MAVERICK’S OPENING DAY DOES NOT DISAPPOINT

MAVERICK’S OPENING DAY DOES NOT DISAPPOINT Posted 10-24-17 Magicseaweed Meanwhile, over at Mavericks, the season-opening session launched on Friday with a solid 14ft@17 secs WNW swell pulsing into the West Coast. On hand to wrangle with those conditions were some of your favorite protagonists including Jamie Mitchell, Pete Mel, Bianca Valenti, Pat Shaughnessy, Nathan Florence […]

Rebel Sessions 2017 scores clean, heaving Dungeons

Rebel Sessions 2017 scores clean, heaving Dungeons Posted 10-23-17 Rebel Sessions 2017 surfed today, Monday 23rd October, in heaving clean 20 foot plus Dungeons that many of the surfers called the most difficult they can remember. The committed crew of 20 invited big wave surfers struggled to find waves in huge, long period, shifty Dungeons […]

LAIRD HAMILTON INTERVIEW: TAKE EVERY WAVE

LAIRD HAMILTON INTERVIEW: TAKE EVERY WAVE Posted 10-22-17 Magicseaweed What do you really know about the story of Laird Hamilton? Big wave pioneer. Equipment pioneer. Millennium wave. Foil-boarding, SUP. Laird’s an accomplished and proficient waterman, capable of hucking over lips on a variety of watercraft. His impact on the surfing world is undeniable and, at […]

2017/18 WSL BIG WAVE TOUR NORTHERN HEMISPHERE SEASON OFFICIALLY OPENS

2017/18 WSL BIG WAVE TOUR NORTHERN HEMISPHERE SEASON OFFICIALLY OPENS   – WORLD’S BEST BIG WAVE SURFERS PREPARE FOR PE’AHI, NAZARÉ AND MAVERICKS OPTIONS FOR BWT WINDOW – MORE AT WORLDSURFLEAGUE.COM   Posted 10-15-17 Caption: Two-time Pe’ahi Challenge winner Billy Kemper (HAW) will look for a third-consecutive victory at Jaws during the 2017/2018 WSL Big […]

EUROPEAN HURRICANE STRIKE

EUROPEAN HURRICANE STRIKE     Posted 10-13-17 Magicseaweed This hurricane season has been no joke. Sure, surfers have scored, but there have been direct hits and significant damage. Despite this, you’d probably put Ireland on a list of places that really, really don’t need to expect a Hurricane. Not so today. Ophelia is heading that […]

How Santa Cruz Big Wave Surfer Richard Schmidt Balances Son’s Pro Surfing Ambitions with Life

How Santa Cruz Big Wave Surfer Richard Schmidt Balances Son’s Pro Surfing Ambitions with Life   Posted 10-13-17 The Inertia Spoiler alert: big-wave surf legend Richard Schmidt’s oldest son, Richie, 19, is an excellent surfer. (So is his youngest, Makai, 17.) And while raising kids is a formidable undertaking, raising kids who surf seriously is […]

WILD CARDS ANNOUNCED FOR NELSCOTT REEF SURFING PRO-AM

 WILD CARDS ANNOUNCED FOR NELSCOTT REEF SURFING PRO-AM   Posted 10-12-17 Nelscottsurf.com   LINCOLN CITY, Oregon, October 10th, 2017, Due to overwhelming demand, 10 Barrel Brewing’s Nelscott Reef Pro/Am announces a new selection process for all alternates for the 2017/18 season. Organizers have decided to take a different approach to choosing alternates for this year. […]

EDDIE WON’T GO BUT MAVERICKS IS ON

EDDIE WON’T GO BUT MAVERICKS IS ON     Posted 10-12-17 Magicseaweed The Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau big wave event will not run in the 2017/2018 season, it has been confirmed. It is understood that Quik, Red Bull and the Aikau family had agreed on sponsorship terms for the event, but over the […]