The 2015 World Surf League schedule has been published. The Men’s Championship Tour will feature 11 stages while the Women’s Championship Tour will be surfed in nine locations. Male surfers will travel to the same destinations – only dates change – and pro elite female wave riders won’t return to Huntington Beach, in California. Their […]
Planet Earth has five great oceans and 113 seas. They represent 72% of the surface of the globe, and together they’ve been an endless source of inspiration for humankind. The oceans and seas have changed lives forever. Saline water is part of who we are, even when it claims souls and dreams. Humans have always […]
The 2014 Vans World Cup of Surfing kicked off in giant surf, at Sunset Beach, Hawaii. Shifty peaks delivered waves in the 10- to 15-foot range. It was heavy out the back, but local knowledge proved to be enough to get through to Round 2. Kai Barger stole the show, on the first day of […]
Tristan Thompson conquered the Red Bull Night Riders 2014, at Jacksonville Beach, in Florida. Thousands of surfing fans flocked into the dark, as their idols got towed into the waves. Surfers have 12 minutes per round to pull off their best tricks. Thompson, 18, impressed with an inverted frontside 360 air in the second round. […]
Dylan Palmer and Damien Robertson have definitely filmed one of the best videos of the decade. Having the chance to capture pro skimboarder Brad Domke and Hawaiian tube master Jamie O’Brien sharing perfect, giant waves is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The board riders met in Mexico during one of the best swells of 2014. The footage […]
Surfing is great way to keep yourself fit, but like any sport, it can also take its toll on your body. You need to look after yourself to ensure you will still be surfing ten, twenty, or even thirty or more years in the future. You can increase the chances that you will still be […]
Anthony Fillingim has been crowned champion of the 2014 Latin Pro Tour, at Las Flores, El Salvador. The circuit run by the Latin American Association of Surfing Professionals (ALAS) concluded the six-event series in perfect wave conditions. The competition included surfers from the Latin countries of the American continent: Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, […]
Nazare is Nazare, and when wintertime comes, the Portuguese wave is unbeatable. The 2014/2015 big wave surfing season has been officially opened in the Old Continent. Humans love comparisons. Americans are often accused of setting standards and statements based on their own records and achievements; Europeans tend to believe in their inner superiority, inherited by […]
Jack Beresford has done it again. The wave rider from San Diego has reconquered the 2014 Kneeboard Surfing USA Titles, at Huntington Beach, California. Kneeboarding is still very popular; otherwise you wouldn’t have 70 competitors battling for national trophies in three-foot waves at Surf City USA. Beresford is one of the best kneeboarders of all […]
The world’s oldest competitive surfer has passed away at 85. Australian veteran surfer Barry “Magoo” McGuigan is a Bondi Beach legend. Barry McGuigan truly loved surfing. “Magoo” was born in Sydney in 1929. In the early days, he tried bodysurfing, then and started surfing around 1944, in Bondi Beach and Tamarama. In those days, we […]