Surfing will make its debut in the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020. The shortboard competition will take place at Tsurigasaki Beach, in Chiba. The quest for gold, silver, and bronze medals will involve 20 male surfers and 20 female athletes. Surfing’s qualification system for Tokyo 2020 is complex and involves two entities – the International […]
Italo Ferreira led Brazil to a historic victory at the 2019 ISA World Surfing Games, held in Kisakihama Beach, Japan. The Championship Tour (CT) surfer nearly missed his first heat of the event after getting his passport stolen only days before leaving for Japan. As a result, and as soon as he got his document, […]
Sofia Mulanovich has taken out the gold medal in the women’s division of the 2019 ISA World Surfing Games. The 36-year-old surfer defeated Silvana Lima, Bianca Buitendag, and Carissa Moore in an extremely tight final held in Miyazaki, Japan. The Peruvian secured the second gold medal of her career in the World Surfing Games, an […]
Mark Drewelow had a grandmother named Eve. “She was a painter. The first female to get a master’s degree in Art from the University of Iowa in 1925. Moved to Boulder. She was an artist and curious she did everything herself. She even welded her own sculptures,” he said, and he laughed. “I love that,” […]
Water Born Media announced the launch of Foiling Magazine, a print and digital magazine exclusively dedicated to foiling water sports. The publishing company, which also owns The Kite Mag, will focus its content on hydrofoil-based outdoor activities. The Foiling Magazine plans to cover the latest updates and breaking news on foil surfing, foil kiteboarding, foil […]
Someone has finally delivered a worthy homage to the role of women in surfing. “Surf Like a Girl” is a marvelous piece of work. The world is changing, and sports are changing, too. The good news is that women have finally started to get the attention they deserve. Women may have been hidden riding their […]
Every surfer has a dream. Mine was to travel to the Mentawai Islands to experience No Kandui at 12-foot plus. Despite obsessing over Indonesia’s No Kandui for 33 years, witnessing the wave’s exhilarating power and freight train barreling waves was moving beyond words. At the age of 10, reading my first surfing magazine, I became […]
Cigarette butts are the world’s most littered item, meaning that they often end up floating in the ocean. In 2017, Taylor Lane shaped a surfboard made from 10,000 beach-littered cigarettes. The stunning surf craft won VISSLA’s Creators & Innovators Upcycle Contest. The impact Lane’s idea had on the general public was exciting enough for him […]
The World Surf League (WSL) announced the end of the Big Wave Tour and its competitive format. The professional surfing circuit decided to create a digital platform that will deliver big wave surfing content based around four major pillars. There will be the “Strike Missions” series, the Jaws Big Wave World Championships at Peahi, the […]
Tony Hawk probably is the most famous skateboarder in the world. However, his daily interactions with anonymous citizens are worth a laugh. Despite his sporting and business achievements, Hawk is a down-to-earth person with an open and laid-back personality. He never turns down an autograph, selfie or photo request, and is always available for a […]