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O2 SurfTown MUC: Europe's largest wave pool is 50 percent bigger than a football pitch | Photo: SurfTown MUC

Surfing

SurfTown MUC wave pool powered by Endless Surf ignites Munich

The waves at O2 SurfTown MUC are rolling. Europe's largest wave pool opens in Summer 2024 in Munich, Germany.

Interference: what are the limits of tactics when it comes to winning a heat? | Photo: WSL

Surfing

The ethics of tactical interference in competitive surfing's team component

If you exclude the tandem surfing discipline, competitively speaking, surfing is often portrayed as an individual sport.

RiF010: the Rotterdam wave pool can generate 1.5-meter high waves | Photo: RiF010

Surfing

RiF010: the downtown Rotterdam wave pool

The world's first city center wave pool is ready to welcome surfers. Meet RiF010, the Dutch answer to urban surfing.

Turning around a surfboard: the faster you do it, the quicker you'll get into your wave | Photo: Shutterstock

Surfing

How to turn a surfboard around fast before paddling for a wave

Have you ever missed a very good-looking wave after losing precious time spinning your surfboard to start paddling?

Bianca Valenti: the surfer from San Francisco won Performer of the Year, Ride of the Year, and Biggest Wave in the women's division

Surfing

Winners of the 2024 Mavericks Surf Awards announced

Bianca Valenti, Alo Slebir, Wilem Banks, and Jojo Roper were the standout wave riders of the 2024 Mavericks Surf Awards.

Coastal erosion: more than a quarter of the Earth's sandy beaches are experiencing erosion surpassing 0.5 meters per year | Photo: Creative Commons

Environment

How coastal erosion is threatening the world's beaches

The number of seaside communities whose beaches are losing sand is growing exponentially. What are the explanations for coastal erosion, and what can be done to mitigate its devastating impact?

Winners of the 2024 Mavericks Surf Awards announced

Murder in Baja California: three surfers were killed by Mexican criminals for a set of pickup truck tires | Photo: Callium Robinson Instagram

Three surfers were brutally murdered in Baja California, Mexico

Herbie Fletcher: optimizing the curl at Maalaea Freight Trains in 1976 | Photo: Art Brewer

Maalaea Freight Trains: probably the world's fastest wave

Kelly Slater: the 11-time world champion surfer has stakes in several companies | Photo: Outerknown

The business empire of Kelly Slater

Surfing

SurfTown MUC wave pool powered by Endless Surf ignites Munich

The waves at O2 SurfTown MUC are rolling. Europe's largest wave pool opens in Summer 2024 in Munich, Germany.

The ethics of tactical interference in competitive surfing's team component

If you exclude the tandem surfing discipline, competitively speaking, surfing is often portrayed as an individual sport.

RiF010: the downtown Rotterdam wave pool

The world's first city center wave pool is ready to welcome surfers. Meet RiF010, the Dutch answer to urban surfing.

How to turn a surfboard around fast before paddling for a wave

Have you ever missed a very good-looking wave after losing precious time spinning your surfboard to start paddling?

Skateboarding

Lyon 25: Aaron Homoki was the first skater to clear the infamous French stair set

The day Aaron Homoki cleared the Lyon 25 stair set

If there's a challenge that puts a skateboarder's fear to the test, it is a stair gap. In 2015, Aaron Homoki defied the odds and cleared an infamous staircase in France.