We all wanted to hear it. Kelly Slater will chase a 12th world surfing title in 2017. The Floridian confirmed he will give another shot at the title in the upcoming season, but underlined that he feels proud and inspired by John John Florence’s maiden World Surf League (WSL) trophy. “I felt like a proud […]
How do you catch a wave in surfing? This is probably the first question a beginner surfer will ask when they grab the surfboard and hit the water for the first time. Catching your first wave is an exciting moment in surfing. The secret is to paddle into a wave with method and synchronization. Frenetic […]
Hawaiian surfer Clay Marzo has found himself bankrupt after being embezzled of his life savings and his property by his bookkeeper. Felicidad Rivera, a 51-year-old bookkeeper from Makawao, Hawaii, has been indicted for fraud for allegedly taking $400,000 over six and a half years from the Marzo. According to the authorities, Rivera wrote herself no […]
It’s been a long journey, but the Oakley Surf Shop Challenge has finally crowned the 2016 champion. After finding the best regional teams, the event founded in the early 1980s got all seven squads competing for the national title at Lower Trestles, in San Clemente, California. Heritage Surf & Sport (Northeast), Huntington Surf & Sport […]
Tiago Pires is the most successful Portuguese surfer of all time. The story of his life and career are now revealed in “Saca: The Story of Tiago Pires.” He left his mark in Pipeline, he won impossible heats, and he spent 20 years raising his country’s flag on the Qualifying Series (QS), and on the Championship […]
Ellie Turner and Jobe Harris have taken out the 2016 British National Surf Championships, at Perranporth. British surfing is changing. Surfing Great Britain and the English Surfing Federation announced plans for a merger and the future of the sport looks bright in the country. And when 215 surfers are willing to compete for glory across […]
When we talk about health, we tend to focus on the anatomical structures, on the functioning of the human body. However, we rarely consider our brain – and what lies inside – as an organ that might (or might not) be fresh and vigorous. Mind surfing is a non-religious experience. It has nothing to do […]
American Wave Machines (AWM) announced the construction of a two-acre surf lake at BSR Cable Park, near Waco, Texas. The company says that the BSR Surf Ranch will be one of the largest inland surfing and watersports structures in the USA, and it will be equipped with AWM’s Perfect Swell wave generating technology. BSR is […]
Keanu Asing has taken out the 2016 Quiksilver Pro France, in Seignosse. The Hawaiian surfer defeated defending event winner Gabriel Medina and conquered his first Championship Tour (CT) event of his career. As a result, Asing, 23, climbed 13 places in the rankings. Despite the small wave conditions, Keanu unleashed his backhand skills to build […]
Tyler Wright is the grand winner of the 2016 World Surf League Women’s Championship Tour (CT). The Australian surfer from Culburra Beach secured her first world surfing title at the age of 22. After guaranteeing a spot on on the Roxy Pro France final, Wright saw her rival Courtney Conlogue failing to overcome Carissa Moore […]