Are you feeling extremely down? Put on a wetsuit, grab a surfboard, and let the ocean and the waves fill your soul with positivity and liveliness. Surfing heals. Believe it or not, surfing has already helped thousands of people, young and old, men and women, deal with suicidal thoughts, depression, anxiety, PTSD and many other […]
Julian Wilson has taken out the 2018 Quiksilver Pro, in Hossegor, France. The final day of competition witnessed Wilson plow through a stacked field to earn his momentous win at the 17th running of the iconic French event. Wilson’s victory in France is his second of the season after the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast earlier this year.
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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 […]
Rip Curl announced the launch of the Search GPS Series 2 surf watch. The Search GPS 2 is smaller, lighter and more durable than its predecessor, and comes with new features like real-time conditions, and GPS tracking for new sports like snowboarding and skiing, running and swimming. With a compact design, the new wave forecasting […]
Hiroto Ohhara claimed the 2018 Van Pro at Virginia Beach, in Virginia. The Japanese surfer, who had won the US Open of Surfing in 2015, has once again proved he is one of the most in-form athletes on the Qualifying Series (QS). Ohhara defeated fellow countryman Reo Inaba, Brazilian rider Flavio Nakagima, and American surfer […]
A man, his 14-year-old son, and a 25-year-old friend were greeted by gunshots while surfing near Taharoa, in New Zealand. The group was sitting out in the lineup waiting for the waves near the entrance of the Kawhia Harbour, north of Albatross Point, when they heard three shots fired. Initially, they thought someone had fired […]
River surfing is becoming a trend, and Germany is at the forefront of the new movement. The Volcom Rapid Jam Munich was one of the first specialty events run by the newly established Rapid Surf League, a circuit exclusively dedicated to static wave riding. The contest was held at the iconic Eisbach river wave, in […]
Surfers have always found reasons to take their clothes off and hit the wave as they came to the world – entirely naked. In ancient Polynesia, and before the Europeans and Americans colonized dozens of islands and Pacific Ocean territories, people rode waves in the nude. However, times have changed, and clothes have become a […]
The most successful professional surfer of all time will hang the leash in 2019. Kelly Slater, who has been battling a series of injuries this year, announced that he will retire at the end of the 2019 season. Robert Kelly Slater was born on the February 11, 1972, in Cocoa Beach, Florida. He started surfing […]