It’s on. Surf Lakes, the world’s fourth surf pool concept, is already pumping its first waves in Queensland, Australia. After long months of preparation and uncertainty, the full-scale prototype designed by Aaron Trevis and his team delivered the first surfable waves. Mark Occhilupo and his son Jay were the first to test the artificial wave […]
Whether you’re a regular or goofy foot, the surfing stance is more than just a matter of style. It’s an essential skill. The first thing you must do it to determine your natural stance. To do so, do the “fall forward test” – stand with your feet together, and then fall forward. The leg you […]
Shipstern Bluff is often considered one of the wildest and most dangerous surf spots on the planet, thanks to its slabbing wave, the presence of sea creatures, and a rugged coastline. It’s an extremely difficult wave to master due to its infamous multifaceted inner formation known as “The Step.” But to better understand and respect […]
Today, everyone (and apparently everything) is taking up surfing. Ladies and gentlemen: meet the Renault F1 surfer car. Formula One is the fastest single-seat racing car class in the world. These high-tech machines accelerate to 100 km/h (62 km/h) in six seconds. An F1 car reaches speeds of up to 224 miles per hour (360 […]
Once again, the world surfing title will be decided in the last event of the season. The 2018 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour title will be discussed in the mother of all waves – Banzai Pipeline. After failing to win the Rip Curl Pro Portugal, Gabriel Medina will be under pressure in Hawaiian waters.
Italo Ferreira has won the 2018 MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal, in Peniche. Stop No. 10 of 11 on the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT), over Joan Duru in a Final held in clean three-to-four foot surf at the iconic Supertubos beach break. Tens of thousands of fans flocked the beach and dunes […]
Timothy Francis Leary was an American psychologist who supported and promoted the use of psychedelic drugs, under controlled conditions, for therapeutic purposes. Leary was born on October 22, 1920, in “The City of Firsts” – Springfield – in Massachusetts. At the age of 39, Dr. Timothy Leary and Dr. Richard Alpert began experiments with psychedelics, […]
Are you feeling extremely down? Put on a wetsuit, grab a surfboard, and let the ocean and the waves fill your soul with positivity and liveliness. Surfing heals. Believe it or not, surfing has already helped thousands of people, young and old, men and women, deal with suicidal thoughts, depression, anxiety, PTSD and many other […]
There are only three surfers in the world title race, as the Dream Tour lands in Portuguese waters. The 2018 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT) will be decided in Supertubos, Portugal, or at the last event of the professional surfing season in Pipeline, Hawaii. The new world champion will be one of the […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that they have found evidence of Naegleria fowleri at the BSR Cable Park, in Waco, Texas. The US health authority, in collaboration with the Waco-McLennan County Public Health District (WMCPHD) and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), confirmed that the free-living amoeba that killed […]