A surfing wipeout can be incalculable and hostile. It is the last thing you want to encounter when surfing. However, there’s no way to prevent getting wiped out. You should think of how to respond wipeouts rather than avoiding them. Always remember that when surfing a shallow break, there’s no room for panics.
Kauli Vaast has taken out the 2019 Tahiti Pro Trials, at Teahupoo, in French Polynesia. The 17-year-old prodigy defeated Hawaiian sensation, Tyler Newton, in the final, after a standout performance throughout the qualifying event. All athletes were able to ride perfect, big and blue barrels thanks to the superb wind and swell conditions on offer […]
58 Surf partnered with Billabong to open its flagship store, in Ericeira, Portugal. With a total area of around 1,000 square meters, each corner of 58 Surf Ericeira is inspired by nature and its elements. The brand new flagship store uses environmentally friendly materials such as cork and wood and features solar panels that capture […]
Every year, lifeguards save hundreds of thousands of lives all around the world. The job of a lifeguard is to supervise the safety and rescue struggling swimmers and water sports participants in any aquatic environment. Lifeguards can be found in almost any body of water.
USA Surfing unveiled the names of the athletes that will compete at the first event to directly qualify surfers for Tokyo 2020. Kelly Slater, Kolohe Andino, Conner Coffin, Carissa Moore, Courtney Conlogue, and Caroline Marks will represent the United States in the upcoming 2019 World Surfing Games (WSG). The national governing body for surfing in the […]
Two Peruvians may have become the first surfers to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Lucca Mesinas and Daniella Rosas secured the gold medals in the shortboard division at the 2019 Pan American Games, held in Lima, the capital of Peru. Two qualification slots for the sport’s Olympic debut in Japan were at stake for […]
Surfing was always a central topic in many of The Beach Boys’ major hit songs. Actually, the band was originally formed to compose a song about surfing, an outdoor activity that was taking over California, and Southern California in particular. The sudden rise of surf culture and beach lifestyle inspired Brian Wilson and Mike Love […]
Hawaiian star Kai Lenny received another accolade in his glittering career when he became the youngest person ever to enter the Surfers’ Hall of Fame, aged just 26. He was inducted with Sam Hawk and Janice Aragon, their hand and footprints immortalized in cement out the front of Huntington Surf & Sport, as the ceremony […]
If there’s one person that genuinely loves Skeleton Bay’s endless barreling runs, it’s Koa Smith. The professional surfer from Kauai, Hawaii, is becoming an habitué at the famous Namibian left-hander. But this time, Smith brings us a different perspective from his tube riding stunts.
Yago Dora and Sage Erickson claimed the 2019 US Open of Surfing, in Huntington Beach, California. The final got underway in highly contestable three-to-five foot waves at Surf City’s south pier. For the first time in its long history, the US Open of Surfing awarded equal prize money to both male and female surfers.