Skateboarding legend Jay Adams has passed away in Puerto Escondido, Mexico, after suffering a heart attack. He was 53. Jay Adams was one of the most important names in the surf and skateboarding team Z-Boys, alongside Jeff Ho, Skip Engblom, Craig Stecyk, Allen Sarlo, Nathan Pratt, Jay Adams, Tony Alva, Chris Cahill and Stacy Peralta. […]
Garrett McNamara is the dangerous villain of “Empire Now,” the ultimate New York surf thriller. Director JR Jensen has used the landscapes and the culture of New York to create a film that combines a fast paced thriller with high-action surf. “Empire Now” sees Kurt Rist, Leif Engstrom, TJ Gumiela, Brian Pollak, Will Skudin, Balaram […]
When one of the biggest swells of the decade hits South America, big wave addicts know where to go. Next destination: Playa Zicatela, Puerto Escondido. Makua Rothman had just been crowned champion of the Billabong Pico Alto 2014, in Peru. Two days after, on the 5th July, all photographers and videographers had their lenses on […]
The nominees for the 2014 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards have been announced. Apparently, we live in an Anglophone world. Grant Baker, Shane Dorian, Billy Kemper, Greg Long, and Shaun Walsh have been nominated for “Ride of the Year”. Surprisingly, there is not a single European wave in the most important category, despite the […]