http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. If you didn't get a chance to read Jake Howard's tale of airline defilement on December 15th, go back and check it out. He was extorted for $200 when ...]]> December 19, 2008 13:58:59 PST Talk about a long slog. After waiting idly at Honolua Bay for the better part of two weeks Event Director Dino Andino, along with his dream team on Ma...]]> December 18, 2008 14:25:36 PST I was just having a littleqlunch at a local Mexican joint here in San Clemente and the Kelly movie, Letting Go, was playing in the background. My wife...]]> December 17, 2008 10:59:50 PST The Triple Crown season is done and over. The Nelscott Reef tow/paddle spectacular wrapped early this year. The Maverick's Contest is struggling to ge...]]> December 16, 2008 08:10:30 PST "$200 is the fee for surfboards when you fly out of Honolulu," explained the elderly chap behind the Hawaiian Airlines ticket desk. "But I paid $125 ...]]> December 15, 2008 12:19:31 PST Massive rains that flooded Haleiwa the day before the final, chocolate milk-colored water that looked more like a run through Willy Wonka's factory th...]]> December 12, 2008 17:43:00 PST The Pipe Masters is on now. After the deluge of 13 inches of rain yesterday—a storm that had Chevy's floating out swollen rivermouths and the oce...]]> December 12, 2008 07:01:42 PST Yesterday the surf was pumping and everybody that surfed had no choice but to push themselves. Today, with the swell on the decline, the show was more...]]> December 10, 2008 15:01:05 PST So, the Pipe Masters are underway, and the show has definitely begun. It's actually been quite an amazing day. I'll speak to the contest in a minute, ...]]> December 09, 2008 17:13:22 PST "He's wearing those panties so his dickhead doesn't get a rash," explained a local Hawaiian guy to his wife as they watched Aussie Glen "Micro" Hall t...]]> December 06, 2008 17:51:17 PST This season marks my 10th year in a row on the North Shore, and sadly time has taken its toll. When I first arrived here a decade ago I beelined it st...]]> December 05, 2008 16:42:24 PST Lets get one thing straight before we get into this, if you get your information solely from ASP press releases you should know that Sunset Beach was ...]]> December 05, 2008 00:13:16 PST This might be the world's most boring intro, but here goes. Last night I had to go and meet with my accountant. It was regarding some retirement stuff...]]> December 02, 2008 05:09:55 PST The surf's pumping right now—or at least up in Northern California it is. Surfing Magazine's Evan Slater is calling this past weekend at Maverick...]]> December 01, 2008 10:35:08 PST It's been a wild few days on the North Shore, and by the looks of things it's only going to get crazier. With a new round of northwest swells pulsing ...]]> November 30, 2008 10:42:12 PST