Surf News
Once in a while, Zoltan “The Magician” Torkos leaves his surfing laboratory and introduces new tricks to the world. This time, the wizard raised the bar. The Californian surfer with Hungarian roots is the pioneer of kickflips in surfing. Not happy with his performance in the open ocean, he even pulled it in wake surfing […]
The Totally Crustaceous Tour (TCT) Global Championships will be run at Lower Trestles, in California, between 22nd-23rd June, 2015. The 15th annual event put up by Volcom will culminate at the world-class peak in conjunction with the Surfing America USA Championships. Young up-and-coming surfers from around the world will have the opportunity to to surf […]
Benjamin Sanchis may have ridden the biggest wave of all time, at Praia do Norte, in Nazaré, Portugal. On the 11th December, 2014, the Frenchman surfed a 108-foot wave (33 meters). Did he beat Garrett McNamara’s Guinness World Record? If you want to ride the largest waves on Planet Earth, you’ve got to travel to and challenge […]
Kolohe Andino has claimed the 2015 Shoe City Pro, the first ever surfing competition of the World Surf League era. The American surfer defeated Ian Gouveia, in two-to-four foot surf at Huntington Beach. Andino used his priority experience, sharp turns and sense of momentum to collect 15.56 and steal the first title of the season. […]
Being a surfer in Sweden is not like going skiing. You actually need to get wet in gelid temperatures. Hennes & Mauritz, commonly known as H&M, is a multinational retail clothing brand. In wintertime, the Swedish brand produces and sells warm clothes for men and women: hoodies, jackets and coats, sweatshirts, socks and scarves. Although […]
Nothing is more satisfying, stoke-worthy, or reassuring. A second surfboard says, “Hot damn! I really like this surfing thing!” It also says, “I’m here to stay, I’m committed, and I’m only getting better from here, so watch out!” With a second board, a whole new realm of surf possibilities gets cracked open like a tasty […]
Eight surfers will compete at The Ultimate Waterman 2015, a new event that features wave riders competing in six different surfing disciplines over eight days. The Ultimate Waterman will run between 14th-21st March, in Auckland. The invitation-only contest will get athletes into tow-in surfing, waka ama, longboarding, surfing/shortboard, stand up paddle (SUP) surfing, and SUP […]
The truth is that the number one spot probably hasn’t been found yet. No, really. It isn’t called the “frontier of surfing” for nothing! Wild and rocky, with insane winds and more shark attacks on humans than anywhere else in the world, the Californian coastline from San Francisco county up to the Oregon border is […]
Garrett McNamara has tested a new surfboard powered by Mercedes-Benz. Because he’s riding giants, he needs “the best or nothing.” What’s the best way to sell high-end cars? Call a big wave surfer and design a set of innovative surfboards for extreme rides. Then, test them in the most outrageous marine conditions. In this particular […]
Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku was born on the 24th August, 1890, in Honolulu, Hawaii, just a few months prior to King David Kalakaua’s death, when political tension was taking over the country’s capital. Kahanamoku, nicknamed “The Duke” and “The Big Kahuna,” is considered to be the father of modern surfing. The Hawaiian won […]