The World Surf League (WSL) and the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) announced the launch of a reality show at the Surf Ranch, in Lemoore, California. “Ultimate Surf” will feature America’s most promising surfers battling it out at the wave pool designed and developed by Kelly Slater. The new competition TV show will eventually select a […]
The famous saying “only a surfer knows the feeling” sounds very enigmatic, but perfectly sums up the indescribable emotion of walking on water. Surfing is not only a sport but also a lifestyle. It starts as a hobby, or something you simply wanted to experiment with, but quickly becomes something more. There seems to be a […]
Here we go again. November 5, 2019, marks the first big swell of the winter season in Nazaré, Portugal. Conditions weren’t perfect, but that’s what defines this place and these waves. Nazaré is a product of Mother Nature’s authenticity and rawness. Portuguese filmmaker Luís Coelho captured the power of Praia do Norte from different yet, […]
Surfing can be rather damaging to the skin. The frequent contact with the sea, sand, salt, and the wetsuit demands specific measures to keep your skin happy and healthy. Surfing is amazing for the body and the mind, but not so much for the skin. Several variables contribute to damage the skin’s surface and leave […]
From an economic perspective, professional surfing is a business like any other sport – it has to generate revenue to remain afloat. The World Surf League (WSL) is the sole professional surfing circuit on the planet and features the world’s best athletes. The show is run at more or less idyllic venues and followed by […]
The World Surf League (WSL) has released its 2020 Championship Tour (CT) schedule. The world’s best male and female surfers will compete against each other in a very special year for the sport. The year 2020 marks surfing’s debut as an official Olympic discipline. Japan will host the elite of surfing from July 24 to […]
There are many people surfing in this world, but few achieve excellence. What does it take to be one of the best? Excelling at any art is a combined effort of body and mind. Achieving the top is also a crafty path made of natural talent, luck, and very, very hard work.
The Eddie Aikau Foundation announced the 2019 The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational with an all-star line-up and new format. For the 34th annual event, 32 invitees and 18 alternates will be invited, including nine females. For the first time ever, seven legends will take The Bay in the first heat of the day and […]
The World Surf League (WSL) announced that cbdMD will be the official sponsor of the 2019/2020 Jaws Big Wave Championships. Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of the 113 cannabinoids that have been identified in cannabis plants. It accounts for up to 40 percent of the plant’s extract. As of January 1, 2018, the World Anti-Doping Agency […]
We refer to surfing as “it.” But it could very well be a “she.” Here’s why the essence of surfing is more XX than XY. When we go back to the early days of surfing as an outdoor recreational activity in Hawaii’s Waikiki Beach, the first images that come to mind are of elegance, grace, […]