Bernard “Midget” Farrelly is the world’s first surfing champion. The underrated name of modern surfing had style, skills and intelligence to mark the history of wave riding forever. Bernard Farrelly was born on the 13th September, 1944, in Sydney, Australia. He learned to surf in the iconic North Bondi Beach, when he was less than 10 […]
Switch-foot surfing is more than a skill. The ability of riding waves with either a regular foot or goofy foot stance is a useful tool for all surf spots. Have you ever felt a difference between the quality of your backside and front side snaps? Have you felt limited by the prevalence of right-handed waves, […]
Surfing Australia in partnership with the Royal Australian Mint has released an official collector’s coin to commemorate its 50th Anniversary.
Ramzi Boukhiam has taken out the San Miguel Pro Zarautz 2012, in the Basque Country, Spain. The surfer from Morocco defeated Perth Standlick in difficult 1-2Ft waves at the main beach of Zarautz. Boukhiam came out on top of a difficult final against an in form Austrlaian. Consistent throughout the entire event, the Moroccan claims […]
Damien Hardman defeated Tom Curren to claim the Four Seasons Maldives Surfing Champions Trophy 2012, at Sultan’s Point, Kuda Huraa. The Australian surfing legend and two-time world champion narrowly beated Curren in the Grand Champions final. The decisive heat took place crisp three- to five-foot (1.5 metres) reef-break waves pulsing through all day. The invitational […]
Extreme sports enthusiasts are always risking lives for the pleasures of adrenaline. Insurance protection in surfing, kitesurfing, windsurfing and bodyboarding is a reality and you only need a small investment to protect yourself, if anything goes wrong. Accidents happen, every day. Water sports and board sports have a higher prevalence of unwanted injuries and several […]
Jean Da Silva has taken the 2012 Coastal Edge ECSC, in in clean two-to-four foot waves, at 1st Street Jetty, Virginia Beach. Da Silva defeated fellow Brazilian Filipe Toledo with powerful backhand combinations and polished turns above the lip. Toledo’s high-flying forehand aerial attack was not enough, this time. “Filipe is the big thing now, […]
The 2012 New York Surf Film Festival has announced the complete film selection program, to be screened between 19th-20th September, in New York City. The US surf movie festival will showcase 13 feature films and 17 short films directed by filmmakers and set in locations from all corners of the globe. “This year’s group of […]
Tandem surfing is growing and the world’s best performers will be acting at the ISA Tandem Surfing World Championship, in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Tandem riding was born in Waikiki, but the surf partnership euphoria rapidly spread all over the world. Now, it’s time to show off, between 1-2 September, during the 27th edition of the […]
Surfspotting is a iPhone and iPad app with 1250 preset world surf spots featuring the best wind and swell direction. The swell is picking up. You’re not sure which way to go. North or South? Surfspotting is a smartphone app for those planning a surf adventure overseas or just looking for some new breaks on […]