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Surfing: the number of waves you ride in a session is inversely proportional to the number of surfers in the lineup | Photo: Shutterstock

The battle for waves in overcrowded surf breaks

Life changes when you start working. And so does your surfing.

Geoff McCoy: the surfboard shaping innovator created one of the world's first high-performance shortboards | Photo: McCoy Surfboards

Geoff McCoy, the father of the Lazor Zap, passes away

Geoff McCoy, one of the world's most innovative and creative surfboard shapers, passed away at home in Byron Bay, Australia, at the age of 79 after complications following a heart attack.

Jack Robinson: getting high at Margaret River's Main Break | Photo: WSL

Jack Robinson and Gabriela Bryan win 2024 Margaret River Pro

Jack Robinson and Gabriela Bryan have taken out the 2024 Margaret River Pro.

Sebastian Steudtner: his team claims a new Guinness World Record in Nazaré | Photo: João Cordeiro

Sebastian Steudtner and Porsche develop wave height measurement drone

Big wave surfing is an industry with an industry.

Ice surfboards: yes, you can ride a wave on a frozen board | Photo: Inge Wegge

A brief history of ice surfboards

Is it possible to shape a surfboard out of ice? And if you make it a reality, can you surf it?

Kelly Slater: he competed at the highest level from 1990 to 2024 | Photo: WSL

Kelly Slater retires from professional competitive surfing

The most successful competitive surfer of all time, Kelly Slater, rode what may have been the last heat of his 24-year professional career.