NAZARE: AS HEAVY AS IT GETS

NAZARE: AS HEAVY AS IT GETS Posted 11-11-17 Magicseaweed And hoooo boy, has Nazare awoken. Sure, there’s been a few scratching sessions over the past few weeks at Praia do Norte but nothing like what was witnessed over the past two days. Portugal’s infamous big wave nightmare launched a pounding tirade straight out of the […]

Nazare – The Greatest Show On Earth

Nazare – The Greatest Show On Earth Posted 11-11-17 Forbes.com As surfing has become more popular and equipment more advanced, the boundaries of what kind of waves are considered surfable have changed dramatically. The eternal surfer hunt for the biggest wave (matched only by the internet’s insatiable lust for anything extreme) has over the past […]

Bianca Valenti on Playing Bigger

Bianca Valenti on Playing Bigger Posted 11-4-17 WSL Bianca Valenti started her professional surfing career in the mortal-sized waves of Dana Point, Calif., where she grew up. But it wasn’t until later, when she moved to the state’s Bay Area, that she developed a taste for the heavier stuff. During a session at San Francisco’s […]

Blind Derek Rabelo Surfs Nazare

Blind Derek Rabelo Surfs Nazare Posted 10-30-17 SwellNet Photo Sequence by Tim Bonython. The movie Beyond Sight follows Derek Rabelo’s life mission to get barrelled while surfing. Derek is blind which makes it a classic story of overcoming adversity. Of course, it’s a feel-good movie, you cheer for Derek’s pluck and courage rather than question his […]

WORLD’S BEST BIG WAVE SURFERS CHARGE OPENING ROUND OF BWT PE’AHI CHALLENGE

WORLD’S BEST BIG WAVE SURFERS CHARGE OPENING ROUND OF BWT PE’AHI CHALLENGE – ACTION-PACKED WOMEN’S & MEN’S FINALS DAY SET FOR TOMORROW – KEMPER CONTINUES HUNT FOR HISTORIC THIRD-STRAIGHT WIN – MORE AVAILABLE AT WORLDSURFLEAGUE.COM   Caption: Ian Walsh (HAW) dominated the Pe’ahi lineup to earn the highest score of the day, an excellent 26.13, in […]