Surfers, bodyboarders, and skimboarders will not have more time for their sports during the Blackball period, at Newport Beach, California. Local authorities decided to keep defending swimmers interests only. Blackball is the surfers’ nightmare. The flag on the lifeguard tower has been halting riders from enjoying great wave sessions. And Newport Beach is known for […]

Kelly Slater has conquered the Volcom Pipe Pro 2014, in triple-overhead barrels, at Banzai Pipeline, Hawaii. The Floridian champion kicked off his 24th season on the world tour with a special victory, as he prepares to celebrate his 42nd anniversary. Slater scored one Perfect 10 in the Volcom Pipe Pro 2014. In the final four-man […]

Dane Reynolds is the star of Marine Layer Productions’ new surf movie “Loaded”. Prepare for 23 minutes and eight seconds of retro surf footage. Although the original video clips may have been shot in high-quality cameras, Reynolds likes it old, grainy and lo-fi. “‘Loaded’ started shortly after I finished ‘Slow Dance’ and I wanted to […]

The inaugural Australian Surfing Sports Expo will open its doors on the 14th February, in Broadbeach, Gold Coast. The Australian Surfing Sports Expo aims to become one of the largest surfing events in Australia’s history, and will run for three days at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre. The exhibition, which is also open to […]

Grant Baker has conquered the iconic Mavericks Invitational 2013/2014, at Half Moon Bay, California. Two wave hold-downs, air drops, scary wipeouts, four judges in the water, inflatable wetsuits and a solid swell blasting Pillar Point for hours. Welcome to the Mavericks Invitational 2013/2014. The world’s wildest big wave surf contest had regular and goofy-footers descending […]

Have you ever imagined yourself “surfing” a golf course? Meet the new GolfBoard. Kelly Slater will definitely love it. The surfing champion from Florida, a passionate golf player himself, has a chance to carve the greens with an unique board. The new gadget, a four-wheeled electric power vehicle, allows you to move between golf holes, […]

A group of Australian wave riders has announced the launch of the Recreational Surfing Association. Tired of pro surfers and their impossible tricks in magazine covers? Jim Wilson and Andrew McKinnon believe that we should surf for fun and to protect the beach and surf amenity. Having in mind that recreational surfers make up 95% […]