The sport of surfing has been officially confirmed as an Olympic sport. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) made the final decision to include surfing in the Tokyo 2020 sports program. It has been a very long battle but, after years of lobbying and meetings, Fernando Aguerre and the International Surfing Association (ISA) have finally convinced […]
Surfing Great Britain (SGB) and the English Surfing Federation (ESF) have announced plans to merge both organizations. The new unified national governing body for the sport of surfing in England will be named English Surfing Federation. The decision has been coordinated with the International Surfing Association (ISA) and Sport England. The English Surfing Federation will […]
It’s a pool… It’s a wave. It’s Lucy Pet’s Gnarly Crankin’ K-9 Wavemaker. Meet the world’s first surf pool exclusively designed for dogs. You’ve seen them surfing waves in the ocean, and now you’ll watch puppies enjoying small rollers in Lucy Pet Foundation’s mobile wave machine. In other words, it’s a surf truck for canine […]
Kai Lenny has set a new record at the 20th anniversary of the Molokai 2 Oahu Paddleboard World Championships (M2O). The Hawaiian waterman concluded the Men’s Unlimited Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) division in four hours, seven minutes, and 41 seconds, and beat Connor Baxter’s 2014 record by a minute and a half. “This is the […]
What if we could stand up and ride a wave, exclusively on our feet, and without a surfboard or any other surf craft? It is now possible, even if you need special help from a computer-generated imagery professional. Meet the floaters: Ryan Burch, Spencer Gordon, Travers Adler, and Trevor Gordon. They are about to show […]
Andy Criere and Garazi Sanchez-Ortun won the inaugural Santa Cruz Pro 2016, in three-to-four-foot surf at Praia da Fisica, in Portugal. The French surfer defeated the Portuguese star Jose Ferreira in the Men’s final. Criere opened his account with a 6.67 wave and later backed it up with a convincing 8.33. Ferreira never found his […]
Who will claim the Vans US Open of Surfing 2016? The event runs from July 23rd-31st, in Huntington Beach, California. The last American to win the iconic contest was Kelly Slater, in 2011, but the US armada will try to recapture the trophy lost to Julian Wilson (2012), Alejo Muniz (2013), Filipe Toledo (2014) and Hiroto […]
Rafael Teixeira has taken out the Vans Surf Open Acapulco, at Playa Revolcadero, in Mexico. The spot located near Acapulco delivered clean four-to-five-foot waves for the finals. With 1,000 Qualifying Series points up for grabs, the ocean offered the ideal conditions for competitive surfing. The final pitted Rafael Teixeira, from Brazil, against French rising star […]
For millions, John John Florence is the best surfer in the world right now. But when it comes to winning world titles, the Hawaiian is still warming up. Will it be this year? Can Florence turn magic into glory? Will his fans celebrate in 2016? The last Hawaiian to win the world surfing title was […]
The J-Bay Open 2016 reached the semifinals, at Jeffreys Bay, South Africa. Kelly Slater continues to showcase his experience in waves of consequence. He beat Michel Bourez and Alejo Muniz in Round 4, and advanced through directly to the quarterfinals. Slater is a serious contender to win here for the fifth time. “I feel comfortable […]