Kai Lenny is one of the most well-rounded watermen on the planet. The extreme sports athlete from Paia, Maui, Hawaii, was one of the many swell hunters that didn’t miss the first golden ticket to glory of the 2020/2020 winter season. Lenny, who could easily enjoy a hot coffee inside a big blue barrel at […]
Conor Maguire has written history at Mullaghmore Head, in County Sligo, Ireland. Maguire took off on a massive 60-foot (18 meters) mammoth wall of water and rode one of the largest waves of all time at the infamous Irish slab. The young daredevil has taken the surf world by storm in recent years.
Sebastian Steudtner is a professional big wave surfer with German and Austrian nationality benefiting from more than 19 years of professional surfing. He is one of the most experienced Nazaré surfers and an absolute expert on the surf spot at Praia do Norte. Aged 16, Sebastian Steudtner followed his ambitious dream to become a professional surfer […]
Cross-stepping is one of the main wave riding techniques in longboard surfing. Learn how to move your weight forward and backward along the log. In a way, it sure looks like dance moves over water. When doing a cross-step, the surfer travels up and down the longboard with gracefulness and simultaneously fluid footsteps.
Tom Butler announced he is taking a break from his professional big wave surfing career with criticism over the World Surf League’s behavior with athletes. He is one of the greatest British big wave riders of all time and has never stopped chasing big winter swells. On December 14, 2018, Butler rode one of the […]
Mundaka is a spectacular, world-class, left-hand barreling wave that breaks in a river mouth in the Basque Country, Spain. It is tucked into the corner of the Bay of Biscay and produces long barreling tubes. Mundaka is a highly sensitive surf break and can be significantly influenced by subtle changes and shifts in tides, rainfall, […]
Swimmer’s shoulder is a musculoskeletal condition that affects swimmers and surfers of all ages. Did you know that the shoulder is the most regularly injured joint in surfing and swimming? The reason is that surfers and swimmers depend on it to swim, paddle around in the ocean, and catch waves.
It is one of the heaviest – and certainly one of the coldest – big waves on the planet. Welcome to Mullaghmore Head, the uncontrollable Irish beast. Ireland can produce epic surf, especially during the winter season. Mullaghmore Head is a highly temperamental wave that breaks between Grange and Cliffoney, 400 meters northwest of the […]
A shark spotter is a person responsible for monitoring the presence of sharks near the coastline. His or her job is to detect the ocean’s predator in crowded swimming beaches and popular surf spots. The majority of shark spotters are strategically located in elevated positions like cliffs, mountains, and high rock outcrops.
Spanish wave pool company Wavegarden and Daewon Plus Group opened the gates to the world’s largest surf park in South Korea. Wave Park, Asia’s largest wave park, was officially opened with a formal ceremony and a testing surf session in Siheung. The centerpiece of Wave Park, a mixed-use real estate development, is the world’s largest […]