Benthesikyme and Cymopoleia. Have you ever heard about them? They were the Greek goddesses of the surf. There are several water deities in ancient Greek mythology. They ruled oceans, rivers, lakes, fountains, streams, underworld sea monsters, and even wells. But Benthesikyme and Cymopoleia were different. They had the power to generate swells, and they had […]
The winners of SurferToday’s “Athletes of the Year 2016” award have been named. 2016 has been the year of personal achievements, and a special time for surfing and surfers. The sport will be featured in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. It will be the first time in history that a wave riding activity will participate […]
Surfboards are constantly evolving, and there are multiple board designs for a broad range of environments. Discover the most popular types of surfboards. The world offers an infinite spectrum of waves, and that is why there is a wide range of surfboard designs, templates, and shapes. Today, brands and craftsmen develop anything you can think […]
Michel Bourez has taken out the 2016 Billabong Pipe Masters, at Banzai Pipeline, Hawaii. The Tahitian surfer defeated Kanoa Igarashi in the final and secured the third Championship Tour (CT) event win of his career. With this result, Bourez finishes sixth in the season’s rankings. “I still don’t believe it. Last year I got injured, […]
The first ever Nazaré Challenge gets underway December 20, at Praia do Norte, in Portugal. The third event of the 2016 Big Wave Tour is expecting a giant Atlantic swell capable of producing waves in the 30-to-50-foot range. However, the organizers underline that the competition might only run December 21 or 22, depending on swell […]
UK-based independent studio Climax Studios announced the launch of Surf World Series, a console video game for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. In Surf World Series, players will take to the waves to experience the thrill of pure arcade-style surfing. The game will be released in 2017. Ride monster waves from around the world […]
There are new surf-related terms and expressions in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). The OED is one of the oldest English dictionaries. It was published for the first time in 1884, and it is considered by many specialists as the most trusted English language dictionary in the world. The Oxford English Dictionary is not a […]
They’re two big wave surfers, and they hail from Russia. The previous sentence doesn’t seem to make sense, but they’re in Nazaré, Portugal, to prove that our preconceptions are wrong. Andrei “Dolphin” Ovchinnikov and Andrey Karr Boldyrev have the looks of a surfer. Their hairstyle, their clothes, and their eyes on the ocean are not […]
Sixteen-year-old surfer Finn McGill has taken out the Pipe Invitational 2016, at Banzai Pipeline, in Hawaii. The young local talent defeated Gavin Beschen, Joshua Moniz, and Victor Bernardo in the four-to-six-foot surf final. McGill couldn’t be more stoked. “I cannot even believe this is happening right now. I’ve been surfing here my whole life and […]
”Mad Dogs” is a documentary about three surfers that wanted to prove to the world that paddling for waves at Jaws was not an impossible mission. The 75-minute film features three Brazilian hellmen – Danilo Couto, Marcio Freire, and Yuri Soledade. They moved to Hawaii in the late 1990s with a specific goal in their […]