WORLD SURF LEAGUE BUYS TITANS OF MAVERICKS EVENT FOR $525K Posted 8-26-17 Surfer Titans of Mavericks, the big-wave event at Half Moon Bay saddled with financial controversy and legal trouble, has reportedly reached an agreement to be purchased by the World Surf League, according to court documents and a report from The Mercury News. The […]

First Ever Women’s Comp at Waimea Bay Scheduled for This Fall Posted 8-25-2017 TheInertia When the waves would get big at Waimea Bay, Eddie would go. And now, the women of big wave surfing finally get to go, too. They’ll officially get their first chance to compete at the iconic break this season. The first […]

Mavericks will become part of the WSL Big Wave Tour! WSL Thursday, August 24, 2017 After months of delicate negotiations with the various stakeholders of the annual Mavericks surfing contest in Half Moon Bay, the WSL has confirmed that they are one step closer to adding the renowned big-wave event to their portfolio. The WSL […]

PUERTO ESCONDIDO DAZZLES AS SEASON END LOOMS Posted 8-21-17 Magicseaweed The southern hemisphere’s big wave season is drawing to a close. Indeed, the WSL close their window for competition at the end of the month. But that doesn’t mean those south swells have stopped setting alight Puerto Escondido, as evidenced here from early last week. […]

Chasing Kai | The Next Laird is Solidly Hinged on Sup Posted 8-19-17 ByStandup Journal By AJ Messier Featured Image Caption: AJ MESSIER One of many for Kai during the swell of swells, January 15th, 2016. TOM SERVAIS (Inset) True legends, Tom Carroll and Kelly Slater: The company Kai keeps is a strong indicator of […]

MATT BROMLEY AND THE SUNSET BOWL   Posted 8-19-17 Zigzag Bromdog’s illustrious affair with the Sunset bowl continues. Here he scratches into a drainer, nails the drop, and bottom turns round the section with relative aplomb. For those who haven’t heard, the Striped Horse Challenge is in full swing. And the prizes are hell sick. […]

TOM BUTLER’S SURF THERAPY Posted August 18, 2017 Carvemag.com . Surf therapy works, for children, for you and I. At the start of this episode I’m getting my fix of surf therapy surfing my favourite wave, Mullaghmore, Ireland. Fast forward to the middle of the episode and the children at the Wave Project can be […]

CALIFORNIA’S TOP 10 UNDERGROUND CHARGERS Posted August 18, 2017 Magicseaweed In the late 90s till the turn of the century, the surf industry experienced Wall Street’s golden roar. It was the boom time for the surf brand. Big box retailers, enamored with the “beachy look”, bought board shorts and t-shirts in bulk. Serious money was […]

HOW TO SURF FOREVER Posted 8-17-17 Magicseaweed A few decades ago, surfers didn’t train. With the exception of Taylor Knox (who became a fitness fanatic after a car accident almost sidelined him for life), we all just surfed, and figured that would be enough to keep us fit and in the water. Then Mick Fanning […]

SURFER FIRST AID: HOW TO SURVIVE A SHARK ATTACK AND TWO OTHER SCENARIOS Posted August 10, 2017 Magicseaweed A few months ago I had the horrible experience of being in the water when my friend broke his neck and nearly drowned in Namibia. His life was saved by the lightning fast reaction of a fellow […]

NATXO GONZALEZ’S BIG WAVE QUIVER DECIMATED BY AIRLINE Posted August 10, 2017 Magicseaweed Is there no more terrible a feeling than unpacking boards after a long-haul flight and finding your prized quiver has been decimated? Natxo Gonzalez, Basque Country warrior, and big wave charger is the latest hellman to have been at the mercy of […]