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The story of South African surfing icon John Whitmore

The biography of South African surfing legend John “The Oom” Whitmore has been ten years in the writing. South African author, Miles Masterson, interviewed more than 120 watersports legends over the past decade, including American filmmaker Bruce Brown, surfing and sailing innovator Hobie Alter, and 1977 surfing world champion Shaun Tomson. Miles has also conducted […]

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The Wave Project: 10 years boosting children’s self-esteem

Ten years ago, The Wave Project started its first surf therapy pilot at Watergate Bay in Newquay, England. With just a handful of volunteers and one surf school partner, it was the start of surf therapy in the United Kingdom. The team is proud that ten years on, they have helped over 5,000 children and […]

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The benefits of wave pools to adaptive surfers

Basque pro surfer Aritz Aranburu is a big believer in the therapeutic effects of surfing. He has been riding waves since he was four years old and that has kept him fit and healthy all his life. Back in 2012, he partnered with Almudena Fernandez and some close friends to create “Kind Surf,” a non-profit organization […]

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Jamie O’Brien: the Pipeline Master who just wants to have fun

Every sport has its own rebels. Jamie O’Brien is surfing’s party animal – a man who truly believes it’s all about having fun. We’ve seen him doing things that the ordinary people would never even dare to think of doing. Jamie O’Brien is one of those surfers who are able to pull into seemingly impossible […]

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The Wave Bristol enters warm-up phase

The Wave Bristol is expected to open its doors to the public in Autumn 2019, in England. The country’s second wave pool powered by Wavegarden will also be the first featuring the company’s latest technology, The Cove. The team behind The Wave released today its first series of surf slots.

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Arctic surfers are shaping surfboards made of ice

Inge Wegge and Jørn Ranum have had a simple, yet surprising idea. They want to make surfboards out of ice. The Norwegian filmmakers, who have already released “North of the Sun,” are shooting a very special documentary about the limits of surfboard design. Between February and April 2019, the coldest months in the Arctic region, […]

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John John Florence is making surf videos great again

Here’s why John John Florence could be the world’s best free surfer right now. There are not many people capable of pulling off a late take-off straight into the barrel. John John is one of them. And if you’ve been missing him in top shape, then watch this “Space.” With his impeccable bottom turns, ultra-fast […]

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World Team wins the inaugural Founders’ Cup at the Surf Ranch

The World Team has taken out the inaugural World Surf League (WSL) Founders’ Cup of Surfing, in Leemore, Northern California. The first-ever, official event at the WSL Surf Ranch, in front of a sellout crowd, was a showcase of incredible surfing and competition as the world’s best female and male surfers battled in teams for […]

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Nazaré Challenge 2018 gets green light

The third stop on the 2017/2018 Big Wave Tour (BWT) will get underway on Saturday, February 10, in Praia do Norte, Portugal. The Nazaré Challenge 2018 is expecting a 20-to-35-foot swell with occasional sets hitting 40 feet, and winds offshore to side-offshore winds in the morning. Thousands of surfing fans will be able to follow […]

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"A Distant Wave": 12-page digital comic seeks crowdfunding support

What happens when you’re on the surf trip of your life and, suddenly, your van breaks down leaving you and your friends stranded in no man’s land? The picture could be real, but Spanish art collective Surf & Comics wants to bring that uncomfortable feel to the comic strips. “A Distant Wave” hopes to become […]

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