Coldwater Culture

Video by Ryan Robson, Edit by Keith Novosel Here is a follow up to the first post I did: A Moment in Indo Pacific. It's a quick video that the boat's photographer Ryan Robson shot and Keith Novosel edited down for us. Ryan is an amazing photographer and a really good guy. Check out his website [...]

Photos by Ryan Robson, words by Jeff Mollencop People ask me all the time how I came up with the name Moment Surf Company. The simple answer is I wanted something that captured the spirit of adventure and thrill you get from riding waves. As surfers, we are always on the search to find that [...]

Happy New Year to all of you! 2012 was another record breaking year for us, and we couldn't have done it without all of you! Thanks to everyone who supported us by stopping by the shop and restaurant when you come to PC, by coming to the Cape Kiwanda Longboard Classic, by spreading the word about [...]

Throughout the Oregon summer's small waves and strong north winds, surfers dream of this time of year when the ocean is full of energy. It's not uncommon in winter, though, to have to wait for the swell to get small enough to surf it. I sometimes fall into the trap of watching bigger waves and thinking "Oh [...]

Brrr. There's always talk about how cold it is to surf in Oregon. When talking to non-surfers, or surfers from the more temperate regions, it's easy to say how "frigid" it is on any given day. But in reality, with air and water temperatures at the beach averaging in the 50's for a lot of the year, [...]

There's no shame in being a weekend warrior. There's sometimes disappointment, often jealousy, and rarely total satisfaction...but certainly no shame. Warrior is right in the name...Those of us who live in the city and have office jobs, other responsibilities, and even other hobbies, fight battles with our own schedules to make time to get to the [...]

One fin? Two fins? Three, four, five? They each have different strengths and weaknesses. But there's a lot more to fin choice than the number of fins, and it can make a huge difference in your board's performance. It took a trip to the Futures Fins factory in Huntington Beach earlier this year for me [...]

You've heard it before: "Oh man, that was the wave of the day!" It's an informal title, but the declaration is usually true. As surfers, we're pretty aware of the conditions on any given day, watching waves up and down the beach. Often times actually, while trying to pick the best spot for a specific day, [...]