Pub quizzes are increasingly popular across the globe. SurferToday designed the ultimate surf pub quiz for the flat days. Play it with your friends and family, at home or in your local pub and bar. History facts, relevant dates, timeless surf contests, legendary heats, myths, iconic wave riders, surf spots, and major accomplishments. Do you […]
Papua New Guinea is putting a Surf Management Plan (SMP) into practice. The good new is that it works. The country located in the Pacific Ring of Fire has developed a unique rulebook to minimize the impact of surf tourism in the fragile ecosystem, in the local communities, and in the overall quality of the […]
Kelly Slater will launch his own surfboard company. The 11-time world surfing champion has named it Slater Designs. The world of surfing saw his new logo for the first time in Round 1 of the 2015 Billabong Pipeline Masters. Slater rode a 5’10” Banana model shaped by Greg Webber, which featured the new Slater Designs […]
Ed Leasure has decided to step down from his role of president of Billabong US. After nine years at Billabong Americas, and 40 years in the action sports industry, Leasure decided it was time for a new cycle in the company and his life. Leasure started his career shaping surfboards. Later, in 1979, he opened […]
Garrett McNamara has nearly survived a heavy wipeout at Mavericks, Half Moon Bay, in Northern California. The Hawaiian big wave surfer paddled into one of the biggest Mavericks waves of all time, air-dropped it, rode it for a couple of seconds and then and fell into the abyss about halfway down the face of the […]
Ecuadorian big wave surfer Aurelio Prieto has passed away while surfing two-meter waves in Manta, Ecuador. “The Negro,” 54, was catching waves with a few fellow surfers when a sneaky wave broke and dragged them around. According to the witnesses, Prieto was pulled into the bottom of the sea, and he may have hit it […]
John Engle believes that the film has played a central role in the emerging surfing subculture. In his book “Surfing in the Movies: A Critical History,” the author analyzes the fruitful relationship between motion pictures and the sport of riding waves, with their hidden details and messages as core ingredients. The history of surfing is incredibly […]
Daniel Büeler has shaped a surfboard for landlocked riders. Switzerland has no waves. The nearest coastline is located 200 kilometers to the south (Ligurian Sea), and 700 kilometers to the west (Atlantic Ocean). Switzerland is all about snowboarding and skiing. The Swiss Confederation has more than 1500 lakes covering six percent of the national territory. […]
Floridian surfing legend Cory Lopez is the new name written on the East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame. The goofy-footer from Dunedin is one of the most traveled free surfers on the planet. “Lopey” has a long and successful career. He is one of the three famous contemporary Floridian surfers who made it to the […]
Bethany Hamilton has ridden 40-foot waves at Jaws, in Hawaii, seven months after giving birth to her son Tobias. Twelve years after losing her left arm in a tiger shark attack at Tunnels Beach, Kauai, Hamilton says he caught the biggest wave of her life and career in Peahi’s infamous surf break. The 25-year-old surf […]