Justin Quintal has conquered the 2015 Vans Joel Tudor Duct Tape Invitational, at Huntington Beach Pier, California. The logging final was held in two-to-three-foot waves. Noseriding skills, connecting sections, longer rides, cross steps and holding postures. The recipe for success also includes comradery, no hassling, no pumping, and medium pride levels. The decisive heat included […]
What do a wingsuit pilot and a big wave surfer have in common? They are about to “Liftoff.” Jokke Sommer has always been fascinated by anything that could fly and dreamed about flying every day. After seeing dozens of wingsuit flying videos, there was no doubt that this was what he wanted to do. Today, […]
Lexus promised it, and they delivered. The world’s first rideable hoverboard has been put to the test in a skate park in Cubelles, a village outside of Barcelona, Spain. The luxury vehicle division of Toyota decided to build a brand new skate park for showcasing the full potential of their action sports gadget. The park […]
Filipe Toledo has scored the highest single-wave score of the 2015 Vans US Open of Surfing, in Round 3 of competition held in two-to-three-foot waves at Huntington Beach, California. The Brazilian surfer proved he is a solid performer in American waters. Toledo opened his show with a huge air rotation for a near-perfect 9.67. Aritz […]
The first ever publicly accessible Wavegarden surf pool is open in Conwy, Wales. August 1st, 2015, marks a new era in the sport of surfing. Landlocked surfers have reasons to smile. The world of surfing is changing. Surf Snowdonia, a 300-meter long wave lagoon is officially open for business. Europe’s first public artificial surf pool […]
Icah Wilmot has conquered the 2015 Makka Pro. The contest was run in solid overhead waves in Southaven, Yallahs, Saint Thomas. Jamaica’s ultimate surfing contest attracted thousands of fans to the beach for a total of four highly competitive divisions. The 9th edition of the Makka Pro is one of the longest running surf events […]
An American travel agency has announced an eight-day surf camp in the virgin waves of North Korea. Uri Tours, a company founded by Korean-American Andrea Lee, is taking a group of surfers to the eastern coast of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). “The pristine beaches and rocky outcrops of the Hamhung and Sijung […]
Tatiana Weston-Webb conquered the Paul Mitchell Supergirl Pro 2015, in Huntington Beach, California. The Hawaiian surfer defeated Courtney Conlogue in the final, and she is now the Qualification Series (QS) points leader. “I’m so stoked. It’s such a prestigious event because there’s so many great girls that have won here, and I’m really happy to […]
Jamie O’Brien is fired up. The Pipeline master has set himself on fire in Teahupoo, Tahiti. The barrel-riding expert ignited the idea of surfing on fire over a year ago when he asked fans for ideas of what he should do next. “They said ‘it would be cool if you lit yourself on fire’ and […]
Ready to catch waves at midnight? Suffering from insomnia? No problem. The world’s first artificial wave pool turned the flood lights on. The night surfing era has just begun. Wavegarden has teamed up with a range of leading technical suppliers to light up their headquarters in Northern Spain. The surf pool masters invited three surfers […]