Isabel Letham: the story of the mother of Australian surfing
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Depression through the mind of a water sports athlete
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How to do a sushi roll in surfing
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10 things a surfer can do while waiting for the waves
A 2012 academic research concluded that surfers only spend eight percent of a surf session riding waves. It might sound surprising – or maybe not – that only a tiny fraction of the time is actually spent doing what the sport is all about. The study conducted by the Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand […]
Rockaway Beach: the heart of surfing in New York City
Rockaway Beach is the only place where you can legally ride a surfboard in the New York metropolitan area. The serene East Coast beach resort and neighborhood in the borough of Queens is the go-to surfing destination for wave riders from the City of Dreams and the New York State. But it is also the […]
Horse surfing: the extreme equestrian water sport
It’s definitely a different equestrian experience and surely an unusual way of riding a board across the water. Here’s everything you need to know about horse surfing. Horse surfing is a sport that involves surfing or riding a surfboard, skimboard, wakeboard, or kiteboard behind a horse. A tow rope fixed to a custom-built saddle on […]
How to do a rodeo flip on a surfboard
The rodeo flip is a fast and complex aerial surfing trick that involves grabbing, spinning, and flipping the surfboard in the air. It’s one of the most spectacular and striking maneuvers in surfing, and it requires a solid wave, practice, and advanced skills. The rodeo flip blends elements of skateboarding and snowboarding, and it’s definitely […]
What is skurfing?
Skurfing is a water sport that combines the characteristics of water skiing with the freeform elements of surfing. The sport is mostly practiced in lakes and rivers and other closed water bodies. Riders are pulled behind a motorboat on a tow rope using a high buoyancy shortboard similar to a surfboard equipped with three fins […]
Carissa Moore: the life of a Hawaiian surfing queen
Carissa Moore is one of the most successful and influential female surfers of all time and a unique human being out of the water. Depending on which language you speak, the name Carissa can mean beloved, grace, or kind. But in the case of Carissa Moore, they are equally likely to mean world champion, phenomenon, […]
Top ten takeaways from surfing’s first Olympic Games
Surfing’s debut on the world’s largest sporting stage – the 2020 Olympic Games – may be over, but the memories and impact continue. Over the last several weeks, we’ve talked to many of you and reflected on the legacy of surfing’s first Olympics and what we can improve in Paris 2024. Here are our top […]