Surfers often use deep water channels running adjacent to the surf breaks or wave peaks to get faster and effortlessly to the lineup. A channel is a current that usually runs perpendicular to the beach and provides a quick and safe route into the surf zone. Channels can also help create underlying high-to-low bathymetric profiles […]
Andrew Stark has been appointed the general manager of World Surf League (WSL) Australia and Oceania. The Australian surfer served Surfing Australia for nine-and-a-half years, as its chief executive officer (CEO). Today, Australia’s governing body for the sport of surfing is an active organization with 28 employees, and an annual turnover of $AUD 7 million.
Travis Grant has broken the coveted four-hour barrier at the 2017 Molokai 2 Oahu (M20) Paddleboard World Championships, in Hawaii. The athlete from the Gold Coast won the men’s unlimited stand-up paddleboard (SUP) race and set a new record after finishing in 3 hours, 59 minutes, and 52 seconds. “I can’t believe we can go […]
The ISA World Surfing Games are set to return to the French town of Biarritz for the first time since the historic edition in 1980. Tom Curren won the World Junior Surfing Championship 37 years ago and went on to conquer three world titles in 1985, 1986, and 1990. The American is the only surfer […]
Kai Lenny has crossed all channels of the Hawaiian Islands to raise awareness of plastic pollution. The Downwind Voyage for Change was a huge success. The waterman completed the expedition using hydrofoils shortboards, kiteboards, and stand-up paddleboards. Lenny participated in local beach clean-ups at Hawaii, Maui, Lanai, Molokai, Oahu and Kauai every time he completed […]
YouRiding has been developing online action sports games since 2007. The first bodyboarding games were a huge success, so the company extended its portfolio to surfing, free skiing, and snowboarding. Now, YouRiding is hitting the mobile device world with new titles. Simulating waves in digital interfaces has never been an easy task, but the results […]
A survivor. A lucky man. Tom Dosland is the man of the moment. After nearly escaping death by guillotine, the big wave surfer from Maui says he’s ready… to get back to Jaws. The American poet Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Always do what you are afraid to do.” Tom Dosland survived a 40-foot wipeout […]
Jonathan Gonzalez has conquered the 2015 Nixon Surf Challenge in Hainan Island, China. The surfer from the Basque Country, 34, was voted by his peers the overall winner of the event, more than ten years after his first victory in San Sebastian, Spain. But it wasn’t an easy win for Gonzalez. In humid, hot weather […]
Australian Indigenous Surfing Titles kicks off in clean conditions at Bells BeachMonday, 25 May 2015 Bells Beach, VIC/AUS (Monday 25 May 2015): Round 1 of the Australian Indigenous Surfing Titles has been completed in small and clean conditions at Bells Beach on the opening day of the waiting period.With some of the top Indigenous surfers […]
Czech Republic is a landlocked country located in Central Europe. There are no ocean waves, and the local surfing community must travel a long way to the nearest surf spot. Apparently, the long distance problem is solved. A hardcore group of surfers has developed the first river surf spot in the Czech Republic. You can […]