The owner of a surf school in California is under fire after pulling a female surfer’s leash at the Venice Pier. Wagner Lima, the founder of Brazilian Surf Club, grabbed Danielle Lyons’ leg rope until she fell into the water. Lyons was riding a small right-hand wave under priority. “Not only is what he did […]
SurfPoel, the first wave pool developed by 24/7Waves, will open in The Hague, Netherlands, by 2019. The world’s first crowdfunded wave pool will produce 149 waves per hour and will allow a maximum of ten surfers in the water at the same time. According to the team behind SurfPoel, there will be waves of up […]
Have you ever put an abrupt end to a dream surf session due to a broken leash? Surf ResQ has the solution for a classic problem. It happens more often than you think, both in small and heavy surf. Broken leashes can be frustrating. Imagine you’ve traveled for an hour, and then a perfect session […]
It is illegal, dangerous, and has already claimed hundreds of lives. Media outlets call it a “sport” but, actually, that is as irresponsible as participating in it. Train surfing, also known as tram surfing, is the act of riding on exterior parts of a moving train. Train surfers ride outside of the structure, either on […]
Steven Sawyer has been crowned the 2018 World Surf League (WSL) longboard champion at Jinzun Harbour, in Taiwan. The South African logger claimed his maiden WSL World Longboard Championship title after defeating Kai Sallas in a tight, nerve-wracking 25-minute final. The 24-year-old longboarder combined traditional longboarding maneuvers with the fundamental pillars of competitive surfing – […]
This is the true story of one of the weirdest priority interference situations that have ever taken place in pro surfing history. It all happened during the 2018 Quiksilver Pro France. Kolohe Andino and Patrick Gudauskas were battling it out for a spot in Round 4 of competition, in Hossegor. With a minute and 30 […]
Bruce Irons has been arrested in Newport Beach, California. On Thursday, November 22, at 8 am, in East Coast Highway, Corona del Mar, the owner of a gas station found Bruce passed out at the wheel of a running vehicle in the parking lot, and called the police. When the authorities arrived one hour later, […]
Maui surfer Billy Kemper has taken out the 2018 Jaws Challenge, at Peahi. It was the third time he won the event. The second day of competition had backside barrels, air drops, impeccable surf lines, and even deep tube rides. But the conditions were far from perfect, and waves were definitely smaller. Kai Lenny rode […]
In the big wave surfing arena, safety is priority number one, two, and three. And that’s why inflatable life vests have become a critical item in every surfer’s gear bag. An inflatable life vest is a specialized personal flotation device (PFD) used for big wave surfing. It can be worn over the top of a […]
Keala Kennelly has taken out the Women’s Jaws Challenge, in Maui. The event got underway in treacherous conditions. The Hawaiian big wave surfer suffered a couple of heavy wipeouts at the hands of Peahi but ended up stealing the show with a relentless performance. “Those were probably the most challenging conditions I’ve ever surfed out […]