Santa Cruz Longboard Union took third place with 9,475 points at the two-day Logjam! 2023 contest, which concluded Sunday at Pleasure Point. Windansea Surf Club of La Jolla won the title with 11,401 ...

Santa Cruz Longboard Union (SCLU) took first place at the 38th annual Memorial Day Club Invitational — the longest-running longboard surf contest on the West Coast — at Steamer Lane on Saturday and ...

The pirating sea otter who stole the hearts of people around the world has seemingly returned after months of avoiding the public eye. Otter 841 was the hit of the summer in 2023. The aggressive sea ...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife previously recommended that kayakers should keep at least 60 feet away from sea otters and avoid large ...

Like so many California landmarks today, Cowell’s Beach in Santa Cruz got its name from a rich old white dude of yore. Henry Cowell came to California during the Gold Rush and soon became a successful ...

Click here if you are unable to view the photos on a mobile device. Surfing has held a mystical allure in Santa Cruz for well more than a century. But there was a time when the practice didn’t exist ...