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Sam George

Sam George

Surfer/Writer/Director

A Tale of Broken Surfboards and Broken Hearts
Features

A Tale of Broken Surfboards and Broken Hearts

9 min read
Surfing's Greatest Waterman Versus the State of California
Features

Surfing’s Greatest Waterman Versus the State of California

10 min read
Bill Sharp Talks About Winning a Pair of Emmy Awards for HBO's '100 Foot Wave'
Features

Bill Sharp Talks About Winning a Pair of Emmy Awards for HBO’s ‘100 Foot Wave’

9 min read
A Story of When Surfers Become Disco Dancers to Pay the Bills
Features

The Story of When Surfers Become Disco Dancers to Pay the Bills

11 min read
The Legend of Tom Curren: Why This Surfer Continues to Inspire
Features

The Legend of Tom Curren: Why This Surfer Continues to Inspire

10 min read
Why a Surf Contest in Paradise Might Not Be Such a Good Idea
Features

Why a Surf Contest in Paradise Might Not Be Such a Good Idea

11 min read
The Legend of Tom Curren: Part II
Features

The Legend of Tom Curren: Stories That Define the Iconic, Yet Enigmatic, Surfer

13 min read
The Legend of Tom Curren
Features

The Legend of Tom Curren (In Three Parts)

8 min read
How to Improve Your Surfing by Doing...Absolutely Nothing
Features

How to Improve Your Surfing….by Doing Absolutely Nothing

6 min read
How Much Surfboard Do You Really Need?
Features

How Much Surfboard Do You Really Need?

5 min read
The Best Ride in Surfing History
Opinion

The Best Ride in Surfing History

7 min read
"Scrapbook" is a limited series from The Inertia's Sam George, in which the longtime surf scribe draws from a vast trove of personal stories and photos to present a collection of entertaining tales that, while spanning decades of his surfing life, are easily relatable to any of us who've joined him in that pursuit.
Features

Private Surf Spots: No Trespassing… No Problem

9 min read
wave pools are marketing to air
Opinion

Ever Done an Air on a Surfboard? Because That’s What Wave Pools Are Marketing To

6 min read
The Florida Surf Film Festival: Something in the Water
Surf

The Florida Surf Film Festival: Something in the Water

6 min read
When Judging the Championship Tour, Freesurfing and Contest Surfing Need to Meld Into One
Opinion

Judging On the Championship Tour Needs to Meld Freesurfing and Contest Surfing Into One

4 min read
10 Things Even Experienced Surfers Do Wrong
Opinion

10 Things Even Experienced Surfers Do Wrong

6 min read
Who Says Surfing Is a Youth Sport?
Opinion

Who Says Surfing Is a Youth Sport?

10 min read
An Auction of Photographer John Witzig’s Work Is a Study in Australian Surf History
Surf

Surfing’s Nostalgia Virus: Are You Infected?

9 min read
The Legend of Surf Filmmaker Jack McCoy
Features

The Legend of Jack McCoy

9 min read