Maxime Huscenot defeated Nomme Mignot to conquer the 2015 Soöruz Lacanau Pro, held in bumpy three-to-five foot surf, at Lacanau, in France. The competition was completely dominated by French surfers, who made the most of local knowledge to dominate the shifty beach break of Grande Plage. Huscenot used his powerful backhand snaps to take an […]
The 2015 Vans US Open of Surfing is officially on. There were big scores and a few upsets in the first day of competition, held in three-to-four foot (1 metre) surf at Huntington Beach. Patrick Gudauskas scored the day’s highest heat total of 16.36 and won his heat. He managed to outcome a dangerous Championship […]
They say it’s dangerous to learn to surf, but not because of the big waves, the wipeouts, or the wildlife. Your first surf lesson is dangerous because the minute you catch your first wave, buddy, you’re a goner. Hooked. You belong to the sea now, and everything else, well, kind of falls away. Whatever your […]
When a so-called “swell of the decade” hits Australia, there are a few places an average human surfer shouldn’t be in. Those spots are The Right and Cow Bombie. In Margaret River, Justin Holland broke a leg in what was considered the biggest wave ever ridden in Australia. He nearly survived a 60-foot wall of […]
The 2015 Quiksilver Pro Casablanca will be the first ever pro surfing contest held in Morocco. The Royal Moroccan Surfing Federation (RMSF) and World Surf League (WSL) have teamed up to deliver a Men’s QS1,500 event in the Northern-Africa region. The competition is scheduled to run from September 8th-12th, at Anfaplace. “We are very excited […]
Troy Mothershead has taken out the 2015 Joel Tudor Duct Tape Invitational, held in good-to-epic longboarding conditions at Noosa Heads, in Australia. Cross-stepping, noseriding and switching stance. Joel Tudor’s groundbreaking Duct Tape Invitational saw the world’s best longboarders trading waves at classic First Point, Noosa. Have you got seven minutes and 19 seconds? Right. Take […]
The long awaited summer waves are back. If we close our eyes, we can already feel them beneath our feet, as we gain speed through the warm wind. Gear up with this year’s ultimate surfing items and make your wildest surf dreams come true. As we step deep into spring, we finally leave cold, rainy […]
Thiago Camarao claimed the Oakley Lowers Pro Trials 2015, at Lower Trestles, California. The Brazilian surfer and runner-up Ezequiel Lau were awarded highly-coveted spots into the main field of 96 surfers that will compete at the first World Surf League (WSL) QS10000 event of the year. The Oakley Lowers Pro Trials were run in clean […]
Gabriel Medina has been considered one of “The 100 Most Influential People” by Time Magazine. The 2014 world surfing champion has been included in the “Icons” category by the prestigious US news magazine. Medina is the first ever Brazilian surfer to conquer a world title. “He showed that his ascendant nation was now a serious […]
Wetsuits are fragile. In order to make our second skin last longer we need to know how to put it on without tearing the neoprene. Learn how to take off a chest zip wetsuit without help and without looking like a kook. Putting a chest zip on is almost as difficult as getting it off, especially […]