An Australian artificial wave firm has teamed up with Mark Occhilupo to conquer the surf pool industry. Will Surf Lakes really stun the world? The race for the golden wave is on. The number of players seems to have increased in the last decade but, until now, only Wavegarden managed to open a couple of […]
“I don’t know what it is about me that draws me to risk my life. We’ve come so far in the development of the bike, so I wanted to push the boundaries ever further.” Robbie Maddison has been up and riding for 30 years but, lately, he is making a career for himself in motorcycle […]
World Surf League’s “Strike Mission” at Cloudbreak will stay in the memory of many surfers for a long time. There were exciting and tense episodes, and an unstoppable express train of 20-foot barrels breaking on a sharp, sheltered reef. Aaron Gold will never forget the 23rd of May 2016. After wiping out in Cloudbreak bomb, […]
Windguru, the most popular surf forecasting website in the world, has finally been revamped. Considered by many the most accurate weather source of information about winds and waves, Windguru has remained unchanged and untouched since it was founded in 2000 by Vaclav Hornik. The new Windguru – still in beta tests – maintains the look of […]
Niccolo Porcella has suffered one of the worst wipeouts of all time in Teahupoo, Tahiti. The Italian big wave surfer caught a huge wave, got barreled, and then the powerful cannon swallowed him up. The stunt will certainly enter the gallery of the most dangerous wipeouts of 2015. “Feeling beyond! With a lot of training […]
The Wave Bristol has decided to change the artificial wave technology used in the surf park scheduled to open in 2016, in England. Nick Hounsfield, the founder of The Wave Bristol, has signed a contract with US company Wave Loch to develop a project that will pump six-to-eight waves per minute. “For the last five […]
The wizard of surfing is back with a cool new trick. After several failed attempts, Mr. Zoltan Torkos lands the first ever off-the-lip kickflip. You’ve got to love it. Zoltan Torkos is so passionate about surfing that his own laboratory of wave spells is in constant activity. There’s no time to lose. A few months […]
Do you want to learn how to surf? Are you teaching a family member or friend to catch waves for the first time? Learn some basic tips for novice surfers. Let’s get it started. Surfing is not easy, but is far from being a complicated sport. You can easily learn how to become a surfer in […]
If you dream of surfing The Wedge in a classic day, you’ve got to be prepared for salt and pepper. In other words, don’t wear a leash. If there’s a special wave in the world, then you can’t miss The Wedge, at Newport Beach, California. It’s the one we want, and the one we fear. […]
It happens all the time. Surfboards are fragile objects of design. Even the most careful surfer will, one day, find a crack on his favorite surfboard. So, how can you fix a surfboard ding and rail shatters? Accessing the damage is a priority. After washing the tears away, we need to analyze carefully how seriously […]