Courtney Conlogue has taken her clothes off for ESPN’s Body Issue 2016. The American pro surfer, 23, is the only naked wave rider in this year’s iconic annual publication. The photographers were Steven Lippman, Trevor Pikhart and Kristen Schaefer Geisler, and the shoot took place in Tahiti. “That first moment [when taking off the robe], […]
Brock Little has passed away quietly amongst family and friends after a short battle against cancer. He was 48. Little was born in Napa, California, in 1967, but at the age of three, he was already living with his family in Hawaii. At only seven, he started riding his first waves. In 1980, Brock reached […]
On June 21, Lib Tech co-founder Mike Olson made the drive from Mervin Manufacturing to the Cleanline surfshop in Seaside, Ore., to personally deliver the first batch of Lib Tech Waterboards. It was a big day for Olson, for a couple of reasons. You see, he used to work at Cleanline, as their ding-repair…
June 21 was a banner holiday. Even Pearl Jam tweeted “Happy first day of summer and International Surfing Day.” Gallery Scenes from ISD around the world. Gallery Hope you made the most of it. And while a lot of the talk was based around the Surfrider Foundation’s all day Web-A-Thon membership…
It’s funny that modern surfing is considered a “culture” in an anthropological sense. Studying Hawaiian surfing, or any aboriginal peoples as a culture seems to make sense. But the idea of long hairs who owned three pairs of shorts, traveling about, sleeping in cars and chasing waves as a subject of…
Day 1 The Box freesurf Day 3 Day 4 At a lot of contests around the planet you often see the competitors sneak off for a warm up surf before their heat. Usually it’s a quick wave or two to get the blood running, feel out a board, and get the wax between their toes […]