Whether you’re behind, on, or under the peak, it’s important to know where to position yourself in a wave to maximize tube time. Late take-offs can be complicated to master and, on several occasions, they result in more or less painful wipeouts. The trick is to pop up quickly and optimize the bottom turn. There […]
Surfing Pipeline is the dream of many surfers. But the ultimate wave is not for the faint-hearted. You’ll need to learn its secrets before giving it a go. Let’s break them down. Many surfers wonder how it feels to paddle out at Pipeline. How does the wave look like in when you’re out there? Is […]
Sitting on a surfboard and pivoting is one of the first things you’ll need to master when learning how to surf. It requires balance and practice. Surfers sit down on their boards to wait for the waves. The technique has many advantages. For example, it allows you to keep an eye on the best sets […]
Are you getting ready for your first luxury surf holidays? Have you decided to book a budget surf camp experience? Know what to expect from this type of accommodation. A quick online search reveals that there are surf camps for all pockets but, in the end, it will all be about surfing and the pleasure […]
What if we could stand up and ride a wave, exclusively on our feet, and without a surfboard or any other surf craft? It is now possible, even if you need special help from a computer-generated imagery professional. Meet the floaters: Ryan Burch, Spencer Gordon, Travers Adler, and Trevor Gordon. They are about to show […]
Swell Building For Australian Indigenous Surfing Titles At Bells BeachWednesday, 27 May 2015 The Australian Indigenous Surfing Titles has continued at Bells Beach today with Round 2 of both the Open Men and Masters Men divisions completed in a building swell.With a small swell showing in the morning, the event was put on hold until […]
The world’s craziest surfer will embark on the fifth instalment of his signature web series. “Who is JOB 5.0” will air every two weeks from May 15th through September, 2015. Jamie O’Brien and Poopies are surfing’s most entertaining duo. “Who is JOB 5.0” promises to stick to the proven formula: surfing, travel, girls, stunts and […]
John Baxendale, the engineer behind Wave Master, promises a new artificial wave technology that produces 240 waves per hour, with no compressed air systems, hydraulics or pneumatics. Who’s going to build the ultimate surf pool? The number of artificial wave concepts hasn’t kept growing in the last decade. The financial sustainability of surf parks has […]
Christian Cook, Wayne Morrison, Paul Wayland and Andrew Johnson have been crowned the 2014 New South Wales Master Surfing champions, at South Boomerang Beach, Australia. Despite the fragile one-to-two foot swell, finalists in the four divisions – Over 35, 40, 45 and 50 – showed they’re still too young to let go. In the Over […]
Big wave surfer and oceanographer Ricky Grigg has passed away at 77, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Grigg was one of the first big wave riders of all time. To be more precise, he was constantly chasing waves. Born in 1937, in Los Angeles, Grigg began surfing at only nine. He never let surfing interfere with his […]