Keith Saitep is an ex Valley kid who found surfing by way of the Los Angeles Junior Lifeguard program at Zuma Beach, in the late 80’s. From that point on, he would do anything to get to the surf, from Malibu to Ventura. During his high school senior year, a surf magazine covering the San Diego coastline got his attention and it wasn’t long before he moved there, at first, only knowing how to get to school and Blacks Beach. After sixteen years in San Diego, six of those as a San Diego Beach Lifeguard and a few dabbling in NSSA surf comps, he can now be found surfing alone or with a handful of friends at undisclosed locations in tropical Taiwan.
He is the Principal Designer at Saitep Design, a Graphic Design, UX Design, and Web Design firm. He is also the founder of Agent 8 Sports, an accessories company committed to encouraging grassroots beach and ocean cleanups and donating 10% of profits to support environmental causes.
By putting together a film of Tom Curren’s surfing, the late Sonny Miller brought rare footage of an elusive, shy, world champion who is regarded as one of the greatest style masters in surfing history. This is one of the best surf films of all time.
When Matt Biolos takes his Lost Surfboard team to the BSR wave pool in Waco, you can expect nothing less than fireworks.
By Default is one of my top picks for 2020. Get ready for 15 minutes of 23 year old Jacob Willcox surfing comfortably in non-stop, heavy, Western Australian freight trains.
The softboard revolution is alive and well with RIP 2. Don’t be fooled by the sad looking mullet heads, groin stretching, and cigarette smoking, this surf movie is legit. It might even get you on a softboard.