The relationship between shortboard surfers and stand-up paddleboarders has not always been pacific. With the rapid growth in the number of SUP enthusiasts that invaded classic surfing and bodyboarding lineups, vibes have changed. SUPers have been accused of misbehaving with surfers because of their paddling advantage over their fellow wave riders.
The World Surf League (WSL) has announced the launch of its mobile surfing game. True Surf is available for download now. One of the interesting innovations about True Surf is that, not only it features 21 world-class surf breaks, but the ocean conditions also change according to real-time surf forecasts. The new surfing game imports […]
Skip McCullough claimed the 2018 Siargao Cloud 9 Surfing Cup, in the Philippines. The American surfer beat local star John Mark Tokong in epic conditions, with perfect six-foot barrels peeling smoothly down the line. McCullough even managed to adapt to the squall that stormed through in the final, and ended up getting the best waves […]
Paul Ferraris is a surfer and a multifaceted independent visual artist from San Francisco, California. But he is also a teacher who is getting his students to learn the secrets of animated cartoons. So, he worked on an example, and the result is an eye-catching and surprisingly relaxing short film. Animated cartoons can be extremely […]
“Surf Tribe,” a photo exhibition by Belgian photographer Stephan Vanfleteren, will be open to the public at the Kunsthal Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, from October 13, 2018, through January 13, 2019. In his most recent project the Vanfleteren exposes a culture dominated by a deep respect for the ocean. Vanfleteren looks beyond the traditional surf […]
The World Surf League (WSL) announced that Maya Gabeira has claimed the inaugural Women’s XXL Biggest Wave Award and set a new Guinness World Record for the largest wave surfed unlimited by a female athlete. The 31-year old from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil successfully surfed a wave measuring 68 feet (20.72 meters) from trough to […]
Fabrizio Stabile, a 29-year-old surfer from New Jersey, died from Naegleria fowleri a few days after visiting the BSR Surf Resort, in Waco, Texas. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is currently investigating the source of the “brain-eating amoeba” that killed the surfer. Meanwhile, the BSR Surf Resort voluntarily closed its doors until […]
From a surfing perspective, what comes to your mind when you think of Newport Beach? Is it the Balboa Pavilion or the Duffy Electric Boats? If you’re a surfer, there’s a good chance you will say Echo Beach, black ball, The Wedge, 54th Street, the surf industry, or Richie Collins. And you’re right. Newport Beach […]
The California surfer who went missing two weeks ago in Northern Baja, Mexico has been found dead. Adam Francis D’Esposito suffered from bipolar disorder and was last seen by the owner of a surf shop running down a highway shirtless, barefoot, and looking scared. The Mexican authorities recovered his body on September 9. He was […]
A place with rough weather conditions, where sunny skies can, at any moment, be followed by low dark clouds and heavy rain. For many, Ireland epitomizes what cold water surfing truly is – an uncomfortable and difficult challenge that will only boost a surfer’s passion for riding waves. “Meet The Pioneers Of Surfing In Ireland” […]