Carpooling Surfers: Friends Inside, Surfboards on Roof
Screenshot 2023-06-05 at 2.50.22 PM.png It’s just taken you the last forty-five minutes to fit multiple surfboards into your car. It was a nightmare of a puzzle with the plethora of fins and sharp points and tails and rails, but you figured it out. As you stand there, admiring your work, you realize you forgot one […]
It’s just taken you the last forty-five minutes to fit multiple surfboards into your car. It was a nightmare of a puzzle with the plethora of fins and sharp points and tails and rails, but you figured it out.
As you stand there, admiring your work, you realize you forgot one very important thing: space for your passengers.
Your friends are troopers, so they squeeze in with the boards. One person is sitting on another’s lap in the front seat, while two more lay flat in the trunk.
One kooky friend offered to get an Uber down there, but you insisted that he not. It’s blasphemous to ride separately from the crew while your board is chartered there for you.
It’s all going fine, until you hit that first bump and everything hops and shuffles. You hear the crunch of surfboards smacking together, while that kooky friend yelps after getting a fin to the shoulder.
Still, you persevere and get to the beach. Everyone piles out in one piece, and even the boards are okay despite the crunch, but you don’t come away unscathed.
There’s wax all over your seats. You know how difficult it is to remove wax from your car’s interior.
You’ve tried all the different tactics from the butter knife scraping method to the popsicle stick technique to using ice to harden it first. You’ve even made a clay paste and let it dry on the wax.
None of it works. All of it is annoying.
“There’s only one tried and true method to getting wax out of your car’s interior forever,” says Steve Mara, owner of local surf brand Ho Stevie! “our padded Surfboard Car Racks.”
These “thru-the-door” style racks are universal and fit any car, truck, or SUV (2 or 4 door) and come with textured pads so that you don’t need previously installed crossbars.
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They take only minutes to install. Stevie’s done it in less than three!
Most roof racks like these come with exposed metal buckles forcing you to use towels or wetsuits to stuff in between the board and the strap to keep from getting dings and dents.
We’ve all seen a loose wetsuit or towel flailing in the wind, holding on for dear life as you’re driving along the freeway.
You don’t want to be that guy.
These roof racks are equipped with silicone covers on the metal buckles so you can keep the wetsuits and towels inside the vehicle, and the boards safe on top.
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With summer quickly approaching, there’s going to be a lot of sunny surf days coming. And when the waves are good you never want to have to worry about parking multiple cars.
To keep you and your carpool crew on the waves, your boards safe, and your car clean, these surfboard roof racks are all you need. Carry up to 3 surfboards of any size, longboards or shortboards.
Ho Stevie! recently moved locations from their retail store in Pacific Beach, to a bigger warehouse downtown, but all their surf gear can still be found online at Amazon or HoStevie.com with fast free shipping and 30 day money back guarantee.
To take it a step further this summer, ditch the messy sunscreen and grab a rash guard shirt and bucket hat with chin straps. The ultimate summer surf essentials for fun in the sun.
See you out there!
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Studio S
SEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Meet ArtsConnect, UC San Diego’s Invitation to SoCal Arts Lovers
ArtsConnect brings those experiences into view, helping residents discover what they can see, hear and create at UC San Diego while experiencing the campus in a new way.
Ask most people what UC San Diego is known for, and the arts may not be the first answer. Yet this fall, San Diegans can watch Ghostbusters with a live orchestra, try their hand at glassmaking and wander among more than 20 works of public art woven throughout the university’s La Jolla campus.
ArtsConnect brings those experiences into view, helping residents discover what they can see, hear and create at UC San Diego while experiencing the campus in a new way.
Courtesy of UC San Diego | Photo Cred: Erik Jensen
“The arts are at the heart of UC San Diego’s student-centered mission and vision,” says Alysson Satterlund, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Life. “Whether creating, participating in, or experiencing performances, the arts are essential to a healthy and truly fun Triton student experience.”
That invitation often begins where the arts intersect with other fields.
“Some of the most innovative work and discovery happen where disciplines don’t usually share a stage,” says Cristina Della Coletta, Dean of the UC San Diego School of Arts and Humanities. “So through our unique intersection of the arts with science, technology, and medicine, we are improving lives, physically and emotionally.
Take The Inaudible Ocean, a collaboration between Department of Music Professor Lei Liang and Scripps Institution of Oceanography Assistant Project Scientist Josh Jones. Over eight years, the pair recorded earthquakes, ship noise, whale songs and other sounds in remote underwater locations. They transformed those recordings into a live music experience that allowed audiences to hear the ocean in an entirely new way. The work premiered on campus in May and continues to evolve.
The arts also connect the campus to the global art world and diverse perspectives. Chief Campus Curator Jessica Berlanga Taylor recently curated the Mexico Pavilion at the 61st Venice Biennale, featuring RojoNegro, the collective formed by Noé Martínez and María Sosa. The collective will unveil a compelling new permanent installation for UC San Diego’s celebrated Stuart Collection later this fall.
ArtPower offers another easy entry point, bringing touring performers to venues including the outdoor Epstein Family Amphitheater and the intimate Loft. The nearly three dozen performances featured through its 2026-2027 season span music, dance, film, theater and conversation.
Among the fall highlights is Ghostbusters in Concert on Sept. 25, pairing the beloved 1984 film with a live performance of Elmer Bernstein’s score. Tickets start at $35, and the amphitheater is located next to the UC San Diego Blue Line trolley station.
“Every member of our community should have access to world-class art, so we work hard to remove the barriers that stand in the way,” says Colleen Kollar Smith, executive artistic director of the Campus Performances and Events Office. “That means affordable ticket prices, and performances, voices and experiences where people see themselves reflected on stage and know they belong.”
The arts at UC San Diego are not only something to watch. The Craft Center offers public classes and workshops in ceramics, jewelry, woodworking, culinary arts and even surfboard shaping. At the new Glass Center, beginners and experienced makers can explore glassmaking through classes, demonstrations and studio experiences.
Whether you want to attend a performance, make something yourself or spend an afternoon exploring public art, there is an easy way in. And the invitation extends well beyond students and alumni.
Kollar Smith says it best: “Visit, participate, spectate or create. You’re invited, and we hope you’ll connect with us soon.”
Growing up, Laika Nur, MD, Scripps Clinic sports medicine specialist, loved watching beach volleyball when the Association of Volleyball Professionals tour came to her hometown of Chicago. A talented volleyball player herself, she remembers sitting in the stands all day, and once, even got a couple autographs. Years later, Dr. Nur was attending a professional event focused on women’s sports, and the discussion turned to a new professional women’s volleyball league. The general manager and coaching staff for San Diego’s team, the Mojo, happened to be in attendance, and Dr. Nur took the opportunity to ask them if they needed a team doctor. Flash forward to the Mojo’s inaugural 2024 season, when Dr. Nur officially became the team physician. Click here to read more about Dr. Nur and how she incorporates lessons she learned on the court into her practice.
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Your feet and ankles probably aren’t something you give much thought to—until something goes wrong. Orthopedic surgeons at Scripps Clinic are on the leading edge of foot and ankle reconstruction, treating patients with sports injuries, deformities, traumatic injuries and other conditions. That includes repairing torn Achilles tendons with a minimally invasive procedure that shrinks the incision site to less than a centimeter, and performing advanced ankle replacement on some patients with ankle arthritis. Read more about Scripps’ innovations in foot and ankle care here.
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Mai Vue was just 34 weeks pregnant when she delivered her baby. Her pregnancy had been complicated, and she’d had a recent second trimester pregnancy loss, which led to her receiving specialized care from Sean Daneshmand, MD, a Scripps Clinic perinatologist who oversees high-risk pregnancies. Dr. Daneshmand and his team took care of Mai during her pregnancy, through the birth of her healthy baby girl and beyond. Mai was part of a program Scripps launched to provide support to new moms in the weeks and months after delivery. The postpartum program, known as Scripps Health’s Fourth Trimester Continuum of Care, provides care for women with high-risk pregnancies to optimize their health after childbirth and reduce the risk of complications in future pregnancies. Click here to learn more.
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It’s estimated that one in five people in the U.S. will develop skin cancer at some point in their lives. When you factor in living in a sun-soaked city like San Diego and the outdoorsy lifestyle that comes with it, that figure can jump to as high as one in three, which makes early detection and intervention all the more important. Dermatologists at Bighorn Mohs and Dermatology Center are using innovative imaging methods and advanced surgical techniques to diagnose and treat skin cancer. For certain cancers in sensitive spots, like the face, dermatologists perform Mohs surgery, removing skin tissue layer by layer until reaching healthy, cancer-free tissue. They also use a process called immunohistochemistry to view tissue samples taken during Mohs surgery in far greater detail than previous methods. Read more about how Scripps is advancing skin cancer care here.
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When endurance athlete Isaac Sanchez learned he had cancer, he felt blindsided. He was healthy, surfed often and was training for an Ironman triathlon. But he had to put that on hold to undergo treatment. His physicians at Scripps Cancer Center developed a plan to treat the cancer in his tonsil and lymph nodes that included six-and-a-half weeks of near-daily radiation and weekly chemotherapy. He also worked with a Scripps Cancer Center dietitian to enhance his nutrition to promote strength and healing. Today, Isaac’s back to doing what he loves. Read more of his story here.
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