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Florida Tech Surf Club Beach Clean-Up and Surf Lessons

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Jordy Smith conquers the 2016 Hurley Pro at Trestles

Jordy Smith claimed the 2016 Hurley Pro at Trestles, in California. The South African defeated Joel Parkinson in three-foot surf at Lower Trestles. Smith opened his wave account with two average rides, and Joel seemed focused on waiting for a set wave which could offer a long, rippable wall. The South African’s third wave earned 8 […]

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Kai Bates rode a wave for 1.24 kilometers

Kai Bates has ridden a wave in Peru for 1.24 kilometers (4097 feet or 0.77 miles). The 21-year-old stand-up paddleboarder from Ulladulla, New South Wales, is an avid wave explorer. The Australian has already surfed in a crocodile-infested tidal bore, so he is accustomed to unusual challenges. This time, Bates traveled to one of the […]

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Blawesome promises to dry your wetsuit in 18 minutes

A group of surf entrepreneurs has developed a portable and compact wetsuit dryer. Blawesome dries and deodorizes your wetsuit in just 18 minutes, allowing watersports enthusiasts to surf, eat and rest, and return to the waves with comfortable, fully dried out wetsuit. “If you’re a water sports lover like us, you probably recognize this situation: […]

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Semifinalists decided at the 2016 Hurley Pro at Trestles

Four surfers from four different countries have qualified for the semifinals of the 2016 Hurley Pro at Trestles, in San Clemente, California. In an exciting quarterfinal battle, Filipe Toledo defeated Kelly Slater with the highest two-wave total of the day. The Brazilian only got his winning rides in the last third of the heat. Toledo […]

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Ian Gouveia wins the 2016 Azores Airlines Pro

Ian Gouveia and Justine Dupont have taken out the 2016 Azores Airlines Pro, at Monte Verde Beach, in São Miguel, Portugal. The Azorean event had 6,000 Qualifying Series (QS) points on offer, but the large number of surfers who flew to the archipelago knew they had to face the powerful Atlantic Ocean swell in order to […]

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Intense performances at the 2016 Hurley Pro at Trestles

Smith, Toledo, Gudauskas and Ribeiro. Four surfers have secured their spots in the quarterfinals of the 2016 Hurley Pro at Trestles. After an intense marathon of surfing, the competition landed in Round 4. But the previous round brought a few shocking surprises. Brett Simpson, a former Championship Tour (CT) surfer defeated John John Florence and […]

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The best surf beers in the world

They’re cold, but they’ll heat you up. They’re made from cereals, but they’re not breakfast drinks. Discover the best beers for the after surf chill-out. It is always hard to write about beers because you can’t match the pleasure of tasting them when a dreamy surf session is over. You walk up the beach with that salty […]

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Bumpy rides open the 2016 Hurley Pro at Trestles

The first day of competition of the 2016 Hurley Pro at Trestles provided several surprises and a few upsets. Despite the onshore winds, the bumpy four-to-six foot waves on offer delivered plenty of opportunities, including a Perfect 10. Tanner Gudauskas had a day to remember. Not only he sent Matt Wilkinson and Rookie Conner Coffin […]

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The health benefits of sea water

The list of sea water health benefits is nearly endless. But, even if it only had a placebo effect on our physique, our brain would still drive us to the beach. It’s good to your mood, and it will boost your health. The only thing that sea water does not do is hydrate our body. […]

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