SWoBs in the News
March-April 2010
The Surfers Path feature article
Surfing Without Borders
by SWoBs
Basura
Border crossings through Central America are anything but rapido, especially if you are two blonde-haired, green-eyed gringos driving a large truck with California plates and a hand painted camper. We stuck out like a sore thumb, and the scammers flocked like flies to try and weasel some money from us. The officials are no better, they know that they have the power to control your movement, and they exercise that power freely.
As soon as you manage to bribe your way into El Salvador, the Pan American Highway makes an abrupt turn to the right as you head south. After almost a thousand kilometers inland, you finally get a shot of the ocean, and it feels like you just found the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. The road winds through high cliffs and steep valleys that hide crystal-blue bays. Coconut palms line the shore, and mangos line the road.
March-April 2010
DEEP Magazine Article
The Last Frontier
by Loren Luyendyk
Alaska is often considered the last frontier. In fact, this is one of the State’s mottos. When we think of Alaska, images of bald eagles and bears roaming pristine wilderness come to mind- jagged, snow covered peaks towering above boreal forests shrouded in mist, and crystal clear rivers filled with spawning salmon migrating from the icy blue ocean...
The Plastic Plague
Recently, a far greater environmental challenge has surfaced in Alaska and the world like a dead whale- that of marine debris. The plastic plague has reached our northern most state’s shores as well. Turns out, The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is not confined to the North Pacific gyre as many would like to believe, it has filled almost the entire Pacific.
July 2009
TreeHugger.org Daily Feature on SWoBs
Catching and Cleaning Waves Throughout Central America
Dream of someday throwing your boards in the back of your truck and heading south for a week of perfect waves, cheap local food and sleeping under the stars? Well you can, and help build sustainability projects in the communities that you meet, when you travel with Surfers Without Borders. click here to read full article
July 2009
SurferMag.com Daily Feature on SWoBs
SURFERS WITHOUT BORDERS' MEXICO PROJECT
After spending six months traveling through Mexico and Central America, it appears the only thing most Latin Americans need to know about sustainability is not to follow the white man’s lead.
click here to read full article
Thursday, February 12, 2009
The Santa Barbara Independent Feature Article on SWoBs
Surfers Without Borders Take Sustainability to Barra de la Cruz and Beyond
By Ethan Stewart
Generally speaking, the legacy of the traveling surfer is a pretty crappy one. Armed with surfboards, cameras, and cash, passport-toting wave hunters have been leaving behind their home breaks for decades now and jetting, sailing, or driving to far-flung exotic locales in the name of surf discovery. In and of itself, this act of stoke-searching exploration is beautiful; unfortunately, what the single-minded surf junkie typically leaves along foreign shores is anything but. From plastic bottles and steaming piles of poop to greedy land grabs and unintentional culture bashing, the ugly blowback of selfish surf travel can be seen firsthand from Mexico to Micronesia. Luckily, like modern-day Johnny Appleseeds of environmentalism leaving composting toilets, worm castings, and water bottle recycling programs in their wake, two born-and-raised Santa Barbara surfers are on a mission to change that legacy. click here to read full article
January 3, 2009
SURFLINE Women’s Feature on Surfers Without Borders
Central Coast surfer Aubrey Falk and crew form 'Surfers Without Borders' to share ideas about sustainable ways of living
As surfers, it can be a challenge to see beyond the single-minded pursuit of getting waves. The current global economic and environmental crisis may very well be a result of this "what-can-I-get?" mentality. But we're finding out that we can only take so much from the earth, its creatures, and each other before the imbalance becomes too great. click here to read the full article
photos by Louie Sherwin
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