“The Disappearance” of Jamie O’Brien, Anthony Walsh, Alex Gray and Cheyne Magnusson is being investigated by a team of six filmmakers. What should have been the ultimate surf trip to the jungles of Indonesia quickly became an excursion into heart-stopping terror. As the group of surfers discovers a secret perfect wave, strange images begin to […]
Attention all surfers. The long-term practice of surfing may cause serious mental disorders. Surfers are heavily exposed to ocean delirium, lunacy, neurosis and absurdity. In the last decades, surfers transformed surfing into pictures that transcend the frontier of the water sport, itself. Where in the world could you imagine a surfer riding waves with a […]
Garrett McNamara will travel to the town of Nazaré, in Portugal, to beat his own Guinness World Record for the biggest wave ever surfed. The bar is raised at 78 feet (23.7 meters). The ultimate big wave surfer from Haleiwa, Hawaii, is excited to return to Europe’s West Coast. In November 2011, Garrett McNamara was already […]
Julian Wilson is training hard to complete the first-ever 720 in the history of surfing. The Australian pro surfer has headed to the Reunion Island to film the upcoming six-part series “La Réunion”. Julian Wilson is also meeting Jordy Smith, who is filming his new surf movie “Bending Colors”. “Going for the 720 is more […]
Bernard “Midget” Farrelly is the world’s first surfing champion. The underrated name of modern surfing had style, skills and intelligence to mark the history of wave riding forever. Bernard Farrelly was born on the 13th September, 1944, in Sydney, Australia. He learned to surf in the iconic North Bondi Beach, when he was less than 10 […]
Switch-foot surfing is more than a skill. The ability of riding waves with either a regular foot or goofy foot stance is a useful tool for all surf spots. Have you ever felt a difference between the quality of your backside and front side snaps? Have you felt limited by the prevalence of right-handed waves, […]
Ramzi Boukhiam has taken out the San Miguel Pro Zarautz 2012, in the Basque Country, Spain. The surfer from Morocco defeated Perth Standlick in difficult 1-2Ft waves at the main beach of Zarautz. Boukhiam came out on top of a difficult final against an in form Austrlaian. Consistent throughout the entire event, the Moroccan claims […]
Damien Hardman defeated Tom Curren to claim the Four Seasons Maldives Surfing Champions Trophy 2012, at Sultan’s Point, Kuda Huraa. The Australian surfing legend and two-time world champion narrowly beated Curren in the Grand Champions final. The decisive heat took place crisp three- to five-foot (1.5 metres) reef-break waves pulsing through all day. The invitational […]
Extreme sports enthusiasts are always risking lives for the pleasures of adrenaline. Insurance protection in surfing, kitesurfing, windsurfing and bodyboarding is a reality and you only need a small investment to protect yourself, if anything goes wrong. Accidents happen, every day. Water sports and board sports have a higher prevalence of unwanted injuries and several […]
Jean Da Silva has taken the 2012 Coastal Edge ECSC, in in clean two-to-four foot waves, at 1st Street Jetty, Virginia Beach. Da Silva defeated fellow Brazilian Filipe Toledo with powerful backhand combinations and polished turns above the lip. Toledo’s high-flying forehand aerial attack was not enough, this time. “Filipe is the big thing now, […]