Summer is around the corner. Imagine having the luxury of some extra time and money to take off from work, and make it a true “Endless Summer“! You decide to travel the world with your quiver of favorite surfboards. The only question is where to go?
There may be some well-known places that you simply cannot skip, or quality waves in secret spots on your list already. There are locations for beginners, and some spots meant only for the pros (or aspiring ones). Well, here’s what we found are the top ten choice, or best surfing spots in the world for 2013: … More
The first ever artificial wave pool in Sweden will be built in Varberg.
Fun Surf Town will be a water park with built-in Wavegarden technology. The small Swedish coastal town will feature a 300-meter wave pool pumping left and right rides.
The infrastructure will have … More
‘I looked at my leg and saw muscles flapping around’
Right about the same time southern California was getting rocked by the biggest swell of the year, waves of far more consequence were lashing the boulder-strewn shore of Jaws (aka Pe’ahi) on the North Shore of Maui. Charging headfirst into the 25-foot-plus (Hawaiian-style measurement) surf was a dedicated crew of surfers hell-bent on getting the biggest waves of their lives. Among them was 24-year-old Hana resident Dege O’Connell. Dege, who’s been surfing Jaws for several years now, was on a borrowed 10-foot, 6-inch board and caught exactly one wave that session—and it ended up being the worst wipeout of his life. Here, he dishes on what happened … Pictures and more