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CONOR MAGUIRE REFLECTS ON LATE SEASON MULLAGHMORE FLURRY by Ed Temperley on 26th April 2017 An irony of the Mully scene is that as performance, progression and risk have increased, alongside a flourishing world class safety club, external sponsorship Euros have declined. Effectively leaving a proud and hard-charging blue collar crew dominating each session, one […]
Billabong Ride of The Year Nominee – Ben Andrews Craig Jarvis Get Surfing News Alerts! Tuesday, April 4, 2017Maverick’s November 9, 2016 San Francisco resident Ben Andrews has flirted with the Big Wave Tour (BWT) before, when he was invited to the Nelscott Reef Big Wave Classic in 2012 – 2013. At that event, he […]
How Gerry Lopez is Still Ripping 200 Miles From The Coast A PERSONAL HISTORY OF GERRY’S PREMIER OREGON BOARDRIDING EVENT APRIL 21, 2017 BY GERRY LOPEZ The Mt. Bachelor Big Wave Challenge finished a few weeks ago, and I say that with a great deal of relief, not only for myself, but also for all […]
Russell Berke Nearly Drowns, Slater Assists in Rescue While the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach was wrapping up this week, sending Jordy Smith into the history books by ringing his first bell, another group of surfers were tasting the same swell 100 miles west, albeit a much spicier version. And during the session, at a big […]
Kai Lenny Leads First-Ever Hawaiian Statewide Coastline Cleanup on Downwind Channel Challenge Ultimate Waterman, Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii and 5 Gyres Work Together to Explore the Ocean Plastic Problem Honolulu, HI, April 20, 2017 (Newswire.com) – Honolulu, HI – This March, six-time SUP World Champion and ultimate waterman, Kai Lenny, alongside Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii and […]
THE KAI LENNY AND ALBEE LAYER INTERVIEW: NERVOUS LAUGHTER Cast your mind back to the El Nino winter that pounded Hawaii’s North Shore towards the end of 2015 and into 2016. Two names that likely stick in your mind are Albee Layer and Kai Lenny – both for feats in their backyard at Jaws. […]
Chuck Patterson TBT at Jaws – Pe’ahi “Remembering back to a crazy day tow surfing with Eric Akiskalian at Jaws on my 5’9 on Super Bowl Sunday and taking one of my worst wipeouts of my life and then following that same swell to California to get one of my best waves of my life […]
LAETICIA BROUWER, 17, KILLED BY SHARK WHILE SURFING IN WEST AUSTRALIA A teenage girl has been killed by a shark while surfing in West Australia. And marking a shift in government policy, drumlines have not be auto-deployed at the site of the attack 17-year-old Laeticia Brouwer died from massive blood loss after she was attacked […]
Dan Norkunas and Albee Layer’s new documentary film gives us an extraordinary look under the hood at the big wave world’s focal point of progression: Pe’ahi. Presented by NERVOUS LAUGHTER: Dan Norkunas and Albee Layer’s new documentary uncovers the characters of the world’s best big wave WORDS BY BEAU FLEMISTER “He’s just rogue…totally rogue,” said […]
Major Oil Company is Exiting Santa Barbara; Could Platform Holly Leave With It? Platform Holly, off the Santa Barbara coast. Photo: Flickr It made for an interesting bit of juxtaposition in my inbox. First up was a note alerting activists that Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke was showing up to a private, no press allowed talk in Santa Barbara: “[Zinke] and […]
History Behind the Invention of Tow Surfing Dave Kalama dropping Laird Hamilton off at Jaws in the middle of the tow-revolution. Photo: Tim Mckenna Date: Winter, 1992 Location: Backyards, North Shore, Oahu Moment: Laird Hamilton, Buzzy Kerbox, and Darrick Doerner tow into 15-20 foot waves using a Zodiac, kicking off the tow-movement that plotted the course for […]
Would You Rather: The Right or Nazare? Big wave surfing can be split into two simple sub sections. On one hand, there are those paddleable mountains of water that are all about a critical drop and trying to get that 10’0 on rail and to the channel, (if there is one). On the other, there […]
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