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Puerto Escondido Challenge Called ON for Monday

July 29, 2017July 30, 2017 Towsurfer.com Comment is Closed

Puerto Escondido Challenge Called ON for Monday Posted July 29, 2017 The Inertia The WSL Big Wave Tour is about to kick off its 2017/2018 campaign. With more than one building swell moving through the Pacific, the Puerto Escondido challenge has been called ON for a possible Sunday or Monday run that would mark the first […]

MAKING SENSE OF TROPICAL STORMS HILARY AND IRWIN WITH NATHAN COOL

July 29, 2017August 19, 2017 Towsurfer.com Comment is Closed

MAKING SENSE OF TROPICAL STORMS HILARY AND IRWIN WITH NATHAN COOL Posted July 29, 2017 SURFER BY DAVIS JONES WE ASK SWELLWATCH FORECASTER NATHAN COOL ABOUT WHETHER THE TWO STORMS WILL DELIVER ON THE HYPE Two is almost always better than one — save for mingling, binary hurricane swells (creating what’s known as the Fujiwhara […]

FIGHTBACK – RUSSELL BIERKE

July 29, 2017 Towsurfer.com Comment is Closed

FIGHTBACK – RUSSELL BIERKE Posted July 29, 2017 Carvemag On April 19, in the closing days of the WSL event at Bells, big wave prodigy Russell Bierke got totaled 2km off shore, in 18-foot surf. Knocked unconscious by his board he was saved by the quick actions of his buddies and a fast drive back […]

ONE PUERTO ESCONDIDO WARM UP SESSION

July 28, 2017 Towsurfer.com Comment is Closed

ONE PUERTO ESCONDIDO WARM UP SESSION Posted July 28, 2017 Magicseaweed Doesn’t Puerto Escondido make your heart pound right through your chest? When a south swell lights up that Pacific chart and a breath of nor’easterly wind looks set to groom those lumps in to heavy tubes, you can bet that Mexico’s premier beachbreak will […]

Nakuru Kuru: Discovering Cloudbreak

July 28, 2017July 28, 2017 Towsurfer.com Comment is Closed

Nakuru Kuru: Discovering Cloudbreak In 1972, yachtsman John Ritter set sail in search of raw moments of solitude and serenity. Six years later it would lead to one of the greatest discoveries in surf history – the now-famed wave Cloudbreak in Fiji. Nakuru Kuru: Discovering Cloudbreak documents Ritter’s untold story by retracing his original […]

Puerto Escondido Challenge Given the Green Light

July 27, 2017July 27, 2017 Towsurfer.com Comment is Closed

Puerto Escondido Challenge Given the Green Light WSL Thursday, July 27, 2017 With some intriguing storm activity turning in the Pacific a number of swells are headed toward Mexico and California during the busy week ahead. This bodes well for the Vans US Open of Surfing, of course, but the world’s best big-wave riders are […]

PUERTO DELIVERS XL SWELL RUN IN JULY

July 24, 2017July 24, 2017 Towsurfer.com Comment is Closed

PUERTO DELIVERS XL SWELL RUN IN JULY Posted July 25, 2017 The enticing, yet a fickle beast that is Puerto Escondido. Never has the divide between ride or beating of your life been so thin. Starring: Greg Long, Tom Lowe, Pedro Scooby, Red Dog, Ryan Seelbach, Nahuel Amalfitano, Angelo Lozano, Mikey O’Shauhnessy, Sebastian Gomez, Raul […]

An Interview with J-Bay’s Kamikaze Wave Pirate

July 24, 2017 Towsurfer.com Comment is Closed

An Interview with J-Bay’s Kamikaze Wave Pirate Posted July 24, 2017 Stab Magazine “I’ve never surfed a day in my life!” Recently we pointed to a vast disparity between the quantity and quality of ten-point rides at the Corona J-Bay Open. What we didn’t mention, however, was the ninth ten of the event. Technically the […]

KAI LENNY ON THE HYDROFOIL SURFING REVOLUTION

July 23, 2017 Towsurfer.com Comment is Closed

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

July 18, 2017 Towsurfer.com Comment is Closed

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

July 14, 2017July 14, 2017 Towsurfer.com Comment is Closed

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

July 11, 2017 Towsurfer.com Comment is Closed

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 […]

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