Surf News
Mick Fanning decided to take a break from full-time professional surfing. The Australian surfer, 34, announced he will be taking a “personal year,” and he will only be competing in select events throughout 2016. “Last year was definitely intense – what happened at J-Bay, being in a title race and the unfortunate passing of my brother. […]
Andrea Moller has ridden one of the biggest waves ever by a female surfer at the infamous break of Jaws. The Brazilian-American charger will never forget the 28th January 2016. On that day Moller was in Maui, but she didn’t plan to make history for women’s surfing. Jaws/Peahi was delivering some of the biggest waves […]
Code Yellow. The 2015/2016 Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau is on stand by for February 25th, at Waimea Bay. A final decision will be made early Thursday morning. Surf forecasters are expecting waves in the 20-to-25-foot range (Hawaiian scale) and 10-knot trade winds. It is the second powerful swell to hit the coast of […]
It’s definitely been a busy big wave surfing season at Nazaré. The 2015/2016 winter brought giant swells to Portugal’s iconic surf break, alongside fresh new faces. Challenge and fear go hand in hand in the heart of Nazaré’s underwater canyon. The famous fishing town is increasingly attracting more and more surfers. The hunt for the […]
Brock Little has passed away quietly amongst family and friends after a short battle against cancer. He was 48. Little was born in Napa, California, in 1967, but at the age of three, he was already living with his family in Hawaii. At only seven, he started riding his first waves. In 1980, Brock reached […]
Welcome to the 2016 Samsung Galaxy Championship Tour. The world’s best male and female surfers will battle for the initial points at the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast, in Snapper Rocks, Australia. Adriano de Souza followed Gabriel Medina’s footsteps and took the 2015 world title. He will be the man to beat, as the […]
Dog trainer and canine lover Chris de Aboitiz has proved that his puppies may soon join the World Surf League pros. Some surf dogs are greater than others. In fact, there’s one man that is taking canine surfing to a whole new level. His name is Chris de Aboitiz, an experienced Australian stand-up paddleboarder who […]
I have learnt more lessons about life and business from surfing than I have from just about any other single activity I’ve ever taken part in. Surfing is one of the most mentally and physically challenging things you can do and as a result, the lessons it teaches you come think and fast. And you have […]
Nic Lamb has conquered the inaugural edition of the Titans of Mavericks, at Half Moon Bay, in Northern California. The big wave invitational got underway in 20-to-30-foot surf and light onshore winds. There were air drops, injuries, vertical commitments, shark sightings, and unexpected freak sets in a cold water environment. Mavs is wipeout land. It’s […]
Albee Layer suffered a massive wipeout at Jaws, Maui. He will be out of the water for while. The Hawaiian big wave hellman has had a fantastic season at Peahi but, this time, the beast wave almost claimed his life. Layer knew there wouldn’t be enough swell to run “The Eddie,” so he stayed in […]