How do professional surfers make money? How much do they earn a year? Can a pro surfer make a living off competition? Pro surfing is a relatively new thing. You can only talk of professional surfing careers when the ASP World Tour began its operations in the early 1980s. Believe it or not, today, there […]
All surfers know that when the surf’s, you got to go. But if you’re also about to play an important football/soccer match, and your team needs you, what should you do? Scott Jones is one of the three Chichester City FC strikers. He’s a popular and talented footballer.
The famous saying “only a surfer knows the feeling” sounds very enigmatic, but perfectly sums up the indescribable emotion of walking on water. Surfing is not only a sport but also a lifestyle. It starts as a hobby, or something you simply wanted to experiment with, but quickly becomes something more. There seems to be a […]
Here we go again. November 5, 2019, marks the first big swell of the winter season in Nazaré, Portugal. Conditions weren’t perfect, but that’s what defines this place and these waves. Nazaré is a product of Mother Nature’s authenticity and rawness. Portuguese filmmaker Luís Coelho captured the power of Praia do Norte from different yet, […]
Surfing can be rather damaging to the skin. The frequent contact with the sea, sand, salt, and the wetsuit demands specific measures to keep your skin happy and healthy. Surfing is amazing for the body and the mind, but not so much for the skin. Several variables contribute to damage the skin’s surface and leave […]
Bond University teamed up with the World Surf League (WSL) to give its students an opportunity in the surf industry. In 2020, Gold Coast’s private, not-for-profit university will become the official higher education partner of WSL Australia. The two-year deal will allow students to benefit from internships and professional experiences within the professional surfing circuit.
Urbnsurf Melbourne is about to become Australia’s first wave pool. It took four days to fill the 22,000 square meter water lake, but the results are already visible. The surf lagoon powered by Wavegarden is already producing its first waves in Tullamarine.
The ocean has intensely affected me ever since I sat on the beach as a kid in Corona del Mar while my dad lifeguarded. My first film was about the esoteric sides of surfing – style and grace and art. Since most films had “surf” in their title, like “Surf Safari,” “Surf Crazy,” “Surf Fever,” […]
The family of Sunny Garcia released an update on the professional surfer’s health. In late April 2019, the Hawaiian was found unconscious at home after what was reported as an attempt to take his own life. Four months later, Garcia is already breathing without support, but still continues his long road to recovery.
Sofia Mulanovich has taken out the gold medal in the women’s division of the 2019 ISA World Surfing Games. The 36-year-old surfer defeated Silvana Lima, Bianca Buitendag, and Carissa Moore in an extremely tight final held in Miyazaki, Japan. The Peruvian secured the second gold medal of her career in the World Surfing Games, an […]