Dana Cummings' usual surf session Wednesday morning turned into something much more meaningful. As a Marine Corps Veteran and president of AmpSurf, a nonprofit that teaches people with disabilities ...

Amputees, veterans, and first responders are hitting the waves with a local nonprofit that’s expanded across the globe.

Dana Cummings, co-founder of AmpSurf, directs surfers and volunteers during Operation Restoration at Pismo Beach on Saturday. The program puts disabled people on surf boards and into the waves.

Santa Maria Noontime Rotary’s annual fundraising event last November, Spurs & Diamonds, raised an amazing $56,250 for local, national and international charitable organizations. The main beneficiary ...

In a qualifying vision impaired (VI) round, Matt Formston, from Australia, assisted by his guide, competes in the first heat, Tuesday, Dec. 6. The 2022 Pismo Beach ISA World Para Surfing Championships ...

The ocean has a special sense of calm. It’s written in poetry, seen in pictures and in paintings, but on Saturday it was especially seen in the eyes of more than a dozen physically challenged ...

AmpSurf International Surfing Association World Para Surfing Championship. The event, which will take place from Wednesday, March 11 to Sunday, March 15, is expected to bring together the world’s best ...

PISMO BEACH, Calif.- Veterans traveled from across the country for this years AmpSurf event. The veterans will spend the weekend surfing, kayaking, learning archery and more. Some veterans have been a ...

Surfing can be difficult for beginners, but for wheelchair users, getting to and from the beach can be even more challenging. California Polytechnic State University and AmpSurf teamed up to create an ...

One day, Ricochet received a post on her Facebook page from Sabine Becker, asking "Do you think a girl without arms can surf, Ricochet?" Without hesitation, Ricochet said ABSOLUTELY, and referred her ...

SANTA BARBARA-SANTA MONICA, Calf. -- A new device could help those living with disabilities ride the wave a little easier. Some college engineering students and a non-profit group are developing a ...