Russia is the new land of waves and surfing. Serious. American Wave Machines has announced the construction of a 35,000 square foot surf pool for the Sheksna Resort, in Russia. Expect 6-footers and 10 waves per minute. The new PerfectSwell model 1672 wave pool will be installed at the Russia’s Leading Spa Resort, according to the […]
Kelly Slater will not be surfing the Billabong Rio Pro 2012 following a heel injury sustained in Java, Indonesia. “I injured the inside of my left heel in Java and then re-opened it again the following week at Cloudbreak,” Slater said. “It became infected and I flew to Australia to get it treated and stitched […]
After 23 years of intense battles, the famous Maalaea surf break, in Hawaii, has been saved. The break, also known as “Freight Trains”, is widely lauded as the world’s fastest wave. The victory came last week, when the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources and the United States Army Corps of Engineers announced that […]
Almost but not quite. Close, but no cigar. Surfing is the most popular board sports in the world with over 20 million active enthusiasts, yet, until 2020, we aren’t seeing it in the Olympic Games. It started as an ancient spiritual activity and now is one of the most relevant water sports in the planet […]
The 9th edition of the International Surfing Day is ready to take over the world, on the 24th June 2012. Every year, since 2004, International Surfing Day has launched the summer season. In 2011, more than 195 surfing events took place in 34 countries, so that people who hadn’t discovered the pleasures of surfing could […]
Surfing decals are a great way of adding your own style and ideas to your favourite surfboards. Vintage logos, pin-ups, mermaids, post-modern sayings, political signs, spiritual badges and Hawaiian natives. There are many inspirational stickers that you can put right in your plank. Some surfers like to add simple decals in the nose; others enjoy […]
The world windsurfing community is not happy with the ISAF decision to get kiteboarding in the 2016 Olympic Games and prepares to fight back, while Sir Richard Branson and Kristin Boese celebrate the kiteboarding victory with champagne. The RS:X Olympic windsurfers are devastated and do not understand the decision which replaced lines for mast. That […]
Gabriel Medina has taken the 2012 Nike Lowers Pro after defeating veteran campaigner Glenn Hall, in two-to-four foot waves at Lower Trestles. The win earns him a $40,000 paycheck, a 14-karat solid-gold spike and major ASP World Ranking points. “This is a very special win and it has been a long week,” Medina said. “I’m […]
Garrett McNamara has officially surfed the biggest wave ever. The Guinness World Records have confirmed that McNamara has ridden a 78-foot wave (23,7 metres) in Nazaré, Portugal, to dethrone Mike Parsons and his wave at Cortes Bank. The announcement was made during the 2012 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards and confirms what SurferToday.com has reported in […]
Dane Reynolds, John John Florence, Jeremy Flores, Glenn Hall, Adrian Buchan, Tanner and Pat Gudauskas. The quarterfinalists of the Nike Lowers Pro 2012 are ready to discuss the last waves, at Lower Trestles, California. Reynolds took the day’s highest scores with a near-perfect 9.80 single wave score en route to a combined heat-total of 18.63 […]