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Phoresia is pleased to bring to you the second in a three-piece series about surf travel by bike. Author and traveler Scott Paynton writes about his shifting perspective since the trip. It’s been over a month since Mike and I biked and surfed down the coast of California. Since then, my perspective on surfing has […]

I got into the habit some years ago of keeping my current boards in board bags. I’ve got a few boards and have racks in my garage for storage so I don’t need a bag for every board, but I typically ride the same 2 or 3 boards 90% of the time, so they usually […]

Phoresia is pleased to bring to you the first in a three-piece series about surf travel by bike. Author and traveler Scott Paynton writes about how we as individuals can make change simply by considering our daily actions. It started off as a simple idea. My friend Mike and I wanted to go on a […]

We’ve talked about the “surf collective” quite often in the last year. I sometimes wonder if there is any such thing. Surfing is mostly presented to us through the paid for media vehicles that we see in print, video, and on the web. But how representative is the sales driven mainstream media of the way […]

When it comes to making sure our playground is safe and accessible there is one organization that stands heads and shoulders above the rest as far as dedication and perseverance to the cause. The Surfrider Foundation has been around since 1984, getting involved and trying to ensure the protection and enjoyment of the world’s oceans, […]

I’ve got a board rack in my garage that holds 6 boards. I figured that’s plenty of space, 6 boards should cover a solid range and would be considered a pretty solid quiver. Over time I’m amassing more and more boards, finally the past few weeks after having 3 boards in bags piled up on […]

Surfing is a physical activity that for the most part cannot be made easier with purchase power. What I mean by that is that if you have a board that has enough volume to float you proper, and is constructed in at least a decent manner, the rest is up to fitness level and experience. […]

I opened up my email early this morning to find a message from Australia about a new publication called Kurungabaa. The email was short but direct. It’s main purpose? To introduce Kurungabaa, a “journal of literature, history and ideas for surfers.” I replied that I would take a look and went on about my morning […]