Conner Coffin has taken out the 2017 Vans World Cup of Surfing, at Sunset Beach, Hawaii. The Championship Tour (CT) surfer beat Kolohe Andino, Wade Carmichael, and Griffin Colapinto in the final held in wind-affected, four-to-six foot surf. Coffin only needed four waves to steal the show and claim the second jewel of the 2017 […]
Tyler Wright is your 2017 World Surf League (WSL) women’s champion. The Australian surfer secured a back-to-back Championship Tour (CT) title after reaching the semifinals of the Maui Women’s Pro, and watching her direct opponents – Sally Fitzgibbons and Courtney Conlogue – fall early in the competition. “I have just been having the best week, […]
Make the ultimate surf vehicle for your endless summer surf trips. Learn how to convert your Sprinter van into the camper of your dreams. A cool surf van is a smart and comfy place where you eat, sit, and sleep. Mercedes, Ford, Renault and Volkswagen sprinter models often result in the best camper conversions. The […]
Surfboard tails have a direct impact on key surfing moments such as acceleration, control, maneuverability, drive, speed, stability, hold, and release. Get to know the basic tail designs. There are six fundamental surfboard tail shapes and seven hybrid or alternative designs. The most common shapes are the squash tail, the square tail, the pin tail, the […]
Human beings are complex animals. And when they stand up on a surfboard for the first time, their lives may change dramatically for the better or the worse. Love, careers, relationships, family, and friendships are incredibly volatile variables of an even more complex structure that is life. So, how do you add an intangible passion […]
Mexican surfing star Oscar Moncada died in a car accident, in San Pedro Pochutla. Mexico. The tragedy took place near his hometown of Puerto Escondido, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. Moncada was driving a Mercedes Benz with two friends – Diego Oropeza and Waldo Rendón. The vehicle collided with a truck. Diego and Waldo […]
I will never forget the surfboard that got me into surfing. It was not a board like the ones I see today in fancy surf shops. It was the most important object I owned in my life. I was born in Porto, the city that gave the name to the oldest country in Europe – […]
The International Surfing Association (ISA) submitted a declaration of intent to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) for the inclusion of adaptive surfing on the 2024 Summer Paralympics program. Now that surfing has been added to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, and that ISA has been officially recognized as the international paralympic federation for “para-surfing,” the […]
If it’s not the biggest, it is undoubtedly one of the biggest waves ever ridden. Brazilian big wave rider Rodrigo Koxa caught a bomb at Nazaré that might very well beat Garrett McNamara’s 2011 world record wave. Like many others rides in Nazaré, Koxa’s wave was filmed from an elevated camera position. As a result, […]
It’s never an easy thing to do, but sometimes we really need to sell a surfboard if we want to get our hands on a brand new stick, equipped with the latest shaping innovations. Surfers dream about boards. It’s their ultimate object of desire; a work of art that will hopefully guide them through unforgettable […]