Surfing in the Great Lakes is an exhilarating experience. Here’s everything you need to know about this freshwater wave riding paradise. The Great Lakes – also known as The Laurentian Great Lakes or The Great Lakes of North America – are a series of large interconnected lakes located in a Canadian-American region. They occupy zones […]
During the late spring and early summer, I felt sufficiently advanced to have a go at some bigger waves. Often, because of the crowded conditions at Canoe Surf, the three of us would venture out to Poplars and other locations in the bay. In the last few months, we had learned a great deal about […]
Taking care of yourself through sports nutrition is just as important to being a good surfer as any other factor. Water sports enthusiasts, in general, need lots of stamina to keep up, and it’s important to know what your body needs. Being an athlete requires good nutrition to keep your energy levels optimal – especially […]
My scalp prickles, and I glance back at the jungle. My mind is suddenly thick with panic. I’m convinced that Joro is about to explode out of the trees, his bow raised. Looking down at the clothes and water in my hands, I realize that I have to get rid of them before anyone sees […]
In ancient Hawaii, the making of a surfboard required great skill and patience, for after the wood had been cut, it had to be thoroughly seasoned. Since only stone implements were available to shape it, a year or more might elapse between felled tree and finished product. A good board became a prized possession, which […]
One early spring day in 1962, Jan and I were driving to the beach in my newly custom-painted, fuel-injected Corvette. I had spent months hand-sanding the fiberglass. I had taken off all the chrome. The guy from the Japanese body shop I frequented painted the car with twenty coats of Chinese red lacquer. The indent […]
“Having steadily surfed since the days of gremlins, ho-dads, and baggies, the author is well aware that surfers are hardly a politically oriented fraternity.” “Nevertheless, there are hundreds of thousands of beach lovers, and we are a potential source of political power that as yet is as untapped as the power of the surf.” I […]
Filipe Toledo and Tatiana Weston-Webb have taken out the 2021 Boost Mobile Margaret River Pro in Western Australia. The fourth stop on the 2021 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT) concluded in clean four-to-six-foot waves at Main Break. In the men’s final, the Brazilian was able to apply his frontside power turns in the […]
The revival of surfing, which took place at the beginning of the 20th century, coincided with the revival of swimming. Although swimming can be traced back to antiquity and numbers Caesar and Charlemagne among its more famous exponents, the sport had fallen into disrepute during the Middle Ages, as it was thought to be the […]
A group of academics and river surfing experts teamed up to change the way river surfing waves are built. And you’re invited to build your own inland roller. The project led by Canadian river surfing enthusiasts Surf Anywhere tested different river wave shapes that can be built in future projects to increase performance beyond the standard […]