Filipe Toledo is out of the 2018 world title race. The Brazilian surfer was knocked out of Billabong Pipe Masters by Kelly Slater in Round 3. Toledo and Slater put on an incredible show of tube riding with both athletes exchanging back-to-back barrels. Slater ended up picking the best waves and put an end to […]
Brad Spencer, Annissa Flynn, and Daniel Tarapchak have taken out the 2018 World Flowboarding Championships, in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The event was exceptionally well organized and crowned the world’s best flowboarders in one of the most popular surf machines on the planet – the FlowRider. Riders from all corners of the globe showcased their […]
Snow surfing, also known as powder surfing, is an alternative genre of snowboarding that emerged in the island of Hokkaido, in Japan. The place has a rich history of craftsmanship. Local snowboarders, surfboards, and skiers started developing the noble art of snow surfing in the early 1980s. The movement spread to Europe and North America […]
Ryan Callinan has taken out the 2018 Pipe Invitational, at Banzai Pipeline, in Hawaii. The Australian won the 32-man trials after defeating Benji Brand, Torrey Meister, and Soli Bailey in the final held in onshore five-foot waves. Callinan, a former Championship Tour surfer, secured his third consecutive wildcard into an elite event, after competing in […]
The World Surf League (WSL) has provisionally suspended Tanner Hendrickson from all professional surfing competitions. Yesterday, the Hawaiian attacked Championship Tour (CT) surfer Michael Rodrigues on the North Shore of Oahu. The WSL will now run a full investigation on the incident. The Brazilian had just finished an interview for Canal Off when Hendrickson blocked […]
Pierre Rollet has taken out the 2018 Punta Galea Challenge, near Bilbao, in the Basque Country. The 13th edition of the oldest big wave invitational event held in Europe got underway in splendid conditions, with 20-foot waves breaking in front of a steep cliff. Andrew Cotton was forced to pull out of the event in […]
Mateus Herdy and Kirra Pinkerton have taken out the 2018 World Surf League (WSL) Junior Championships in Jinzun Harbour, Taiwan. The one-off event offered highly contestable wave riding conditions for both men and women. Herdy joined the likes of Adriano de Souza and Gabriel Medina as a world junior surfing champion. The Brazilian was competing […]
Call it a lip drop, airdrop or the world’s biggest floater. One thing is certain: Kai Lenny opened a new chapter in high-performance big wave riding. On November 26, 2018, Lenny proved that the future of big wave surfing is not limited to successfully to trimming and surviving a giant mountain of water. On that […]
The United Kingdom is actively investing in the development of a surfing squad for the Olympics. The government agency responsible for investing in Olympic and Paralympic sport in the British Islands decided that the new Tokyo 2020 sports – surfing, skateboarding, and softball – will receive a total of 538,682 dollars (421,829 pounds). UK Sport’ […]
Ezekiel Lau has taken out the 2018 Vans World Cup of Surfing, at Sunset Beach, in Hawaii. The Hawaiian surfer won his second World Cup of Surfing title after defeating Jesse Mendes, Joan Duru and Griffin Colapinto in a final held in pumping surf. Five years later, Lau raised the second gem of the Triple […]