Australian surf coach Martin Dunn announced the launch of a digital coaching platform for the everyday surfer. Dunn teamed up with former German corporate entrepreneur Raffael Schmidt to create Surf6, an only surf coaching system for recreational surfers that will be available on June 28, 2019. Through a specially designed assessment that derives from professional […]
April signals the beginning of the World Surf League (WSL) season where elite athletes ride the best waves on planet earth. Were we to dream of a sport with the least environmental footprint, surfing would likely be at the top of the list – biological energy in the form of waves and human muscle powers […]
A tidal bore, also known as a surge, is a massive and often single wave caused by the constriction of an incoming spring tide, as it gets funneled up a narrow and shallow river. Bores are relatively rare and usually only take place in regions with a tidal range of more than 20 feet, i.e., […]
The World Surf League (WSL) has updated its corporate identity. The professional surfing tour has a new logo. WSL dropped the sun rays from its insignia and replaced the dark blue background by a black-and-white only design. But there’s also a controversial addition to the renewed logo. WSL decided to include what they consider to […]
Kelly Slater will return to Manly to compete at the 2019 Vissla Sydney Surf Pro. The 11-time world surfing champion competed several times at Manly Beach and in the northern beaches of Sydney and won the event in 1997. “I lived part-time in Avalon for 15 years, and I miss it. So, I am really […]
Flowrider launched WaveOz, the world’s first 180-degree stationary wave. The new artificial wave has been recently installed in Thermas dos Laranjais, a water park located in Olímpia, Brazil, in Arroyo’s Surfing Park, Puerto Rico, and Dubai’s Laguna waterpark. The WaveOz features an entirely inflatable riding surface with 187 feet of surfable area from wall to […]
Yes, it’s official: there is nothing the Chinese can’t do, make or imitate. China has unveiled its first wave pool. A new video posted this week revealed a giant man-made wave lagoon producing left and right-hand rollers in Anyang, a landlocked city located in the Henan province. With a population of five million people, Anyang is […]
The British F1 racing driver put on a thick wetsuit and visited Kelly Slater at the Surf Ranch in Lemoore, California. Hamilton, who is currently enjoying a short off-season break, was invited by the greatest surfer of all time to experience the stars-only artificial wave pool. Slater taught him the basics of surfing and, apparently, […]
Mateus Herdy and Kirra Pinkerton have taken out the 2018 World Surf League (WSL) Junior Championships in Jinzun Harbour, Taiwan. The one-off event offered highly contestable wave riding conditions for both men and women. Herdy joined the likes of Adriano de Souza and Gabriel Medina as a world junior surfing champion. The Brazilian was competing […]
The Triple Crown of Surfing is surfing’s most prestigious specialty event series and the most important title in professional surfing after the Championship Tour (CT) title. The competition is held every year during the Hawaiian midwinter season on the North Shore of Oahu, and often crowns world champions, and decides next year’s elite surfing club. […]