What does an album titled “Surfing With The Alien” and featuring the Silver Surfer on its cover got to do with surfing? Nothing at all. “Surfing With The Alien” is an instrumental rock guitar record by American guitarist Joe Satriani. The album showcases ten tracks and was released on October 15, 1987. Satriani’s second work […]
Garrett McNamara has ridden the longest wave ever in the Tagus River, in Lisbon, Portugal. The big wave surfer caught a wake at the Santo Amaro Dock, and finished his stunt in Belém. McNamara spent 10 minutes riding the same wave under sunny skies and surrounded by media professionals. He used the first minute to […]
Five hundred eleven surfers have broken the Guinness World Record for the largest paddle out ever recorded, at Huntington Beach, California. Despite the fog, the strong currents, and the choppy waters, 511 surfers were able to form an unbroken “Surfing Circle of Honor” to raise awareness of the International Surfing Museum. The event attracted people […]
Chris Bertish has successfully completed the transatlantic stand-up paddle (SUP) crossing. The South African reached the Caribbean island of Antigua at 8:32 am, on March 9, 2017, after more than two million strokes. Bertish kicked off his record-breaking paddling marathon in Agadir, Morocco, on December 6, 2016.
It was the largest swell of the 2016/2017 winter season so far. Nazaré’s Praia do Norte delivered the goods under sunny skies. It was one for the record books. On February 10, 2017, the mammoth waves returned to Portugal’s infamous big wave surf break. And, as always, a large crew made sure they had their […]
A large group of surfers invaded the coast of La Jolla Shores, in California, with a single goal in mind. They were more than one hundred, and they wanted to break the Guinness World Record for the most surfers riding the same wave. It was close, but no cigar. The event held by 1 Wave […]
Nazaré’s Praia do Norte has kicked off its 2016/2017 big wave surfing season with the first XXL showdown. Winter is coming, but the giant killers came sooner, in the middle of Autumn. And those who have already visited Nazaré on a special day know how big it gets. With the right wind speed and direction, and […]
Three hundred and twenty Santa surfers have broken the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest surf lesson, in Bondi Beach, Australia. The famous Sydney beach was dressed in red, and the goal of the gathering was simple and valid – to raise awareness and funds for OneWave, a non-profit surf organization supporting people with […]
Maya Gabeira says Nazaré “feels like home.” The Brazilian charger who nearly lost her life in the Portuguese surf break is back in the Canyon to negotiate a new beginning. Only a big wave surfer knows the feeling. And Gabeira is pretty much comfortable in a testosterone-fuelled outdoor activity. She loves surfing monster waves, and […]
The SUP Armada has set a new Guinness World Record, at Queen Mother Reservoir, in England. Up to 264 stand-up paddleboarders of all ages completed the mandatory one-mile course in three hours and broke the record by ten participants, previously set on Hayling Island, in 2014. The event also supported three charities – the Snow-Camp, […]