Jay Occhilupo, son of surfing legend Mark Occhilupo, has signed a contract deal with Billabong. Jay, 11, first began surfing in Coolangatta, as a toddler. The son of the 1999 world champion can also be seen riding the lines of skate parks, when the ocean’s flat. He is already showing signs of greatness at his […]
Greg Long has won the 2014 Billabong XXL “Ride of the Year”, with the wave ridden at Puerto Escondido, Mexico, on the 7th June, 2013. After being acquired by the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP), the brand known for awarding big wave stunts crowned an almost all-anglophone group of daredevils. The only exception was Gautier […]
Surfing Australia will invest further in equipment development, injury reduction, and performance enhancement. The governing body for surfing in Australia and Edith Cowan University have extended their partnership for a further three years to continue to develop the sport science research program at the Hurley Surfing Australia High Performance Centre (HPC). “The sport science research […]
Surfing can be funny, especially when the sport’s stereotypes come into play. Discover humorous jokes involving surfers, surfboards and surf lingo. Surfing jokes are usually silly. And that’s what’s great about surf pranks. If we’re able to laugh at ourselves, then we’re building a solid history and culture around surfers and surfing. Discover the best […]
Lebanon is the 84th Member Nation of the International Surfing Association (ISA). The Lebanese Republic has Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Although surfing and standup paddleboarding are fairly new sports to the country, fishermen have been using two-men boats to collect fish with […]
The British Army Surf Team and the US Marine Corps Surf Team will literally battle themselves in the waves of Del Mar Jetty, Southern California, on the 24th May, 2014. The innovative event will see a 10-man team surf relay, with 10 minute rolling heats, and a maximum of three waves per heat, with the best […]
The 2014 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship will be held between 3rd-11th May 11, on Lake Nicaragua and La Boquita, in Nicaragua. The third edition of the event will attract the best men and women from around the world in search of individual gold medals in SUP Racing, Paddleboarding, SUP Surfing, and the coveted […]
Wavelength Magazine has been bought by a group of surfers and is seeking crowd funding support to keep it alive in print and digital environments. In 1981, photographers John Conway and Jeff Tydeman gave birth Wavelength. Europe’s longest running surf mag has been traveling through decades of change in the surf industry, and in media. […]
Garrett McNamara will surf the wake of the catamarans that cross the Tagus River, in Lisbon, Portugal, on the 28th April, 2014. The Hawaiian big wave rider was invited to surf the “Gasoline” river wave, an artificial ride created by modern full-throttle catamarans which connect Lisbon and Barreiro. The “Gasoline” surf spot is only available […]
A group of surf entrepreneurs from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, has developed “Surf Sauna” for cold water surfers who discover paradise in a hot shower after a gelid surf session. There’s nothing like feeling cold. When the water temperature is below 50°F (10°C), we wish we could be sitting in a tropical sunny beach, surrounded by […]