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 ...

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 ...