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The founder of SurferToday.com has launched “The Surfing Files”, an eBook with everything you need to know about riding waves. Knowledge is power. Surfing is a complex, Nature-influenced sport surrounded by science, history, geography and cultural richness. Learning is never enough, especially if you’re one of those surfers who pay attention to detail. “I am […]
Who’s making the cut? The list of the 2015 World Surf League competitors is still undefined, but some riders have improved their situation in the rankings after the Reef Hawaiian Pro. The first jewel of the 2014 Triple Crown of Surfing was a disastrous experience for Qualification Series (QS) surfers on the bubble, except for […]
Travis Logie has announced his retirement from professional surfing. The 35-year-old surfer ends his career at the 2014 Billabong Pipeline Masters. The South African charger is ready to hang up his leash. After ten years riding the ASP World Tour, Logie feels it’s time for a change. “As much as I love doing it, I’m […]
Eighty percent of the waves ridden on the third day of the 2014 Reef Hawaiian Pro were scored in the good-to-excellent range. Blame it on the four-man priority system. Richie Porta, ASP Head Judge, believes the format “enhances the spectator experience. We’re seeing surfers relaxed in the lineup, in perfect position for the waves when […]
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Surfers use stickers to promote sponsors or simply because they love surf brands on their favorite surfboards. Let’s learn how to glue those logos to your magic stick. Stickers and surfboards have always traveled together. You don’t need to be a pro surfer to get famous surfing insignia on the tip of your all-round board. […]
Professional skateboarder and surfer Kalani David, 17, posted the highest heat total of the 2014 Reef Hawaiian Pro so far, during the second day of competition, in Hawaii. David combined vertical turns, a free-flying aerial and critical positioning to win his Round 1 against Alex Smith, Santiago Muniz, and Lucas Silveira, with a score of […]
Guido Schaffer will likely be the first ever surfing saint. The Vatican will beatify the Brazilian surfer who drowned in 2009. The 30-year-old wave rider, nicknamed “Surfing Angel,” lost his life while enjoying his time at Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, just weeks before he was due to be ordained a Catholic priest. The […]
Melbourne technology firm Airbag Labs has teamed up with pro surfer Jack Robinson to develop a shapeshifting surfboard. Can you imagine a surfboard that changes and adapts to shifting swell and ocean conditions? The future is now, according to the designers and engineers behind the ShapeShifting project. “The design works by utilizing a conductive aerographene, as […]
It might sound bizarre, but Indonesian surfers are getting paid to block waves to give clients priority and right of way in crowded line-ups. Forget everything you saw in surfing. We knew that waves are treasures in many regions of the world. Perfect slopes may be compared to gold nuggets; thousands of recreational, amateur and […]