90s coming-of-age television star Rider Strong is using his
platform to amplify a message core lords have been trying to push for years.
The now-46-year-old burst onto the screen in 1993, playing Shawn Hunter on the
sitcom Boy Meets World across from Fred Savage’s younger brother Ben who, if I
recall, was the boy meeting the world. The series stretched five years and was
reprised for another thre
Every runner has a coach these days. In fact, it sometimes
seems that every runner is a coach. You can even sign up for private guidance
from recent Olympic marathoners like Dakotah Popehn and Malindi Elmore . The
rise of online coaching has democratized the availability of personalized
advice from expert mentors, not just in running but across endurance sports and
even in other areas of life lik
It was the wildest four days I can remember, four days in
late January, 2026. After five bulls shark attacks, kid dead in the harbour,
surfer legless at Manly, boards bashed to hell at Freshie and Point Plomer ,
and don’t forget the gal who was killed and her boyfriend maimed by a bull
shark in November, bull sharks became an item of concern on surfers’ agendas.
Shortly after schoolboy Nico Antic
Coming fresh off the heels of wet stint in Hawaii, ace
photographer Ryan "Chachi" Craig hopped a plane for Puerto Rico and
scored supreme conditions that lived up to PRs nickname as the 'Hawaii of the
Caribbean'. What was only a five-day trip proved to be action-packed as the NW
corner of the island lit up and Chachi captured some gems while shooting from
land, "I went over for a Quiksilver shoot
Somewhere around 8,000-to-10,0000 years ago, amidst the
Mesolithic Era, a hunter-gatherer community resided between the UK
and mainland Europe. It was called “Doggerland.” And as
the last ice age began to dwindle, it provided a landmass connecting the British
isles to the rest of Europe…until an
alleged catastrophe. A tsunami, supposedly, wiped out the nomadic folk of
Doggerland, and their land,
Todd and Steve Jones and Dirk Collins at Grand Targhee
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The Mandiri Beach Club Josh & Sierra Kerr charging
Jimmy’s Right in South Sumatra whilst on a surf trip at
MBC. Filmed by Lachlan McKinnon AKA Misterrclips!
Disaster is unspooling across Oahu’s
fabled NorthShore
as a wicked storm continues to lash surfing’s “Seven Mile Miracle.” Heavy rains
have been falling for days leading to the worst flooding the island has had in
20 years. Gov. Josh Green has already shared damage might top $1 billion, many
homes inundated with water or pushed off their foundations, but a worse
nightmare could be on the way. Of
A strange phenomenon occurs on the west coasts of Earth’s
continents, in which wind and associated currents send surface waters offshore
and deep-sea water floods in to take their place. This is known as upwelling,
and along with it, that deep-sea water brings nitrogen and phosphorus. Those
two elements are superfood for phytoplankton, or the basis of the food chain.
Regular infusions of nitrogen
The toll of the current flooding on Oahu
is as-of-yet untold. Hundreds have been evacuated, homes have been swallowed by
rushing waters, cars are floating down Ke Iki Road
behind some of the world’s most famous surf spots. And local officials are
calling it the worst flooding event the state has seen in 20 years. So, before
the dust (or water) has settled, some folks are getting ahead of things i
Maybe it's some sort of coincidence but over the past few
years, has it felt like some new wetsuits can't even last through a season? A
decade or so ago, this wasn't the case, or maybe my memory is fried, but when
you bought fresh rubbers, it would last. That could be down to any number of
reasons. Perhaps materials have gotten more expensive, forcing outsourcing
elsewhere. Or perhaps more likely
On the morning of June
11, 1998, former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy (LASD) John
Aujay set out for what was meant to be a routine training run at the Devil’s
Punchbowl—a high-desert nature preserve where the rugged terrain of the San
Gabriel Mountains meets the arid edge of the Mojave
Desert. At the time, the 38-year-old Army special forces veteran
was training for the upcoming Western Sta
On the morning of June
11, 1998, former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy (LASD) John
Aujay set out for what was meant to be a routine training run at the Devil’s
Punchbowl—a high-desert nature preserve where the rugged terrain of the San
Gabriel Mountains meets the arid edge of the Mojave
Desert. At the time, the 38-year-old Army special forces veteran
was training for the upcoming Western Sta
Mason loves tight spots. Photo: Screenshot Mason Ho surfs a
lot. He probably surfs about as much as you want to surf, but that’s not only
because it’s his job. It’s also because Mason Ho is comfortable surfing waves
that other people wouldn’t even consider surfing. Like this wave at Mermaid
Rock on Oahu’s NorthShore. It is not a wave for someone
with soft skin. While the wave itself isn’t partic
Thousands of people living on Oahu’s
idyllic NorthShore
are being told to evacuate on Friday as heavy, unrelenting rains caused water
levels to rise rapidly along surfing’s Seven Mile Miracle. “The storm of course
is very severe right now, particularly on the northern part of Oahu,”
said Hawaii Gov. Josh Green in a social media post. “It’s going to be a very
touch-and-go day.” Early on Friday mo
There are many different types of surfers. There’s the
surfer who watches the WSL religiously, rides the latest thing, films every
session, and tracks them all with a watch. There’s the surfer who pays no
attention to anything surf-related except the act of surfing. There’s the pro
surfer and the freesurfer, and in between all those surfers, there are
different versions of each. It’s hard to be a
One of the scariest aspects of a panic attack is that it can
trick a person into thinking they’re having a heart attack. After all, some
panic attack symptoms, such as difficulty breathing, dizziness , and rapid
heart rate, look a lot like well-known signs of one. As such, it might seem
counterintuitive for people with panic disorder to intentionally induce these
symptoms. But new research sugges
The Surfer’s Journal In our current issue’s “Endless Joy,”
author Tony John Andrews explores how the once elusive Dane Reynolds has become
more accessible than ever before. “A different Dane has begun appearing with
greater frequency in the surf media,” he writes, “more candid and at ease,
denouncing his old self as ‘a brat.’ I wanted to know what had changed, and
how, as well as to fill in the g
Raised in a small Swiss village, Fabio Minnig’s path has
never followed a straight line. From forestry work to odd jobs like
cheesemaking, masonry, and delivery driving, he built his life piece by piece,
all to keep moving toward something he couldn’t fully explain, only feel.
Downhill skateboarding became that space. Not just speed, but precision. Not
just risk, but understanding it. A place whe
Alex Knost is a middle-aged surfer who hacked his own
pathway out of the cultural jungle. A little bit sixties, some seventies, all
2000s. A retro-futurist-modernist cupcake who loves surf while Mike February is
a surfer as a beautiful object, a beautiful thing, worthy of worship. No one, I
believe, can resist falling love with a such a face or a body like Mike February
with its small round pecto
From the Bay Area to Santa Barbara,
the Trump administration is eying more than one million acres of public land in
California for oil and gas
drilling and fracking. In January 2026, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
released plans to open up parts of Southern California,
including public land adjacent to national and state parks, protected
coastlines, and waterways. By March, nearly 200,000 pe
From the Bay Area to Santa Barbara,
the Trump administration is eying more than one million acres of public land in
California for oil and gas
drilling and fracking. In January 2026, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
released plans to open up parts of Southern California,
including public land adjacent to national and state parks, protected
coastlines, and waterways. By March, nearly 200,000 pe
UPDATE: At 4:40 a.m.
Saturday the city sent out an alert ending the evacuation notice, stating that
water levels were consistent at the Wahiawā Dam. As of 7:15 a.m., water at the reservoir spillway was
at 81.9 feet, down almost a foot from the previous night. The Otake Camp
evacuation also has ended. The dam of the Wahiawā Reservoir is at risk of
failing, threatening to unleash “catastrophic floo
Hawaii has
been hit hard by rain and weather this winter season. And on the North Shore of
Oahu – surfing’s hallowed ground, aka the Seven Mile Miracle – things have
recently gotten serious overnight and into Friday. Videos of flooded streets,
engulfing houses and vehicles, on the NorthShore began circulating early
Friday morning, and residents in Waialua and Haleiwa are being urged to
evacuate.
Luke Koppa and Jonathan Ellsworth talk frontside carvers;
metal freestyle skis; and for the first time in Blister history, we’re
reviewing a competition mogul ski. The post appeared first on BLISTER .
Support our work! The Inertia may earn a small commission
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. I’ve been surfing in cold water for more of my surfing life than I have in
warm water. I hate it. I will always hate it. But, due to circumstances like
being born somewhere with cold water, I have made do, aside from a few
wonderful years in California and
Mason loves tight spots. Photo: Screenshot Mason Ho surfs a
lot. He probably surfs about as much as you want to surf, but that’s not only
because it’s his job. It’s also because Mason Ho is comfortable surfing waves
that other people wouldn’t even consider surfing. Like this wave at Mermaid
Rock on Oahu’s NorthShore. It is not a wave for someone
with soft skin. While the wave itself isn’t partic
Thousands of people living on Oahu’s
idyllic NorthShore
are being told to evacuate on Friday as heavy, unrelenting rains caused water
levels to rise rapidly along surfing’s Seven Mile Miracle. “The storm of course
is very severe right now, particularly on the northern part of Oahu,”
said Hawaii Gov. Josh Green in a social media post. “It’s going to be a very
touch-and-go day.” Early on Friday mo
From MountBohemia
to the next stop, Lawrenceburg, Indiana
home of Perfect North Slopes , promised to be one of the longest legs on the
tour. The plans for a relatively early ski day at MountBohemia followed by three or four
hours on the road to get halfway down to Indiana
were scuttled by that old bugaboo of lift operators – wind. When the howling
winds coming down the face of Bohemia
finally s
The heatwave across the West has officially reached a
boiling point in the Wasatch. As of Friday,
March 20, 2026, the Utah Avalanche Center (UAC) has issued a
Special Avalanche Advisory for every mountain region in Utah
and southeastern Idaho.
Record-breaking temperatures—which feel more like early June than mid-March—are
rapidly destabilizing the snowpack, creating what forecasters are calling a
This week, FIVE winners will get to listen to great-sounding
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The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers
to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and
services on this website. John John, Nathan, and Ivan Florence have teamed up
with H2O Audio to keep the good times rolling even when you're grinding through
a salty, sandy workout . Launched this week, the Florence
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There are many different types of surfers. There’s the
surfer who watches the WSL religiously, rides the latest thing, films every
session, and tracks them all with a watch. There’s the surfer who pays no
attention to anything surf-related except the act of surfing. There’s the pro
surfer and the freesurfer, and in between all those surfers, there are
different versions of each. It’s hard to be a
The traditional “March Madness” on the slopes has officially
shifted from powder to pavement. With a record-breaking heatwave slamming the
West, major resorts like Snowbasin, Sierra-at-Tahoe, and Eagle Point are
pulling the plug on their seasons weeks early. While we usually spend April
hunting for corn snow, the 2026 “Spring Squeeze” is forcing an early pivot to
dirt, water, and red rock. Fortun
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nathan Florence
(@nathan_florence) The sight of a shark in the water can strike fear into the
heart of any waterman, but sometimes it’s actually just a new friend. Globe
trotting freesurfer Nathan Florence had just that experience on a trip to
Puerto Escondido, as he recounted in a recent Instagram post . “Incredible
little encounter right in the line
View this post on Instagram A post shared by
@HermosaBeachPier (@hermosabeachpier) The Surfer Walk of Fame in Hermosa Beach
may have to find a new home. First created in 2003, the walk of fame features
bronze plaques commemorating surf legends like Hap Jacobs, Greg Noll, Dale
Velzy, Dewey Weber, Mike Purpus, Bing Copeland and Rick Stoner. However, next
week the Hermosa Beach City Council will dis
Gabriel Medina had to take matters into his own hands to
qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics. When he lost to Jack Robinson in the final
of the 2023 WSL Tahiti Pro, it was a devastating blow to his Olympic hopes. Had
he won the event, it would have placed him above compatriot Joao Chianca in the
rankings and given him the second Olympic slot for Brazil.
Instead, he had to go to Puerto Rico the fo
A fragment of an Iranian missile blasted a hole in the pool
lining of Israel’s
first surf park in Tel Aviv. Images emerged of a gash in the pool at Surf Park
TLV on March 17, which reports say came from a “cluster-type missile” on
Tuesday afternoon. Representatives of the wave pool said that it was debris
from an intercepted missile that fell in the pool, not a direct strike. No one
was injured a
Residents of Pleasure Point on the East Side of Santa Cruz
voiced opposition to the scope of a proposed female surfer statue . At a
community meeting that 60 people attended on Thursday, March 19, residents in
the neighborhood supported the idea of the statue, but expressed concerns about
the proposed location, according to a report in Santa Cruz Local . The statue
would mirror the iconic male su
Earlier this year, The Inertia caught up with California
native Shane Borland and picked his brain about being a standout athlete in two
board sports. Plenty of professional athletes are adept at more than one
discipline, but Borland’s a unique talent when it comes to the transition from
surfboard to skateboard and from skateboard to surfboard. “I’ve always felt
like a skater that surfs because I
If you’re surfing on the NorthShore, you’d better find a safe
place to store your surfboards . On the latest installment of the Jamie O &
Mason Ho Show , they brought on guest Kimo Leong, owner of a security company
in Hawaii, and the three started
talking about all the surfboards they’d seen stolen on the NorthShore. Leong starts the discussion
by recalling a time when all of Sierra Kerr’s boa
Surfing video games have never been all that great. Remember
Kelly Slater’s Pro Surfer ? Didn’t hold a candle to Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater ,
right? I think that’s because it’s easier for video game developers to create a
static landscape than a fluid one — and surfing takes place in a (literally)
fluid landscape. But Jordy Smith recently took a DJI Osmo 360 into funnelling
tubes , and the footage lo
A Northern California surfer
experienced every waterman’s nightmare this week. Though little has been
officially announced about the incident, eyewitness accounts describe brutal
injuries inflicted by a massive shark. The enounter occurred off BigRiverBeach
at MendocinoHeadlandsState Park, just south of
Mendocino. Around 5:15 p.m.,
California State Parks officials received a report of a 39-ye
World tour champ Italo Ferreira, big-wave champion Lucas
Chumbo, and 5-time skimboard world champ Lucas Fink are a lot of star power to
fit into a wave pool at once. The three recently got together at the Boa Vista
pool in São Paulo to try a new
approach to artificial waves: tow-ats. The three set up a winch — a machine
that pulls surfers on a cable — to hit the wave straight on and then ride it
The weather in the HawaiianIsland chain has been wet and wild
in recent weeks , and ocean safety officials on Oahu are
warning locals and vistors alike to stay out of the ocean for the time being.
“Find another activity,” said Sam Magno, Honolulu Ocean Safety Lifeguard.
“Maybe a land activity. Because most of the time, the ocean, it’s going to be
brown.” The warning comes after a scary situation
On Wednesday, just after 5:00pm,
a surfer was attacked by a shark in Northern California,
sustaining serious injuries to both legs, requiring hospitalization. According
to local news , the victim, who has been identified as James Eastman, is a
39-year-old local high school teacher. Additionally, immediate action from
fellow surfers on the beach following the attack may have saved the Eastman's
li
Somewhere at the far southeastern edge of Indonesia,
closer to Timor than Bali and a
world away from the crowds, a new chapter in surf travel is quietly unfolding.
Welcome to NIHI Rote and HospitalityAcademy
. “It looked like the sand dunes of Saudi Arabia,”
recalls founder Michael Schwab of the first time he stood on the
now-transformed stretch of BoaBeach.
“No power, no water, just this perfe
Conflict in the Middle East continues
to rage, as military strikes from the United
States and Israel
drop on Iran,
and counter-attacks are launched as well. And one strike – or, at least,
shrapnel from one – hit a surf park in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Just a few days ago, sirens blared over the Surf Park TLV, a wave pool in the
Israeli coastal town, surfers scrambled for shelter, and fragments from a bo
A wave of Utah
ski resorts announced early closures this week as much of the West watches snow
melt by the minute. The BeehiveState
closures mirror a similar trend in California
and Idaho, which both have seen
multiple ski areas close down for the season earlier than usual due to this
winter’s lack of snow and the current late-season heat. NordicValley, CherryPeak, and Eagle Point all closed a
A nine-year-old skier was seen hanging from a chairlift over
the weekend at New Hampshire’s PatsPeak. Footage of the incident shows
the young skier just moments before falling from the chair and landing on a
crash pad the ski area’s employees had brought out for safety. PatsPeak officials told local news
outlets that the young skier was uninjured. She was reportedly pulling the
safety bar down
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nathan Florence
(@nathan_florence) The sight of a shark in the water can strike fear into the
heart of any waterman, but sometimes it’s actually just a new friend.
Globetrotting freesurfer Nathan Florence had just that experience on a trip to
Puerto Escondido, as he recounted in a recent Instagram post . “Incredible
little encounter right in the lineup
View this post on Instagram A post shared by
@HermosaBeachPier (@hermosabeachpier) The Surfer Walk of Fame in Hermosa Beach
may have to find a new home. First created in 2003, the walk of fame features
bronze plaques commemorating surf legends like Hap Jacobs, Greg Noll, Dale
Velzy, Dewey Weber, Mike Purpus, Bing Copeland and Rick Stoner. However, next
week the Hermosa Beach City Council will dis
Bull sharks are known for their aggression, but usually just
towards living things. However, one shark in Florida
took it to the next level when it attacked not only a man, but the Jet Ski he
was riding, too. In a video circulating social media, the aforementioned ocean
predator can be seen attempting to lunge at a Jet Ski. From there, it continued
to aggressively weave through the personal water
Gabriel Medina had to take matters into his own hands to
qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics. When he lost to Jack Robinson in the final
of the 2023 WSL Tahiti Pro, it was a devastating blow to his Olympic hopes. Had
he won the event, it would have placed him above compatriot João Chianca in the
rankings and given him the second Olympic slot for Brazil.
Instead, he had to go to Puerto Rico the fo
A fragment of an Iranian missile blasted a hole in the pool
lining of Israel’s
first surf park in Tel Aviv. Images emerged of a gash in the pool at Surf Park
TLV on March 17, which reports say came from a “cluster-type missile” on
Tuesday afternoon. Representatives of the wave pool said that it was debris
from an intercepted missile that fell in the pool, not a direct strike. No one
was injured a
Residents of Pleasure Point on the East Side of Santa Cruz,
California voiced opposition to the scope of a proposed female surfer statue .
At a community meeting that 60 people attended on Thursday, March 19, residents
in the neighborhood supported the idea of the statue, but expressed concerns
about the proposed location, according to a report in the Santa Cruz Local .
The statue would mirror th
Surfers around the world are remembering Chuck Norris, this
morning, after the renowned martial artist and surf pioneer breathed his last
breath overnight. The 86-year-old, born Carlos Ray Norris in Oklahoma,
was hospitalized in Kauai after suffering what was
described a “medical emergency.” The upper-middle-aged, here, are, of course,
thinking back on Norris’ many acclaimed pictures, including s
I have a love/hate relationship with camping. On the one
hand, sleeping outside is amazing. Eating dinner in the woods is absolutely
sublime. Sitting by the fire at night borders on spiritual. Honestly, car
camping is truly one of the great pleasures in life. It’s also a pain in the
ass—mostly because of the packing. My friends and I joke that it takes 48 hours
to prep for an overnight camping tr
This story follows our recent breakdown of Utah’s
2026 spring ski season, including the events, pond skims, and projected closing
dates that typically stretch skiing into April. But after a dry, warm winter
and little relief in the forecast, the conversation is shifting from what’s
still on the calendar to which resorts can actually make it there. That shift
just got more real. Snowbasin Announce
I first met Jeff Provenzano while filming a wingsuiting
project with the Red Bull Air Force. During that trip, I also got to bring a
handful of them out on the boat wakesurfing, which gave me a different window
into who Jeff is away from the skydive. What stood out right away was how
genuinely cool he was. He has this young energy to him; social, loud, funny,
fully engaged, but never in a way tha
It has been six years since a Berlin-based cycling
enthusiast Shane Starling aka Zmonde won the WSL’s Fantasy Surf league, an
event that went unremarked and unacknowledged by the owners of the game. Shane,
who picked ten of the eleven event winners that year, describesd lying on his
bed, going into a meditative state, “ putting on some Captain Beefheart ”, and
being there on the day of the finals
Oh, I’ll be the first to admit. That’s just straight fake
news. “World Sexist League” is not trending after the World Surf League (though
both acronym’d WSL) announced a groundbreaking “dedicated Maternity Wildcard”
for the vaunted Championship Tour starting in 2027. Per the presser: A
dedicated Maternity Wildcard has been established, starting in 2027, for female
athletes taking a break from CT
From a cursory search on the internet, the average
four-year-old is able to form small sentences, name colors, bust a somersault,
and just barely learn to hop and skip. But not Zephii Bourke. The Gold Coast of
Australia toddler has been surfing with his dad, Jordon, since before he could
even walk. Jordon just tossed him on his soft-top, strapped a helmet to the
boy’s head, and held onto him as t
As the days get longer and the stoke starts to settle into
classic corn snow, the transition into spring skiing is arguably the best time
of the year. But while we’re chasing those slushy laps and sun-drenched
tailgates, the mountains are feeling the heat. With 2026 seeing significant
updates to mountain management and some resorts ending seasons prematurely due
to low snowpack, the need for sust
Editor’s Note: Have a question for Dibi Fletcher? She’s
definitely got answers. Or at least a perspective. Don’t hold back, shoot her a
DM on Instagram and ask away. Here’s this week’s dispatch from the Matriarch of
Radical… Hey Dibi…I’ve worked in the surf industry for 20 years. What started
out as a dream job now feels like selling the same watered-down version of
rebellion to kids who own 3-th
Malakai Hagley may not be a household name in surfing…yet.
But after his recent bomb at Mullaghmore in Ireland,
things may change. The wave is unfathomably large, mutant, and downright
terrifying. Yet, the 19-year-old United Kingdom
native navigates the chaos with ease – at least from an outside perspective.
Check out the clip below. View this post on Instagram Captioning the video,
young Hagley
When public lands advocate Mike Beebe saw the Trump
Administration erasing stories from America’s
national parks, he took action. Since March 2025, the Trump Administration has
removed or altered hundreds of signs and exhibits in national parks across the
country, covering controversial topics ranging from climate change and
pollution to slavery and Indigenous history. That’s why Beebe, 42, creat
When public lands advocate Mike Beebe saw the Trump
Administration erasing stories from America’s
national parks, he took action. Since March 2025, the Trump Administration has
removed or altered hundreds of signs and exhibits in national parks across the
country, covering controversial topics ranging from climate change and
pollution to slavery and Indigenous history. That’s why Beebe, 42, creat
Bull sharks are notoriously aggressive. The species was
responsible for the nightmare 48-hour rampage, recently, in which four people
were bitten in Sydney, Australia
– with one death, and one lost leg. But bulls aren’t just in Australia.
They inhabit waters across the globe, and it appears, no matter where they are,
they’re temperament remains the same. Take, for example, this clip below from a
The window just got a little wider for surf’s next wave of
entrepreneurs. SURFER and the good folks at CARV Expo have officially extended
the submission deadline for its 2026 Emerging Brand Grant through Friday, April
3, giving upstart surf companies additional time to apply for one of four
coveted spots at this year’s CARV Expo in San Diego.
Set to take place May 14–15, the event returns to the
Earlier this year, The Inertia caught up with California
native Shane Borland and picked his brain about being a standout athlete in two
board sports. Plenty of professional athletes are adept at more than one
discipline, but Borland’s a unique talent when it comes to the transition from
surf to skate and vice versa. “I’ve always felt like a skater that surfs
because I was sponsored for skating f
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If you’re surfing on the NorthShore, you’d better find a safe
place to store your surfboards . On the latest installment of the Jamie O &
Mason Ho Show , they brought on guest Kimo Leong, owner of a security company
in Hawaii, and the three started
talking about all the surfboards they’d seen stolen on the NorthShore. Leong starts the discussion
by recalling a time when all of Sierra Kerr’s boa
Surfing video games have never been all that great. Remember
Kelly Slater’s Pro Surfer ? Didn’t hold a candle to Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater ,
right? I think that’s because it’s easier for video game developers to create a
static landscape than a fluid one — and surfing takes place in a (literally)
fluid landscape. But Jordy Smith recently took a DJI Osmo 360 into funnelling
tubes , and the footage lo
“Super El Niño hype is nonsense…or is it?” There’s been a
lot of hysteria surrounding a potential mega, even “Godzilla” El Niño weather
pattern, incoming later this year. And to be fair, we haven’t been immune to
said excitement. But let’s pump the breaks a little bit, and take a different
perspective. Mark Sponsler – longtime surf forecaster, meteorologist, and big
wave charger – takes a look at
As the winter sun dipped behind the Rocky Mountains of
Glacier National Park , Linnea Mills, 18, waded into the frigid, glass-clear
waters of LakeMcDonald.
It was just after 5 P.M. on November 1, 2020. The air was crisp,
the shoreline quiet, and fresh snow clung to the alpine peaks above. Linnea was
participating in a scuba dive certification class designed to introduce her to
the technical dema
A Northern California surfer
experienced every waterman’s nightmare this week. Though little has been
officially announced about the incident, eyewitness accounts describe brutal
injuries inflicted by a massive shark. The enounter occurred off BigRiverBeach
at MendocinoHeadlandsState Park, just south of
Mendocino. Around 5:15 p.m.,
California State Parks officials received a report of a 39-ye
World tour champ Italo Ferreira, big-wave champion Lucas
Chumbo, and 5-time skimboard world champ Lucas Fink are a lot of star power to
fit into a wave pool at once. The three recently got together at the Boa Vista
pool in São Paulo to try a new
approach to artificial waves: tow-ats. The three set up a winch — a machine
that pulls surfers on a cable — to hit the wave straight on and then ride it
The weather in the HawaiianIsland chain has been wet and wild
in recent weeks , and ocean safety officials on Oahu are
warning locals and vistors alike to stay out of the ocean for the time being.
“Find another activity,” said Sam Magno, Honolulu Ocean Safety Lifeguard.
“Maybe a land activity. Because most of the time, the ocean, it’s going to be
brown.” The warning comes after a scary situation