Europe will be hit by one of largest swells of the decade, as strong winds combined with high tides and large waves are coming in from the Atlantic Ocean. The United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland are in state of high alert. A severe storm is already hitting the British Islands, with severe flood […]
Tony Hawk is a skateboarding legend, but he proved to be an all-round boardsports masters when he took a surfboard to the Eisbach River, in Munich, Germany. At 45, Tony Hawk is still riding. The best skateboarder of all time has helped push the sport of surfing over the last decades, with his innovative aerial […]
What would you do if you were a surfer in a landlocked country? Would you create your own waves or would you travel every weekend to the nearest ocean? Planet Earth has 48 landlocked countries. These sovereign states don’t have a direct access to a classic oceanic coastline, and represent 11,4% of the world. Kazakhstan […]
They are the pioneers of modern surfing. From James Cook to George Downing, a very restrict group of people helped transform the act of riding waves into a proper sport called surfing. The birth of surfing. The act of surf riding has many centuries. We know it was part of the ancient Polynesian culture, and […]
Sending press releases in Chinese? Attaching low-resolution photos? Communicating broken links? Caps Lock abuse? Hashtag madness? Check out the do’s and don’ts in wave sports brand communication. Wave sports are changing every three months. New gear, new trends, new technologies, new shapes, new design, new colors and new communications. How does your action sports brand reach media […]
Banzai Pipeline has delivered two consecutive days of classic big wave surfing, on the 21st and 22nd December, 2013. Add the words “epic” and “memorable” to the adjectives list. The pro surfing craziness has settled down, we’ve got a new world champion and it’s winter time on the Oahu’s North Shore. Is there anything new? […]
Keanu Reeves has ruled the possibility of participating in a remake of the classic Hollywood surf movie “Point Break”. The star of Kathryn Bigelow’s multi-million box office hit is turning 50, and Patrick Swayze has passed away in 2009. “Absolutely not. It’s not my place. If they can find a way to do it that […]
Rip currents are killing more people in Australia than shark attacks, floods, tropical cyclones and bushfires combined. According to Rob Brander, a rip expert at the University of New South Wales, 21 people drown in rips around Australia, on average. “Studies show Australians do not understand rips and cannot identify rips as well as they […]
Grant Baker has conquered the 2013 Punta Galea Challenge, near Getxo, in Spanish Basque Country. The first event on the Big Wave World Tour got underway under beautiful sunny skies and perfect swell conditions, in the 15-30 feet plus range. The South African big wave rider collected two 9.67-point scores to clinch the European contest, […]
A special nine-year-old surfer from Peru is the first recipient of the “ISA President’s Award”. Gonzalo “Gonzalito” Torres Ramos has a physical disability. One of his legs is shorter than the other, making it difficult to balance on a surfboard. Despite his handicap, Gonzalo has become a competitive surfer in his local town, and an […]