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How to put stickers on a surfboard
Surfers use stickers to promote sponsors or simply because they love surf brands on their favorite surfboards. Let’s learn how to glue those logos to your magic stick. Stickers and surfboards have always traveled together. You don’t need to be a pro surfer to get famous surfing insignia on the tip of your all-round board. […]
Sharp performances ignite the 2014 Reef Hawaiian Pro
Professional skateboarder and surfer Kalani David, 17, posted the highest heat total of the 2014 Reef Hawaiian Pro so far, during the second day of competition, in Hawaii. David combined vertical turns, a free-flying aerial and critical positioning to win his Round 1 against Alex Smith, Santiago Muniz, and Lucas Silveira, with a score of […]
Vatican will beatify "Surfing Angel" Guido Schaffer
Guido Schaffer will likely be the first ever surfing saint. The Vatican will beatify the Brazilian surfer who drowned in 2009. The 30-year-old wave rider, nicknamed “Surfing Angel,” lost his life while enjoying his time at Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, just weeks before he was due to be ordained a Catholic priest. The […]
The surfboard that shifts while you ride waves
Melbourne technology firm Airbag Labs has teamed up with pro surfer Jack Robinson to develop a shapeshifting surfboard. Can you imagine a surfboard that changes and adapts to shifting swell and ocean conditions? The future is now, according to the designers and engineers behind the ShapeShifting project. “The design works by utilizing a conductive aerographene, as […]
Would you hire a surf blocker?
It might sound bizarre, but Indonesian surfers are getting paid to block waves to give clients priority and right of way in crowded line-ups. Forget everything you saw in surfing. We knew that waves are treasures in many regions of the world. Perfect slopes may be compared to gold nuggets; thousands of recreational, amateur and […]
Bering Sea Superstorm blesses Jaws
Jaws opened the 2014/2015 big wave surfing season. Once again Peahi came to life, but only a handful of watermen heard the call from Mother Nature. Grant “Twiggy” Baker, Ian Walsh, Kai Lenny, Paige Alms, Tyler Larronde, Shaun Walsh, Yuri Soledade. You probably know these guys. Yes, they’re the ones who wake up early to […]
Big surf opens the 2014 Reef Hawaiian Pro
The 2014 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing is on. Waves peaking at 25 feet opened the Reef Hawaiian Pro, at Haleiwa, Hawaii. The locals dominated Round 1. Ezekiel Lau, 20, was a standout surfer of the day. The Hawaiian was able to steal the highest heat score of the day – 18.53 points out of […]
The electric skateboard made for surfers
The future of surfing may be in the streets. Onewheel, the world’s first self-balancing electric skateboard, allows you to carve the asphalt and become an inland surfer. Onewheel is no longer a prototype. The company founded in 2013 by Kyle Doerksen is already accepting pre-orders. For $1499, you’ll get the board of the future, a […]
Pro surfing changes Qualifying Series format
The Qualifying Series (QS) format will see dramatic changes. The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) has announced that the “Star” series will be renamed and merged in 2015. Meet the new designations. There are five new QS levels replacing the former seven “Star” events. Numbers reflect points on offer: