Rodrigo Koxa may have beaten the world record for the biggest wave ever surfed but, apparently, only Brazilian fans, athletes, and media seem to recognize his feat. The wave ridden at Praia do Norte, Nazaré, on May 4, 2017, reveals the truth about the surfing world- there’s an anglophone side mainly formed by the United […]
Brazilian surfer Rodrigo Koxa set a new Guinness World Record for the largest wave ever ridden. The athlete from Guaruja beat Garrett McNamara’s 2011 wave by two feet. The world’s best big wave surfers gathered in Santa Monica for the 2018 World Surf League (WSL) Big Wave Awards. The show at the Red Bull Headquarters awarded […]
If you’ve seen Taylor Steele’s “Momentum: Under the Influence,” then you might be interested in watching a film that gets you back into the good old 1990s. Produced by American actor Robert Redford, “Momentum Generation” follows the rise of a group of successful pro surfers who became stars of the sport and helped shape a […]
Mick Fanning announced that the 2018 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach will be his last event as a pro surfer. The Australian surfer will retire from the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT) after the second contest of the season. Fanning says he can’t give it 100 percent anymore and is not enjoying it […]
Surfing Pipeline is the dream of many surfers. But the ultimate wave is not for the faint-hearted. You’ll need to learn its secrets before giving it a go. Let’s break them down. Many surfers wonder how it feels to paddle out at Pipeline. How does the wave look like in when you’re out there? Is […]
Whether you’re metaphorically speaking or taking it extremely seriously, you might have talked or referred to surfing as a religion. And it makes sense. Here’s why. You can’t compare religions. They are what they; they represent what they represent. But if there’s one thing that all the major religions groups – Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and […]
At which stage of surfing are you right now? How good is your surfing? What do you need to get to the next level? How would you rate your surfing skills? What should you focus on as a surfer? Your answers to all these questions may be biased, but it’s important to ask them so […]
Finn McGill and Vahine Fierro claimed the 2017 World Surf League (WSL) World Junior Championship at Bombo Beach, New South Wales, Australia. The final day of competition got underway in wind-affected three-to-four-foot surf and crowned two new future stars of the sport. In the Men’s final, McGill put an end to a less favorable cycle […]
And the 2017 Championship Tour (CT) world surfing champion is John John Florence. The Billabong Pipe Masters is over. The finals day went underway in four-to-six-foot surf, and a packed crowd of surf fans witnessed a tense title race unfold in front of their eyes. Once again, the mother of all waves delivered the goods […]
The International Surfing Association (ISA) submitted a declaration of intent to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) for the inclusion of adaptive surfing on the 2024 Summer Paralympics program. Now that surfing has been added to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, and that ISA has been officially recognized as the international paralympic federation for “para-surfing,” the […]