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 […]
The BSR Surf Resort will open on the second week of May 2018, in Texas. The giant wave pool opens a new chapter in the business. Less than two years ago, American Wave Machines (AWM) announced the construction of a two-acre surf lake at BSR Cable Park, an inland waters sports center located in Waco. […]
Joey Buran will lead the United States surfing team into the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in Japan. USA Surfing, the national governing body for the sport of surfing in the United States of America, announced that Buran will be the head coach of the US Olympic surfing team. Joey Buran won the 1984 Pipeline […]
For many, he is the most complete surfer of all time. Laird Hamilton is a reasonably circumspect person who avoids self-promotion, but he does know how to keep his name in the spotlight. You can’t talk about Laird Hamilton without mentioning his family, the constant workouts, the diet, the achievements, and his innovative contributions to […]
On April 29, 2018, a chest-to-head-high south swell wrapping through first peak provided perfect conditions for the 3rd Annual SurfAid Cup Santa Cruz. The tag team competition was hosted by Big Stick Surfing Association (BSSA) as part of the annual LogJam Classic and saw six teams of five compete for both the Fundraising and Surfing […]
Andrew Stark has been appointed the general manager of World Surf League (WSL) Australia and Oceania. The Australian surfer served Surfing Australia for nine-and-a-half years, as its chief executive officer (CEO). Today, Australia’s governing body for the sport of surfing is an active organization with 28 employees, and an annual turnover of $AUD 7 million.
The Wave, a project to build an inland surfing destination on the edge of the Bristol, announced that it has signed a contract with its Spanish technology partner, Wavegarden. The company revealed that it has now started work on site, and also secured the financial backing of Jar Capital Ltd to fully fund the development. […]
Snaking is one of the darkest facest of surfing. Humans aren’t perfect and, occasionally, they’re not willing to share the ocean with people like them. We’ve got to have manners. One of the most important unwritten rules of surfing is absolutely explicit: “You shall not snake.” And there are only two options: to accept or […]
If you’ve seen Taylor Steele’s “Momentum: Under the Influence,” then you might be interested in watching a film that gets you back into the good old 1990s. Produced by American actor Robert Redford, “Momentum Generation” follows the rise of a group of successful pro surfers who became stars of the sport and helped shape a […]
Whether it’s sunny or rainy, it always feels good to have a shower after a strenuous winter surf session. But, should we get under cold or hot water? Is that really obvious? We all know how good a hot shower feels. Warm water helps us recover our body temperature and truly relaxes our body, no […]