Some wipeouts are funny. And then you’re “privileged” enough to taste those tougher beatings. Finally, you’re invited into those free fall experiences in cold water, six-foot waves. Wipeouts are part of the surfing game. But, can we avoid some of them? Yes, wipeouts can (and should) be avoided. Broken boards, broken bones, muscle injuries, and […]
Modom Surf and Sharkbanz have teamed up to produce a shark deterrent leash. The Modom Shark Leash uses the well-known Sharkbanz technology. The magnetic field emitted by the new leash disrupts shark’s senses and keeps tiger sharks, reef sharks, hammerhead sharks, and bull sharks at a safe distance. The team behind the new shark deterrent […]
It was one of the most dangerous surf contests in the history of the sport. In the end, Russell Bierke won the 2016 Red Bull Cape Fear at Cape Solander, in Sydney, Australia. On the first day of competition, 12-to-15-foot bombs were detonating in the shallow waters of Sydney’s infamous surf break. For many, it […]
The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has supported the proposal to add surfing – and four new individual and team sports – to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The sport of surfing will be included in the Games of the XXXII Olympiad. For the first time in its history, surfers will battle […]
It is a music, art and surf festival like no other. Welcome to the Deus 9ft and Single 2016, a laid-back surfing experience held in the world-class waves of Canggu, Bali. The event gathers longboard enthusiasts, but also an indie community of retro surfboard fanatics, and passionate bodysurfers. There is room for everyone – men […]
The Rip Curl Pro Tofino is one of the most important surfing events in Canada. And Kevin Schulz took out the 10th edition, at Cox Bay, in British Columbia. The competition attracted riders from all over the country and crowned the national champions. The final day had chest-high waves and glorious weather. Peter Devries, six-time […]
Johanne Defay has claimed the Fiji Women’s Pro 2016, at Cloudbreak. The French surfer secured the second Championship Tour (CT) event win of her career after defeating Carissa Moore in a pumping six-to-eight foot final. “I’ve never beat Carissa (Moore) before. She is such an amazing surfer, and she took 9-point rides in every heat. It […]
Evan Geiselman has taken the 2016 Ichinomiya Chiba Open, at Shida Point, in Japan. The Floridian surfer, who barely escaped death at Pipeline last December, celebrated the most important trophy of his career so far in the largest event held in the Land of the Rising Sun in eight years. Geiselman defeated the Italian star Leonardo […]
World Surf League’s “Strike Mission” at Cloudbreak will stay in the memory of many surfers for a long time. There were exciting and tense episodes, and an unstoppable express train of 20-foot barrels breaking on a sharp, sheltered reef. Aaron Gold will never forget the 23rd of May 2016. After wiping out in Cloudbreak bomb, […]
The World Surf League (WSL) has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in the Kelly Slater Wave Company (KSWC). The pro surfing tour aims to build “a global network of WSL-branded high-performance training centers” with the surf pool concept designed by Kelly Slater. The deal is inked via WSL Holdings, the parent company of […]