KAI LENNY ON THE HYDROFOIL SURFING REVOLUTION

KAI LENNY ON THE HYDROFOIL SURFING REVOLUTION Posted July 23, 2017 Magicseaweed Surfing might be on the cusp of its most profound change since the introduction of foam and polyester. Yes it is the hydrofoil, and no, it isn’t half as crazy or hyperbolic as it initially sounds. Spend 45 minutes with Kai Lenny and […]

KELLY SLATER BREAKS FOOT FREESURFING AT J-BAY

KELLY SLATER BREAKS FOOT FREESURFING AT J-BAY Posted July 18, 2017 Magicseaweed “You ever folded your entire foot backward?” Kelly Slater posts to Instagram after doing some serious damage to his foot while free surfing at J-Bay. The champ was prepping for his upcoming round 3 heat in the WSL comp this morning. He pulled […]

MAKE AND BREAK AT SPICY MEXPIPE

MAKE AND BREAK AT SPICY MEXPIPE Posted July 14, 2017 Magicseaweed Puerto Escondido continues to pump. Over the course of July 8-10, a solid south swell rifled into Playa Zicatela, with some of the world’s elite big wave surfers on tap as Mexpipe served up prime beef. Your cast here, Fransico Porcella, Greg Long, Coco […]

THE FIVE MOST CROWDED WAVES IN THE WORLD

THE FIVE MOST CROWDED WAVES IN THE WORLD Posted July 11, 2017 Magicseaweed Crowds. No one likes them. They are the reason we wake up early, surf past sunset, and travel halfway across the world to do the same thing we do at home. These days, just about everyone surfs—from the 10-year-old grom to the […]

FROM SKELETON BAY TO SUPERTUBES

FROM SKELETON BAY TO SUPERTUBES Posted July 1, 2017 SCORING NAMIBIA AND J-BAY IN THE SAME WEEK DURING JUNE’S SOUTH AFRICAN SUPERSTORM  BY ALAN VAN GYSEN  Surfer It’s every surfer’s dream to score one of the world’s best lefts and one of the world’s best rights, back to back, in the same week. And there […]