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Answering The Question: Where’s Joe Turpel? His presence in the commentary booth is truly missed. BY: MORGAN WILLIAMSON June 9, 2017 For the past two events, a face and voice that’s become synonymous with the World Surf League has been absent. It’s palpable. Without Joe Turpel, the webcast loses its likability. Sadly, it’s been brought […]
EARLY SEASON INDO WITH ICARO RONCHI The best surfer you’ve never heard about – Icaro Ronchi, slices up early season Indo! June 9, 2017 Settle in for seven minutes of high-octane surfing, cool tune, and some dreamy camera angles. Indo’s surf season has barely begun, but has already delivered all kinds of mind-bending waves! Icaro […]
Freediving with Dolphins Off Hawaii on World Oceans Day Motivated Us To Protect The Shannon Reporting The Inertia Social Media Manager June 8, 2017 Today is World Oceans Day. Yet another reminder of the importance of protecting our oceans and its incredible inhabitants. How are you celebrating? My roommate, big wave surfer Polly Ralda, and I […]
Watch These Guys Make Idaho’s Lochsa River Look Totally Rippable The Inertia Mountain Distributor of Ideas Missoula, Montana (and especially the crew at Stongwater Mountain Surf Co.) is grooming a scene of river surfing frothers. Case in point, Cam Fuller and Grant Larson, Missoula man groms who are riding super-well right now on the […]
Ted Grambeau’s artful approach to scary slabs Danny Griffith © Ted Grambeau Surfersvillage Scary, beautiful slab hunting with Ted Grambeau Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 6 June 2017 – Surf images kindle our stoke, inspire us to get out there and often times, simply strike fear into our hearts. Ted Grambeau, well-known for his work with […]
HOW SURFING HELPS US GRIEVE Magicseaweed Paddle outs are a powerful symbol of community for those grieving the loss of a loved one. When a surfer dies, friends and family members paddle out past the lineup to form a circle around those closest to them as a gesture of solidarity. No other sport mourns collectively […]
Jack O’Neill, Santa Cruz surf wetsuit pioneer, dies Jack O’Neill SOURCE: Michael Macor, The Chronicle SANTA CRUZ, Calif. —Jack O’Neill, the eye patch wearing wetsuit pioneer who trail-blazed cold water surfing, has died, friends confirmed to KSBW Friday. He was 94. O’Neill single-handedly opened up the possibility of surfing Northern and Central California’s cold water […]
Thrill to Russell Bierke’s Shipstern Sessions Up-and-coming Australian madman Russell Bierke is tackling the world one crazy wave at a time. REPLAY VIDEO By Chris Binns on 8 March 2017 You might remember Russell Bierke as the precocious 18-year-old who won Cape Fear in 2016. The son of Hawaiian big wave surfer Kirk […]
Mavericks Organizer Cancels Auction, Citing No Bidders The future of the famed Mavericks big-wave surf contest has hit more turbulence. Contest organizers, Cartel Management of Los Angeles, canceled an auction planned for Thursday to sell its assets, including a contest permit issued by the San Mateo County Harbor District. The company said there were no […]
Former world champ Mark Occhilupo backs ambitious ‘next-level’ Australian wave pool project May 29, 2017 11:55pm LIAM FITZGIBBON Source: FOX SPORTS IT’S become surfing’s equivalent of the space race: a mysterious international quest to construct the perfect man-made wave. And Australia might be the new frontrunner if an ambitious new project is all it’s […]
Watch This Man Almost Get Swallowed by a Hungry Whale You know those times when you don’t realize how bad a situation could get until you’ve already dodged whatever bullet happened to be coming your way? Well, that’s what happened to this guy who was innocently filming a bait ball, hoping to catch a bit […]
Hardest Charging Guy You’ve Never Heard Of ? Ever heard of Manuel Lezcano? Probably not. But holy shit, can this guy surf. Hailing from the Canary Islands, Lezcano calls Lanzarote home. In the last few years, he’s been working his ass off, and people are sitting up and taking notice. From big waves to […]
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