Now into its second decade, a San Francisco nonprofit has been giving inner city kids free surfing lessons. For many, it's their first time in the ocean. Xavier Ochoa is zipping up in a wetsuit for a ...

Orange County boasts some of the best beaches in California and throughout the world. You can take advantage of some of the world's best surfing instruction on this glorious coast for children and ...

As a teenager growing up in coastal South Carolina, Mary Glazier's circle of surfing friends included few girls. Noting her unique status, a friend gave her a nickname that has stuck for more than a ...

As an instructor from Corky Carroll’s Surf School gave 9-year-old Maya Madden a gentle push into the whitewash at Bolsa Chica State Beach, her mother snapped photos. It was Maya’s first surf lesson.

In the lobby of the Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort, a wooden koa canoe—more than 100 years old and named Kaukahi—reflects the lights of the room in its highly polished surface. It looks brand new, and ...