Surfing is quite a graphical sport. Photos of barrels, wipeouts, rad turns and impossible airs are getting new lives with the retro animated GIFs. Animated surfing GIFs are small treasures with stories behind. A perfect barrel, for example, has its highest moment when the surfer is deep in it. You can also tell how good a […]

Patrick Gudauskas has won the Vans Pro 2013, at 1st Street Jetty, in Virginia Beach. Gudauskas led the final from start to finish, opening his campaign with a strong 7 point ride, quickly finding a backup score of a 5. The San Clemente surfer would hold on to the victory despite a late-heat charge by […]

Courtney Conlogue has stormed the 2013 Swatch Girls Pro France, in Seignosse Le Penon, after defeating Johanne Defay in the final. The Californian posted the second highest score of the event, a near perfect 9.60 to leave Defay in a combination situation in the final. “Definitely feels really good, Swatch always does a great job […]

The first stand-alone ISA World Longboard Championship will be held at the legendary break of Huanchaco, Trujillo, Peru, in September 2013. Longboarding has traditionally been a division of the ISA World Surfing Games since 1988. Due to the growing popularity of the longboard division and the increase in participating athletes, the ISA has decided to […]

“The Surfer’s Guide To Marketing” is a new motivational, and educational guide to developing marketing efforts by marketing pro Randy Rovegno. The book uses surfing and ocean references while interjecting real-world examples that provide both traditional and unorthodox brand communication tactics in the competitive marketplace. “The Surfer’s Guide To Marketing” features cases and insight from […]

Claudy Robin has an hereditary illness. He is practically blind, but that doesn’t stop him from hitting the surf. When you can’t see the board, keeping balance is definitely a challenge. Fortunately, Claudy is not worried about that. The 44-year old paddles and takes-off like any other wave rider. “I get this feeling of freedom from practicing […]

The Red Bull Qiantang Shoot Out 2013 returns to the Qiantang River, in China, the most unusual wave in the world for a surfing contest. This is probably the first ever competition held on a tidal bore. The Red Bull Qiantang Shoot Out pits teams of surfers against each other in a river wave. “You […]

The gold medal in the Masters Division of the 2011 El Salvador ISA World Masters Surfing Championship has changed hands. As a result of a positive drug test by Mark Richardson, Puerto Rico’s Carlos Cabrero has been awarded the gold medal at the event, the International Surfing Association (ISA) has announced. Richardson tested positive for […]

Starting a surf school is more than buying 10 beginner surfboards and sharing the stoke of surfing. Learn how to setup your signature surf academy by following the official guidelines. Surf schools are everywhere and there are almost as many learning centers as teaching methods. There are good and not so good surf schools. The […]

A 16-year old Hawaiian surfer was bit across both legs by a shark, at Pohoiki, Big Island. He is recovering well and will be surfing again. Jimmy “Ulu Boy” Napeahi, a member of the Puna Surf Team, suffered multiple lacerations and puncture wounds to his lower extremities. He was immediately treated by lifeguards and then […]