Leonardo Fioravanti and Chelsea Tuach claimed the 2018 Martinique Surf Pro, at Basse-Pointe. The Italian surfer defeated Nat Young in the men’s final held in two-to-three-foot waves. Fioravanti combined his classic surfing skills with new school moves and conquered the 3,000 Qualifying Series (QS) event. “It feels so good to win again. My last win […]
The surfing team that will represent Italy in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will be chosen by the Italian Waterskiing and Wakeboard Federation (FISW). The Italian surfing scene is living its own soap opera moment. In an unprecedented move, the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) has designated FISW to proceed with the selection of the […]
How does a surfboard perform when submitted to a pressure distribution analysis? Riccardo Rossi is an Italian scientist. He works with high-end automobile manufacturers to help them improve car aerodynamics. But Rossi is also a passionate surfer, so he thought he could have a say in surfboard performance. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) allows us to […]
Stephanie Gilmore was looking for “cute slabs” in Indonesia. Did she find it? Let’s see. It’s easy to understand why Stephanie Gilmore accumulated six world surfing titles in her living room. She reads the wave like few others, and her physical characteristics were clearly made for surfing. But when she embarks on surf trips, she […]
Team USA has taken five medals at the 2015 ISA World Junior Surfing Championship, held in Oceanside, California. The Americans celebrated a maiden title with surfers in three out of four division podiums. Wave riders from 36 countries battled for gold, silver, bronze, and copper medals. The last day of competition got underway in two-to-four-foot […]
Kenneth B. Liberman, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Oregon, has studied and analyzed the relationships between surfers, the rules of wave riding, and the moral values found in the surf. “Turn-Taking in the Surfers’ Lineup” is one of the most relevant contributions to the knowledge of wave scarcity, surf etiquette, and the corresponding […]
Niccolo Porcella has suffered one of the worst wipeouts of all time in Teahupoo, Tahiti. The Italian big wave surfer caught a huge wave, got barreled, and then the powerful cannon swallowed him up. The stunt will certainly enter the gallery of the most dangerous wipeouts of 2015. “Feeling beyond! With a lot of training […]
Leonardo Fioravanti has broken his back after a horrendous wipeout at Banzai Pipeline. The Italian powerhouse paddled for a big wave during his Volcom Pipe Pro heat and went over the falls. After being rescued by the water patrol, Leo was rushed to the Wahiawa Hospital for a check-up where a back injury was confirmed. […]