Santa Cruz will be the fourth World Surfing Reserve, after Manly Beach, Ericeira and Malibu. The official dedication of the iconic Californian surf region will be held on April 27th and 28th. The Santa Cruz World Surfing Reserve is located on the northern side of Monterey Bay along California’s Central Coast within the protected coastal […]
Jamie Mitchell has announced the release of “Decade of Dominance”, a surf movie featuring his long waterman career as professional paddleboarder and SUP specialist. Mitchell has been winning the infamous Molokai-2-Oahu World Championship of Paddleboarding, since 2002. The event defies the strongest and toughest humans in the world’s most treacherous bodies of water, the 32 […]
Surfers of Salina Cruz, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, have banned all digital and printed surf media for a period of two years, in the local surfing spots. All foreign professional cameramen will not be allowed to take pictures or videos, after an article published in a U.S. surf magazine in 2011 wounded the […]
Surfing logos are everywhere. In surfboards, surf magazines, surf shops and in vinyl car stickers. Surfing badges and surf insignia are symbols of the world’s most famous surf brands. Surf company logos are used in sponsorship deals and can be seen on the nose and rails of pro surfboards. Surfing brand logos are a marketing […]
The pressure is on. The repechage heats decided who keeps tracking the medals at the 2012 ISA World Junior Surfing Championship, in Playa Venao, Panama. “I handle the pressure by being relaxed, by thinking about something else, by getting distracted, because it can make you real nervous to think about who you’re competing against, and […]
Shane Dorian, Carlos Burle, Savannah Shaughnessy and Darryl “Flea” Virostko have taken the 2011/2012 Mavericks Awards. The event wasn’t surfed at Half Moon Bay this year, but there were fearless big wave performances that should be highlighted. Contest director Jeff Clark, Bruce Jenkins, Matt Ambrose, Grant Washburn and Dick Keating got seated together to analyze […]
Onshore winds, stormy clouds and inconstant wave faces marked the third day of action at the 2012 ISA World Junior Surfing Championship. Playa Venao delivered rippable three-to-five-foot waves for the qualifying rounds of both Girls and Boys divisions. Picking the right equipment and selecting the right spot to sit in the lineup has proven critical. […]
Imagine a surf competition with judges in the water. Imagine someone who could warn you when bigger sets are coming in the horizon. Imagine surfing big waves a few feet away from the huge walls of water. Zapata Racing has developed Flyboard, the ultimate personal propulsion jet ski system. The incredible water gadget allows propulsion […]
Shane Dorian is the “Waterman of the Year” by the Surf Industry Manufacturers Association (SIMA), in 2012. The big wave surfer turned up in the surf media map in the late 80s and has since won a Hawaiian state title and pushed the paddle-in limits on the North Shore’s outer reefs. Dorian is known as […]
Maya Gabeira is delicate, pretty, calm and serene. She had the inner characteristics for being an architect, executive, engineer or doctor, but she decided to dedicate her life to extreme big wave surfing. Gabeira was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1987. His father founded the Green Party, in her country, but she wouldn’t […]