Josh Moniz and Nelson Ahina have won the first stage of the 2015 Hawaii Surfing Championship, held in one-to-three-foot surf at Ala Moana Bowls, in Honolulu. Warm temperatures, no wind and highly competitive players. The Hawaii Surfing Championship hopes to become a World Surf League (WSL) qualifying event, and there’s no reason it won’t happen […]
Jeremy Flores defeated Gabriel Medina to claim the 2015 Billabong Pro Tahiti, at Teahupoo. The “Helmet Man” played a tactical game to secure the second victory on the Championship Tour (CT). Flores opened the final with an excellent 9.87-point ride, a wave that would be critical to success. “Gabriel is one tactical guy, so I […]
Are you going to have a son or a daughter? If so, it’s time to think about a few cool and laid-back names for your surfer baby. What have you got in mind? We can help. There are two main paths. You admit it, and you just want to be clearly obvious. This is the […]
Hawaiian legend and “father of surfing” Duke Kahanamoku would’ve been 125 years old on the 24th August 2015. If you’ve ever been in any doubt about the cultural relevance of surfing, well, wonder no more. Celebration of the life of a humble islander, who shared his small-time passion with the world nearly one hundred years […]
Google Doodle celebrates the 125th anniversary of Duke Kahanamoku’s birthday. Have you seen it? Matt Cruickshank, a visual artist from San Francisco and a member of the Google staff, depicted the father of modern surfing in a simple and iconic 16-foot wooden surfboard. Duke’s warm Hawaiian smile is quickly perceived. Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola […]
Surprise, or maybe not. Kanoa Igarashi prevailed in the highly competitive final of the Vans Pro 2015, at 1st Street Jetty, Virginia Beach. The Huntington Beach star is living the dream. Igarashi is enjoying a fabulous season and has jumped to third place in the Qualifying Series (QS) rankings. “It’s crazy having such a good […]
Maxime Huscenot defeated Nomme Mignot to conquer the 2015 Soöruz Lacanau Pro, held in bumpy three-to-five foot surf, at Lacanau, in France. The competition was completely dominated by French surfers, who made the most of local knowledge to dominate the shifty beach break of Grande Plage. Huscenot used his powerful backhand snaps to take an […]
Tia Blanco has been featured in Playboy’s “Becoming Attraction.” Female surfers are beginning to show their natural curves more than ever. Alana Blanchard found a lucrative niche as a surfing model, but she only opened the way to many other girls such as Anastasia Ashley, Malia Manuel, Alessa Quizon, etc. Tiarah Lue Blanco was born […]
How do you say “surfing” in Hawaiian? Are there multiple Hawaiian expressions to say “wave”? Learn how to translate English surfing expressions into “Olelo Hawai’i” (Hawaiian language). John R.K. Clark, author of “Hawaiian Surfing: Traditions From The Past”, has extensively studied the presence of surfing in the Hawaiian language. The sport of kings is richly portrayed […]
The world’s best young guns will ride for glory at the 2015 International Surfing Association (ISA) World Junior Surfing Championship, to be run in Oceanside, California, between October 11th-18th. Tom Curren, Gabriel Medina, Julian Wilson, Jordy Smith, Alejo Muniz, Filipe Toledo, Owen Wright, Stephanie Gilmore, Sally Fitzgibbons, Laura Enever and Tyler Wright have won gold […]