Pioneering surf club focus of new doc

Filmmaker and surfer Chris Thompson pays long-overdue homage to that group of pioneering surfers in his new film documentary "Out of the Blue." At its height, the Santa Cruz Surfing Club had 27 members, most high school and college-age guys living in Santa Cruz in the shadow of the Great Depression, surfing on homemade boards and wearing cheap wool sweaters in lieu of yet-to-be invented wet suits.

Big Wave Teaser from Ireland

Big Wave surfers Tom Lowe and, Fergal and Mickey Smith spent the winter carving up the frigid swells of the North Atlantic before they come to a screeching halt off the left coast of Ireland.

The finished product of their cold water surfing foray is the Powers of Three documentary. If you have a subscription to Carve magazine you already have a copy of the DVD from the May issue.