Surfing and skateboarding have officially been confirmed in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board confirmed both sports in the official program. For the first time in its long history, the Olympic games will feature 50 percent male athletes and 50 percent female athletes.
One of the great things about being a surfer is getting to know a lot of Hawaiians. Babe Kane and his brother Billy were the first. Babe was quiet and studious. Billy was effervescent and wild and always surfed with a beaming smile. One time, I even saw him wiping out and going over the […]
“I’ve been waiting all my life for this swell,” says professional big wave surfer Nic von Rupp about 2020’s late October storm. Hurricane Epsilon merged with a low-pressure system near Greenland, generating an unprecedented XXL swell in the North Atlantic. The combination of the two systems, together with the mechanics of the Nazaré Canyon, created the perfect conditions for some […]
Getting barreled is not the hardest thing in the world. But what should you do to maximize tube time when riding the perfect blue barreling wave? The barrel is the holy grail of surfing. The more time you spend inside the green room, the better the experience. A two-second tube riding experience can be unforgettable, […]
The Red Bull Magnitude is a new women’s big wave video competition that will crown the best female performers of the Hawaiian winter season. The inaugural contest takes place in the Hawaiian islands from December 1, 2020, through February 28, 2021, at some of the most iconic surf spots. Whenever waves reach 15-foot Hawaiian wave […]
Michael Claisse is an independent content creator making animated videos about surfing and the oceans. The story of Claisse is similar to other people who are drawn to the waves and adrenaline-generating water sports. He hails from Isle of Palms, a slender barrier island located near Charleston, in South Carolina.
Alaïa Bay will begin filling its 8,500-square-meter Wavegarden Cove surfing lagoon in January 2021. Switzerland’s first wave pool has confirmed the pre-opening for April. After 12 months of construction, it is finally possible to dream of surfing in Sion on ocean-like waves. The project was launched in 2016 and has been long-awaited by the entire […]
Cody comes out on top in Jacksonville’s annual nighttime pro surf competition. Red Bull Night Riders has become one of the top annual surf contests on the East Coast, drawing highly accomplished pros every year to compete. The tow-at competition featured six surfers squaring off in the night skies, all attempting to pull off the […]
The new series “Life of Kai” will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the imagination, athleticism, and bravery it takes to be Kai Lenny, the iconic Hawaiian big-waver surfer, and environmentalist. The series will showcase the wild dreams and travels of one of the world’s most remarkable waterman. The episodes will be centered around the dramatic […]
The biography of South African surfing legend John “The Oom” Whitmore has been ten years in the writing. South African author, Miles Masterson, interviewed more than 120 watersports legends over the past decade, including American filmmaker Bruce Brown, surfing and sailing innovator Hobie Alter, and 1977 surfing world champion Shaun Tomson. Miles has also conducted […]