Charlie
does surf.

That clears that up.

I’m Vietnamese. I surf. Charlie Do is a pen name, a little answer to “Charlie don’t surf.” The rest takes longer.

This is a place for notes about surfing, ordinary life, and making things. Some entries start with a question; some start with a good excuse not to answer one yet. They are personal opinions and works in progress, not a guide to doing anything correctly.

If you want to start somewhere, read the first note. If you prefer to choose your own route, the archive and RSS feed are open.

The first three notes were drafted with AI assistance and edited for this site. The wave print on the homepage and the surf illustration here were generated with AI. Both depict invented scenes, not personal photographs.

Ink and watercolor illustration of a person holding a surfboard while looking toward a small wave
An imaginary shore. Not a portrait, a particular beach, or proof that the forecast was right.