Learn how to repair a wetsuit. Whether you’re fixing a tear in the neoprene or in the rubber, make sure you’re stitching it properly. You can easily make your wetsuit last longer. Salted water, sun, pee and nails are the worst enemies of your favorite wetsuit. A regular surfer hitting the waves 100 times a […]
Jamie O’Brien has taken his signature board transfer to another level. Can you imagine him testing it out at The Wedge, in Newport Beach? The Hawaiian daredevil can’t stop for a minute. His innovative bag of tricks usually involves inflatable toys, beginner surfboards, boogie boards and winch machines. But what’s harder that getting barreled at The […]
Michael Dunphy stole the Vans Pro 2014, at Virginia Beach, USA. The local star claimed the Men’s final against Deivid Silva, Luke Davis and Hiroto Arai, in demanding three-to-four foot waves at 1st Jetty. Despite the non-stop exchanges of long rides and connecting turns all the way to the beach, Dunphy’s opponents weren’t able to […]
Wipeouts and upsets marked the near conclusion of Round 2 at the Billabong Pro Tahiti 2014, in Teahupoo. With six-to-eight foot barrels on offer, the world’s best surfers repeated the daily dose of tube riding performances. Josh Kerr survived the first elimination round against fellow countryman Mitch Coleborn. Kerr put out a solid surf, with […]
The 2014 Billabong Pro Tahiti will run between August 15th-26th, at the world-famous reef pass of Teahupoo. A solid swell is expected to hit the magic island in the second week of competition. Glenn Hall, Mitch Coleborn, Tuamata Puhetini, and Nathan Hedge will join the Dream Tour surfers as Teahupoo prepares a cold meal to […]
The 2014 Vans US Open of Surfing entered Round 1, in peaky one-to-three foot waves at Huntington Beach Pier. The first upset of the competition came in Heat 15. Alejo Muniz, defending event champion, was eliminated by Alex Ribeiro and Dane Reynolds. “I knew I’d have to get the best waves. Conditions were tough with […]
Laird Hamilton is one of the most famous watermen in the world. He challenged unridden waves; he defied death and opened the way to modern tow-in big wave surfing. Hamilton was born on the 2nd March, 1964, in San Francisco, California, but he moved to Hawaii when he was still a young boy. At 17, […]
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 […]
Webber Wave Pools has released new details on the upcoming artificial wave pool to be opened in Queensland by September 2015. The company founded by Greg Webber published a video titled “Looped Linear,” in which we understand the whole behaviour of the wave, and the possibilities for the surfer in each ride. Unlike the Wavegarden, […]
The conclusion of Round 4 was marked by huge upsets, in yet another great day of surfing at the 2014 J-Bay Open, in Supertubes. Matt Wilkinson is already one of the standouts of the South African event. The goofy-footer eliminated Kelly Slater in Round 3, with a consistent performance and multiple clean snaps. The final […]