Surf News
The second big wave surfing session of the season didn’t disappoint. It’s still autumn in Nazaré, but the furious mountains of salted water have already hit the canyon at full throttle. The world’s best risk takers in the sport of surfing know what to expect in the small Portuguese fishing town. Nazaré has roughly 15,000 inhabitants […]
Kanoa Igarashi has done it. The US surfer will take part on the 2016 World Surf League Championship Tour. The 18-year-old surfer from Huntington Beach won the 2015 Mahalo Surf Eco Festival, in Brazil. Igarashi defeated Connor O’Leary in the final held at Praia da Tiririca, in Itacaré, and confirmed a golden spot among the […]
Alec Cooke has lost his life surfing 30-foot waves at Waimea Bay, in Haleiwa, Hawaii. The US Coast Guard called off its search for the missing surfer. The 59-year-old surfer was missing since October 27th when he left home to ride a large swell on Oahu’s North Shore. His truck was found on the Kamehameha […]
The Miss Reef 2016 is here. The most famous surf calendar in the world returns with new adventures in exotic sceneries. The girls visited Costalegre, in Mexico. The photographer behind Miss Reef 2016 is Kate Bellm. She was born in London in 1987, and she has been building a career in the fashion industry, with […]
Ian Walsh has claimed the 2015 HIC Pro, at Sunset Beach, on the Oahu’s North Shore, in Hawaii. The big wave charger from Maui clinched the second HIC Pro tile of his career, precisely ten years after his first victory. Walsh will also be awarded a wildcard into the Hawaiian Pro, the first jewel of the […]
A blind surfer has ridden the artificial rollers of the Wavegarden, in Zarautz, Spain. Aitor “Gallo” Francesena suffers from a serious genetic disease that has weakened his vision through time. Three years ago, he completely lost his eyesight in a wipeout. However, the experienced rider from the Basque Country never quit surfing. And at the […]
Nelson Ahina and Kekoa Cazimero have been crowned winners of the 2015 Hawaii Surfing Championship. The final event of the season kicked off at Full Point, in Sandy Beach. The competition moved to Half Point, as conditions started improving gradually throughout the day. Longboarders and shortboard riders took the most out of the crazy right […]
The 2015 World Surf League champion will be decided at the Pipeline Masters, in Hawaii. Once again, it all goes to Pipe. And only three surfers depend on themselves and their final result on the Oahu’s North Shore to clinch the 2015 world surfing trophy: Mick Fanning, Adriano de Souza and Filipe Toledo. If one […]
Filipe Toledo has taken out the 2015 Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal, at Supertubos, in Peniche. The all-Brazilian final had those who were able to adapt to the onshore wind conditions on offer. Toledo could win his third event of the season. An amazing track record, compared to Italo Ferreira’s first Dream Tour final. But […]
The inaugural Mercedes-AMG Red Chargers will hit Praia do Norte, in Nazaré, in Portugal. The new big wave surfing event may be run between November 3rd, 2015, and February 29th, 2016. Garrett McNamara will host the competition, but he will also be part of the contest. Hugo Vau, Andrew Cotton, Rafael Tapia, Alessandro Marciano, Alex […]