Surf News
They are both boardsports, and they both share the need for balance. So, what do surfing and skateboarding have in common? Surfing and skateboarding both have decks, boards or planks. And they are fun to ride. One could be seen as a means of transportation; the other was also a Hawaiian past time. They share […]
Chris Bertish has set a new 24-hour stand-up paddle (SUP) open ocean world record. After paddling for more than 70 days, the 42-year-old athlete found the right weather conditions to crack the 60-nautical mile mark. Bertish paddled 62.55 nautical miles (115.82 kilometers) in 24 hours. The South African waterman is halfway through his transatlantic unassisted […]
Are you ready to master all surfing tricks? We’ve broken down all the names of the moves you need to execute to become a surf champion. Surfing is an action sport with many tricks. The surfer’s informal rulebook tells us that the athlete who invents, pulls, and completes a new maneuver has the honor of […]
Welcome to the grainy world of sandboarding. If you visit or live near large dunes, you may experience one of the most heart-pumping outdoor activities you will find on the planet. The sport that was never quite considered an “official sport” is usually practiced in large, steep coastal dunes, and even in hot deserts where […]
Historians believe they have found the oldest surf photo ever. It was taken in the early 1890s, in Hawaii. Herbert Smith, an amateur photographer born in Manchester, shot two Polynesian natives carrying surfboards on a sandy beach at Hilo Bay, on the Big Island of Hawaii. According to the specialists, the snap is more than […]
Surfing is an individual sport, but there are so many things in the sport that you can share with your significant other. Learn how to get your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband or wife into surfing. If you surf, you know what he or she is missing. The relationship with the sea and the waves, that incredible […]
The biggest wave ever recorded by humans was documented on July 9, 1958, in Lituya Bay, on the southeast of Alaska, when an earthquake triggered a series of events that resulted in a megatsunami. History and science books consider it to be the largest tsunami of modern times. On July 9, 1958, at 10:15 p.m., […]
Ten international shapers will replicate one of legendary Santa Barbara shaper Al Merrick’s classic surfboard designs during the Icons of Foam: Tribute to the Masters Shape-off. One shaper will be judged the winner and will receive $1,000, and their name etched into the Mike Marshall Perpetual Trophy. Each craftsman has 90 minutes in the shaping […]
It was the largest swell of the 2016/2017 winter season so far. Nazaré’s Praia do Norte delivered the goods under sunny skies. It was one for the record books. On February 10, 2017, the mammoth waves returned to Portugal’s infamous big wave surf break. And, as always, a large crew made sure they had their […]
Australian surf photographer and filmmaker Tim Bonython is the man behind “The Big Wave Project,” an exhilarating surf movie experience. The film documents the evolution of big wave surfing in the past decades, and it became an obsession for its actors and actresses. To make “The Big Wave Project” a reality, Bonython traveled the world, […]