The DJI Phantom quadcopter is the first ever surfing drone. Are you ready to capture the shots of your life? Steamer Lane, California, July 2013. The skies are blue and surfers are enjoying a summer ride in the perfect-peeling right-handers on offer in the cold water spot. Up above, there’s a small and strange unidentified […]

Marcilio Browne, Leon Jamaer, Dany Bruch and Thomas Traversa have secured a ticket to Mission #3 of the Red Bull Storm Chase, after surving the Tasmanian challenge. The opening day of Red Bull Storm Chase Mission #2 saw a full round of competition completed in challenging starboard tack, side-onshore conditions at Temma Beach in North […]

Charles Martin has been crowned winner of the Soöruz Lacanau Pro 2013, at the Grande Plage, in Lacanau, France. Charles Martin scored the best wave of the final in the first few seconds and backed it up with average scores in a wave starved heat. He will need to keep building momentum and climb up […]

The Billabong Pro Tahiti 2013 saw flawless three-to-five foot (1.5 metre) barrels pushing surfers into Round 3, at the Teahupoo reef. Mick Fanning earned a crucial heat win towards his 2013 ASP World Title campaign, besting lethal wildcard Ian Walsh in the dying moments of their Round 3 heat. In need of an excellent ride […]

The commercial drone industry is taking off and surfing prepares to welcome a brand new angle. Is the personal point of view generation already outdated? The future of surfing comes from the sky. Interestingly, surfing gets a bright innovation from the air with the new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Helicopter owners change your business model, […]

“Learning to Breathe” is the documentary that explores the troubled and changing life of professional surfer and legend Anthony Ruffo. Pete Mel, Tyler Fox, Darryl Virostko and Christian Fletcher, break the code of silence in the surfing industry and open up about their own addiction issues, discussing the problem of widespread drug use in the […]

The new FCS II System promises to become the new world standard in system technology and performance. The latest surfboard fin revolution presents several key advantages: the need for any screws or tool to secure the fins has been eliminated; it’s backward compatible, meaning it will accept fins from the original dual tab system. Also, […]

Adriano de Souza and Taj Burrow have suffered shocking exits from the Billabong Pro Tahiti 2013, at Teahupoo. With racy three-to-five foot (1.5 metre) barrels, the party has just begun. Round 1 and four heats of Round 2 have been completed. John John Florence opened his Tahitian campaign with an excellent 9.07 barrel ride, quickly […]

The Billabong Pro Tahiti 2013 is ready to go at the world-famous, lefthand reed pass of Teahupoo. Gentlemen, tune your fins. The second half of the 2013 ASP World Championship Tour season is being played from August 15th-26th, in the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia. Mick Fanning 32, leads the ASP […]

Wipeouts at Teahupoo have severe costs. You may pay them with your life or with nasty injuries. Whatever your surfing skills are, don’t try this at Teahupoo. They say it’s one of the most dangerous waves in the world. Thierry Vernaudon, a Tahitian surfer, was the pioneer of Teahupoo, back in 1985. Since then Teahupoo […]