Round 1 has been completed at the Volcom Pipe Pro 2016. All tube riding specialists enjoyed eight-to-ten-foot barrels at Pipeline, on the North Shore of Oahu. It’s the first event of the Qualifying Series (QS) season offering 3,000 points, and an excellent opportunity to start building the Dream Tour foundations. But Pipeline is not a […]
The big wave surfing boys have – once again – raised the bar. And Aaron Gold has just ridden the biggest wave ever paddled at Jaws/Peahi, in Maui. The iconic Hawaiian surf break has been on fire. And with El Niño kicking in, some of the world’s best big-wave warriors are scoring big time. January […]
Will Skudin may have paddled into the biggest, and most critical wave ever at Praia do Norte, in Nazaré, Portugal. Wave measuring is not a science. You can never accurately tell how big an ocean wave is, but you can definitely make comparisons. And the surfer from Long Beach, New York, has reasons to celebrate […]
Wade Carmichael has conquered the 2015 Hawaiian Pro, the first jewel of the Triple Crown of Surfing, held in Haleiwa, on the North Shore of Oahu. Carmichael, 23, jumped over 40 spots in the Qualifying Series rankings – he is the 13th – and will likely join the 2016 Championship Tour (CT) if he secures […]
After six consecutive lay days, the 2015 Hawaiian Pro kicked off in Haleiwa, on the North Shore of Oahu. The man of the day was Frederico Morais. The Portuguese surfer collected the highest heat total of Round 1 (17.96 points) and advanced through to the next phase alongside Billy Kemper. “I love these waves; these […]
Welcome to the North Shore of Oahu, in Hawaii. Here, you’ll find the most concentrated and celebrated stretch of world-class surf breaks on the planet. The region is home to the famous Seven Mile Miracle. Hawaii is the spiritual home of surfing. It’s where it all began – the ritual, the boards, the ride. Hawaii […]
The organizers of La Vaca Gigante Invitational 2015/2016 have announced the list of 32 riders that will challenge on the liquid beasts of Santander, in the north of Spain. Andrew Cotton, Aritz Aranburu, Axi Muniain, Eric Rebiere, Grant “Twiggy” Baker, Natxo González, Pablo Gutiérrez, and Tom Lowe are some of the invitees for this year’s […]
The 2015 World Surf League champion will be decided at the Pipeline Masters, in Hawaii. Once again, it all goes to Pipe. And only three surfers depend on themselves and their final result on the Oahu’s North Shore to clinch the 2015 world surfing trophy: Mick Fanning, Adriano de Souza and Filipe Toledo. If one […]
The NLand Surf Park, the first Wavegarden surf pool built in North America, will be the size of nine football fields. The artificial wave park will open in Austin, Texas, during spring 2016. The man behind the landlocked surfing dream is Doug Coors, a surfer-engineer who has been one 15-year journey to find the ultimate […]
Nikki Van Dijk has conquered the Los Cabos Open of Surf 2015, at Zippers Beach, Mexico. The Australian surfer defeated Silvana Lima in the Women’s Qualification Series (QS) 6000 competition. Despite some damage to her equipment, Van Dijk used tactics to secure victory in Baja California. “I’m just so stoked with everything and how it’s […]