Jordy Smith has conquered the Billabong Pro Rio 2013, in clean two-to-four foot (1 meter) waves, at the primary site of Barra da Tijuca, in front of thousands of surf fans. The best ocean conditions of the entire Billabong Pro Rio 2013 came in the finals’ day, with Jordy Smith beating Adriano de Souza in the last heat […]
The Guinness World Records have officially certified Shawn Dollar’s 61-foot wave, at the Cortes Bank, off the coast of California, as a new paddle-in world record. The 30-year-old resident of Santa Cruz, California, caught the superlative wave on December 21, 2012 during a terrifying session at the Cortes Bank, a notorious offshore hazard to shipping […]
Filipe Toledo and Jordy Smith scored Perfect 10 waves in Billabong Rio Pro 2013, at Barra da Tijuca, Brazil, as the event enters Quarterfinals. Despite the improved three-to-five foot (1.5 metre) barrels, the best surfers in the world had to battle bumpy wave faces. Toledo, the 2013 ASP Dream Tour rookie, put together an immaculate […]
There are over 470 species of sharks and they have been living on Planet Earth for 420 million years. The smallest shark – the dwarf lantern shark – is only 17 centimeters (6.7 inches) in length, while the whale shark is the largest specie in the world, with approximately 12 meters (39 feet). Sharks live […]
Can surfers get bored of powerful and deadly waves because they’re riding them for three consecutive days? Down at “The End of the Road”, the big wave surfing hysteria keeps rolling. After all, it’s Teahupoo isn’t it? Reef McIntosh confirms the theory of Teahupoo waves as freight trains, at full speed. He may have conquered […]
A Portuguese company has recovered thousands of old video tapes featuring surfers and surfing of the early 1990s. Surfing has exploded in Portugal, in the early 1990s. Twenty years ago, rash guards were fluorescent and surfers were riding twin fin surfboards, mainly. The first ever TV show dedicated to action sports and surfing, in particular, […]
In Poland, a local surfing community has discovered waves in the Bobr River. It only pumps waves a few days per year, but it’s better than nothing. “It’s fast, very fast. At least it’s good that we have a lot of duct tape”. Polish surfers are hardcore fans of wave riding. If they find a […]
Oxygen and confidence may turn a wave set nightmare into a relaxed challenge. So, how can you physically increase your lung capacity? If you’re a small surfer, live in lower altitudes and consider yourself an obese human being, prepare to suffer at the hands of that huge set of waves. And if you’re a woman, […]
The madness continues down at “The End of the Road”, in Teahupoo, Tahiti. The world’s fearless surfers keep riding the extra large swell that invades the French Polynesia. Manoa Drollet has been unstoppable. He rode big waves for 48 hours like a complete surf addict. One last shot would be enough. The thick lip of […]
Cymophobia is an abnormal fear of waves, sea swells and other wave-like motions. It has been studied that people who fear water, the dangers of any type of H2O or unpleasant memories regarding waves, swell, oceans or rivers are likely to suffer from cymophobia. The sound of crashing waves against the shore can ignite panic […]