A group of youngster helped an elderly man make a wish come true. The senior citizen’s wife asked Ryan Giancola and a few friends if they could get the man to the water and ride a wave. The man suffers from dementia and most likely has a year to live.
Gabriel Medina and Carissa Moore have taken out the 2019 Corona Open J-Bay, in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa. It was the first time in 30 years that a goofy-footed surfer won the prestigious South African event. The all-Brazilian final pitted Gabriel Medina against Italo Ferreira, making it also the first-ever all goofy-foot final at Supertubes.
Candide Thovex is a professional skier with an exquisite taste for unusual action sports experiences. Recently, as a three-time X Games gold medalist, and freeride world champion, the French sportsman turned his attention to viral and never-done-before stunts. Thovex completed a 120-foot transfer jump of Chad’s Gap, in Alta, Utah. And from then on, the […]
Have you ever lost grip during long surf sessions? This may be the solution to a common surfing problem. Wax+ is a small and flexible rubber pouch that adheres to your surfboard and carries a small portion of non-toxic and biodegradable wax. Australian surfer-inventor Tam Rodwell developed a simple and smart solution that will put […]
There are around 20 million surfers in the world, and trillions of plastic items washing up on our beaches. If every surfer on this planet, after each session, picked up two pieces of plastic, fishing nets, or other kinds of trash, the sands and sea would be free from 40 million items of rubbish. You […]
Billy Kemper and Bianca Valenti claimed the 2019 Puerto Escondido Cup, in Playa Zicatela, Mexico. The big wave surfing event is not part of the World Surf League (WSL) Big Wave Tour, but it was no less exciting thanks to a solid south swell that stormed the spot. Waves in the double overhead range allowed […]
Surf & Comics are back with a new and very important message. “Do Your Part” is a comic about the plastic pollution that is slowly but steadily invading our oceans and killing marine life. Ines Gonzalez and Maxi Gonzalez wrote the colorful and informative artwork, and the design is by Xavier Tarrega.
Frank Solomon is a professional surfer and ocean activist from Cape Town, South Africa. He surfs since he was five years old. “Street Surfers” is a documentary about a different kind of riders that make their living hundred of kilometers from the ocean.
Big wave surfers will lie to your face, even if they love you – especially if they love you. And artists, passionate about their work, and police officers and firefighters, they do the same thing too. Anyone given over to their passion will look you in the eye, and with their whole soul exposed, tell […]
Adventure IO (AIO) is a new smartphone app that enables adventure enthusiasts to book unique outdoor adventures with some of the world’s top athletes and local experts. The mobile technology platform wants to be the world’s first and only professional adventure booking app that pairs adventure seekers with professional athletes. Whether it’s mountain biking with […]