Coco Ho appears naked on ESPN The Magazine’s 2014 Body Issue. The 23-year-old wave rider born in Honolulu, Hawaii, joins Kelly Slater, Stephanie Gilmore, and Maya Gabeira, in the list of surfers who dropped their clothes for ESPN’s Body Issue. “I think I always admired the athletes for stripping down and portraying strong bodies as […]
The world’s best surfers will ride J-Bay Open 2014 between 10th-20th July, at Jeffreys Bay, South Africa. The best right-hand point break of the African continent will see the Top 34 surfers plus two wildcards battling for points, prize money and honor. Jeffreys Bay is back for good. After a two-year hiatus from elite competition, the […]
Timmy Reyes has won the Mr Price Pro Ballito 2014, in six-to-eight foot (1.5- 2 meter) surf, in South Africa. The Californian surfer, 32, proved it is never too late to make a glorious comeback, after several injuries almost put an end to his surfing career. Tim Reyes defeated Matt Wilkinson in the final heat […]
Josh Moniz and Caroline Marks have taken out the 2014 NSSA National Championships, in three-to-five foot surf, at Huntington Beach, California. The 18-year old surfer from Honolulu will never forget the day he joined Kolohe Andino, Greg Long, Kelly Slater and Andy Irons in the winner’s list of the National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA). The […]
Makua Rothman has conquered the Billabong Pico Alto 2014, in Punta Hermosa, Peru. The final was held in 25-to-45 foot surf. The Billabong Pico Alto 2014 opened the Big Wave World Tour 2014/2015 in scary conditions. Low clouds and grey skies, random hollow walls of water, bumpy wave faces, and unstable winds welcomed big wave […]
Unlike the Alps and Pyrenees, the liquid mountains of Jaws, in Maui, move as you ride down the slope. Fortunately, Chuck Patterson has brought his special skis. Chuck Patterson is a versatile rider. Having mastered both big waves and steep snowy slopes, the Californian enjoys leaving a mark in what he does. While everyone surfs […]
The breaking of waves is studied by fluid dynamics, a sub-discipline of physics that studies the science behind liquids and gases. Scientists have concluded that waves break when their amplitude reaches a critical level that causes large amounts of wave energy to be transformed into turbulent kinetic energy, like a ball rolling down the hill. […]
Kieran Grant has taken out the 2014 US Deaf Open of Surfing, Huntington Beach, California. The event held by the International Deaf Surfriders Association attracted competitors from all over the world, including Brazil, Israel, England, Ireland, Australia, Japan, Basque Country, Uruguay and the USA. The US Deaf Open of Surfing was formed in 2001 to […]
The construction of the artificial wave park Surf Snowdonia has kicked off in Wales, United Kingdom. Surf Snowdonia will produce two-meter (six feet) high, 180-meter (590 feet) long surfing waves every day of the year, in the village of Dolgarrog, in the Conwy Valley of North Wales. The International Surfing Association (ISA) has confirmed that […]
The Surf Rodeo 2014 promises a one-of-a-kind surf competition with bands, beer gardens, bikini cowgirls, a bucking bull, and yellow Volkswagen vans, between 12th-13th July, in Ventura, California. In the land of Dane Reynolds, the surf freestyler runs the show. He will be shaping two replica surfboards that will be used in the Surf Rodeo, […]