Things get kicked up a notch as a huge swell rolls into Hawaii. Jamie ‘O Brien pulls out his dusty big wave board and sets his eyes on the North Shore for a ridiculous set of waves while the others head to the infamous JAWS.
Surfers don’t share anything. Not waves, not wetsuits, not secret spots, not girls. But wax has always been the exception. Tossed across parking lots and pickup beds to any surfer in need. How good must a wax be then, if no one will share it?
There’s been relatively little change in wax over the last century. Surfboard traction began with sand-infused varnish, continued to … More
One of the most exciting things that can happen at pro surfing contest is the public debut of a new unknown talent whose performance takes the surfing world by surprise. At Domes beach, in Rincon Puerto Rico, such an event occurred, when Francisco Bellorini, 22, from Venezuela won the Corona Extra Pro beforen an estimated crowd of 2,000 people at the iconic venue. Althugh the waves where small, they where not a hindrance to the flying Venezuelan who won every one ofnhis heats on his path to Victory.
In the man on man final he took down … More
The 11th edition of the Nixon Surf Challenge presented by Vans and Monster Energy went down on the Island of La Graciosa. After a jaunt to the arctic waters of the Lofoten Islands in 2011, the crew of invited surfers could enjoy one week of sunshine, good times and uncrowded waves in this year’s edition of the much-anticipated event