How do we know our surf stance? Surfing beginners have been asking this question for decades and the answer is always the same. If someone pushed you from behind which foot would you put in front? If “right” is the answer, then you’re welcome into the extraordinary world of goofy-footers. Nature creates more regular-foot surfers […]
Jeff Spencer, one of the standout surfing icons of the 1980s, has been found dead at West Cliff Drive, in Santa Cruz, California. The 49-year-old surfer known for his switch-stance skills lived a troubled life of alcohol and drug abuse and wasn’t able to fully recover. Raised by his grandmother after his father died in […]
The average wave lasts six second. The rest of the day is spent getting there. Meet the spirit of “Here & Now”, the lastest surf movie by renowned filmmaker Taylor Steele and newcomer Nathan Myers. “Here & Now” was shot in one day. More than 25 filmmakers and surfers worked in cooperative mode to document […]
Rob Machado and Joel Parkinson have been confirmed in the 2012 Molokai-2-Oahu Paddleboard World Championships (M2O), the 32-mile race across the infamous Ka’iwi channel, also known as the Channel of Bones, between the islands of Molokai and Oahu. The iconic paddleboarding event registration has closed early. Having sold out for five consecutive years, the 2012 […]
The Hurley Surfing Australia High Performance Centre (HPC) has been officially opened at Casuarina, New South Wales. The $4 million investment funded by the Federal Government is the world’s first facility dedicated to the development of elite surfers and coaches. The two-level centre of excellence will boast state of the art education facilities, equipment and […]
Mark Occhilupo, Tom Curren and Martin Potter will be surfing together at the 2012 Four Seasons Maldives Surfing Champions Trophy, at Kuda Huraa. “I’m absolutely looking forward to competing against those two. I know they will be training for it. I surfed against Pottz at Snapper in a exhibition heat and he was on fire […]
Switzerland may not be the perfect country for surfing, but the stoke is out there in the land of ski resorts, chocolate and watches. The Swiss Surfing Championships will be returning to Zarautz, in the Spanish Basque Country, between 11th-15th September 2012. The contest is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Swiss Surfing Championships, in […]
Kelly Slater has conquered his 49th elite tour victory, taking out the Volcom Fiji Pro over Gabriel Medina, in pumping four-to-six foot (1.5–2 metre) surf, at Cloudbreak. “It’s about time I got him,” Slater said. “He had my number in the back half of last year and he’ll probably go on to beat everyone for […]
“Those were the biggest most perfect waves I’ve ever surfed,” Bede Durbidge said. “It was pretty nerve-wracking being first up. We were on and then off and then on again. You have to be prepared to go”. “I think everyone on tour is more than capable of handling Cloudbreak as big as it gets, we […]
GoPro has launched its much-anticipated Wi-Fi BacPac + Wi-Fi Remote Combo Kit, allowing people to control multiple GoPro cameras at a time using either a smartphone, tablet, or the included waterproof Wi-Fi Remote. Additional features include live streaming video from GoPro cameras to smartphones, tablets and directly to the web via a soon-to-be-released software update. The […]