A group of Spanish surf entrepreneurs developed an innovative magnetic surfboard car rack. The team behind Giraffe wanted to create an easy-to-set-up solution that allowed them to drive their cars at the maximum speed limit (120 km/h or 75 mph), and transport their surfboards on top of their vehicles with maximum safety. Installing a surfboard […]
Teahupoo. The word says it all. And if you’re a pro surfer competing on the Championship Tour (CT), you just want to prevail in what is widely considered one of the most hair-raising surf breaks in the world. The Billabong Pro Tahiti returns in 2016 with new surfers, and new world title contenders. Matt Wilkinson […]
Discover the health benefits of drinking water. Learn why water is not only the perfect drink but also the ultimate nutrient. Drink it the morning, in the afternoon, or minutes before you go to sleep. Just drink it. Water is the best energy drink. It represents essence, simplicity, and purity, but also the primary component […]
Bernard “Midget” Farrelly, the first world surfing champion, passed away aged 71 after battling cancer for several years. Farrelly was born in Sydney, in 1944, and began surfing when he was only six years old. In the 1960s, “Midget” dominated the competitive scene. He won the 1962 Makaha International Surfing Championships. At 5’8” and 145 […]
The sport of surfing has been officially confirmed as an Olympic sport. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) made the final decision to include surfing in the Tokyo 2020 sports program. It has been a very long battle but, after years of lobbying and meetings, Fernando Aguerre and the International Surfing Association (ISA) have finally convinced […]
What does it mean to be or get stoked? Why do surfers feel so stoked all the time? Discover the origins of the most spoken word in post-heat interviews. In Old English, the word “stoc” meant a “place.” That is why you can often find the word “stoke” in the name of cities and villages […]
Surfing Great Britain (SGB) and the English Surfing Federation (ESF) have announced plans to merge both organizations. The new unified national governing body for the sport of surfing in England will be named English Surfing Federation. The decision has been coordinated with the International Surfing Association (ISA) and Sport England. The English Surfing Federation will […]
It’s a pool… It’s a wave. It’s Lucy Pet’s Gnarly Crankin’ K-9 Wavemaker. Meet the world’s first surf pool exclusively designed for dogs. You’ve seen them surfing waves in the ocean, and now you’ll watch puppies enjoying small rollers in Lucy Pet Foundation’s mobile wave machine. In other words, it’s a surf truck for canine […]
What if we could stand up and ride a wave, exclusively on our feet, and without a surfboard or any other surf craft? It is now possible, even if you need special help from a computer-generated imagery professional. Meet the floaters: Ryan Burch, Spencer Gordon, Travers Adler, and Trevor Gordon. They are about to show […]
Who will claim the Vans US Open of Surfing 2016? The event runs from July 23rd-31st, in Huntington Beach, California. The last American to win the iconic contest was Kelly Slater, in 2011, but the US armada will try to recapture the trophy lost to Julian Wilson (2012), Alejo Muniz (2013), Filipe Toledo (2014) and Hiroto […]