Renting a board in California

[mylesjj]

Hi,

One old fella from the UK is travelling over to California next month for a three week road trip. I'm traveling over with my family and therefore can't be bothered with the headache and expense of flying out with my 9'6 log. Can anyone recommend places where I can rent out a decent log (no foamies please) for a couple of days? I am traveling down the coast from San Fran and will be stopping off at Santa Cruz, Monterey, Laguna, Dana Point and San Diego. I will be in Orange County for 5 days.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Myles

[RobSF]

Welcome to California, Myles.

The only place I've rented in the area is in Pacifica, just south of San Francisco, and I only ever rented foamies there. They may have some epoxy boards, too, but I don't remember seeing them. You shouldn't have a problem finding places in Santa Cruz, though, that rent hard boards.

[RinkyDink]

Yelp might be useful for you. I haven't rented from Freeline, but I sold a board on consignment there. The people who run the shop are friendly and helpful. Have fun on your vacation.

https://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=s ... 2C+ca&ns=1

[billie_morini]

Myles,
Be sure to go to the Surfing Museums in Santa Cruz and Huntington Beach.

There are thousands of surf shops in California, including where you are traveling. Here are some quick lists where you can rent boards and wet suits.

North of San Francisco
Stinson Beach Live Water Surf Shop
3450 Shoreline Hwy, Stinson Beach - (415) 868-0333
www.livewatersurfshop.com

Bolinas Surf Shop
52 Wharf Rd, Bolinas - (415) 868-1935
http://maps.google.com/maps?sourceid=na ... 1582308114

San Francisco Surf Shops
Wise Surfboards800 Great Hwy, San Francisco, CA - (415) 750-9473
Wise Surf Report 415 273 1618
Mollusk Surf Shop4500 Irving St, San Francisco, CA - (415) 564-6300
S F Surf Shop3809 Noriega St, San Francisco, CA - (415) 661-7873
Aqua Surf Shop2830 Sloat Blvd, San Francisco, CA - (415) 242-9283
Sonlight Surfshop575 Crespi Dr # 1, Pacifica, CA - (650) 359-5471
Log Shop640 Crespi Dr, Pacifica, CA - (650) 738-5664
Kstar Board Shop1625 Linda Mar Shopping Center, Pacifica, CA - (650) 359-0521
NorCal Surf Shops5460 Coast Hwy, Pacifica, CA - (650) 738-9283
Mavericks Surf Shop151 Harvard Ave, Half Moon Bay, CA- (650) 563-9060
Half Moon Bay Board Shop3032 Cabrillo Hwy N, Half Moon Bay, CA
Cowboy Surf Shop2830 Cabrillo Hwy N # 1, Half Moon Bay, CA- (650) 726-6968

Monterey Surf Shops
Sunshine Free Style Sports
443 Lighthouse Ave, Monterey - (831) 375-5015
http://maps.google.com/maps?sourceid=na ... 7327318980

On the Beach Surf Shop
693 Lighthouse Ave, Monterey - (831) 646-9283
www.onthebeachsurfshop.com

Liquid Surf Shop
156 Fountain Ave, Pacific Grove - (831) 647-9283
www.liquidsurfshop.com

Santa Cruz Surf Shops
Arrow Surf and Sport (West Side), 2322 Mission St., Santa Cruz, 831-423-8286
Arrow Surf and Sport (East Side), 312 Capitola Ave., Capitola, 831-475-8960
Cowell’s Beach N Bikini Surf Shop, 30 Front St., Santa Cruz, 831-427-2355
Davenport Surfsail Repair and Equipment, 10 Marine View Ave., Davenport, 831-429-6051
Freeline Design Surfboards, 821 41st Ave., Santa Cruz, 831-476-2950
Haut Surf and Sailboards, 345 Swift St., Santa Cruz, 831-426-7874
La Selva Beach Surf Shop, 308 Playa Blvd., Watsonville, 831-684-0774
Nolands Sun and Surf, Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz, 831-423-5500
O’Neill Surf Shop, 1149 41st Ave., Capitola, 831-475-4151
O’Neill at the Boardwalk, 400 Beach St., Santa Cruz, 831-459-9230
O’Neill Beach at the Yacht Harbor, 2222 East Cliff Dr., Santa Cruz, 831-476-5200
Pacific Wave, 1502 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 831-458-9283
Paradise Surf Shop, 3961 Portola Dr,, Santa Cruz, 831-462-3880 or www.paradisesurf.com
Patagonia Santa Cruz, 415 River St. #C, Santa Cruz, 831-469-1945
Santa Cruz Surf Shop, 753 41st Ave., Santa Cruz, 831-464-3233 or http://www.santacruzsurf.com

Huntington Beach Surf Shops
The Froghouse
Jack's

[RobSF]

Billie's list is amazing, and I'll be referring to it myself the next time I head south. Note that the Log Shop in Pacifica is, alas, no longer with us. My boy skated there, a friend painted a mural on one of their walls, I got my first surf lesson through them, and my heart was broken when I saw they'd closed down a few years ago. NorCal and SonRise are both still around, though, and both good shops with good folks.

[jaffa1949]

Perhaps that list should be a sticky? I don't know how to do that!

[RobSF]

Wise, by the way, in San Francisco, is mentioned in Barbarian Days. For years they were the city's only surf shop, and, I imagine, a place many people scratched their heads staring at as they walked by, looking out at the furious tumult of Ocean Beach waves and then back at a store that sold surfboards to go out there.

Thinking, "Seriously?"

[RinkyDink]

Wise, by the way, in San Francisco, is mentioned in Barbarian Days. For years they were the city's only surf shop, and, I imagine, a place many people scratched their heads staring at as they walked by, looking out at the furious tumult of Ocean Beach waves and then back at a store that sold surfboards to go out there.

Thinking, "Seriously?"

Ocean Beach will slap you around, but she does have her charms.

[billie_morini]

Perhaps that list should be a sticky? I don't know how to do that!

Ha, ha, me neither!

[mylesjj]

Thanks so much! This will come in so handy.

[billie_morini]

Thanks so much! This will come in so handy.

You are welcome. Old Guys rule!

[mylesjj]

Shark situation doesn't seem to be improving in SoCal though!

http://magicseaweed.com/news/sharks-imp ... nia/10347/

[RobSF]

Well . . .

for the sharks it is. Kind of.