Have you lost motivation to go surfing? Are you tired of watching endless clips online featuring perfect waves and outstanding pro surfers? The stoke is gone, and you aren’t having the time of your life anymore. There can be many reasons for someone to lose interest in surfing. Life’s in continuous change, and so are […]
Jayce Robinson and Peony Knight have taken out the men’s and women’s open titles at the 2019 English National Surfing Championships. England’s finest surfing talents have once again come together and descended on Perranporth Beach, Cornwall. With over 180 entries in 19 divisions, the battle for the prestigious English Titles was on.
Surfers are often depicted by non-surfers as laid-back, relaxed, tanned, smiling, and free-spirited, outdoor, ocean lovers. But are they always like that? Of course not. Surfing is regularly displayed in mainstream media – newspapers, magazines, cinema, advertising, and television – as the sport of the cool. And that image is used to sell everything from […]
Have you ever spotted a quadrilateral-shaped wave pattern in the ocean? If so, you’ve witnessed square waves. Most of the waves reach the shore and break horizontally and parallel to the coastline. However, in some regions of the world, you may notice the creation of a chessboard-like pattern on the surface of the water.
Grant Baker is the grand winner of the 2019 World Surf League (WSL) Big Wave Awards. The awards ceremony that celebrates the best big wave surfing performances of the year, as well as the images and video that documented them, took place in Redondo Beach, California. The South African veteran ended up winning both “Ride […]
On May 4, 2019, the famous search engine will run a Google Doodle honoring beloved Hawaiian surfer and lifeguard Eddie Aikau. The special, temporary alteration of the logo on Google’s homepages will be available on Friday at 9 pm (PDT) through Saturday night. Eddie Aikau was born on May 4, 1946, in Kahului, Hawaii. He […]
Andrea Moller has set a new Guinness World Record for the biggest paddle-in wave ever surfed. The announcement was made by World Surf League (WSL) at the 2019 Big Wave Awards. According to the official measuring criteria, on January 16, 2016, the Brazilian caught a 42-foot wave at Jaws/Peahi, in Maui, Hawaii.
Legendary surfer Mike Doyle passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Gringo Hill, San José del Cabo, Mexico. He was one of the first watermen of the modern era, and was struggling with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The regular-footer from Leucadia, California finished runner-up in the inaugural ISF World Surfing Championships, held in Manly […]
On February 7, 2019, Sebastian Steudtner rode one of the biggest waves of the winter season at Praia do Norte, in Nazaré, Portugal. The feat was nominated for the “Men’s XXL Biggest Wave” award by World Surf League (WSL). The big wave surfer from Nuremberg, Germany, has been chasing the Portuguese liquid mountains for several […]
Sunny Garcia is in critical condition in an intensive care unit (ICU) in Portland, Oregon, after reportedly attempting suicide. The 49-year-old surfer from Hawaii was found unresponsive and unconscious in his home and taken to the hospital. Early reports from a Brazilian media outlet suggested the Hawaiian surfer had passed away, but the rumors were […]