Surf Lakes announced a new reduced size model of their wave pool technology to target suburban communities. The demand for artificial wave facilities continues to grow, and the Australian company behind the concentric wave-making technology wants to lead the revolution. Surf Lakes created a new product model designed to suit reduced-sized footprints and target the […]
Save The Waves announced that Playa Hermosa has officially been approved as the next World Surfing Reserve (WSR). Locate in Garabito, Costa Rica, this is the first WSR in Central America and promises an exciting conservation vision for the country’s surf breaks. The announcement will generate environmental, social, and economic benefits for the local Costa […]
“The Surf Riders of Hawaii” is the first known book dedicated to surfing. The self-published book by Alfred Richard Gurrey Jr. contains a stunning series of early photographs of the sport. Dating to 1914, only several copies are known to exist. The book combines artistically rendered photo prints with romantic poetry from Lord Byron and […]
Candide Thovex is a professional skier with an exquisite taste for unusual action sports experiences. Recently, as a three-time X Games gold medalist, and freeride world champion, the French sportsman turned his attention to viral and never-done-before stunts. Thovex completed a 120-foot transfer jump of Chad’s Gap, in Alta, Utah. And from then on, the […]
Legendary surfer Mike Doyle passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Gringo Hill, San José del Cabo, Mexico. He was one of the first watermen of the modern era, and was struggling with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The regular-footer from Leucadia, California finished runner-up in the inaugural ISF World Surfing Championships, held in Manly […]
Dick Dale, the godfather of surf guitar, has passed away at 81, in Loma Linda, California. The “King of Surf Guitar” inspired millions of musicians worldwide and pioneered a music genre that enriched surf culture. Richard Anthony Monsour was born on May 4, 1937, in Boston, Massachusetts. He got into music by learning to play […]
The shaka, also known as “hang loose,” is more than just a simple hand gesture. But do you really know how to throw it? Today, Hawaii’s iconic fingerprint is pretty much a universal gesture that has been adopted by millions of people and is no longer just a symbol of surf culture. Some Hawaiians love […]
Surf forecasting is the process or method of predicting the behavior of swells and the breaking of the waves near the coastline. It is often considered a branch of meteorology and oceanography because it uses the same interdisciplinary tools and modus operandi adopted in forecasting weather and the study of all aspects of the ocean. […]
Surf Lakes announced that its 5 Waves concept will be installed in six new locations. After the launch of the full-scale prototype in Yeppoon, Queensland, the Australian wave pool company revealed that licensee inquiries have been flooding in from all around the world. According to Surf Lakes, over 200 entities have been actively seeking information […]
A British surfer created a leash that doubles up as a carry strap to make carrying a surfboard easy. Jonathan Marchbank, the founder of Inspirit, invented a solution that will help owners of big boards like longboards, Malibus, and even stand-up paddleboards to transport their equipment effortlessly down the beach. The Leash Loop uses a […]