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Starboard to produce surfboard components made from discarded fishing nets

Starboard and Royal DSM teamed up to create surfboard components made from discarded fishing nets. The watersports company founded by Svein Rasmussen, and the Dutch nutrition, health, and sustainable living firm will start collecting abandoned fishing nets from the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea. Later, the joint-venture will upcycle the nylon-based nets and produce […]

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Noa Deane claims inaugural Stab High

Noa Deane has taken out the inaugural Stab High, held at the BSR Surf Resort, in Waco, Texas. Sixteen of the best non-aligned, aerial surfing specialists gathered to compete in an alternative format. Stab High proposes a simple exercise: to land the biggest and most innovative air maneuvers possible. The event got underway at the […]

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What does it mean to be a surfer today?

Now more than ever, surfers have a great responsibility on the shoulders. Here’s what makes a complete, contemporary wave rider. A surfer is someone who practices and enjoys his or her sport at the heart of Nature, surrounded by the elements. But also, surfers are an integral of a society, a local, regional and national […]

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Australians win 2018 Azores Airlines World Masters Championship

Rob Bain, Layne Beachley, and Dave Macaulay have taken out the Azores Airlines World Masters Championship in the Grand Masters, Women’s Masters and Men’s Masters divisions held in good three-foot surf at Praia de Santa Barbara. A World Surf League (WSL) Specialty Event, the event has been treated to an abundance of swell and great […]

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Why intelligence matters in surfing

You can’t be a good surfer if you don’t you use your grey matter. Here’s why intelligence is a powerful weapon in the waves. Although surfing sounds pretty much like a physical and technical outdoor activity, intelligence plays a critical role in the development of the skills, and the performance you actually achieve in the […]

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What makes the perfect surf spot?

Surf spots – the place where dreams come true. And yes, magnificent surf breaks do exist. Everyone has their favorites peaks, but sometimes – or maybe often – it’s just better somewhere else. That’s why surfers are travelers. They’re in constant search for the ultimate wave, the secret spot. Perfection is the goal; pure joy […]

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The top 7 surf breaks in Ventura County

The Golden State boasts more than 1,000 miles of coastline, as well as some of the world’s best surf breaks. And the Ventura County Coast is one of the original birthplaces of California surf culture. Ventura County surf breaks were made famous by The Beach Boys back in 1963 with not one, but two references […]

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Santiago Muñiz tastes gold at the 2018 ISA World Surfing Games

Santiago Muñiz claimed the gold medal in the Open Men division at the 2018 ISA World Surfing Games, held in Tahara, Japan. In a tight final, the surfer from Argentina beat local favorite Kanoa Igarashi, Peruvian Lucca Mesina, and Japanese sensation Shun Murakami. “I am the world champion! Again! I have now qualified for the […]

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The surfboard made from recycled Scotch whisky casks

A Scotch whisky distillery teamed up with an American surfboard company to create a surfboard made from whisky barrels. The limited edition handmade 6’11”, 39.96-liter surfboards are part of Glenmorangie’s “Beyond the Cask” project and were fully shaped by Maine’s Grain Surfboards. The Glenmorangie Original is made using approximately 12 barrel staves; it is 20 1/8” […]

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Surf Lakes ready to test the multi-break wave pool

The world’s first multi-break surf park will enter the test mode in October 2018. Surf Lakes within weeks of completing its first full-scale demonstration facility near Yeppoon, on the Capricorn Coast in Queensland, Australia. Although it will not initially be open to the public, it will be the first proper surf park with multiple wave […]

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