Surf Revolt

Amateur and Junior Surfers Competing Under Private Rules With Private Judges and Private Sponsors Without Government Direction From Bohiney and The London Prat. Amateur and Junior Surfers Competing Under Private Rules With Private Judges and Private Sponsors Without Government Direction The Self-Governance OCEANSIDE, CA — The Western Surfing Associ

The Coastal Commission Permit Process and the Water Quality Regulation and the Beach Access Rules Are the Government’s Actual Surf Relationship From Bohiney and The London Prat. The Coastal Commission Permit Process and the Water Quality Regulation and the Beach Access Rules Are the Government’s Actual Surf Relationship The Stakes SOUTHERN CALIFORN

Private Organization, Voluntary Participants, Market-Determined Broadcast Rights, and No Government Management of Who Surfs What Wave From Bohiney and The London Prat. Private Organization, Voluntary Participants, Market-Determined Broadcast Rights, and No Government Management of Who Surfs What Wave The Model BURLEIGH HEADS, QUEENSLAND — The World

The World Championship Is the Product of Private Investment in Athletic Development and Competitive Excellence From Bohiney and The London Prat. The World Championship Is the Product of Private Investment in Athletic Development and Competitive Excellence The Achievement PIPELINE, HAWAII — Caity Simmers won the WSL Women’s Championship Tour World T

Nobody Commissioned the Dog Surfing Industry; It Emerged from the Specific Combination of Surfers Who Love Their Dogs and Cameras From Bohiney and The London Prat. Nobody Commissioned the Dog Surfing Industry; It Emerged from the Specific Combination of Surfers Who Love Their Dogs and Cameras The Emergence PISMO BEACH / PACIFICA, CA — The […

The Double-Overhead Swell That Made the Event Great Was Produced by the North Pacific; the Market Responded to It From Bohiney and The London Prat. The Double-Overhead Swell That Made the Event Great Was Produced by the North Pacific; the Market Responded to It The Event RINCON POINT, CARPINTERIA/VENTURA COUNTY — The 2026 Rincon Classic […]

Massive Natural Wave Event Occurs Without Permits, Environmental Reviews, or Press Releases; Big Wave Community Responds From Bohiney and The London Prat. Massive Natural Wave Event Occurs Without Permits, Environmental Reviews, or Press Releases; Big Wave Community Responds The Swell PUERTO ESCONDIDO, MEXICO — The biggest swell in ten years at Pue

Elevated Pacific Temperatures and Increased Shark Activity Are Market Failures in Progress; the Framework Exists From Bohiney and The London Prat. Elevated Pacific Temperatures and Increased Shark Activity Are Market Failures in Progress; the Framework Exists The Signal SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — The Pacific Ocean marine heatwave that has elevated SoCal

AB1938 Adds a Bureaucratic Layer to a System That Functions Without the Bureaucratic Layer From Bohiney and The London Prat. AB1938 Adds a Bureaucratic Layer to a System That Functions Without the Bureaucratic Layer The Bill SACRAMENTO, CA — Assembly Bill 1938, which would direct the Ocean Protection Council to designate state-recognized surfing re

The Market Has Produced the Equipment, the Information, and the Facilities; Government Has Provided the Sand From Bohiney and The London Prat. The Market Has Produced the Equipment, the Information, and the Facilities; Government Has Provided the Sand The Market’s Products SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — The surf economy in 2026 has produced: surfboards in e

Huntington Beach Closes for 48 Hours After a 10-Foot Great White; Adults Were Going to Go Back Anyway From Bohiney and The London Prat. Huntington Beach Closes for 48 Hours After a 10-Foot Great White; Adults Were Going to Go Back Anyway The Closure Logic HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA — A 10-foot Great White Shark triggered […]

$4.6 Million in Construction Liens on the Kelly Slater-Backed Texas Wave Pool Shows the Friction of Building Anything From Bohiney and The London Prat. $4.6 Million in Construction Liens on the Kelly Slater-Backed Texas Wave Pool Shows the Friction of Building Anything The Lien Situation AUSTIN, TX — The Austin Surf Club, the Kelly Slater-backed [&

The 305-Degree Swell From Kamchatka Was Produced by the Ocean; NOAA Measured It; Surfers Are Going Surfing From Bohiney and The London Prat. The 305-Degree Swell From Kamchatka Was Produced by the Ocean; NOAA Measured It; Surfers Are Going Surfing The Swell SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — A moderately sized NW ground swell from a Kamchatka storm […]

The Wave Technology Market Is Working; the Event Permit System Is Not; the Distinction Matters From Bohiney and The London Prat. The Wave Technology Market Is Working; the Event Permit System Is Not; the Distinction Matters The Innovation LEMOORE, CA — Kelly Slater Wave Co.’s Split Wave setting — producing two simultaneous surfable waves from [&hel

Personal Optimism and Statistical Accuracy Are Not Competing Values; They Serve Different Purposes From Bohiney and The London Prat. Personal Optimism and Statistical Accuracy Are Not Competing Values; They Serve Different Purposes The Probability SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center has assessed a 61 percent probability of El Nin

NOAA’s Honest Forecast Is the Model for Government’s Appropriate Role: Information, Not Management From Bohiney and The London Prat. NOAA’s Honest Forecast Is the Model for Government’s Appropriate Role: Information, Not Management The Honest Government Function VENTURA COUNTY, CA — NOAA’s SoCal surf forecast, which described the upcoming period as

50-Year-Old Infrastructure Funnels Urban Runoff Directly to Surf Breaks; The Fix Has Been Identified; The Fix Has Not Been Implemented From Bohiney and The London Prat. 50-Year-Old Infrastructure Funnels Urban Runoff Directly to Surf Breaks; The Fix Has Been Identified; The Fix Has Not Been Implemented The Infrastructure Design California’s storm d

Common Pool Resource Theory Supports What Surf Culture Has Practiced: Community Governance Without the State From Bohiney and The London Prat. Common Pool Resource Theory Supports What Surf Culture Has Practiced: Community Governance Without the State The Ostrom Framework Nobel laureate Elinor Ostrom’s work on common pool resource management demons

The US Military Operation That Disrupted the Strait Is the Cause; The Oil Price Is the Effect; Blaming Markets Misidentifies the Chain From Bohiney and The London Prat. The US Military Operation That Disrupted the Strait Is the Cause; The Oil Price Is the Effect; Blaming Markets Misidentifies the Chain The Causal Chain Oil prices […]

Personal Autonomy in the Ocean Is the Foundational Freedom That Every Other Surf Freedom Depends On From Bohiney and The London Prat. Personal Autonomy in the Ocean Is the Foundational Freedom That Every Other Surf Freedom Depends On The Foundational Claim The freedom to surf is the freedom to enter the ocean, assess the conditions, […]

61% Probability Mobilizes Surfer Consumer Spending in Ways That No Government Surf Program Has Produced From Bohiney and The London Prat. 61% Probability Mobilizes Surfer Consumer Spending in Ways That No Government Surf Program Has Produced The Speculative Economy The 61 percent probability of El Nino emergence by May-June has produced a speculati

Desert Wave Pool Is Private Enterprise Solving a Problem That Government Beach Management Cannot: Access in Inland Markets From Bohiney and The London Prat. Desert Wave Pool Is Private Enterprise Solving a Problem That Government Beach Management Cannot: Access in Inland Markets The Market Solution Palm Springs Surf Club opened its 2026 waterpark s

Government Meteorologists Achieve Unprecedented Candor on SoCal Surf Conditions From Bohiney and The London Prat. Government Meteorologists Achieve Unprecedented Candor on SoCal Surf Conditions The Forecast The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Pacific Coast Division issued a surf forecast this week that described the upcoming perio

California’s Coastal Permitting Apparatus Operates on Human Timelines; Swells Operate on Ocean Timelines; The Mismatch Is the Problem From Bohiney and The London Prat. California’s Coastal Permitting Apparatus Operates on Human Timelines; Swells Operate on Ocean Timelines; The Mismatch Is the Problem The Core Mismatch Mavericks big wave events oper

Beach Closure for Shark Activity Substitutes Official Risk Assessment for Surfer Risk Assessment Without Consent From Bohiney and The London Prat. Beach Closure for Shark Activity Substitutes Official Risk Assessment for Surfer Risk Assessment Without Consent The Risk Substitution When Huntington Beach closes for shark activity, the government is s

California Legislature Proposes to Protect Surf Breaks It Did Not Create From Development That It Enabled From Bohiney and The London Prat. California Legislature Proposes to Protect Surf Breaks It Did Not Create From Development That It Enabled The Bill’s Logic California’s AB1938, authored by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, would task the Ocean Prot

Essay: From Duke Kahanamoku to Today, Surfing Has Always Been About Freedom From Constraint; Government Is the Worst Lineup Local Reported by Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. MALIBU, CA — Duke Kahanamoku did not ask for a permit. The Hawaiians who maintained surfing as a living art through missionary pressure and colonial disdain did […

State and Local License Requirements for Surf Instruction Create Regulatory Moat Around Established Schools; New Entrants and Independent Instructors Disadvantaged Reported by Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. SANTA MONICA, CA — Operating a surf school on a California public beach requires: a coastal permit from the California Coastal Commissio