Snow has never been a problem for avid surfers. Discover how South Korean wave addicts tackle winter challenges and cold water liquids. Never mind the tetrapod blocks, the waves are pumping. During winter, South Korea offers a share of paradise. Uncrowded surf spots, glassy wave faces and crispy barrels. Whether you got to jump from the […]
Delphine Besson is a Swiss surfer. She’s special. Not because she comes from a landlocked country, but because she has a rare, incurable disease. When you go to bed, and you don’t know how you’ll feel the next day, you must value life. That is the story of Delphine, born in 1983 in Sri Lanka, […]
The World Surf League (WSL) surfers will feature their favorite numbers on their backs. Original idea? Not even close. Kelly Slater picked number 11 (for the world titles he has won); Gabriel Medina chose 10 (probably the most iconic number in football history), and John John Florence opted for number 12 (ready to beat Slater). […]
Zane Schweitzer is the 2015 Master of the Ocean. The waterman secured the overall title for the second consecutive year, in the Dominican Republic. The wave rider from Maui, Hawaii, won two divisions (surfing and stand up paddleboarding), finished third in windsurfing and 11th in kiteboarding. The Master of the Ocean committee crowned the winner […]
Royden Bryson, Tasha Mentasti, and Luke Slijpen were the standout performers of the 2015 RVCA Rolling Retro, held in a laid-back atmosphere at Llandudno, Cape Town, South Africa. Old school surfers and retro surfing hipsters had the time of their lives in the offshore two-to-three foot waves on offer down the line. Vudu Surf provided […]
Five surfers have climbed higher on the podium at the 6th annual Freeze For A Cause, held at North Carolina Avenue Beach, in Atlantic City. Surfers and supporters helped raise $21,000 for the Dean Randazzo Cancer Foundation (DRCF), making it the most successful Freeze For A Cause event ever. Despite the low temperatures and the wind […]
The journey of a thousand tasty waves begins with a single bodysurf. So said someone, somewhere… probably. Either way, there’s truth in this retro-fitted and surf-inspired Lao Tzu knockoff: until you understand the mechanics of catching waves, you won’t be riding any, and there’s no better way to learn than with your very own, nature-made […]
Surfing is a universal language. Do you know how to write the name of your favorite sport in Mandarin? Let’s learn how to jot down “surfing” in the 35 most spoken languages. International English is a global language, but it is not alone in the world. To get things started, we should have in mind […]
Day one of the 2015 Samsung Galaxy World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT). The world’s best surfers dropped in at Snapper Rocks for the opening day of the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast. Gabriel Medina, the 2014 ASP World Tour champion, proved he’s ready to defend his title with the highest heat total of Round […]
Jamie O’Brien, Pierre-Louis Costes and Mark Cunningham have conquered the Pipeline Warriors 2015, at the Banzai Pipeline, on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. Da Hui and the Waterman League invited some of the best Pipeline wave specialists to compete in the inaugural edition of this surfing, bodyboarding and bodysurfing event, which included Perfect-10 performances. […]