“We know it’s hard to surf here. You’re in colder water, the currents are really strong,' Freddie Muñoz says. “If you plan on getting some really good waves, you have to be able to work with other people.”
There are few places in the world where world-class waves meet unobstructed views of a temperate rainforest. For Freddie Muñoz, that’s just a small part of what makes surfing in Yakutat so special.
“You kind of need almost, you know, local information, local knowledge,” Muñoz said. “If you plan on getting some really good waves, you have to be able to work with other people.” “It’s just really amazing to see how these kids are just, it’s so intuitive. And they just naturally are just really good at surfing,” Muñoz said. “You know, they’ve looked at the ocean as a way of putting food on their table. And now you can look at the ocean and see it as a form of play.”The younger generation getting more involved in the surf community is due in large part to Yakutat’s annual surf camp, which will celebrate its fourth year this summer.
“And it was like this big wave and everybody’s like, party wave! And like, nobody caught the wave. And I started paddling super hard. And then I was at the top of the wave, and it just felt nice,” she said.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
In far out Yakutat, surfers say community is key'We wanna surf with other people. We know it’s hard to surf here. You’re in colder water, the currents are really strong,' Freddie Muñoz says. “If you plan on getting some really good waves, you have to be able to work with other people.”
Read more »
Alaska military exercise seeks more ocean; public comment ends soon - Alaska Public MediaPublic comment ends today for a U.S. Navy proposal to more than quadruple the area its ships are allowed to maneuver for a war games exercise next summer in the Gulf of Alaska. The comment period is open until 11:59 p.m. on May 2.
Read more »
Commencement ceremonies honor University of Alaska Anchorage class of 2022 - Alaska Public MediaUAA Chancellor Sean Parnell said the graduates had shown their ability to adapt during the pandemic. 'They came through two academic years of it,” he said. “They’ve proven their remarkable resolve to finish and then to start anew.'
Read more »
Jury convicts Alaska Nazi prison gang members in grim death - Alaska Public MediaFive people affiliated with a Nazi prison gang, including one who legally changed his name to Filthy Fuhrer, have been convicted in the 2017 kidnapping, assault and murder of fellow gang member Michael Staton.
Read more »
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, May 2, 2022 - Alaska Public MediaThe mayor of Pilot Station dies falling through the ice on the Yukon River. Also, ventilation problems forced an Alaska Native charter school in Anchorage to move into a high school. And University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists study how water got from Earth to the moon.
Read more »
Alaska’s isolated wetlands could soon lose their protected status - Alaska Public MediaIn a 2006 case, the Supreme Court decided that wetlands next to navigable waterways would be protected under the Clean Water Act. But the justices didn’t agree on what to do about wetlands that aren't close to navigable waterways.
Read more »