It was not a classic day at Sunset Beach, but the 2016 Vans World Cup of Surfing was called on, and Round 1 has been completed. The last Qualifying Series (QS) event of the season means a lot to a large group of athletes. It’s the last chance to qualify for the Dream Tour. It’s […]
Albert “Rabbit” Kekai passed away at 95, in Oahu, Hawaii. He was considered the “living link to surfing’s entire modern history.” Albert Kekai was born in Honolulu, in 1920. He began riding waves at the age of five, when surfboards were rare, even in Hawaii. A few years later, he would improve his surfing skills […]
Mick Corbett won the “Ride of The Year” at the 2015/2016 Surfing Life’s Oakley Big Wave Awards. The award ceremony took place in Sydney, Australia. What do you exactly need to claim Australia’s big wave ride of the year decoration? The Western Australian has the answer for you because he rode a beast wave at […]
Garrett McNamara has nearly survived a heavy wipeout at Mavericks, Half Moon Bay, in Northern California. The Hawaiian big wave surfer paddled into one of the biggest Mavericks waves of all time, air-dropped it, rode it for a couple of seconds and then and fell into the abyss about halfway down the face of the […]
Alexander Zirke has claimed La Vaca XXL Invitational 2015, in the north of Spain. Thousands of spectators watched the “giant cow” generate 20-foot waves over a deep rocky seabed. The Cantabrian surf break attracted 32 riders from all over the world, including international wave hunters Eric Rebiere, and Tom Butler. In over five hours of […]
Deltares, an independent Dutch research institute for applied research in the field of water and subsurface, has unveiled the world’s largest wave generator. It will simulate the power of the sea for both engineered and power defenses in Delft, Netherlands. The Delta Flume is a full-scale test facility for hydraulic structures that is capable of […]
For two consecutive days, The Wedge delivered vertical drops into the abyss. Some say it was the best session of 2015 so far. On May 4th, at 7am, The Wedge was already pumping. Hundreds of pro and amateur photographers and videographers were pointing their lenses towards the most popular peak in Newport Beach. The conditions […]
HUVr claims to have created the ultimate hoverboard, an high-tech skateboard without wheels that has invaded the streets of Los Angeles. Fantasy or reality? The future has arrived, they say. The first thing that comes to mind when you see a flying skateboard is “will they do that on surfboards?” The hoverboard concept introduced by the […]