Santa Cruz’s John Mel tied for ninth place at the World Surf League’s Pacifico Surf Open Cerritos, a Qualifying Series 1,000-point event, in Baja California Sur, Mexico, on Friday. Mel was ...

Krasinski succeeds Patrick Dempsey who won the title in 2023. The first winner was Mel Gibson in 1985.

John Mel is a competitive surfer and actor. He was born and raised in the coastal town of Santa Cruz, California into a surfing legacy under his namesake, his paternal grandfather, a surf shop ...