David Flide is a British surfer and a longtime fan of the Maldives. However, his eighth trip to the archipelago was not a dream come true. This is his story on paying premium fees for surfing in paradise. “We tried to return to Lohis for the eighth time and enquired for the first two weeks […]
Save The Waves Coalition launched a campaign to prevent US presidential candidate Donald Trump from building a massive seawall in Doughmore Beach, western Ireland. The controversial businessman wants to build a 2.8-kilometer, 15-foot tall wall in a sensitive coastal dune system to protect his Trump Golf Resort from climate change. The rock barrier will cost […]
President of the Maldives Abdulla Gayoom has suspended the development of a luxury surf resort in the Thanburudhoo Island (Kaafu Atoll), home to the world-class surf spots of Sultans and Honkeys. The Tourism Ministry cancelled the lease agreement with Telos Investment. The authorities informed that the private investors didn’t develop the resort within the agreed […]
The Endless Summer Resort, a four-acre artificial surfing pool, will be built in West Oahu, Hawaii. The North Shore of Oahu might have the best waves on the planet, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t build an artificial wave complex, a few steps away from the Seven Mile Miracle. Surf City Hui LLC have teamed […]
The 2014 North American FLOW Tour will be surfed in 12 stops across the USA. The world’s largest flowboarding tour is held at waterparks, stand-alone venues, and hotels/resorts, where the best riders showcase their skills for titles in their respected divisions, cash, prizes and bragging rights for the year. “The Tour allows friends, families and […]
Natalie Kotsch, the founder of the Huntington Beach International Surfing Museum (ISM), has passed away after a long battle against cancer. She embraced the spirit of surfing, but she never rode a wave. Natalie Kotsch, 76, founded the Huntington Beach International Surfing Museum in 1987. In 1976, Kotsch moved with her family from Simcoe, Canada […]
(16th March, 2012): WHILE the ASP Top 34 will do battle in the ultimate Dream Tour venues of Cloudbreak and Restaurants in June, Gold Coast lifeguard Scott Wildin will join Australian big wave legend Ross Clarke-Jones on the wave-rich Fjii island of Tavarua from tomorrow for the surf trip of a lifetime.