Jon Coen

The ocean is bathwater and the hydrangeas are bursting. Crabs and flounder have returned to our bay, I had my first cup of Nutella chocolate ice cream, and each weekend, more and more folks are willing to stand on a line literally out the door for a cup of coffee. Must be good java … And I was trying to […]

A few weeks before the heat of this summer, GMC announced it was coming onboard as the Official Truck of Natural Selection Tour – a series of

We are being told that going outside under smoky skies is like puffing multiple packs of cigarettes. Great … now I’m addicted to Canadian wildfires. Enough with the jokes. Let’s talk abut the wildness that occurred last week through a thin slice of our area. There’s this very strong theme that has always run through East Coast surfing. And the […]

There’s something fairly amazing about the all-female Jetty Coquina Jam that happens year after year. There’s the outpouring of community support. There’s the level of surfing, which the women seem to take to new levels each year. There’s the vibe on the beach, which has grown to a full summertime beach festival. But beyond all those things is the […]

This week, it became quite obvious that the next few summers might not be like this one. LeBron just signed with the Sixers. And even though “The Kid from Akron” (who is 41) grew up in Ohio and got a title with the Cavs, it’s likely he developed a love for the beach over the last eight years in L.A. […]

Grain Surfboards' new Bio-Logic construction replaces foam and fiberglass with cedar, flax, and cork—and it's the most impressive eco-friendly surfboard I've ever ridden.

The new Swellframe shows the surf conditions without ever having to pick up that smartphone.

We have reached that special time of summer – that point when the bottom of your feet have hardened to dark callouses. And as the temperature spikes over 90 this weekend, you’ll have no problem walking across the hottest of beaches. You’ll cruise easily over the rocks in the yard. No need for flip-flops on hot pavement. You have your […]

About 10 summers ago, the finless, soft hybrid of a bodyboard, surfboard and skimboard called the Beater Board, made by Catch Surf, was the most sought-after craft for kids on LBI. Surf shops couldn’t keep them stocked. Surf City, specifically the neighborhood on the south end of town, was a hotbed of Beater action. Each summer for several years, the […]

There isn’t global surfing news very often that is relevant enough to be included in Liquid Lines, but this just might be. This week, one Kelly Robert Slater was awarded a wildcard spot to the World Surf League’s World Championship Tour’s Outerknown Tahiti Pro Presented by I-SEA that started on Saturday. Slater is 54 years old. He first qualified for […]