Years ago there was a lot of interest in “kneeboard” surfing. This is done on very small boards with the use of fins and obviously done on one’s knees. I was thinking that that little sidebar to ...

The sport of surfing has many relatives. There’s the grandfather bodysurfing, born before boards existed. There’s the half sister skimboarding, where riders hit the shore first, then ride up the face ...

In the cold of early dawn, when most are still warm in bed, Don Harris zips up his wetsuit and plunges headfirst into the freezing waters of San Francisco’s Ocean Beach in pursuit of the perfect wave.