Whenever Theo Branson needed to think, away from his overbearing parents, he would strap his board to the top of his jeep and drive to the beach. The waves along the Maine coast were strong, making surfing

Ahoy sailors, beach worshippers and octopi! It's week 4 of this community and we'd really love to see you show your support by entering! Every week you will have a choice of the current topic or you can

I almost missed it and was pretty shaky with the camera. There are BIG waves from the south all over California now. I wasn't feeling up to it so I just went to the closest easiest place...

Sometimes this happens in winter but not often if it all in in summer type swells

Backwash at Northside on a windy afternoon is not something anybody shoots. I might be the only person ever to look for this and shoot it. I'm not saying people with their phones were not taking photos

Already week 3! It's lovely to see people enjoying the beaches, particularly in the northern hemisphere. We'd love to see some of you enter this challenge that comes out every wheek. Please grab your chosen

Hey ho sailors, swimmers, beach go-ers and ocean lovers of Hive! We've had a few people struggle to join the community - perhaps we weren't clear enough, so this post is to show you how! Subscribing on

Every week, we're going to post a challenge early in the week just to give you some writing inspiration. As the weeks go by, we'll also list previous weeks topics, so that if you missed one that you wanted

I was sitting in my physio’s office the other day looking at this beautiful photograph of Bells Beach. One of those classic views looking across the bay — the headland, the road curling up the hill to