Peter Mel rode one of the biggest and most perfect waves ever surfed at Mavericks, Half Moon Bay, California. On January 8, 2021, the 51-year-old surfer from Santa Cruz paddled into a 30-foot barreling wall of water, drew a perfect line, and exited the tube untouched into the channel. A closer look reveals he had […]
The beach is Nature’s diplomat. It acts as the bridge between land and water, humans and aquatic animals. It’s one of the greatest companions we have. We get to the beach when we’re unhappy, lonely, tired, and depressed, but we get back to enjoy its warm and golden sands.
I don’t know who I’d be if my brother hadn’t left an unreturned copy of Viktor Frankl’s “Man’s Search for Meaning” laying around the house. There are many lives within a life, each searching for meaning. Ryan Masters lives in a box canyon in the Santa Cruz Mountains. He’s a writer, a bodysurfer, and had […]
Australian surfer Tyler Wright has been named “Athlete of the Year 2020” by SurferToday. For the first time in its history, SurferToday decided to highlight a single athlete instead of four recipients, representing surfing, kiteboarding, windsurfing, and bodyboarding. There are two main reasons for this unprecedented format change.
Thurston Sawyer II could very well be the most controversial person you’ll ever meet. He presents himself as Brohuna, the world’s first African American professional surfer, and defies the history of surfing as we know it. But there’s more.
John John Florence has taken out the 2020 Billabong Pipe Masters at Banzai Pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. The local surfer defeated Gabriel Medina in a tight final held in below-average conditions. Florence secured his first Pipe Masters trophy. The two-time world champions ended up separated by 0.67 points.
What is a thalassophile? A person who loves and is magnetically attracted to the ocean and the sea. Many people say they enjoy spending time at the beach, especially during summertime. While that might be a normal thing to do, there’s also a particular niche of individuals who need to be near the ocean all […]
The CEO of the World Surf League (WSL) announced that the 2020 Billabong Pipe Masters will resume after a pause of several days. Erik Logan plans to run the competition taking advantage of “a promising forecast.” The first stop on the 2021 Championship Tour (CT) was suspended on December 12 due to positive Covid-19 tests […]
The FlowRider is one of the most famous surf machines. Here’s everything you should know about flowboarding. There are many ways and places where you can ride a wave – in the ocean, in rivers, and more recently, in wave pools. But the concept of surfable stationary wave occupies an alternative space in the wave […]
The Global Wingsports Association (GWA) announced the launch of the inaugural Wingfoil World Tour. Wing foiling, also known as wing surfing or wing boarding, is a new water sport that combines windsurfing, surfing, and kiteboarding elements. Riders use a lightweight handheld wing that harnesses the wind’s power and propels a hydrofoil board forward.