Standing on the thrashing shores of an angry sea, a mother fights to hold on to a flicker of faith as she desperately strains to catch a glimpse of her only son, alone on the storm tossed waves. Her son, fighting for his life, wonders why on earth surfing on the especially large swells that fateful day ever sounded like a good idea in the first place... A Boy, His Surfboard and the Storm is the true story of a sixteen year old boy, swept out to sea in a turbulent Southern California storm. On December 13, 1995, Jaren went out surfing with his friends, only to find himself being swept out to sea in the middle of a major storm that would end up destroying over a quarter of Historic Ventura Pier. His story would be plastered across newspaper headlines the following day, however, the full story would remain unwritten until now, 30 years later. A Boy, His Surfboard and the Storm gives the reader an inside glimpse to the near death experience of Jaren, and the harrowing experience of his distraught mother. It is a story of faith, hope, and an unlikely series of miracles that all combined to challenge the ferocity of the mighty Pacific Ocean.