CARPINTERIA, Calif. — The 2025 Channel Islands Surfboards Rincon Classic, presented by Merrick Lager, is celebrated its 43rd year as the oldest and most revered surf contest in Santa Barbara and ...

A Santa Barbara surfing icon, a standout goofy-footer in the Rincon-centric world of regular-footers, an early adopter of the shortboard revolution alongside master shaper Al Merrick, a filmmaker in ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. The Channel Islands Surfboards Rincon Classic presented by Merrick Lager is the most anticipated event of each winter for the ...

Ventura's Dimitri Poulos rides a wave during the final heat of the Rincon Brewery Pro at the 2025 Rincon Classic on Sunday. Poulos captured the Rincon Brewery Pro title, the second of his career.

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One could imagine the classic Beach Boys tune “Surfin’ Safari” blaring as they approach Rincon Point. In fact, the storied California surf break, “Queen of the Coast,” is featured in the 1962 hit song ...

“The Queens Kings” was an interesting article on surf history in Santa Barbara. Not everybody at Rincon, Hammonds, and the Ranch were riding Channel Islands boards at the time. Yater made hundreds of ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - One of the best ways to empower and strengthen a person's mental health in order to better ride life's big waves, is through surfing. Just ask Shaun Tomson. The 1977 ...