I am an Atlantic Ocean surfer. In 30 years of surfing, most of the spots I visited, explored, discovered, and rode were beach breaks. Probably over 95 percent of my surf sessions took place in those classic sand bottom seafloor lineups, located in front of long beaches and dune systems. Here and there, I find […]
Swimming instructor and surfboard riding pioneer Isabel Letham is often called “the mother of Australian surfing.” This is her life story. Isabel Ramsay Letham was born on May 23, 1899, in Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia. She was an adventurous, energetic, and smiley person who became known as one of the first women to ride […]
When I was diagnosed with major depression in July 2019, my life changed forever. It was one of the most significant turning points of my life. After years of confusion, anger, frustration, and in a very, very dark place, I could finally make sense of why my mind had turned on me. A mind that […]
The sushi roll is a highly technical aerial trick. Here’s a step-by-step tutorial on how to master this progressive surfing maneuver. Airs are relatively new to surfing. Interestingly, they were actually added to the sport’s bag of tricks by skateboarders. In the 1960s and 1970s, while skaters were already getting airborne in pools and ramps, […]
A 2012 academic research concluded that surfers only spend eight percent of a surf session riding waves. It might sound surprising – or maybe not – that only a tiny fraction of the time is actually spent doing what the sport is all about. The study conducted by the Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand […]
Rockaway Beach is the only place where you can legally ride a surfboard in the New York metropolitan area. The serene East Coast beach resort and neighborhood in the borough of Queens is the go-to surfing destination for wave riders from the City of Dreams and the New York State. But it is also the […]
It’s definitely a different equestrian experience and surely an unusual way of riding a board across the water. Here’s everything you need to know about horse surfing. Horse surfing is a sport that involves surfing or riding a surfboard, skimboard, wakeboard, or kiteboard behind a horse. A tow rope fixed to a custom-built saddle on […]
The rodeo flip is a fast and complex aerial surfing trick that involves grabbing, spinning, and flipping the surfboard in the air. It’s one of the most spectacular and striking maneuvers in surfing, and it requires a solid wave, practice, and advanced skills. The rodeo flip blends elements of skateboarding and snowboarding, and it’s definitely […]
Skurfing is a water sport that combines the characteristics of water skiing with the freeform elements of surfing. The sport is mostly practiced in lakes and rivers and other closed water bodies. Riders are pulled behind a motorboat on a tow rope using a high buoyancy shortboard similar to a surfboard equipped with three fins […]
Carissa Moore is one of the most successful and influential female surfers of all time and a unique human being out of the water. Depending on which language you speak, the name Carissa can mean beloved, grace, or kind. But in the case of Carissa Moore, they are equally likely to mean world champion, phenomenon, […]