Australia’s first public wave pool will open at the Sydney Olympic Park. Urbnsurf announced that the company’s application has been approved by the New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment. As a result, the most populous city in Australia will debut the country’s first artificial wave park in summer 2019.
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, […]
Filipe Toledo has taken out the 2017 Corona Open J-Bay, in South Africa. The 40-minute final went underway in clean six-to-eight foot surf at Supertubes. Frederico Morais knew he had nothing to lose, and the pressure was on Filipe Toledo’s side. Could the Portuguese rookie make history for his country? Morais kicked things off quickly […]
Surfing England has been recognized as the national governing body (NGB) for the sport of surfing. The official announcement was made by Sport England, the country’s sports authority, and it opens a new chapter in the development of surfing in Britain. The governmental decision puts an end to a difficult seven-year ordeal that halted the […]
Never before has the Surfers for Surfers Foundation faced this many challenges on one mission. Clearing the freight container from harbor customs turned into an exhausting trip that cost the team greatly. However, after three months of extremely hard work and perseverance, the team managed to get it done – a miracle some say. Almost […]
Gony Zubizarreta and Carol Henrique have taken out the 2017 Pro Zarautz, in the Basque Country, Spain. The surfer from Galicia defeated Jorgann Couzinet in a tactical final witnessed by hundreds of fans. The French started strong with two high-scoring waves, but Zubizarreta turned the heat and claimed his second consecutive win in Qualifying Series […]
Peterson Crisanto and Garazi Sanchez-Ortun have taken out the 2017 SEAT Pro Netanya, in the Mediterranean waters of Israel. The finals got underway in two-to-three-foot surf at Kontiki Beach. Crisanto, a Brazilian surfer who has been out of the Qualifying Series (QS) marathon for a couple of years, managed to impose his surf with two […]
Kepa Acero suffered a severe neck and back injury after wiping out in Mundaka, in the Basque Country. On January 2, 2017, the prolific surfer-traveler was enjoying the magical left-handers of his home break when he fell off of a wave and hit the bottom floor. “At that moment, I lost consciousness. The only moment I […]
The world’s best adaptive surfers will compete for gold, silver, bronze, and copper medals at La Jolla Shores Beach, in California, from December 8th-11th. The second edition of the ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship will crown world champions across six divisions: AS-1 and AS-2 (stand/kneel)), visually impaired, upright, prone, and assist. The Paralympic-style competition features […]
Tiago Pires is the most successful Portuguese surfer of all time. The story of his life and career are now revealed in “Saca: The Story of Tiago Pires.” He left his mark in Pipeline, he won impossible heats, and he spent 20 years raising his country’s flag on the Qualifying Series (QS), and on the Championship […]