Wavegarden will announce the launch of “The Cove,” a new artificial wave pool technology, in February. The Spanish surf pool company plans to unveil a new man-made wave system capable of pumping 1,029 waves per hour, which means more than 16 waves per minute. Wavegarden is trying to keep the whole product secret, but they’ve […]
”Mad Dogs” is a documentary about three surfers that wanted to prove to the world that paddling for waves at Jaws was not an impossible mission. The 75-minute film features three Brazilian hellmen – Danilo Couto, Marcio Freire, and Yuri Soledade. They moved to Hawaii in the late 1990s with a specific goal in their […]
Surf forecasting is increasingly popular. Nowadays, several websites and smartphone apps promise the perfect wave and wind prediction. A surf report is no longer a secret formula – it is a industry standard. The question is: how do you deliver data? With numbers, colors, and arrows, or with innovative 3D maps? WindyTy, a wind map […]
Peru has taken out the 2016 ISA World Surfing Games, in Playa Jacó, Costa Rica. It’s their second gold medal in three years. Two years after claiming the highest spot on the podium, the Peruvians celebrated with a solid display of surfing, and consistent performance from all members of the team. However, the individual gold […]
Who will claim the Vans US Open of Surfing 2016? The event runs from July 23rd-31st, in Huntington Beach, California. The last American to win the iconic contest was Kelly Slater, in 2011, but the US armada will try to recapture the trophy lost to Julian Wilson (2012), Alejo Muniz (2013), Filipe Toledo (2014) and Hiroto […]
Sixty amateur surfers have participated in the Oasis Open, Canada’s first ever indoor surfing contest, held in Montreal. Wave pools are spreading throughout the world, and the American Wave Machines (AWM) are doing their role in promoting surfing in landlocked regions. Canada has a long tradition in surfing is still far from Tofino, the country’s […]
The 2016 ISA World StandUp Paddle (SUP) and Paddleboard Championship will be held at Cloudbreak, in Fiji, between November 5th-13th. The International Surfing Association (ISA) confirmed that the world’s best SUPers and paddleboarders will compete for gold, silver and bronze in the Pacific archipelago. According to the Outdoor Industry Association, SUP is currently the fastest […]
The Washington Redskins will have a new stadium, and they have hired a famous Danish architecture company to build it. The thing is, there will be waves and surfers around it. In the past, football stadium served a single purpose. They were a venue for soccer games, American football and, in some cases, they were […]
A survivor. A lucky man. Tom Dosland is the man of the moment. After nearly escaping death by guillotine, the big wave surfer from Maui says he’s ready… to get back to Jaws. The American poet Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Always do what you are afraid to do.” Tom Dosland survived a 40-foot wipeout […]
Miki Dora is one the brightest legends in the history of surfing. The sport’s heroic antihero lived 67 years and left a rich legacy of ideas, concepts, expressions, thoughts, and theories. The most famous quotations by Miki Dora tell us what he was, and what he wanted to be. The undisputed “King of Malibu,” the […]