From an economic perspective, professional surfing is a business like any other sport – it has to generate revenue to remain afloat. The World Surf League (WSL) is the sole professional surfing circuit on the planet and features the world’s best athletes. The show is run at more or less idyllic venues and followed by […]
USA Surfing unveiled the names of the athletes that will compete at the first event to directly qualify surfers for Tokyo 2020. Kelly Slater, Kolohe Andino, Conner Coffin, Carissa Moore, Courtney Conlogue, and Caroline Marks will represent the United States in the upcoming 2019 World Surfing Games (WSG). The national governing body for surfing in the […]
Andrea Moller has set a new Guinness World Record for the biggest paddle-in wave ever surfed. The announcement was made by World Surf League (WSL) at the 2019 Big Wave Awards. According to the official measuring criteria, on January 16, 2016, the Brazilian caught a 42-foot wave at Jaws/Peahi, in Maui, Hawaii.
Yes, it’s official: there is nothing the Chinese can’t do, make or imitate. China has unveiled its first wave pool. A new video posted this week revealed a giant man-made wave lagoon producing left and right-hand rollers in Anyang, a landlocked city located in the Henan province. With a population of five million people, Anyang is […]
John John Florence is suing the American beverage company Monster Energy for breach of a sponsorship agreement. According to the New York Post, in January 2017, the two-time World Surf League (WSL) champion and the energy drink signed a three-year marketing deal worth $500,000 a year. Florence would help promote the brand for $350,000, plus […]
Rob Bain, Layne Beachley, and Dave Macaulay have taken out the Azores Airlines World Masters Championship in the Grand Masters, Women’s Masters and Men’s Masters divisions held in good three-foot surf at Praia de Santa Barbara. A World Surf League (WSL) Specialty Event, the event has been treated to an abundance of swell and great […]
The World Surf League (WSL) released the full schedule for the 2019 Championship Tour (CT). The pro surfing circuit will feature 11 stops for the men and 10 for the women. And, for the first time in the history of surfing, the CT will award equal prize money for both genders. There are a few […]
Professional surfing is a highly competitive occupation. World title races are increasingly tight. And sometimes it all comes down to the wire. Modern competitive surfing is an incredible intense sports activity. It’s hard to imagine an athlete competing at the highest level that can’t throw and land an air reverse, get barreled, and complete a […]
On January 18, 2018, Maya Gabeira surfed what is widely regarded as the largest wave ever by a female athlete. The stunt took place at Praia do Norte, in Nazaré, Portugal and, according to videographers, oceanographers, and academics, the wave measured around 80 feet (24 meters). The Brazilian surfer has been putting all her energy […]
Daily passes for the inaugural Surf Ranch Pro will cost $99 each. The World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT) is turning 100 miles inland for the first Surf Ranch Pro, from September 6-9. It will be the first time a CT contest is being held in the wave pool designed by the 11-time world […]