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Ep.1 Ep.2 When the second episode of Eric and John Jackson’s AK-to-Chile shred/surf road trip web series “Brothers on the Run” came out this week, we weren’t surprised to see Travis Rice make a cameo. After all, […]

Every surf movie trailer ever made? That’s quite a list. Last week, the folks at the New York Surf Film Festival completed the first digital collection of surf film trailers online from “The Westsiders” to “A […]

As a young punk growing up in Juno Beach, Fl. back in the 70’s, I Skated, Biked, and Surfed nearly every day. My BMX skills won me trophy’s and got me to semi-pro level at a young age, the skate scene that I […]

Sure, Mark Healey’s not crazy. Totally believe that one. Just being around him scares me, especially if he’s wearing buckskin. His good friend Dave Wassel described him the other night at the XXL Awards as “the […]

The 29th annual Pineapple contest, a much loved tradition of Melbourne Beach’s Founder’s Day, did not disappoint. Curtis Byrd, who has been running this contest since its inception had the contest running like a […]

As of Tuesday, Kelly Slater, who currently sits first in the ASP World Tour rankings, has officially withdrawn from the Billabong Pro Rio, which begins this week in Brazil. “I injured the inside of my left heel […]

This weekend, while most of the surf industry’s collective attention was turned toward the Nike Lowers Pro and Billabong XXL Awards,  another group of wave riders quietly gathered. Flying (or sliding, as it were) […]

Friday night the Billabong XXL Awards lands in Anaheim, Calif., and as seems to be a trend in recent years, big wave surfing continues to expand its global reach. With nominees coming in from Fiji, Tahiti, […]

The best surfing Lowers has historically been the most progressive, but sometimes when pushing the performance level the experimentation with equipment falls by the wayside. But lately that’s changing as more […]

Not more than five years ago when John Florence and Kolohe Andino were his age, talk about a 14-year-old growing into a world future world champion was always prefaced with “if he doesn’t burn out.” But […]

“A one stop shop for your competitive surfing needs,” is what former ASP photographer and Prodigy Competitive Surf Program cofounder Sean Rowland likes to call it. “We do it all, from video and photo review, […]

By now, we all know that the Quiksilver New York Pro will not be gracing the East Coast with its presence this year. That means a little less business for Gino’s of Long Beach in September and the folks on the […]

Byron Bay, something about the name, and everyone who’s been there will always long to go back. It’s the eastern most point in Australia, on the northern part of the New South Wales (NSW) coast. Known for it’s […]

The Verizon Hawaii Junior Surf Team (that’s their official name) won the overall team award at the Da Kine ISA World Surfing Championships, which was held at Playa Venao in Panama. It was seven years since the […]

“Extreme current” warning signs flash on the overpasses on the way out to the island warn beach goers that the surf is up. Three patrons lost their lives the week prior due to the Gulf stirring with waves […]

Photo Showdown A gallery of images taken by the finalists of the 2012 Olympus Pro Photographer Showdown. Gallery It may have been during the World Ski and Snowboard Festival, but it was a surf photographer who […]

In the early ’90s the Santa Cruz surf scene appeared on the map thanks to a crew that was heavy in vermin-themed nicknames: Flea, Rat Boy, the Condor, Skin Dog, etc. They graced magazine spreads, made movies, and […]

I will admit this little video rings pretty close to home for me. Last week, Conor Willem, 20, a local shredder here on Long Beach Island, New Jersey and two-time ESA East Coast Mens champ, ran LBI Winter […]

Over the Easter holiday weekend, April 6-8, Ron Jon Surf Shop hosted the 48th Annual Easter Surf Fest in Cocoa Beach.  The event was actually held at two different locations: Shepard Park for the Pro divisions […]

Recently, I was asked about the most common injuries in surfing. Working as co-medical director on the ASP Tour for many years, I have certainly witnessed a number of injuries suffered by the world’s greatest […]