Bill Jones left this earthly world on Wednesday, August 3. He was a father, grandfather, brother, friend, Eagle Scout, avid surfer, and an all-around “cool dude”. Born April 20, 1948, in Worcester, Massachusetts to Dorothy and Elmer Jones. He discovered his passion for the ocean when they moved to California in 1960. Bill

It is with much sadness that we write this tribute to SMA member and surf doctor extraordinaire, Terry Farrell, DO, who died unexpectedly while mountain biking near his home in Maine on September 22, 2018 at age 61. Terry was an emergency physician in York, ME and was an avid surfer, swimmer, and boater. Though […]

Here at SM headquarters, we often have some interesting flotsam, (in this case ambergris), that crosses our bow. A few years ago, we received a large beat-up cardboard box containing the original, handwritten letters from the “Ask the surf Docs” column of Surfermagazine circa 1989, edited by our own Mark Renneker, MD. Some of the better letters […]