Board Talk and other salty tales is a collection of memories and photos from Hawaii, Peru, and California over a period from 1932 to 1997. The salty tales that make up this book include:

• The Tin Boat Fleet of Pearl Harbor - how to make your own outrigger canoe
• How Do You String Your Fish? - carefully, when spear fishing near sharks
• December 7, 1941 - as seen from a waterfront home
• Check It Out - air cargo and diving in the South Pacific during World War II
• Board Talk - seven surfboards from the author's life speak in their native languages
• From the Bank to the Board - banker's hours mesh perfectly with the Peruvian surfing lifestyle
• E, John & Mac - recollections of lifelong friends who surfed and flew in the South Pacific
• Special Surfing Memories - early competition in Lima, Peru and the discovery of a major new point break
• Tales End - with the help of Surfrider Foundation members from the Ventura chapter