Stand-up paddleboarding is an outdoor water sports activity in which a rider stands up on a large board and uses a paddle to move through the water. Stand-up paddleboarding, also known for the acronym SUP, is one of the fastest growing boardsports in the world. SUP is a subclass of paddleboarding, a broader concept that […]
American oceanographer and surf forecasting pioneer Walter Munk celebrated his 100th anniversary. Walter Heinrich Munk was born on October 19, 1917, in Vienna, in Austria-Hungary. At the age of 15, his parents sent him to New York because they wanted him to follow a career in finance. But he never liked banking, and by 1947, […]
Surf music is a subgenre of popular music created in Southern California between the late 1950s and the mid-1960s, with deep roots in the emerging surf culture. From a strictly musical perspective, surf music is characterized by surf-related lyrics, high harmony vocals, catchy and earworm-y guitar solos and riffs, and high reverberation levels. Traditionally, surf […]
On August 27, 1917, John Randolph Bray and Earl Hurd released “Bobby Bumps, Surf Rider.” “Bobby Bumps” is a series of silent animated short films created by Earl Hurd (1880-1940), an American film director and pioneering animator born in Kansas City. The black-and-white cartoon series featured the adventures of a mischievous kid and his dog […]
Tomas Tudela has taken out the 2017 Maui and Sons Arica Pro Tour, at El Gringo, in Chile. Arica’s most famous surf spot delivered flawless left-hand barrels. In an all-Peruvian final, Tudela defeated Alvaro Malpartida with a competent display of tube riding in five-foot surf. “This contest was incredible, and I’d like to thank everyone […]
Filipe Toledo surfed the first Perfect 10-point wave of the 2017 Corona Open J-Bay, in South Africa. The Brazilian wonder boy stormed the second day of competition in flawless five-to-eight-foot surf at Supertubes. Toledo won his Round 2 heat with a near-perfect two-wave total of 19.63 points. “It feels good to be back.You just have […]
The Hula is a complex dance developed by the Polynesian who originally settled Hawaii. The dance is accompanied by a song (“mele”) or chant (“oli”) which tell stories and traditions embedded in the Hawaiian culture. According to historians, the dance – named “Ha’a” – was originally performed for Pele, the goddess of volcanoes fire, wind […]
Duke Kahanamoku is widely recognized as the father of modern surfing. He is the ultimate beach boy and, for many, the “Big Kahuna” is the most influential surfer of all time. Not only he boosted surfing in his Hawaiian Islands, but he was also one of the first to promote wave riding in Australia and California. […]
Mikey Wright has landed what is widely considered to be surfing’s first-ever McTwist. The Australian free surfer pulled the trick while riding a shoulder-high left-hander. The maneuver was caught on camera by filmmaker Wade Carroll The McTwist is a transitional aerial move invented by the American skateboard Mike McGill, in Sweden, in 1984.
How many times have you felt you don’t get a fair share of waves on a Saturday morning? Finally, someone has come up with a solution for all the crowded lineups of the world. It’s unique and original, and it’s been poured into the latest surf comic strip from the art collective Surf & Comics. […]