Laird Hamilton believes Carlos Burle has not set a new world record for the biggest wave ever surfed because the Brazilian didn’t complete the ride, at Praia do Norte, Nazaré, Portugal.
The Hawaiian waterman known for riding the Millennium Wave, on the 17th August, 2000, says Carlos Burle should’ve … More
The best way to wind down from the European leg of the world tour for Jordy: exploring the old world charm and waves of Portugal.
Make a wrong move at one of these spots, and you can expect a (well-deserved?) beating.
Surfing has always had its fiercely local breaks. It seems localism, where local surfers intimidate visiting surfers to discourage them from surfing “their” waves, doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. The latest example occurred in Streaky Bay in South Australia when a local group called the The Mid West Coast Surfriders Association put a halt to a proposed Big Wave World Tour event at a relatively new big wave spot called Yanerbie Bombie. Given this recent incident, we came up with five of surfing’s most “localized” beaches, where the extremely dangerous waves are the very least of your worries … More