Surf News
Wade Carmichael has conquered the 2015 Hawaiian Pro, the first jewel of the Triple Crown of Surfing, held in Haleiwa, on the North Shore of Oahu. Carmichael, 23, jumped over 40 spots in the Qualifying Series rankings – he is the 13th – and will likely join the 2016 Championship Tour (CT) if he secures […]
The calendar for the 2016 World Surf League (WSL) has been announced. The 2016 Samsung Galaxy Men’s Championship Tour (CT) remains unchanged. It will kick off in the Gold Coast, Australia, on March 20th, and it will wrap up on December 20th, in Pipeline Hawaii. The world’s best male surfers will compete in 11 events. […]
What are the parts of a wave? Surfing wouldn’t be a sport without waves. Without waves, surfers wouldn’t be able to walk on water. Let’s take a look at the different components that make a wave… a wave. There are several things we know about waves. We understand – probably since we were children – that […]
David Eggers has passed away at the age of 45, in Salton Sea, California. The goofy-footer was one of the stars of surfing in the 1980s. Eggers was born in Mountain View, California, in 1970. He caught his first wave at the age of seven. By 1984, David had already won two United States Amateur […]
After six consecutive lay days, the 2015 Hawaiian Pro kicked off in Haleiwa, on the North Shore of Oahu. The man of the day was Frederico Morais. The Portuguese surfer collected the highest heat total of Round 1 (17.96 points) and advanced through to the next phase alongside Billy Kemper. “I love these waves; these […]
Welcome to the North Shore of Oahu, in Hawaii. Here, you’ll find the most concentrated and celebrated stretch of world-class surf breaks on the planet. The region is home to the famous Seven Mile Miracle. Hawaii is the spiritual home of surfing. It’s where it all began – the ritual, the boards, the ride. Hawaii […]
Who needs pills when you’ve got surfing? A group of French doctors and health care providers is prescribing surfing to their patients. And the overall results are quite impressing. We knew surfing is good for your health. Late Dorian “Doc” Paskowitz had already taught how riding waves could increase our quality of life. As a doctor […]
The list of invitees for the 31st Annual Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau has been unveiled. The one-day big wave riding competition will only get underway when waves meet or exceed the Hawaiian 20-foot minimum (40 feet for the rest of the world). The waiting period runs from December 1st, 2015, through February 29th, […]
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Josh Enslin has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest surfing session of all time, at Pollock Beach, Port Elizabeth, in South Africa. Despite the cold water temperatures, the 30-year-old surfer stayed in the water for 30 hours and 11 minutes. Enslin rode 455 waves and improved the previous record by 44 minutes, […]