Alternative Groove

Rookie Wizard Makes Gravy

Hey Friends
As Nanaimo’s only legitimate Surf Shop and being centrally located on Vancouver Island, it’s pivotal that we at Alternative Groove carry a wide verity of surfboards for various conditions and seasons. Surfing is like drinking, you always get wet and it’s okay to pee your pants. So whether you’re casually surfing with friends, [...]

“Chilll Bro, lifes a pop-tart”

Allegedly, a twenty-five year old surfer assaulted an old bird on the beach over some wave board etiquette. It’s slightly understandable, nothing chaps my @$$ more then someone snaking my line in the park: aside from maybe, long exposure to the sun, while spontaneous streaking without sun-block! On the other hand, weekend warriors and [...]

Sepp Bruhwiler

Last weekend, the guys and I from Groove took a surf trip to south island and got buck! Turns out our commander in chief, Marc, Kills it on a surfboard. With that said, I’ve been re-intrigued in the local surf scene so I scooted over to Cam’s site CoastalBC.com for the last in West Coast [...]