Surfing is literally where you find it. And what better place to catch a few good waves than in a cold landlocked German city. Welcome to Osnabrück, a quiet urban community with around 150,000 inhabitants located in the northwest of Germany. The city is around 100 miles away from the North Sea, so there are […]
Lunada Bay. A surf spot like thousands in the world. Not better than Ericeira, Bells Beach or Jeffreys Bay, but still a splendid wave. The right-hand point break is located near Rancho Palos Verdes, just 40 miles west of Huntington Beach. For the good and the bad, the California break and its history represent a […]
Do you want to become a fully-licensed surf instructor? Do you want to the share your surfing knowledge with others while earning a salary for your work? Discover the basic skills required to be a surfing instructor. The first thing you need to know is that you can’t initiate a surf coaching career just because […]
You might not know, but Huntington Beach owes its nickname – Surf City USA – to Jan and Dean, a surf music duo that conquered American radio in the 1960s. When the group recorded and released “Surf City,” they certainly didn’t imagine their dream would last for 40 years. William Jan Berry and Dean Ormsby […]
Australia’s third artificial surf park will be installed at Tompkins Park, just nine kilometers from the heart of Perth. The surf pool – built by the Wave Park Group – will feature the Wavegarden man-made wave system, and it is scheduled to open by Christmas 2018. The announcement comes after the decision to kick off […]
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 […]
SurfStitch has bought the iconic surf fin manufacturer FCS for 17.1 million dollars. The online retailer launched in 2007 by Justin Cameron and Lex Pedersen acquired 100% of the shares of Surf Hardware International (SHI), the company behind the brands FCS, Gorilla, Hydro, and Softech. “The acquisition of SHI strategically aligns with SurfStitch Group’s core […]
Brett Chenoweth Appointed To Board Of Surfing AustraliaWednesday, 10 June 2015 Senior executive and media and digital business specialist Brett Chenoweth has been appointed to the Board of Surfing Australia.Brett is a proven Chief Executive Officer in both public and private companies, specialising in media, with particular expertise in digital businesses and international operations. He […]
The Brazilian pro surfer Ricardo dos Santos is battling for his life after being shot three times by two men, in Praia da Guarda do Embaú, near Palhoca, in Brazil. Dos Santos suffered three shots in the chest and lungs at 8:50am, while he was making home improvements with his grandfather and two workers. Apparently, […]
The Portuguese town of Nazaré holds the record for the biggest wave ever surfed, but a few decades ago surfers were “aliens” in the small fishing village. Colored longboards on the roof of a car. What are those “things”? In 1968, the picturesque seaside community of Nazaré was still living quiet days, under the dictatorship […]