the northeast renaissance.

despite conditions that looked like this for most of the contest

the new england contingency put out a ridiculous showing at the ESA northeast regionals this past weekend. this contest is the qualifier for the ESA easterns, which feature the best competitive surfers in the entire East Coast. to illustrate the point:

Chuck Barend (RI): 1st senior mens, 1st masters longboard

Ana Barend (RI): 1st ladies

Kai Nichols (NH): 5th boys, 4th menehune longboard, 2nd open bodyboard

Lenny Nichols (NH): 3rd legends, 4th legends longboard

Liam O'Regan (RI): 1st open shortboard, 2nd boys, 3rd menehune longboard, winner of "ironman" award

Chad Bruce (MA): 1st junior mens longboard, 2nd open shortboard, 7th junior mens

the list could continue on and on with the amount of new englanders who made finals or placed highly. the northeast surfers are becoming a force to be reckoned with, the east coast should take notice!

the jersey shore

we went to NJ and all we got were these two shots.

easter sunday



a dreary and cold Easter Sunday brought some chunky logging waves. surfers: Chad Bruce

april fools log!

some really fun waves went down at second beach this april fools! surfers: chad bruce and some newport loggers 

sneaky sundays

                         
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sometimes the best days are when the forecasts are very wrong. clips shot in 10 minutes by Alan Bruce before he paddled out. surfers: chad bruce, george post, OB

stylin' the lip

throwin' some love to the guy who's usually behind the lens: Alan Bruce. photo by James McGraghan

puerto rico trip

a few shots from a recent trip to rincon, puerto rico. more on the way, plus check our flickr for more imagery.