Wavegarden announced plans to build 30 wave pool projects across five continents. The Spanish company has already opened four commercial surfing facilities and has another four set to open in 2020/2021. The structures will located in Siheung (South Korea), Valais (Switzerland), Praia da Grama and Garopaba (Brazil).
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“Kalani – Gift from Heaven” is a short documentary about the Brazilian waterman, Kalani Lattanzi. The film reveals the life story of a man who ventures out and risks his life in the giant waves of Nazaré. “Kalani goes in the ocean where fish are afraid. Kalani is a freak of nature.”
The not-so-ancient art of tarp surfing saw the light of the day for the first in the mid-1990s in California. But the outdoor practice that mimics tube riding on terra firma didn’t capture the heart of many fans, so the trend was frozen for nearly two decades. Around 2010, a group of surfers and skateboarders […]
The paddle-out is a spiritual symbol of surf culture. It’s a traditional Hawaiian tribute to the life and legacy of people who passed away. In most cases, the paddle-out is a floating memorial held in the ocean, a few yards from the shore, where surfers and other water sports participants honor someone they cherished.
The story of Nick Gabaldón is the story of how a pioneer of African American surfing found a way to break racial segregation in the waves. Nicolás Rolando Gabaldón was born on February 23, 1927, in Los Angeles, California. He is widely considered America’s first African American surfer. In fact, Gabaldón’s father was Latino, and […]
Are you daydreaming about a perfect day of surfing and endless rides? Here’s a simple step-by-step tutorial on how to draw an ocean wave. Learn how to sketch, draw, and paint a good-looking wave from start to finish. You don’t need to be an art student or a professional artist to Get ready to produce […]
As the novel coronavirus Covid-19 nightmare comes to an end in China, local surfers are starting to get back to the beach. My name is David Xu. I am from Zhuhai, a popular tourist destination. I wrote my first article about the state of surfing in China on SurferToday.com in 2017.
Laura Enever has always been a surf fan favorite. Behind her candid looks, blue eyes, and snow-white hair, there’s a professional surfer for whom impossible is nothing. The Australian won the 2009 ASP Women’s World Junior Championships and turned pro in 2011.
Have you ever heard of “Surf Champ,” the world’s first digital surfing simulator? This 1985 ZX Spectrum game was sold with a miniature surfboard that balanced on the computer’s keyboard. Meet Norman McMillan. He was born in 1945 in Ontario, Canada, and raised in the United Kingdom by an English mother and a Canadian father. […]