Lincoln Neves Junior is a passionate Brazilian inventor-entrepreneur that created what he called “the surf outside the water.” Dry Wave is an innovative equipment that makes ocean-like waves on dry floors. The concept was originally designed to make wave propagation on floors such as plastic, grass, sand, snow, silicone, and particles like ball pools.
Julian Wilson has taken out the 2018 Quiksilver Pro, in Hossegor, France. The final day of competition witnessed Wilson plow through a stacked field to earn his momentous win at the 17th running of the iconic French event. Wilson’s victory in France is his second of the season after the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast earlier this year.
Alex Botelho is the grand winner of the 2018 EDP Mar Sem Fim (Endless Sea) Awards. The surf exploration project designed to boost the visibility and development of the Portuguese big wave riding community announced this year’s award winners. Botelho, who finished the 2017 Big Wave Tour season in eighth place, ended up taking out […]
Have you ever seen a foil surfer being towed by a sailing dinghy? Probably not. But well, there is always a first time for everything. Francisco Andrade, a Portuguese Olympic sailor, towed his fellow countryman and surfer, Vasco Santos, across the water and without the need to use any motor-powered watercraft. Andrade is currently competing […]
Christmas is the perfect time to celebrate family life, friendship, and love. And it is also a special occasion for any surfer. Whether it’s cold or warm, rainy, sunny or snowy, the beach is one of the best places for wave rider to spend his or her free time. And surfers sure know how to […]
Jay Quinn has been crowned 2018 British surfing champion at Fistral Beach, in Newquay, England. The iconic Cornish surf break has once again welcomed Britain’s best surfers. This year, athletes were confronted with challenging, yet highly contestable ocean conditions. The British Surfing Championships attracted riders from England, Wales, Scotland and the Channel Islands, who competed […]
Surfboard manufacturing supplier Sanded Australia has developed a thermal bonded non-woven carbon tape to be used in the construction of surfboards. And it’s made in Australia. Composite rail tapes have become an important part of surfboard construction. With the rise of EPS/Epoxy surfboards, carbon rail and stringers, tapes have become more function over fashion, as […]
Yago Dora won the Red Bull Airborne France, a World Surf League (WSL) specialty event, in four foot waves at Plage des Culs Nus, in Hossegor, France. The inaugural Red Bull Airborne hosted an 18-man field consisting of a cross-section of the world’s best surfers from the elite Championship Tour and a global field of […]
United Airlines will remove service fees for surfboards, wakeboards, and paddleboards for customers traveling to or from California. The decision takes effect on October 5, 2018, and exempts customers from paying the previous $150 or $200 service fee on direct United Airlines or United Express itineraries that originate or end at any California airport. The […]
Hélio António is the grand winner of the inaugural Praia do Norte Photography Awards. He takes home 2,000 euros. The Portuguese surf lensman shot the best picture of the year with “The Man and The Mountain,” a stunning image that shows reveals Nazaré’s big wave in all its splendor. “The winning photo reflects perfectly the […]