In order to chase a swell one has to be willing to sacrifice everything. This last swell at Cloubreak was worth every sacrifice in the world to me. Although not as big as the infamous Volcom Fiji Pro swell, it stacked up equally in other ways. Gallery Kelly Slater, Joel Parkinson and Alex Gray…
Half the appeal of a surf video is the music. In honor of International Surfing Day last week, Reef released a free download of the new Xavier Rudd track “Follow the Sun,” from the album Spirit Bird. They also got together with California charmer/filmer, Ryan Mosss to create the soulful video for the…
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…
Located 525 nautical miles off the coast of Ecuador sits the Galapagos Islands. Like Hawaii, it’s volcanic in origin. And like Hawaii, there’s some pretty good surf there. But unlike Hawaii, there aren’t many surfers. Boasting a population of just 25,000 people — whereas Waikiki’s population is about…
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…
Chances are if you’re from the States you haven’t heard much about Romain Cloitre, let alone seen his surf talents in action, but to be sure, dude rips. Part of a hard-charging, full-on crew from the south Indian Ocean that’s quickly catching up to more global powerhouses like the United States and…
The best surfing Lowers has historically been the most progressive, but sometimes when pushing the performance level the experimentation with equipment falls by the wayside. But lately that’s changing as more surfers are opening up their minds to the potential of designs like the Mini Simmons and wider,…
Byron Bay, something about the name, and everyone who’s been there will always long to go back. It’s the eastern most point in Australia, on the northern part of the New South Wales (NSW) coast. Known for it’s beautiful geography, great surf, artists and hippies. Home to The Pass, one of the most beautiful…
Photo Showdown A gallery of images taken by the finalists of the 2012 Olympus Pro Photographer Showdown. Gallery It may have been during the World Ski and Snowboard Festival, but it was a surf photographer who swept the Olympus Pro Photographer Showdown in Whistler, BC, on Thursday night….
Before the invention of the mercury barometer, trying to come close to accurately predicting tomorrow’s weather was left to history and experience of the current conditions. Today with satellites, shipping lanes, computer models and other techno advancements, making more accurate weather predictions…