Surf News
The highly competitive surf clothing market has a new player. Outerknown, Kelly Slater’s eco-friendly surf wear brand, is open for business. When Kelly Slater and Quiksilver parted ways, it was quite clear that the 11-time world surfing champion would create something from scratch. The rumours spread, but Outerknown was confirmed. Style, sustainability and travel. These […]
Tim Boal and his team have claimed the inaugural Big Surf Invitational, at Côte des Basques, Biarritz, France. The tag team competition saw 16 surfers in the final heat. Riders in the water had to run to the beach to give green light to their next teammate competing. Creativity, freestyle and show off. That’s what […]
Fear is a liberating drug, but if you’re a big wave surfer, it can kill you. Greg Long was invited to share is near-death experience in Cortes Bank, at the National Geographic Live series. “I do feel fear,” Greg Long confirms. The problem is that fear almost ruled his life, with real consequences. When the […]
Kelly Slater, Gabriel Medina and Mick Fanning will compete against each other in Round 4 of the J-Bay Open 2015, at Jeffreys Bay, South Africa. Three world champions in a heat. One of them will secure a ticket to the quarterfinals when competition resumes at the iconic pointbreak. And Adriano de Souza is the only […]
All South African surfers are out of the J-Bay Open 2015, at Jeffreys Bay, as the competition hits Round 3. The jewel of Africa showed its perfection, with clean four-to-six foot (1.5 meters) waves pumping down the line. Unfortunately for local star Jordy Smith, the game is over early. Blame it on Adam Melling, who […]
Ellie Turner secured the first ticket to the 2015 European Rip Curl GromSearch finals. The Welsh stage got underway in two-to-three-foot surf, at Freshwater West. Two out of three events have been completed. The UK GromSearch saw Turner claiming the Under 14 and Under 16 Girls divisions, with her smooth carving and powerful turns. She […]
Kelly Slater posted the highest heat total of the opening day of competition at the J-Bay Open 2015, in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa. In a wind-affected lineup, Dane Reynolds sent Filipe Toledo and Adam Melling to Round 2, with a collection of effective power turns in critical sections of the four-to-six-foot surf. “Two 6’s isn’t […]
Surfing has been included in the 2019 Pan American Games, to be held in Lima, the capital of Peru. The decision marks a significant moment in the history of the sport, and puts surfing one step closer to the Olympic Games, an old dream envisioned by Fernando Aguerre, president of the International Surfing Association (ISA). […]
Laird Hamilton and Gabrielle Reece have paddled out naked for ESPN’s The Magazine Body Issue 2015. All-round waterman Laird Hamilton and professional beach volleyball player Gabrielle Reece got their clothes off and proved they’re fit as ever. “I am not sure how I willingly got myself into this, but I’m about to go paddleboarding naked, […]
Max Wetteland, one of the most influential surfers in South Africa, has passed away at age 76. Wetteland was born in Durban, in 1938. He began surfing at 12, and when he was 15 he already rode his own wooden boards. In the late 1050s, Max won three national paddleboard championships. For many, he was […]