Shaun White has been confirmed in two snowboarding events, at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, in Russia. The famous snow rider is also a regular surfer, but when he was only seven, a frightening wipeout almost changed everything. Snowboarding is gaining momentum. Unlike surfing, the winter board sport has been building its own space […]
Billy Stairmand claimed the 2014 New Zealand National Surfing Championships, at Kaiaua Bay. The surfer from Raglan secures his third national surfing title, and Gisborne Boardriders take the overall team trophy, in five-foot wave conditions. “I am stoked, I always get good results down here for some reason, there are always waves and heaps of […]
“Surfer Dudes” are the world’s first toys catching ocean waves and riding them all the way to shore. Joe Thompson, a self-taught artist from Cocoa Beach, Florida, has developed a fun and unique toy that will turn right side up, point toward the beach, then catch its own wave and surf back to the shore. […]
“The Wave: Bristol”, Europe’s first public surf pool, has submitted a full planning application for its proposed surfing lake. The final South Gloucestershire Council decision will be made in March 2014. The inland artificial wave pool will have 320 meters of pure joy. In the British coastal town of Bristol, everyone’s excited about the possibility […]
Vinod Khosla, an Indian-American businessman, is blocking public access to Martin’s Beach, in California, after buying a local property for $37.5 million. According to Forbes magazine, Vinod Khosla’s fortune is worth $1.5 billion. Despite all the wealth and assets, the strong supporter of clean technology doesn’t allow people and surfers to enjoy the pleasures of […]
The rankings for the ASP World Championship Tour (WCT) and the ASP Qualification Series (QS) will be separated. The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) has announced drastic changes in the 2014 surfing season, regarding ranking systems for the Dream Tour and the ASP Qualification Series. The Dream Tour results will be counting exclusively to the […]
Surfing has always been a sport of striking pictures but, from time to time, the digital age has tried to manipulate waves, surfers and oceans. Discover the greatest photoshopped surf photos. But beware. There are incredible disasters included that may offend surfers-designers. Sharks eating surfers, tsunamis of trash, surfing statues, surfers riding roads, horses on surfboards, […]
A new technology promises a revolution in the wave forecasting methods and models. Measuring swell from space, in real-time, is the next big thing. Winter Storm Hercules has proved, once again, that the power of the ocean can’t be tamed. If we must predict extraordinary natural events, why don’t we do it from space? The […]
Gerard Butler is negotiating his participation in the remake of Kathryn Bigelow’s 1991 surf movie “Point Break”. The Scottish actor, 44, is rumored to take the place of Patrick Swayze, as Bodhi, the charismatic leader of a gang of surfers. Butler, who has played Frosty Hesson in the 2012 biographical film “Chasing Mavericks”, has been […]
Staying safe in the surf is a priority, especially for kids. Australian surf star Sally Fitzgibbons leaves a few tips with helping hand of the Smurfs. Surf Life Saving NSW has partnered with ASP World Junior Champion, Sally Fitzgibbons, for a one-off “Summer Smurf Safety” event, at North Steyne SLSC. Five tips have been shared. […]