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 […]
TravelSIM Team Australia has made a strong start to the DAKINE ISA World Junior Surfing Championship presented by Billabong in Pedasi, Panama, with all six surfers winning their opening heats on Day 1.
(Sunday 15th April, 2012): TRAVELSIM Team Australia hit the streets of Pedasi today, with the DAKINE ISA World Junior Surfing Championship Presented by Billabong officially opened in Panama.
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 […]
Skimboarding, or skimming, is one of the most underrated boardsports in the world. Skimboarders are usually not fussy. Get them a sandy beach and they will put out a finless water sports show. Skimboarding was born in Laguna Beach, in the 1920s, but the Southern California skateboarding scene has greatly influenced the sport, a few […]
The Silver Surfer was born in 1966. The Marvel Comics super hero was created by Jack Kirby and debuted his famous galactic rides in the 44th issue of “Fantastic Four”. Silver Surfer is the rider of the intergalactic world. Originally named Norrin Radd, he got his board from the Galactus cosmic entity and is able […]
When a surf movies have no voice-over, it’s usually good. “Fathoms Left to Fall” is a short surf film that tells the story of one epic day of huge surf, at Mullaghmore Head, County Sligo, Ireland. Chris McClean, the director of “Fathoms Left to Fall”, tell us the way to one of the most dangerous […]