On Saturday, June 15, the Surfrider Foundation and international affiliates will host events worldwide in recognition of the 15th International Surfing Day (ISD) to celebrate the sport of surfing and the protection of clean water and healthy beaches. Held every year on the third Saturday of June, the global holiday founded by the Surfrider Foundation […]
The World Surf League (WSL) announced the adoption of an anti-doping program compliant with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code. The professional surfing circuit wants to make sure all athletes are eligible for the sport’s historic Olympic debut in Tokyo 2020. WSL will partner with the International Surfing Association (ISA) to implement all anti-doping measures.
Nikon reveals a glimpse into Stephanie Gilmore’s natural self in an intimate video focusing on her passions outside of the water, including music and photography. Titled “Freedom to Achieve,” the short film showcases Stephanie’s creativity beyond the waves, revealing her strength and determination through her rigorous workouts and breath training, alongside her love for her […]
A short film portrait of William Finnegan’s Pulitzer Prize-winning non-fiction novel “Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life” has launched online. The film, titled “William Finnegan – Barbarian Days,” features an excerpt from the best-selling novel, together with stunning visuals of Byron Bay surfers and coastline. It is narrated by William Finnegan and features former US surfing […]
Ralph Waldo Emerson believed that “To be great is to be misunderstood.” Meet Kalani Lattanzi, a 25-year-old with Brazilian blood. He swims with fins into 30-40-foot waves. Then he bodysurfs, bodyboards or uses a bodysurf handplane to save his own life. Or he surfs them. It’s the combo that makes him a waterman. He bridges sports […]
Greg Webber announced the creation of two patented wave shaping designs that promise a new approach to utilizing ocean swells. The Australian wave pool developer created V-wall (movable seawall) and V-reef (floating reef), two solutions that will help improve the quality of waves at natural surf breaks. V-wall is a pair of hollow concrete walls […]
“You’re not done until you’re bleeding.” The sentence sums up pretty well what went on at this year’s Tamarack Takeover, in Carlsbad, California. If you catch a couple of waves, run over a few kids and manage to escape uninjured, then you may consider yourself a lucky guy. The first Tamarack Takeover of the 2019 […]
Nicolas Marusa and Janina Zeitler have taken out the 2019 Jochen Schweizer Arena Pro, in Munich, Germany. After a successful debut year, the Rapid Surf League returns for a second season of static wave riding. The event ran the “cut-to-call” format, a competitive system that ensures that each heat is filled with high-end maneuvers and […]
They’ve been surfing for over three decades and making music together for 25 years. And yet, they sound like they have never ridden a wave. Meet Urbanature, an instrumental electronic indie band that strangely doesn’t allow chords to ride the waves that break near their private studio. Francisco, João, Luis, and Nuno have all met in the […]
The publisher says it is the “mother of all surf guides.” And he’s undoubtedly telling the truth. “The World Stormrider Surf Guide” is a 445-page book with the largest collection of surf break information ever compiled in one volume. It all started in the late 1980s, when a group of surf explorers, publishers and writers […]