Andrew Hapke 5/8/26 Andrew Hapke 5/8/26 The shape of the moon. The sunrise. The afternoon breeze. Modern life has rendered so many natural phenomena irrelevant. But not to us surfers. Read More Andrew Hapke 5/1/26 Andrew Hapke 5/1/26 Malibu lost one of its personalities. RIP Charlie. You'll be missed. I learned a lot from him - above all, that you can be assertive and relaxed in the lineup. Read More Andrew Hapke 4/24/26 Andrew Hapke 4/24/26 Is your best surfing ahead of you? Or behind you? What does best mean to you? How might that change as you get older? Read More Andrew Hapke 4/17/26 Andrew Hapke 4/17/26 Surfing offers two seemingly contradictory gifts: Time to let the mind wander without direction. And the opportunity to focus intently on the present moment. Read More Andrew Hapke 4/10/26 Andrew Hapke 4/10/26 How will you know when you've surfed enough waves? In your next session? In your life? What will that feel like? Read More Andrew Hapke 4/3/26 Andrew Hapke 4/3/26 What is your relationship to risk and reward? Surfing's scariest moments often become meaningful memories. Where else is that true in your life? Read More Andrew Hapke 3/27/26 Andrew Hapke 3/27/26 A OR B is a seductive frame. Surfing offers AND. Exhausted AND exhilarated. Competent and kook. Thrilled and ticked off. How does AND show up in your sessions? Read More Andrew Hapke 3/20/26 Andrew Hapke 3/20/26 A crowded lineup can be a competitive strategy game. To "win" your waves, you must constantly analyze the conditions and each person you are surfing "against." Read More Andrew Hapke 3/13/26 Andrew Hapke 3/13/26 To be a surfer is to be an optimist. To always believe that just beyond the horizon is a wave. A wave that could be yours. Read More Andrew Hapke 3/6/26 Andrew Hapke 3/6/26 Friction can be fruitful. Some of the best conditions for surfing occur when two critical elements, the wind and the waves, are pushing against each other. Read More Andrew Hapke 2/27/26 Andrew Hapke 2/27/26 You only get one opportunity to surf a new spot for the first time. Savor that unique blend of uncertainty and thrill when you paddle out somewhere new. Read More Andrew Hapke 2/20/26 Andrew Hapke 2/20/26 If it was just a little bigger. If it was just a little glassier. If it was just a little less crowded. If the tide was just a little lower. If it was just… Read More Andrew Hapke 2/13/26 Andrew Hapke 2/13/26 Each time you paddle out, you become part of a community. Responsible for your own happiness and aware that your actions affect the happiness of others. Read More Andrew Hapke 2/6/26 Andrew Hapke 2/6/26 What has always been true at your home break? What has only been true since surfers arrived there? How about since you first surfed there? Read More Andrew Hapke 1/30/26 Andrew Hapke 1/30/26 Every time we surf, we live a mini simulation of our life. Some combination of luck and skill produce an outcome that we live with... Until the next session. Read More
Andrew Hapke 5/8/26 Andrew Hapke 5/8/26 The shape of the moon. The sunrise. The afternoon breeze. Modern life has rendered so many natural phenomena irrelevant. But not to us surfers. Read More
Andrew Hapke 5/1/26 Andrew Hapke 5/1/26 Malibu lost one of its personalities. RIP Charlie. You'll be missed. I learned a lot from him - above all, that you can be assertive and relaxed in the lineup. Read More
Andrew Hapke 4/24/26 Andrew Hapke 4/24/26 Is your best surfing ahead of you? Or behind you? What does best mean to you? How might that change as you get older? Read More
Andrew Hapke 4/17/26 Andrew Hapke 4/17/26 Surfing offers two seemingly contradictory gifts: Time to let the mind wander without direction. And the opportunity to focus intently on the present moment. Read More
Andrew Hapke 4/10/26 Andrew Hapke 4/10/26 How will you know when you've surfed enough waves? In your next session? In your life? What will that feel like? Read More
Andrew Hapke 4/3/26 Andrew Hapke 4/3/26 What is your relationship to risk and reward? Surfing's scariest moments often become meaningful memories. Where else is that true in your life? Read More
Andrew Hapke 3/27/26 Andrew Hapke 3/27/26 A OR B is a seductive frame. Surfing offers AND. Exhausted AND exhilarated. Competent and kook. Thrilled and ticked off. How does AND show up in your sessions? Read More
Andrew Hapke 3/20/26 Andrew Hapke 3/20/26 A crowded lineup can be a competitive strategy game. To "win" your waves, you must constantly analyze the conditions and each person you are surfing "against." Read More
Andrew Hapke 3/13/26 Andrew Hapke 3/13/26 To be a surfer is to be an optimist. To always believe that just beyond the horizon is a wave. A wave that could be yours. Read More
Andrew Hapke 3/6/26 Andrew Hapke 3/6/26 Friction can be fruitful. Some of the best conditions for surfing occur when two critical elements, the wind and the waves, are pushing against each other. Read More
Andrew Hapke 2/27/26 Andrew Hapke 2/27/26 You only get one opportunity to surf a new spot for the first time. Savor that unique blend of uncertainty and thrill when you paddle out somewhere new. Read More
Andrew Hapke 2/20/26 Andrew Hapke 2/20/26 If it was just a little bigger. If it was just a little glassier. If it was just a little less crowded. If the tide was just a little lower. If it was just… Read More
Andrew Hapke 2/13/26 Andrew Hapke 2/13/26 Each time you paddle out, you become part of a community. Responsible for your own happiness and aware that your actions affect the happiness of others. Read More
Andrew Hapke 2/6/26 Andrew Hapke 2/6/26 What has always been true at your home break? What has only been true since surfers arrived there? How about since you first surfed there? Read More
Andrew Hapke 1/30/26 Andrew Hapke 1/30/26 Every time we surf, we live a mini simulation of our life. Some combination of luck and skill produce an outcome that we live with... Until the next session. Read More