Respect, respect and respect. Test your ability to catch waves in foreign waters, where waves aren’t yours, even if you hold priority. “Haole, go home”, they say. You’ve already felt the power of surfing in your own surf spot. You know the beach, you know the peak and the local crew. Surfing is easy when […]
Daniel Glenn is the new 2012 Quiksilver US King of the Groms. Sixty four of the best surf groms in the country, aged 8-16, have met in Huntington Beach to fight for a trip to the Quiksilver King of the Groms World Championships, in France. “Growing up in Florida, I had always dreamed of winning […]
Stephanie Louise Gilmore is preparing to enter the history of surfing for the best reasons. The Australian natural footer was born on the 29th January, 1988, and has already collected four world surfing titles. Layne Beachley has concluded her professional career with seven world trophies under the belt. Gilmore is too young to be stopped […]
Kanoa Igarashi and Tatiana Weston-Webb have stormed the Surfing America USA Championships 2012, at Lower Trestles, California. The competition set a new level in junior surfing and prepared the future stars of the waves. One year after the victory of Kolohe Andino, the 14-year-old Kanoa Igarashi took the Under 18 division in great style. What […]
The life of Chris O’Rourke could’ve been in a movie. The talented surfer from San Diego, California, has always dreamed he could be a world surfing champion. “Child of the Storm” is a new surf book featuring the incredible life story of Chris O’Rourke, the iconic and prodigy surfer from La Jolla, who impressed his […]
Welcome to Fiji’s Filthy Friday. As the Volcom Fiji Pro called off the 8th June, a group of fearless big wave lovers returned to Cloudbreak’s line up to paddle into massive walls of water. “It was the best day of paddle surfing ever seen at Cloudbreak, with the swell in the 12′-15′ range from the […]
The Portuguese volcanic islands of the Azores, located in the North Atlantic Ocean, will be welcoming the best surfers in the world, again in 2012, for the SATA Airlines Azores Pro, in Sao Miguel. For the first time the event will split the Men’s and the Women’s divisions to run on two different waiting periods […]
Is Kelly Slater the greatest athlete of all time? The question was raised by his main sponsor and the answer may lie ahead. The Floridian wonder boy from Cocoa Beach has collected a few numbers. Let’s see. “So far, Kelly Slater has won 11 world titles. That’s more than any athlete in any major sport […]
The California State Assembly passed House Resolution No. 30, which recognizes International Surfing Day as a way to celebrate California’s surfing heritage and raise awareness about the need to protect our oceans, waves and beaches. Assemblymember Das Williams (D-Santa Barbara) who is an avid surfer introduced the resolution to commemorate the 8th annual celebration of […]
Taylor Steele is always surprising the world of surfing and surfers. The surf filmmaker responsible for some of the best surf movies ever made has decided to go really indie, in cooperative mode. Lindsay Lohan, the actress and socialite known for an active and alternative lifestyle, is the star of “First Point”, a short film […]