A couple of weeks ago, the city of Dana Point honored him with a bronze, life-size statue erected in the Waterman’s Plaza ...

Corky Carroll is a five-time U.S. and three-time international surfing champion who has written a regular column for publications of the Orange County Register for decades. A Register reporter once ...

These days there are many surfing schools strewn up and down the coast of California and just about everyplace else that has any sort of wave to ride. I always say that if there is a wave and a beach, ...

OK, you are gonna have to bear with me for a little bit on this one. I need to explain where this came from before I actually get to the point later in the piece. Here’s my story. I was driving down ...

A legend amongst legends. A storyteller of the highest order. Neighbor to one of my favorite humans. Corky Carroll's one of a kind. Born September 29, 1947, he's also widely considered to be the first ...

As summer fades into fall here in the beautiful O.C., the water temps are dropping along with the air temps. The fact is, the water is very rarely all that warm here anyway. It will, on occasion, get ...

We all have our heroes. I have a lot of them, in many different forms and walks of life. Take Magic Johnson for instance. My favorite basketball player and Laker. I am a rabid Lakers fan. I worked ...

When I was a kid and learning to surf, I was always told that in order to be a “complete” surfer it was important to be able to do all things surfing and ocean related. A total “waterman” was the ...

In this day and age of mega surf crowds in the water at just about every break known to man or beast on the planet, the issues of etiquette, common courtesy and safety are debated over constantly. It ...