The Big Wave World Tour has announced the beginning of the waiting period for three contests in the Northern Hemisphere. The three venues now in waiting are the Punta Galea Challenge (Basque Country, Spain), the Mavericks Invitational (Half Moon Bay, California) and the Nelscott Reef Big Wave Classic (Oregon, USA). Starting on November 1st, 2013, […]
Andrew Schmidt, director of Lifeguards Without Borders, has issued a simple response to the treatment of Maya Gabeira, during her near-fatal accident in the big surf. On the 27th October, 2013, Carlos Burle saved Maya Gabeira’s life, at Praia do Norte, Nazaré, Portugal. He took her out of the water and started cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). […]
“The World in the Curl” tells an alternative history of surfing through a fresh new angle, by the innovative hands of Peter Westwick and Peter Neushul. When two history researchers at the University of Southern California meet to write a surf book, the result can be quite extraordinary. “The World in the Curl” is a […]
The autonomous community of Galicia, in Spain, pumped massive giants of salted water, on the 27th October. António Silva, the Portuguese wave rider who has been surfing with Garrett McNamara and Andrew Cotton in Nazaré, has traveled to Galicia, in the Northwest of Spain, to surf a deadly slab, in XXL conditions. Despite the steepness […]
The long-awaited autobiography of Tom Carroll, one of Australia’s surfing legends, reveals the ups and downs of the pro surfer from Sydney. Thomas Victor Carroll was born on the 26th November, 1961, in Newport, New South Wales, Australia. The life story of the two-time world surfing champion has many juicy details. He is the first […]
Maya Gabeira has nearly escaped death by drowning, in Nazaré. What are the impacts and risks of big wave surfing to the physical and mental health of extreme surfing athletes? The European Association of Surfing Doctors (EASD) has analyzed Maya Gabeira’s shocking wipeout at Praia do Norte, Nazaré, Portugal. As big wave surfing steps into […]
Laird Hamilton believes Carlos Burle has not set a new world record for the biggest wave ever surfed because the Brazilian didn’t complete the ride, at Praia do Norte, Nazaré, Portugal. The Hawaiian waterman known for riding the Millennium Wave, on the 17th August, 2000, says Carlos Burle should’ve completed the ride to claim the […]
Maya Gabeira has survived the biggest wave of her surfing career. After leaving the Portuguese hospital, the Brazilian promises to return to Praia do Norte, Nazaré, in the next year. Gabeira is happy to be alive and has reasons to believe Nazaré is the most dangerous wave in the planet. Her words say it all. […]
Jadson Andre has won the Cascais Billabong Pro, at the iconic praia de Carcavelos, Portugal, in an one-way final over Conner Coffin. Jadson Andre came exploding right out of the gates in the final, building on all his scores ultimately belting a perfect 10 point ride, the second of the event, for an incredibly long […]
Europe is ready to welcome one of the biggest swells of the last years. Western European coastlines in countries such as Portugal, Spain, France, Ireland, Wales and England will be receiving powerful wave sets on the horizon, between October 26th-29th. A groundswell traveling from North Atlantic will be cruising towards the Bay of Biscay and […]