It is not always easy to please a surfer. Surfers are believed to have exquisite tastes, based on their personal experience, particular needs and technical evolution. Fortunately, we know them very well, and our Surfer’s Gift Guide has everything for every single surfer. What gifts do surfers really want and appreciate? Is it the latest […]
There’s a new surf documentary about West Africa. “Beyond” is a three-month long discovery through Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal and Gambia. Mario Hainzl made his debut as film director with the award-winning masterpiece “The Old, the Young & the Sea,” an inspiring journey along the Atlantic coast of France, Spain and Portugal. Now, he believes lineups […]
Remi Petersen has taken out the O’Neill Jackpot 2015, held in Scheveningen, Netherlands. Waves are a scarce resource, especially if you’re a passionate surfer-citizen living in Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg (Benelux). However, that doesn’t mean they can’t crown national surfing champions. The O’Neill Jackpot is one of the most prestigious surfing competitions in central-western Europe. […]
Hawaiian freesurfer Albee Layer has won the inaugural Red Bull Unleashed, at Surf Snowdonia, in North Wales. The world’s first ever stadium-style surf contest attracted more than 2,000 spectators to Europe’s first artificial surf pool. The competition was held in a best of five, man-on-man format. Jordy Smith saw the show and enjoyed it. “You […]
Is it safe to live and surf near nuclear power plants? Does radioactivity accelerate the development of cancer and leukemia? Do waves become a source of diseases? If an accident takes place, gases are leaked; water gets contaminated and highly radioactive. In recent times, we’ve learned it with the Fukushima nuclear power station. Everything around was […]
Professional surfer Jo Dennison has had the privilege to ride the first ever wave pumped at Surf Snowdonia, in Conwy Valley, Wales. Europe’s first public surf pool is finally filled with water, and the initial surfing trials took place on the 14th July 2015. The team behind Surf Snowdonia won’t forget this day. After thirteen […]
Europe’s first public surf pool will open on August 1st, in the green Conwy Valley, in Snowdonia, Wales. Surf Snowdonia will feature the world’s first Wavegarden artificial wave pool. The world’s first proper inland surf lagoon will pump a two-meter high barrelling wave. The ride starts at the centre of the surf pool, peels perfectly […]
Sebastian Steudtner has won the “XXL Biggest Wave” award for a monstrous ride in Nazaré, Portugal. The German surfer from Nuremberg was one of the seven winners of the 2015 World Surf League (WSL) Big Wave Awards, held in Southern California. Two thousand individualities gathered in Anaheim, California, to pick the greatest rides of the […]
The competitive market of surfboard fins has a new player. Meet Feather Fins. Their first goal is to conquer the heart of the European surfers. Feather Fins was founded by Kike Aradas, in 2014. The fin adventure kicked off in Galicia, Spain, but a sudden partnership with Erwann Laflutewith sent the product across Europe. Feather […]
The World Surf League (WSL) announced the schedule for the 2015/2016 Big Wave Tour (BWT). Mavericks, Dungeons and Nazaré are out of the equation. There will be five events in the American continent, a stage set for Hawaii and a stop in Europe. The 2015/2016 Big Wave Tour has no big surprises in the pocket […]