Joe Surf: ‘Return to Cape St. Francis’ reminds that the summer is truly endless. By Joe Haakenson . April 13, 2016 11:57 AM PT . Share . Share via Close extra sharing options.

In the mid 1950’s, a young Durban farmer named Leighton Hulett and his wife Anne took a big risk in purchasing a massive farm at St. Francis Bay in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.

Bruce Brown would have admitted Dick Metz deserved credit for being at Cape St. Francis first. "Bruce's Beauties" could have ...

The hit 1966 surfing documentary immortalized the maverick California wave rider as an archetype of the footloose rebel surfer. Mike Hynson surfing in Cape St. Francis, South Africa, in 1964. Clip ...

Now streaming on Apple, Amazon and other platforms, "The Birth of The Endless Summer" is required viewing during this season of the sun.

Mr. Hynson taped five rolls of 16mm film from Cape St. Francis under a loose Hawaiian shirt. He sailed through the customs check and boarded their flight bound for Australia. “And that was it ...

Hynson described how he discovered the perfect wave one early morning at Cape St. Francis, a small village in South Africa, to surf journalist Scott Hulet in 1991.

Saint Francis Healthcare System in Cape Girardeau is once again set to host its annual Live Nativity event for the Christmas Season. The event will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 ...

Metz's adventures lead him to discover the "perfect wave" at Cape St. Francis in South Africa, which inspires Bruce Brown to create "The Endless Summer" and revolutionize the sport of surfing.

In the mid 1950’s, a young Durban farmer named Leighton Hulett and his wife Anne took a big risk in purchasing a massive farm at St. Francis Bay in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.

Hynson described how he discovered the perfect wave one early morning at Cape St. Francis, a small village in South Africa, to surf journalist Scott Hulet in 1991.