The global prevalence of longboards has exploded over the previous decade, mainly due to their practicality, functionality, and ease of use when surfing over slower and smaller waves. Modern longboards are typically wider, longer, heavier, and more cumbersome than traditional …
Pipeline, a wave that needs no introduction. One of the most famous waves on the planet, it’s crowded, heavy, and a wave by which all others are measured. From the most incredible rides of all time to some of the …
Wherever there are surfers, especially highly skilled, competitive surfers, there are also jet skis being used for tow-in-surfing and jet ski rescues using rescue sleds. The two things go hand in hand, with jet skis serving as one of the …
You only have to paddle out at your local to notice. Lineups are still majorly male-dominated, and while things are changing, surfing has always been this way. This is particularly true in waves of consequences, with only a handful of …
Few figures in surfing are as versatile; even fewer have pushed the boundaries of what can be ridden, and fewer still have achieved the highest accolades across multiple watersports disciplines. There are some amazing watermen out there, from big wave …
Have you heard about the legendary big wave surfer Garrett McNamara? Garrett gained international recognition for surfing a 100-foot wave in Nazaré, Portugal, back in 2011. This surfer board in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, began surfing at a young age and soon …
“Eddie would go” is one of the most widely used phrases in surf culture, even four decades after the Eddie in question was last seen alive. What made this Eddie so special among the surfing community that his name would …
The largest wave ever surfed (that has been recorded) was 78ft. That’s approximately the size of an 8-story building. When we speak of surfing as an extreme sport, big-wave surfers truly live up to the name by facing waves more …
It takes a special kind of courage and balls of steel to ride monstrous waves with towering heights of 80 ft or more. Daredevils are what we call them — the bravest of all surfers. Riders travel the globe for …
“You just gotta appreciate everything. And that’s one of the most important things in life, is just really appreciating it, because, you know, we only get to do this once, and it’s not for a long time, so, enjoy it.” …
