Big wave surfer Greg Long has been included in on National Geographic’s annual list of Adventurers of the Year. Long is featured alongside prominent mountain climbers, swimmers, skiers and kayakers, and adventure fans are being asked by National Geographic to vote in their favorite for the People’s Choice Award. The surfer from San Clemente, California, […]
The 2013/2014 surfing season is officially open, as Maui and the North Shore of Oahu provide epic waves for the usual suspects. Shane Dorian, Jamie O’Brien and John John Florence have surfed the first winter waves of the Hawaiian Islands, in Jaws, Pipeline and Haleiwa. On the 13th November, Dorian paddled out with the early […]
Bulldozers have started the destruction of Bastion Point, in Mallacoota Australia. It’s one of the best surf spots in the Australian State of Victoria. After more than 10 years of fighting ill conceived plans for a new breakwater and boat ramp at Bastion Point, bulldozers have begun their task of destroying a national treasure. The […]
When six surf filmmakers get their cameras, in six different countries, you’ll find one journey with different paths. Those are the “Se7en Signs”, an experiment in collaborative filmmaking, signed by Innersection. Nathan Myers, Ben Gulliver, Saul Garcia, Joao Rito, Adam Chilton, and Nat Lanyon are our eyes in the field. The surf movie visits outstanding […]
Is longboarding a sport itself? Is riding single fin boards a different art? Could longboarding also be called surfing? Why do longboarders tend to ride away from the contemporary surfing world? Today, when we think about longboarding, we often blend two different worlds: ultra-competitive log riding with complex and heavy maneuvers, and ultra-retro, traditional longboard […]
The Roundhouse Cutback is considered one of the most important critical maneuvers in the sport of surfing. Do you want to get it right? Pulling a Roundhouse Cutback is not hard, but completing a charming, powerful Roundhouse Cutback requires training. As an high-performance trick, it is also used to get back on the wave face, […]
“Thundercloud” promises to showcase the largest swell ever surfed in Cloudbreak, Fiji. June 8th, 2012, will remain in the memory of all surfers who were at Cloudbreak for the ASP World Championship Tour. A swell of massive proportions arrived at the left-hander to ignite the surf. History was in the making. A tight knit group […]
Jun Shiiba is the first surfer to win an ASP-sanctioned event in Taiwan, at the Taiwan Open of Surfing. The Japanese surfer defeated fellow countryman Yujiro Tsuji in the final, the most exciting heat of the entire event. Shiiba and Tsuji both posted excellent scores in a classic goofy verse regular battle, and with only […]
Parker Coffin and Chelsea Tuach have claimed the inaugural Sprite Soup Bowl Pro Junior, at Soup Bowl, in Barbados. The Sprite Soup Bowl Pro Junior, first stop on the 2013-2014 ASP North America Pro Junior Series, finished off in flawless three-to-five foot reef-break barrels. Parker Coffin took an amazing come-from-behind win in the final of the […]
Mick Fanning and Dane Reynolds have managed to escape defeat during Round of 64 of the Reef Hawaiian Pro, in Haleiwa. With waist/head-high waves on offer, John John Florence had the shocking exit of the event caused by Dale Staples and Matt Banting. Other top seed casualties included CJ Hobgood, Brett Simpson, Bede Durbidge, and […]