Massive Cloudbreak: Huge Swell Brings Surfers to the Glory Hole
BRA BOYS
The Often Maligned Surf Brotherhood's New Movie
Check this profile of Koby Abberton. Koby speaks of life on the streets, charging massive waves and his recent acquittal.
It's Called 'Country' for a Reason: North Shore Residents Battle More Development as Threat to Wide Open Spaces Continues
Aside from donning green bumper stickers that read: “Keep the North Shore COUNTRY” and "Keep the Country COUNTRY" on every vehicle in sight, residents are calling, writing, faxing and emailing their government officials.
Fast Times For Durban Surfers: Sharks Chase Seasonal Fish as Righthand Pointbreaks Go Off
There is a school of fish 15 square miles wide swimming frantically just off the coast of the southern Transkei. It is heading north at a fairly brisk rate, followed by hundreds upon hundreds of sharks of assorted shapes, sizes, dietary requirements and levels of aggression.
Get Tubed and a Diploma: Top five East Coast surf colleges
Contrary to prevailing ideology surfers aren’t a breed of brainless dropouts plotting to undermine civil society. In fact, some of us even go to college. Consistent spots along the eastern seaboard churn out solid waves for three out of the four seasons, and with a little effort one can find a college good for a degree and a few extra notches on the wave belt.
FANTASY SURFER NEWS: Quantifying perfection at the Rip Curl Search WCT
How do you quantify perfection? How about this: If you get two tubes, back-to-back, you get a 5.0. But if you somehow manage to race into and through the speed section at the bottom of the point, which here in “La Jolla” means you’ll be coming out of three or maybe even four barrels, you get a 9.97.
FANTASY SURFER NEWS: The Search for the Right Team - Rip Curl Search WCT
With swell on the way, which surfer anchors your team at the deep, dark right-hand point in Mexico?
SPOT ON SPOT - A Revisionist Glance at Historic Surfing Locales: Huntington Beach Pier
It's not true that all the strippers in California live in Huntington, just half of them.
An Idiot’s Guide to Surf Photography
I always feel like I have been introduced as the village idiot when someone starts off an introduction by describing me as a “Surf Photographer.” An apology of sorts seems to want to always spring to my lips.
Celebrity Surf Jam 2006: A Behind the Scenes Peek
The two teams, Brown and Blue, which later came to be known as Rob’s Mop and Pat’s Posse (courtesy of Sal Masekala) included such notables as Incubus front man Brandon Boyd, Oscar winner Minnie Driver.
2006 NSL High School Cup: Tritons Spear the Lancers
After seven weeks of intense competition, the dust has settled and a victor has emerged; San Clemente High School.
World Cup: Empty Surfing Lineups Latin America?
World Cup fever only occurs every four years and time is running out. So hop a bus, plane, or pack up your truck -- lonely Latin American waves await.
Surf Environmentalist, Olympic Gold Medalist, SIMA Executive Director, Business Icon Terry McCann Passes Away
Born and raised in Chicago, McCann was a gold-medal winner in the freestyle wrestling division during the 1960 Olympic games in Rome. Afterwards, he moved to California during the early 1970s and took up surfing.
Calling All Members, Past and Present: The Windansea Surf Club Strives to Connect Its Past With Its Future
The Windansea Surf Club enjoys a combination of prestige and deeply rooted history that far outstrips any other surf organization in the U.S.
Hustle and the Flowrider: Pipe Locals Show up at the WaveHouse in Mission Beach
The combination of surfers and MTV can be a delicate thing. Depending on how surfing is presented, we can either look bad, or stupid, or sometimes just OK.
Van Dieman Dispatch: Maxing barrels over shallow reef boils
The swell was maxing out the day we dropped anchor in the protected bay, and a thirty minute dinghy ride brought us to an empty, double overhead left with no one around for miles. The take off spot was right on top of a massive boil
Red Bull Big Wave Africa: Cold water, sharks, kelp and the most massive waves in South Africa
This year, the eighth running of Red Bull Big Wave Africa, sees a radical new format introduced to give the event the utmost chance of running. The biggest format change is the waiting period. Instead of the usual 21 days, a relatively small window for any big wave spot to stand to attention, the waiting period has been extended to nearly four months
SIMA 2006: Sun, surf, sand and schmoozing
he Surf Industry Manufacturers Association (SIMA) is proud to announce the winners for the fourth annual SIMA Image Awards, a program designed to recognize surf industry companies for their outstanding achievements in eight categories. Pics Rick Irons
A Tale of Two Surf Cities: What do people really think about Huntington vs. Santa Cruz?
Two years after applying for exclusive rights to use the title "Surf City USA," Huntington Beach, California was granted three official trademarks from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to use the moniker in advertisements and on beach paraphernalia. The title, however, did not go uncontested. Santa Cruz, Calif., located almost 400 miles north of Huntington Beach, filed an appeal to claim the title of "Surf City USA" for itself, but has yet to attain any legal support for its efforts. This feud between the two "Surf Cities" has been going on for several years now, and was only recently taken to the courts for resolution
FANTASY SURFER Nostradamus: Shane Dorian gives his input on the Globe WCT Fiji
tavarua....perfect peeling restaraunts, huge grinding cloudbreak....we hope. its hard to pick a solid team when you never know what kind of waves you'll get. the weather map looked like it could go either way. i tried to pick guys that would kill it no matter what the conditions