“I would sacrifice a world title for a gold medal.” The heartfelt words are from seven times world surfing champion Stephanie Gilmore. The purists will always be purists. For them, surfing doesn’t belong in the Olympic Games. It’s a perfectly valid opinion. There’s even a minority that doesn’t even see surfing as a sport. The […]
How do you generate a surfing wave in a controlled environment? Let’s take a look at the different types of wave-making models and concepts. Wave pools are the future of inland surfing, and a new industry was born to provide perfect surfable waves in limited outdoor and indoor spaces. The first experiments with human-made waves […]
Avalanche is a deep water slab located 2.6 miles (4.2 kilometers) off the coast of Vila Velha, a coastal town in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. The name speaks for itself. But in this particular case, it’s not a mass of snow, ice, or rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside – it’s seawater.
Joan Duru and Sally Fitzgibbons have taken out the 2021 ISA World Surfing Games at La Bocana in El Salvador. The last qualifying event for Tokyo 2020 defined the 20 male and 20 female surfers representing the sport for the first time in the Olympic Games. There will be 40 athletes from 17 countries competing […]
The physics of surfing is an enigma. In particular, it is unproven how a surfboard can grip the water with sufficient force to allow a surfer to stand at the tip of a surfboard while riding a wave, i.e., noseriding. In short, according to Newtonian mechanics, the wave pushes the surfboard upwards.
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Paddling is a fundamental technique in surfing that provides forward motion. If you don’t know how to paddle, you’ll never reach the lineup or ride a wave. It allows us to get to the peak, move around to find a better position, triangulate, and catch waves. Make no mistake – the better you paddle your […]