It might sound bizarre, but Indonesian surfers are getting paid to block waves to give clients priority and right of way in crowded line-ups. Forget everything you saw in surfing. We knew that waves are treasures in many regions of the world. Perfect slopes may be compared to gold nuggets; thousands of recreational, amateur and […]
Jaws opened the 2014/2015 big wave surfing season. Once again Peahi came to life, but only a handful of watermen heard the call from Mother Nature. Grant “Twiggy” Baker, Ian Walsh, Kai Lenny, Paige Alms, Tyler Larronde, Shaun Walsh, Yuri Soledade. You probably know these guys. Yes, they’re the ones who wake up early to […]
The 2014 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing is on. Waves peaking at 25 feet opened the Reef Hawaiian Pro, at Haleiwa, Hawaii. The locals dominated Round 1. Ezekiel Lau, 20, was a standout surfer of the day. The Hawaiian was able to steal the highest heat score of the day – 18.53 points out of […]
Australia is ready to celebrate to the 100th Anniversary of Duke Kahanamoku’s visit to Freshwater Beach, Sydney, between January 8th-10th, 2015. The Duke’s Day Celebration promises to ignite Australia’s surf culture and the spirit of aloha. Duane DeSoto has been invited to play Duke Kahanamoku at the re-enactment of the legendary surfing exhibition which the […]
Tides affect surfing. But remember rule number one: there’s no best tide in surfing. Surf breaks may have tide patterns that work better in a particular period, but the general rule of thumb is that it is possible to catch waves with both low and high tides. We also know that the interaction between swell, […]
Alex Ribeiro has claimed the Mahalo Surf Eco Festival 2014, held in Itacare, Brazil. Ribeiro is ready to celebrate the 2014 ASP South American title, after a stunning performance in Bahia. The Brazilian surfer defeated Paul Cesar Distinguin, in a low scoring final, and heads to the O’Neill SP Prime with confidence. “I’m so proud […]
The Peruvian team has raised the winner’s flag at the ISA 50th Anniversary World Surfing Games, held at Punta Rocas, in Peru. Meet the new champions. Leandro Usuna from Argentina, and Anali Gomez from Peru, are the new ISA Open gold medallists, after a historic day of surfing for Latin America. Despite playing in home […]
Garrett McNamara will be facing the Nazaré winter giants with a new surfboard made entirely out of Portuguese cork. The Hawaiian daredevil is back in Europe with groundbreaking innovations. A joint venture between Mercedes-Benz, Corticeira Amorim and Polen Surfboards gave birth to a cork missile. One year after announcing the spectacular “MBoard 1.0”, McNamara gets […]
Kai Lenny is the 2014 Stand Up World Tour champion. The Hawaiian waterman secured a back-to-back title in a dramatic season finish, at La Torche, France. Drama, tension, tears and joy. Lenny watched from the beach as Zane Schweitzer put an end to Caio Vaz’s world title hopes in the quarterfinals of the La Torche […]
The Surfing Chefs have raised more than $55,000 for SurfAid’s mother and child health programs in Indonesia. Tom Carroll, two-time world surfing champion, joined a group of elite celebrity Surfing Chefs to serve up an exquisite multi-course canapé menu sourced from local Perth produce. The chefs were Russell and Sam Blaikie, Ben O’Donoghue, Aaron Carr, […]