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The best Hawaiian surfers have fought for their pride in the Red Bull Rivals, a unique challenge between North Shore and South Shore wave riders. In 2-3 foot waves with occasional bigger sets, the boys from the South took the top honors for the second consecutive time.
A finless surfboard has won the "Design Award" for design excellence by the prestigious Australian International Design Award (AIDA). The "Tuna" surfboard produced by Global Surf Industries is an Alaia-style replica of the ancient boards used by Hawaiians.
Jamie Mitchell has conquered his 10th consecutive victory at the Molokai-2-Oahu Paddleboard World Championship (M2O) and established an new record time of 4 hours, 40 minutes, 31 seconds, beating his 2007 record (4:48:23) by eight minutes.
Marc Jacobs, the American fashion designer, has unveiled a complete line of surfboards. Who says surfing isn't trendy? The "Jacobs Surfboards" are a twist of fate, as the Hermosa Beach shaper is already an experienced surf industry master: Hap Jacobs.
Surfing is the mother and father of all wave sports. Observed and documented for the first time in the 18th century, surfing is an immovable part of human history. Credit for this link is due to two men: Samuel Wallis (1767) and James Cook (1769).
Top Stories
The small fishing town of Bathsheba in Barbados is home to one of the most surprising right-hand reef breaks on the planet. Here's what makes Soup Bowl such an incredible wave.
Kelly Slater and Kalani Miller announced they are expecting a baby. It's a boy.
Surfing is all about working the unbroken wave face and maximizing riding time. But how can you optimize and balance these two goals that cancel each other out?
Big waves don't just appear out of nowhere. The formation of abnormally large swells is a sum of layers, normally invisible to the human eye.