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The International Surfing Association (ISA) announced the official competition format for surfing’s Olympic debut in Tokyo, Japan. For the first time in the sport’s history, surfers will compete for gold, silver, and bronze medals in the Olympic Games. Surfing’s road to the Olympic Games was long and strenuous and mainly conducted by Fernando Aguerre, president […]

The Hawaiian religion is polytheistic, which means it is open to and embraces several gods and goddesses, each one with several functions and responsibilities. In fact, the Hawaiians worship around 40,000 traditional religious deities and spirits. Hawaiian mythology focuses on narratives of life and Nature, and it is inspired by a broader portrait of the […]

One of the great things about being a surfer is getting to know a lot of Hawaiians. Babe Kane and his brother Billy were the first. Babe was quiet and studious. Billy was effervescent and wild and always surfed with a beaming smile. One time, I even saw him wiping out and going over the […]

Alaïa Bay will begin filling its 8,500-square-meter Wavegarden Cove surfing lagoon in January 2021. Switzerland’s first wave pool has confirmed the pre-opening for April. After 12 months of construction, it is finally possible to dream of surfing in Sion on ocean-like waves. The project was launched in 2016 and has been long-awaited by the entire […]

The biography of South African surfing legend John “The Oom” Whitmore has been ten years in the writing. South African author, Miles Masterson, interviewed more than 120 watersports legends over the past decade, including American filmmaker Bruce Brown, surfing and sailing innovator Hobie Alter, and 1977 surfing world champion Shaun Tomson. Miles has also conducted […]

On October 29, 2020, Belharra awakened. The legendary Basque country wave roared to life, and the local crew rode it like never before. Belharra is a very special wave. The highly sensitive French monster needs special conditions to shine in all its glory. The offshore reef break produces big and clean wave faces 1.8 miles […]

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