After my accident at Rocky Point, as I lay twisting and writhing on the examination table in the doctor’s office while he probed the long L shaped wound, I thought about my dreams of becoming a pro and wondered what might become of me if I failed. I had few peripheral interests aside from surfing. What would I do with myself? I couldn’t imagine myself as anything other than a surfer. Starting the next morning I had no choice but to find out  … More
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Maya Gabeira is delicate, pretty, calm and serene. She had the inner characteristics for being an architect, executive, engineer or doctor, but she decided to dedicate her life to extreme big wave surfing.
Gabeira was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1987. His father founded the Green Party, in her country, but she wouldn’t take the path of politics. When Maya started  … More
With the best young surfers set to begin competition in two days time, the press conference for the DAKINE ISA World Junior Surfing Championship Presented by Billabong centered around this future generation of surfing, and more specifically, the future of surfing in Panama.
This event marks the third time that Panama Tourism and the ISA have partnered to host an ISA World Championship event. In the short time since that first event, the 2010 ISA World Masters Surfing Championship, the sport of surfing and the lifestyle it presents has found a foothold in … More
Staying at the Volcom Pipe house is every surfer’s dream (or nightmare).  For the second year running, Volcom Europe’s juniors had the chance to live the dream and get the house for themselves.
Under the watchful eyes of of Volcom Hawaii’s Tai Vandyke and Kai “Borg” Garcia, they were reminded to make the most of this privilege, but to stay on their toes and respect the Hawaiian protocol…Â The boys got the message!