The Shaka sign is the famous surfers’ hand gesture. The story of the popular sign goes back to the roots of Hawaiian culture. When the surf culture grew and spread through California and America, during the sunny 1960’s, a new body gesture was gaining enthusiasts. Surfers from Hawaii started saluting fellow riders and friends with […]
“Chromatic” is a conceptual surf movie directed by Riley Blakeway, the unstoppable filmmaker. Nathan Fletcher and Chippa Wilson couldn’t be in better hands. The surf stars of “Chromatic” are alive, just like the colors of life and the multiple surf spots in which they display their art. Chroma is the Greek word for color and the […]
The Malibu Mavericks team has conquered the SurfAid Cup, at Malibu, California. The group featuring Lisa Andersen, Strider Wasilewski, Sean Woods, and Allen and Colton Sarlo just pipped the Surfaiders team 53.80 – 51.43 in the one-hour, tag-team final, with Peak Ocean Team third (43.30) and Mighty WindanSea fourth (42.23). The winning difference was Wasilewski […]
Cristóbal de Col has established a new Guinness World Record for the most number of tricks ever performed in a single wave. The Peruvian completed 34 carved turns on the longest wave in the world, at the Red Bull Chicama Challenge. Cristóbal de Col pushed through fatigue, mental pressure and a jellyfish plague to set […]
How do you stay fit for surfing? Surf training books and guides will help you learn and practice the best surf fitness exercises for your body, at any age. Surf fitness is the last frontier of high performance surfing. Even if you’re not a professional, it’s important to keep your body ready for the perfect […]
The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Australasian qualifiers have been selected for October’s Oakley ASP World Junior Championships Bali, the event that will decide the Men’s and Women’s 2012 ASP World Junior Champions.
The argument could be made that the hotbed of American surfing is San Clemente, Calif. I’m may be biased, my mail gets delivered here, but the relatively quiet town has produced more game-changers and world tour surfers Jim Hogan, Matt Archbold, Christian and Nathan Fletcher, Dino and Kolohe Andino,…
The most experienced tube riders in the world have enjoyed long, difficult, hollow, deep and perfect barrels. Who are they and how complicated is to get pitted? Getting barreled in a wave is the ultimate dream of every surfer. If tube riding could be taught in the university, it would be the hardest exam. In […]
The SATA Airlines Azores Pro has completed the Round of 96 at Ribeira Grande, Açores, in clean three-to-four foot waves. Cory Arrambide was one of the standouts of the day, after posting a near perfect 9.87 out of 10 for an incredible frontside inverted aerial to advance ahead of Messias Felix. “I’m so stoked!”, Arrambide […]
Ira Mowen is surfing the last head-high barrel just outside of Berlin, in Germany, whenever a giant ship passes by. “Surf Berlin: The Quest for the Last German Wave” is a very serious surf documentary. The iconic Central European city, capital of Germany, offers one only rideable wave. Berlin is 976 kilometres (606 miles) away […]