British shaper Ellie Miller teamed up with gilding artist Danni Bradford to create the world’s first 24-karat gold surfboard. Only one surfer will have the opportunity to own “The Aureus.” Can a surfboard be considered a piece of jewelry? Lux Surfboards has literally transformed a shortboard into a precious piece of jewelry. But make no […]
The 2016 ISA World StandUp Paddle (SUP) and Paddleboard Championship will be held at Cloudbreak, in Fiji, between November 5th-13th. The International Surfing Association (ISA) confirmed that the world’s best SUPers and paddleboarders will compete for gold, silver and bronze in the Pacific archipelago. According to the Outdoor Industry Association, SUP is currently the fastest […]
The Surfer’s Journal is celebrating its 25th anniversary. And they’re just warming up. Still indie as ever. The Californian surf publication from San Clemente was founded by Steve Pezman and Debbee Bradley, in 1991. Their goal was to create a high-quality quarterly surf magazine with little advertising. The whole concept was different from everything else […]
Matt Wilkinson defeated Kolohe Andino to claim the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast 2016, at Snapper Rocks. The Australian surfer won his first ever Championship Tour (CT) event with a solid display of backside maneuvers. Wilkinson, who had previously eliminated Adriano de Souza, only stole the lead from Andino with six minutes on the clock. “I […]
The Washington Redskins will have a new stadium, and they have hired a famous Danish architecture company to build it. The thing is, there will be waves and surfers around it. In the past, football stadium served a single purpose. They were a venue for soccer games, American football and, in some cases, they were […]
Nowadays, you don’t need oceans to surf. Welcome to the Bend Whitewater Park, an artificial river wave arena for all water sports enthusiasts located in Bend, Oregon. The innovative park features four waves of various degrees of difficulty. There’s Jason’s Wave (beginner wave), Kricket’s Wave (ideal for kayakers), Wave #3 (experienced paddlers), and Eddy’s Wave […]
Dion Atkinson and Nikki Van Dijk have conquered the 2016 Australian Open of Surfing, held at Sydney’s Manly Beach. Atkinson traveled all the way from Seaford, in South Australia, to defeat Italy’s rising star Leonardo Fioravanti in the final of the prestigious event. The former Dream Tour surfer, 29, used his experience and power surfing […]
Are you fast approaching middle age? Have you dreamed of learning to surf? David Flanagan has a wonderful story of hope and freedom for you in his latest book “Board.” Anyone can learn how to stand on a surfboard and ride a wave. Surfing has nothing to do with age, gender, or origin. It is […]
A group of Maldivian surfers was arrested after protesting against the construction of a bridge that will connect the island of Malé to the Ibrahim Nasir International Airport, and will destroy the local surf break. Eleven protesters were taken into custody after swimming towards a tugboat anchored off Raalhugandu. The authorities say that one surfer […]
There are 996,000 surfers, bodyboarders and paddleboarders in the United Kingdom, according to The Watersports Participation Survey 2015. The new research concluded that nearly two percent of the British population rode a surfboard, boogie board or stand-up paddleboard in 2015. Comparing to last year, the popularity of these board sports also grew 0.6 percent. The […]