Ian Walsh was born in 1983 in Hawaii and has been in the surf nearly ever since. He was only 16 years old when he began surfing Maui’s most reputable and frightening big wave, “Jaws.” Only a handful of years later he was nominated for the Wave of the Year at the Billabong XXL awards after successfully surfing a 70-foot wave at the legendary spot. In the time since that first nomination, Walsh has gone on to garner several accolades in the sport of big-wave surfing and has proven his mettle in locations across the globe.
Sliding down the face of a wave the size of a two-story building takes … More
The secret of surfing lies in your feet. Whether you’re a natural-footed surfer or a goofy-footer, it’s important to know how to use your heels and toes when riding a wave.
“Your back foot is your accelerator pedal. Your front foot does not assist at all in the turning process, but is basically there for balance”.
The words are from … More
Monday, September 2. The day after Polish Surfing Challenge 2013 the beaches got empty, rain was pounding and the wind picked up but Tadeusz Saczek and Jurek Kijkowski kept surfing…
surfers: Tadeusz Saczek / Jurek Kijkowski
location: the Baltic Sea / Poland
And just like that, within a few hours of Hurley Pro commencing, Kelly Slater put an end to Dane Reynold’s latest (and arguably most amusing) ASP odyssey. Sadly for Reynolds and his fans, the unprecedented effort that went into getting him into the Hurley Pro ended with a whimper. That’s all you really need to know about what’s happened through Monday. But here’s some back story.
To earn his wild card slot Dane had to … More