Skip McCullough claimed the 2018 Siargao Cloud 9 Surfing Cup, in the Philippines. The American surfer beat local star John Mark Tokong in epic conditions, with perfect six-foot barrels peeling smoothly down the line. McCullough even managed to adapt to the squall that stormed through in the final, and ended up getting the best waves […]
Paul Ferraris is a surfer and a multifaceted independent visual artist from San Francisco, California. But he is also a teacher who is getting his students to learn the secrets of animated cartoons. So, he worked on an example, and the result is an eye-catching and surprisingly relaxing short film. Animated cartoons can be extremely […]
“Surf Tribe,” a photo exhibition by Belgian photographer Stephan Vanfleteren, will be open to the public at the Kunsthal Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, from October 13, 2018, through January 13, 2019. In his most recent project the Vanfleteren exposes a culture dominated by a deep respect for the ocean. Vanfleteren looks beyond the traditional surf […]
The World Surf League (WSL) announced that Maya Gabeira has claimed the inaugural Women’s XXL Biggest Wave Award and set a new Guinness World Record for the largest wave surfed unlimited by a female athlete. The 31-year old from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil successfully surfed a wave measuring 68 feet (20.72 meters) from trough to […]
Fabrizio Stabile, a 29-year-old surfer from New Jersey, died from Naegleria fowleri a few days after visiting the BSR Surf Resort, in Waco, Texas. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is currently investigating the source of the “brain-eating amoeba” that killed the surfer. Meanwhile, the BSR Surf Resort voluntarily closed its doors until […]
From a surfing perspective, what comes to your mind when you think of Newport Beach? Is it the Balboa Pavilion or the Duffy Electric Boats? If you’re a surfer, there’s a good chance you will say Echo Beach, black ball, The Wedge, 54th Street, the surf industry, or Richie Collins. And you’re right. Newport Beach […]
The California surfer who went missing two weeks ago in Northern Baja, Mexico has been found dead. Adam Francis D’Esposito suffered from bipolar disorder and was last seen by the owner of a surf shop running down a highway shirtless, barefoot, and looking scared. The Mexican authorities recovered his body on September 9. He was […]
A place with rough weather conditions, where sunny skies can, at any moment, be followed by low dark clouds and heavy rain. For many, Ireland epitomizes what cold water surfing truly is – an uncomfortable and difficult challenge that will only boost a surfer’s passion for riding waves. “Meet The Pioneers Of Surfing In Ireland” […]
Starboard and Royal DSM teamed up to create surfboard components made from discarded fishing nets. The watersports company founded by Svein Rasmussen, and the Dutch nutrition, health, and sustainable living firm will start collecting abandoned fishing nets from the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea. Later, the joint-venture will upcycle the nylon-based nets and produce […]
Noa Deane has taken out the inaugural Stab High, held at the BSR Surf Resort, in Waco, Texas. Sixteen of the best non-aligned, aerial surfing specialists gathered to compete in an alternative format. Stab High proposes a simple exercise: to land the biggest and most innovative air maneuvers possible. The event got underway at the […]