The thirty-seven million horsepower chariots of fire mesmerized generations. Each Space Shuttle relaunch reminded us that humanity occupied a place in outer space. Star Wars, Star Trek, and an assortment of science fiction movies motivated students to stay home and do their math homework. Good grades meant you could go to outer space someday. The Space Shuttle was the vehicle … [Read more...] about Website Relaunch
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Accidental Man-Made Waves
There are many man-made waves in the world. The best are mistakes. Humans are funny when it comes to creating artificial waves. When we try to make man-made waves purpose, we mostly end up dumping tons of sand and material and money into the ocean, to little effect: Chevron Reef in El Segundo in 2000, New Zealand’s Mount Reef in 2008, Bournemouth, England in 2009, Kovalam, I … [Read more...] about Accidental Man-Made Waves
History
Category: History Even though the renowned wedge at First Peak has long gone, the spirit of the wave lives on. Every so often, major media outlets will run an article that refreshes our memory of First Peak. For example, Surfer Magazine recently ran a feature article entitled First Peak in the August/September 2016 Collector’s issue. Blog posts and stories under the category h … [Read more...] about History
Eastern Surf Magazine | Structural Damage Redux
The photo above is our favorite throwback of First Peak. Expert surfing photographer Jimmy Wilson took this shot back in First Peak's glory days. Jimmy dug deep into his archives and sent us the digital proof to help us champion the First Peak Project. It’s a stellar, epic shot because it captured the unique man-made wedge that gave First Peak its name. If you look closely u … [Read more...] about Eastern Surf Magazine | Structural Damage Redux