Larry Gordon, the co-founder of Gordon & Smith Surfboards, passed away at the age of 76. He is considered one of the pioneers of the modern foam surfboard. Gordon was born in Waukegan, Illinois, in 1939. Because he suffered from asthma, his family moved to Southern California when he was only three. He started surfing […]
Windguru, the most popular surf forecasting website in the world, has finally been revamped. Considered by many the most accurate weather source of information about winds and waves, Windguru has remained unchanged and untouched since it was founded in 2000 by Vaclav Hornik. The new Windguru – still in beta tests – maintains the look of […]
Will Skudin may have paddled into the biggest, and most critical wave ever at Praia do Norte, in Nazaré, Portugal. Wave measuring is not a science. You can never accurately tell how big an ocean wave is, but you can definitely make comparisons. And the surfer from Long Beach, New York, has reasons to celebrate […]
It can’t get any crazier. Portuguese surfer Nuno Santos has ridden the big waves of Nazaré, in Portugal, while playing the violin. He wrote the music for Garrett McNamara’s Red Chargers project. And he loves huge waves, too. Nuno Santos, a Portuguese teacher, decided to ride and play the fiddle in one of the most […]
It was once considered one of the best waves in the world, and the most exciting ride of the Atlantic Ocean. The rise and fall and rise of Madeira as a surf destination is a long story. The chronicle has been revealed in the documentary “Surf Is Alive.” The Madeira Surfing Association wanted to do […]
Tom Lowe had a day to remember at Nazaré. On his first wave ever at Praia do Norte, the British found an improbable jet ski halfway down the face of the liquid mountain. All’s well that ends well. It was just another big wave surfing day at the Portuguese fishing town. It wasn’t colossal, titanic […]
It is the most perfect surf pool ever designed, developed and tested. Kelly Slater has unveiled his artificial wave pool system. And you won’t believe what he has done. Ten years in the making. Forget everything you’ve seen. The 11-time world champion has shown his surf pool concept to the world. On his testing site, Slater […]
The Brazilian Storm has taken control of the surfing world. One year after Gabriel Medina, the hard-working man claims his moment of glory with a maiden World Surf League title and a victory in the prestigious Billabong Pipe Masters. Adriano de Souza has lived the best day of his entire surfing career. He is the number […]
The ultimate showdown. The most intense world title race of the century. The most dramatic surfing season of all time. Adriano de Souza, 28, is the undisputed 2015 World Surf League (WSL) champion. And he is the first Brazilian to conquer the Billabong Pipe Masters. In the beginning, there were six world title contenders. In the […]
Bede Durbidge has fractured his pelvis after suffering a horrific wipeout at Banzai Pipeline, in Hawaii. The Australian surfer was competing in his Round 3 heat against Keanu Asing, when he took off on a bomb, went over the falls, and hit the shallow reef below. Durbidge was immediately rescued from the water by the […]