Parker is 13 years old and is a 7th grader at Oak Crest Middle School. He told me he has been surfing for eight years, but that number goes up substantially if you count the fact that his father, Chuck, put him on a surfboard in Hawaii at the ripe, old age of three months with [...]
We are stoked to host our 3rd annual Wahine Surf Event on Friday, June 20th! We invite you to register your daughters (ages 5-12) for one of two sessions. They will be teamed up with our talented Encinitas Boardriders female surfers who are eager to share their love of surfing and teach the next generation of girls how [...]
Blood, sweat, tears - and a whole lotta heart. The @encinitasboardriders are officially your United States Board Riders National Champions! @usboardriders @west_coast_board_riders This victory belongs to our entire community: To the surfers who laid it all on the line. To the coaches Rusty @rustyrepeat, Trevor Christ @trevor_daniel_christ, and Darrell Goodrum @goodrumdiaries, whose leadership and belief drove this team. To the volunteers, [...]
ENCINITAS BOARDRIDERS ARE GOING DOWN UNDER, AGAIN!! Help us raise funds to send our team to the 2025 Usher Cup at Snapper Rock, Gold Coast, Australia. Representing Encinitas this year will be Damien Hobgood, Darrell Goodrum, Syd Ott, and Sean Marceron. Event takes place January 17-19, 2025. Funds raised will go directly to assist with [...]
On June 8, 2024 Cardiff State Beach in Encinitas came alive with the joyous sounds of young girls learning to surf. This special event, known as Wahine Day, was the second event of its kind organized by the Encinitas Boardriders and aimed to nurture and introduce girls aged five to ten to the exciting world [...]
The waves at Ponto were better than expected, as the forecast was predicting knee high waves with a howling onshore south wind ahead of an approaching storm front coming in that evening, but we arrived to clean and glassy waist high wedges with only a minor onshore seabreeze coming up around mid morning and keeping [...]
Our 2023 membership party at Hansen’s Surf Shop was such a success! The sight of our vibrant surf community coming together to support and be a part of the Encinitas Boardriders was a heartwarming event that left us feeling incredibly fortunate to be part of this amazing community. The enthusiasm and genuine camaraderie brought a [...]
“We had a huge turnout at our first Wahine Surf Event at Seaside on Sunday 08/13/23. This special community surf day was all about empowering our younger female surfers. The positive energy and enthusiasm of the girls was truly infectious. The atmosphere was filled with positivity, inspiration, and a sense of togetherness. We couldn’t have [...]
“Archy is psyched!” That’s really all you need to know about the resurgence of the surf club movement in California. Arch walked away from competitive surfing because he was over it. Now he’s one of the biggest advocates for his San Clemente brethren. And that’s rad. Last year, the West Coast Board Riders brought the [...]
