Legendary surfer Mike Doyle passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Gringo Hill, San José del Cabo, Mexico. He was one of the first watermen of the modern era, and was struggling with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The regular-footer from Leucadia, California finished runner-up in the inaugural ISF World Surfing Championships, held in Manly […]
On February 7, 2019, Sebastian Steudtner rode one of the biggest waves of the winter season at Praia do Norte, in Nazaré, Portugal. The feat was nominated for the “Men’s XXL Biggest Wave” award by World Surf League (WSL). The big wave surfer from Nuremberg, Germany, has been chasing the Portuguese liquid mountains for several […]
Sunny Garcia is in critical condition in an intensive care unit (ICU) in Portland, Oregon, after reportedly attempting suicide. The 49-year-old surfer from Hawaii was found unresponsive and unconscious in his home and taken to the hospital. Early reports from a Brazilian media outlet suggested the Hawaiian surfer had passed away, but the rumors were […]
Mark Boyd and Iona McLachlan have taken out the 2019 Scottish National Surfing Championships, in Caithness, Scotland. The event got underway at Sinclair’s Bay and Brims Ness, in the Scottish Highlands, and attracted 59 surfers. Athletes competed across eight divisions, in a four-person priority system powered by live and online scoring.
Wing surfing is the sport of riding a foil board – or a standard SUP – while carrying a hand-held inflatable sail. Wing surfing is not supposed to replace windsurfing, kiteboarding, and surfing. It’s a complement, an addition, an alternative, and subgenre of wave riding and sailing. Wing surfing was not designed to ride faster […]
John John Florence and Courtney Conlogue claimed the 2019 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, in Victoria, Australia. The event witnessed the biggest and most challenging ocean conditions seen since 1981. The finalists of the 58th edition of the iconic surf contest were greeted with six-to-eight-foot waves and had to put their best physical health to […]
Foil surfing is an exciting water sports discipline that opened new ways of enjoying the ocean. However, it also poses challenges and dangers. Whether you’re using hydrofoils to go surfing, stand-up paddleboarding (SUP), windsurfing or kitesurfing, you should always take a few precautions. Kite and wind foils are larger and more than dangerous than, for example, […]
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