skateboarding’s most talented, creative, and influential practitioners, as well as one of its most unique and...

“RIP Kevin Wilkins: Thank You for Everything (1967-2025)” by Brian Blakely via Transworld Skateboarding Magazine

by admin | Nov 11, 2025 | Industry, Legends, News, Rest In Peace

Copenhagen 2015 | Photo: Blair Alley Kevin Wilkins wasn’t just a voice in skateboarding—he was a backbone, a mentor, and a friend to so many. This one hurts. RIP to one of the realest. The world lost a good one yesterday, November 4, 2025. Kevin Wilkins was one of the...

“Dale Webster, The Man Who Surfed For 14,641 Consecutive Days, Has Passed Away” by Cooper Gegan via The Inertia

by admin | Aug 14, 2025 | Community, Legends, News, Surf

In the history of the sport, there are few who have matched Dale Webster’s dedication to surfing. Known as “Daily Wavester” or “Everyday Dale,” he lived his life with a singular purpose: to maintain the longest streak of consecutive days surfed – a feat...

“A FAREWELL TO BLACK SABBATH THROUGH THE LENS OF SKATEBOARDING” by Christian Senrud via Jenkem Mag

by admin | Jul 11, 2025 | Legends, News, Skateboard, Skateboard Film Review

It’s hard to imagine skateboarding without Black Sabbath. Without them, whose name would AVE spray paint on some forgotten concrete in Mindfield? Whose music would lay the soundtrack for every weekender’s personal Zero Sunday mission? Nobody. That’s...