Surf News
The World Surf League (WSL) will allow its athletes to compete in the 2017 ISA World Surfing Games. The International Surfing Association (ISA) and the pro surfing circuit will work together to find a date for the World Surfing Games that fits in the WSL calendar. The ISA is the world governing body for the […]
Nazaré’s Praia do Norte has kicked off its 2016/2017 big wave surfing season with the first XXL showdown. Winter is coming, but the giant killers came sooner, in the middle of Autumn. And those who have already visited Nazaré on a special day know how big it gets. With the right wind speed and direction, and […]
John John Florence has won the 2016 World Surf League Championship Tour (CT). The Hawaiian won his maiden world surfing title. Florence qualified for the final of the Meo Rip Curl Pro Portugal, and saw Jordy Smith failing to win his semifinal heat. He is the surfers’ surfer. John John has been dreaming of becoming […]
John John Florence is two heats away from a maiden world surfing title, as the Meo Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2016 enters the semifinals. The Hawaiian is pitted against Kolohe Andino in the first semifinal heat. Florence needs to win the event at Supertubos to claim the first World Surf League Championship Tour title of […]
The 50th-anniversary commemorative edition of the global release of the iconic film “The Endless Summer” is a 236-page, signed and exclusive numbered edition book. When a travel agent suggested Bruce Brown that a flight from Los Angeles to Cape Town would cost $50 more than a trip circumnavigating the world, the American filmmaker thought twice […]
How do you catch a wave in surfing? This is probably the first question a beginner surfer will ask when they grab the surfboard and hit the water for the first time. Catching your first wave is an exciting moment in surfing. The secret is to paddle into a wave with method and synchronization. Frenetic […]
“Aloha Buttons,” a documentary film about the life of Montgomery Kaluhiokalani, promises to reveal fresh details about one of the most iconic surfers of the 1970s. “Buttons” was what we usually call a legend. His bold personality – in and out of the water – reached many people, but it was his passion for surfing […]
Hawaiian surfer Clay Marzo has found himself bankrupt after being embezzled of his life savings and his property by his bookkeeper. Felicidad Rivera, a 51-year-old bookkeeper from Makawao, Hawaii, has been indicted for fraud for allegedly taking $400,000 over six and a half years from the Marzo. According to the authorities, Rivera wrote herself no […]
Surfers are creative individuals, especially when the ocean’s flat or the waves are less than ideal even for a longboarding session. A group of hardcore surfing enthusiasts designed and built a trampoline that rides waves. As a result, you’re able to surf and bounce simultaneously. Confused? And to add a little bit of spice to […]
Surf trips are fun, especially when you’re always scoring perfect waves. But before we go, our brain is confronted with the classic traveler’s dilemma: what should we pack for a surf trip? When you’re packing for the surf trip of your life – and it doesn’t matter if you’re traveling by car, bike, plane or […]