Dustin Christopher Ray has passed away at the age of 39, in California, leaving three children, two of whom are now orphans. The Morro Rock surf legend has lived a pretty intense life and was struggling with drug addiction. Sueann Groesbeck, his 23-year-old fiancé, lost her life in 2005 in a car accident, in Cayucos. […]
The 2012 Hurley Pro returns to San Onofre State Beach, Lower Trestles, in California, to play a critical role in the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour title race. Lower Trestles is the spot where the world’s best continue to push the limits of what can be done on a wave. San Onofre State Beach is […]
Wade Goodall has claimed the pro division at the 13th Cosmic Creek Retro Surf Festival, in Salt Creek. The Australian rode an ancient Local Motion twin-fin surfboard down the face of a turquoise green wave and right into a beautiful little barrel to trigger the huge crowd on the shoreline. The board was shaped before he was […]
The Cabreiroa Pantin Classic Pro has kicked off in the beautiful and iconic surf spot located in Ferrol, Galicia, Spain. Playa de Pantin offered clean 2-3Ft waves to open the Round of 112 heats. Messias Felix, fresh off his inaugural Star Tour win in Azores, confirmed his excellent form winning his first heat in Pantin […]
The Shaka sign is the famous surfers’ hand gesture. The story of the popular sign goes back to the roots of Hawaiian culture. When the surf culture grew and spread through California and America, during the sunny 1960’s, a new body gesture was gaining enthusiasts. Surfers from Hawaii started saluting fellow riders and friends with […]
“Chromatic” is a conceptual surf movie directed by Riley Blakeway, the unstoppable filmmaker. Nathan Fletcher and Chippa Wilson couldn’t be in better hands. The surf stars of “Chromatic” are alive, just like the colors of life and the multiple surf spots in which they display their art. Chroma is the Greek word for color and the […]
The Malibu Mavericks team has conquered the SurfAid Cup, at Malibu, California. The group featuring Lisa Andersen, Strider Wasilewski, Sean Woods, and Allen and Colton Sarlo just pipped the Surfaiders team 53.80 – 51.43 in the one-hour, tag-team final, with Peak Ocean Team third (43.30) and Mighty WindanSea fourth (42.23). The winning difference was Wasilewski […]
Cristóbal de Col has established a new Guinness World Record for the most number of tricks ever performed in a single wave. The Peruvian completed 34 carved turns on the longest wave in the world, at the Red Bull Chicama Challenge. Cristóbal de Col pushed through fatigue, mental pressure and a jellyfish plague to set […]
How do you stay fit for surfing? Surf training books and guides will help you learn and practice the best surf fitness exercises for your body, at any age. Surf fitness is the last frontier of high performance surfing. Even if you’re not a professional, it’s important to keep your body ready for the perfect […]
The most experienced tube riders in the world have enjoyed long, difficult, hollow, deep and perfect barrels. Who are they and how complicated is to get pitted? Getting barreled in a wave is the ultimate dream of every surfer. If tube riding could be taught in the university, it would be the hardest exam. In […]