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The surf camps of the world

Are you looking for a surf camp in Bali? Need a surf camp for beginner surfers? Search no more. Find the surf camp of your dreams. Whether you’re a curious watersports enthusiasts, first-timer, beginner, or intermediate surfer wanting to travel to popular surf destination, a surf camp is always as an exciting proposition. If you’ve […]

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How to read a surf report

How are the waves today? Learn the basics of a surf report, and take note of what to check to know if the surf is coming to you in the next days. The knowledge of the fundamental variables of surf forecasting is key to making good calls when it comes to choosing where and when […]

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Finn McGill and Vahine Fierro crowned 2017 WSL World Junior Champions

Finn McGill and Vahine Fierro claimed the 2017 World Surf League (WSL) World Junior Championship at Bombo Beach, New South Wales, Australia. The final day of competition got underway in wind-affected three-to-four-foot surf and crowned two new future stars of the sport. In the Men’s final, McGill put an end to a less favorable cycle […]

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5 reasons why winter surfing is good for you

For the majority of surfers, winter surfing is often seen as an intimidating challenge – the time when sand grains turn into snow. Yet, the cold and rainy season comes with a few bright and interesting appeals. It’s fair to admit that summer is the season of surfing. When you think of surfers and surfboards, […]

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The memory of my first surfboard

I will never forget the surfboard that got me into surfing. It was not a board like the ones I see today in fancy surf shops. It was the most important object I owned in my life. I was born in Porto, the city that gave the name to the oldest country in Europe – […]

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Why is Banzai Pipeline the ultimate surfing wave?

A beautiful chaos, the ultimate surfing wave, a freak of nature, the advanced surfer’s testing ground, a specialty wave, the premier tube riding arena, and, ultimately, the Mecca of surfing. A lot has been said and written about Banzai Pipeline. The steep, fast Hawaiian barreling wave breaks almost all year round on the North Shore […]

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The different types of surf breaks

The surf break is the zone – or lineup – where waves start to break. Take a look at the five main types of surf breaks and their characteristics. Every surfer has a dream wave, an idyllic warm water location where waves form and peel perfectly down the line as if they were sent from […]

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How to duck dive

Learn how to avoid obliteration in the waves. Master the duck diving technique, and get out-the-back faster and effortlessly. When the waves are small is relatively easy getting outside. All you need is to get the nose of your surfboard over the crumbling wave. But when the surf gets rough, you must know how to […]

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Andrew Cotton breaks back at Nazaré

Andrew Cotton suffered a serious back injury at Nazaré’s Praia do Norte, in Portugal. Local surfers believe Nazaré fired some of the biggest waves of the decade, as side-shore winds and a powerful NW swell channeled energy into Praia do Norte’s underwater canyon. Waves in the 35-foot range worked like a magnet, and the lineup […]

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Casper Steinfath wins the 2017 Red Bull Heavy Water

Danish stand-up paddleboarder Casper Steinfath, 23, has been crowned the 2017 Red Bull Heavy Water champion, in San Francisco, California. Hailed as the most intense stand-up paddleboarding event in the world, the Red Bull Heavy Water put 32 of the world’s best SUP athletes to an extreme paddling and surfing test. Competitors surfed over 15-foot […]

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