The California Surf Project [Hardcover]

Eric Soderquist (Author), Chris Burkard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 22, 2009

Quit your job, pack your boards, and surf your way down the California coast....
Sound like a daydream? The California Surf Project is the fully illustrated travel diary of two surfers who took this trip of a lifetime. Chris Burkard, a talented photographer, and Eric Soderquist, a professional surfer, cajoled their Volkswagen bus along Highway 1 from the Oregon border to the Tijuana Sloughs and discovered everything the Golden State's legendary coastline has to offer. Relive their incredible adventure of surfing perfect waves, sharing campfires with total strangers, and keeping the bus running with duct tape and prayers in more than 200 gorgeous photographs, soulful text, and a professionally produced thirty-minute DVD.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Chris Burkard is a surf photographer whose work has appeared in over 35 international publications. He lives in Arroyo Grande, California.

Eric Soderquist is a professional surfer, artist, and world traveler. He lives and surfs in Shell Beach, California.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books; 1 edition (April 22, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811862828
• ISBN-13: 978-0811862820
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 0.9 x 10 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #54,176 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #1 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Nature Travel > Adventure > Skiing
  • #3 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Outdoor Recreation > Skiing
  • #9 in Books > Arts & Photography > Photography > Sports

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A Visual Love Letter to the Best Coast Line on Earth May 25, 2009

By Jaimal Yogis

Format:Hardcover

Sometimes I think I love California too much. I find myself talking to east coast friends about it and wondering if I'm being over the top when I say things like "there's no better place on earth". But then I take a drive down Hwy 1 and I get all teary-eyed and grateful. If I ever leave California -- and I won't for very long -- I will not take this book with me. Because I would cry every time I saw it. Soderquist and Burkhard have captured what so many of us love about living here. Their journey is a visual love letter to the Golden State that I'll look at again and again if only to remind myself that I'm not leaving. Well done gents!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars What it is January 13, 2010

By sherri

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

I liked this book. But then I like both surfing and good travelogues in general so it was a bit of a given.

Two surfers win a free grant to go on a surf trip as long as they write a book about it, so they do. Pretty much explains it.

Nice photography, interesting thoughts and angles from a surfers perspective and two guys get to surf the californian coast just for fun and document the whole thing. I thought the pic on the cover was one of the best in the book regarding mood and sense of place but the photography overall is good - in a trendy 'art' surfer mag kind of way. I was disappointed to only see photographs as one of the guys is a painter, but I thought the photographer had a good eye and natural style re graphic layout and image. (My thoughts anyway.)

Am also keen to read the Bend to Baja book mentioned by another reviewer.

Gave it as a present because I thought it was a good book for inspiration and didn't want it wasted, just sitting on my shelf.

(Would have donated it to the local library but have given them both the Bra Boys Autobiography and Mick Fannings and haven't seen either on the shelves, so passed it on to someone who I thought would appreciate it.)

Nice book. Recommended for the right audience.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars A sweet, delicate book about surfing and life... November 2, 2009

By Mary Eastham

Format:Hardcover

This book is part adventure, part whimsy and mostly fun. I surf in my dreams, but an early near drowning experience has put the brakes on my dancing on the water. That hasn't stopped me from loving and seeking out every potential surf pitstop from San Francisco all the way to Baja. It's a lifestyle I envy, so simple and so rich. I'm trying to teach my Golden Retriever puppy Flynn to surf. It's my way of grabbing a piece of the action. Catch a ride on The California Surf Project. It's an escape I think you'll really enjoy. I especially like the hand-written picture captions. They tell their own stories...Mary Kennedy Eastham, Author, The Shadow of a Dog I Can't Forget and the upcoming novel, Night Surfing Website:[...].