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How to take care of surfers’ skin

Surfing can be rather damaging to the skin. The frequent contact with the sea, sand, salt, and the wetsuit demands specific measures to keep your skin happy and healthy. Surfing is amazing for the body and the mind, but not so much for the skin. Several variables contribute to damage the skin’s surface and leave […]

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Should pro surfing accept sponsorship from CBD, alcohol and energy drinks?

From an economic perspective, professional surfing is a business like any other sport – it has to generate revenue to remain afloat. The World Surf League (WSL) is the sole professional surfing circuit on the planet and features the world’s best athletes. The show is run at more or less idyllic venues and followed by […]

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The 2020 World Surf League Championship Tour schedule

The World Surf League (WSL) has released its 2020 Championship Tour (CT) schedule. The world’s best male and female surfers will compete against each other in a very special year for the sport. The year 2020 marks surfing’s debut as an official Olympic discipline. Japan will host the elite of surfing from July 24 to […]

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Surfing: the ballet of the waves

We refer to surfing as “it.” But it could very well be a “she.” Here’s why the essence of surfing is more XX than XY. When we go back to the early days of surfing as an outdoor recreational activity in Hawaii’s Waikiki Beach, the first images that come to mind are of elegance, grace, […]

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Kelly Slater discusses his concerns about Tokyo 2020

On this weekend’s edition of “In Depth with Graham Bensinger,” professional surfer, environmental activist, and businessman Kelly Slater details some of his concerns about the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The greatest surfer of all time discusses Japan’s historically small wave size, the radiation levels in the water, and the capturing and killing of dolphins in Taiji […]

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Nike sells Hurley to Bluestar Alliance

American multinational corporation Nike announced it has reached a definitive agreement to sell Hurley to Bluestar Alliance LLC. Bluestar Alliance is a brand management firm founded by Joseph Gabbay and Ralph Gindi in 2006. It owns, manages, and markets a portfolio of consumer brands including Bebe, Brookstone, Catherine Malandrino, English Laundry, Joan Vass, Kensie, Limited […]

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Surfing is the secret to better bone health

The secret to better bone health for middle-aged and older men could be as simple as getting out in the waves for a morning surf. New research conducted by Bond University Ph.D. graduate and teaching fellow Vini Simas reveals the pressures placed on the body through surfing have the potential to improve bone density and […]

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