It is the most perfect surf pool ever designed, developed and tested. Kelly Slater has unveiled his artificial wave pool system. And you won’t believe what he has done. Ten years in the making. Forget everything you’ve seen. The 11-time world champion has shown his surf pool concept to the world. On his testing site, Slater […]
The Brazilian Storm has taken control of the surfing world. One year after Gabriel Medina, the hard-working man claims his moment of glory with a maiden World Surf League title and a victory in the prestigious Billabong Pipe Masters. Adriano de Souza has lived the best day of his entire surfing career. He is the number […]
Bede Durbidge has fractured his pelvis after suffering a horrific wipeout at Banzai Pipeline, in Hawaii. The Australian surfer was competing in his Round 3 heat against Keanu Asing, when he took off on a bomb, went over the falls, and hit the shallow reef below. Durbidge was immediately rescued from the water by the […]
The fifth edition of the Allianz Perfect Chapter will be held in Praia do Norte, Nazaré, Portugal. The tube riding event will feature 16 surfers competing against each other in one of the heaviest surf breaks in the planet. The first name in the list is Bruno Santos. “Praia do Norte totally fits the event’s […]
They are open for business. Surf brands are everywhere. Inside surf shops, street stores, and shopping malls. Surf companies sell boardshorts, gear, wetsuits, apparel, footwear, watches, and accessories. Let’s find out who does what. Surf culture created the first surf companies in the early 20th century. The surfing fever spread across the world, and along […]
The 2015 World Surf League (WSL) Qualifying Series (QS) is over. Take a look a the new faces of the 2016 Men’s Championship Tour. The final standings have been updated, and the top 10 surfers on this year’s Qualifying Series have already stamped their name on the upcoming Dream Tour roster. They are:
SurfStitch has bought the iconic surf fin manufacturer FCS for 17.1 million dollars. The online retailer launched in 2007 by Justin Cameron and Lex Pedersen acquired 100% of the shares of Surf Hardware International (SHI), the company behind the brands FCS, Gorilla, Hydro, and Softech. “The acquisition of SHI strategically aligns with SurfStitch Group’s core […]
Wade Carmichael has conquered the 2015 Hawaiian Pro, the first jewel of the Triple Crown of Surfing, held in Haleiwa, on the North Shore of Oahu. Carmichael, 23, jumped over 40 spots in the Qualifying Series rankings – he is the 13th – and will likely join the 2016 Championship Tour (CT) if he secures […]
David Eggers has passed away at the age of 45, in Salton Sea, California. The goofy-footer was one of the stars of surfing in the 1980s. Eggers was born in Mountain View, California, in 1970. He caught his first wave at the age of seven. By 1984, David had already won two United States Amateur […]
Josh Enslin has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest surfing session of all time, at Pollock Beach, Port Elizabeth, in South Africa. Despite the cold water temperatures, the 30-year-old surfer stayed in the water for 30 hours and 11 minutes. Enslin rode 455 waves and improved the previous record by 44 minutes, […]