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A Surfer’s Ear surgery experience

Exostosis is a condition that affects surfers exposed to cold air and water temperature. Read a real-life story told by someone who ended up in an operating room. My name is Luis, and I am 40 years old. I started surfing in the north of Portugal, between 1989 and 1991. My favorite surf breaks are […]

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GNARLY CHARLEY SURF SERIES

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The flying boat that went surfing

“Flying Boat” is a film about… flying boats. And the crew behind the documentary decided to try something completely out-of-the-box. Could a surfer get towed by a fixed-winged seaplane? Does a Grumman HU-16A Albatross generate enough wake waves for surfing? The beauty says yes, so off we go. The amphibious creature can take off and land in […]

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American junior surfers triumph in Japan

Team USA won the 2017 ISA World Junior Surfing Championship, held at Okuragahama Beach, in Hyuga, Japan. The American junior surfing team secured six medals and reconquered the overall title conquered in 2015. But the Japanese can also celebrate, as they snatched a gold and a silver medal.  The gold medal in the Boys Under […]

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The Surfing Christmas Gift Guide for 2017

The holiday season is coming up, and we’ve got cool gift ideas for him and her. Welcome to The Surfing Christmas Gift Guide for 2017. For many surfers and their families, Christmas is the best holiday and the most meaningful time of the year. It’s all about sharing life and love with those who are […]

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Logan Kamen shines at 2017 Easterns Surfing Championships

Logan Kamen has taken out the 2017 Easterns Surfing Championships, at Jennette’s Pier, in Nags Head, North Carolina. He won the Open, Junior and Boys divisions. Despite the storm surf conditions kindly provided by hurricanes Jose and Maria, the organizers found the ideal clean, double-overhead waves to crown the Open champions. The event run by […]

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The main types of surfboard foam blanks

Surfboards are a complex formula that involves design, hydrodynamics, and materials. Take a look at the most common types of surfboard foam. When it comes to choosing the right surfboard core for your style and favorite waves, it always gets a little complicated, even for advanced surfers with decades of experience. Modern surfboards are made […]

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What is a closeout wave?

In surfing, a closeout wave is a wave that breaks all at once, abruptly from end to end, and doesn’t allow surfers to ride it because it doesn’t offer a non-vertical wall. In other words, closeout waves are not good for surfing, and they tend to appear more frequently in beach breaks, and low tides […]

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Peniche is the world’s first sustainable surf destination

Peniche has become the world’s first surfing destination to be benchmarked for sustainable surf tourism. Stoke Certified representatives met with various stakeholders in Peniche over the course of two weeks to evaluate the destination’s tourism plan, community development, cultural heritage preservation, surf resource management, and environmental conservation initiatives. The assessment benchmarked Peniche against the new […]

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Newquay Boardriders win the 2017 English Interclub Surf Championships

This past weekend has seen the awakening of the ocean that autumn so promises to bring, as the Atlantic comes to life and spawns new swells welcomed by England’s rugged coast. A community lay in wait for these swells, a group of surfers united in representation of their surf clubs, at an event where rivalries […]

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