As part of Wavegarden’s night lighting test this past summer, European surf stars Joan Duru, Leo Fioravanti, Justin Becret, Vincent Duvignac and their friends Maud Le Car, Kauli Vaast, Pacha Light and a couple of groms broke away from the crowds and headed to Wavegarden’s demo centre deep in the heart of the Basque countryside in northern Spain.
On a scale of 1 to 10, how difficult is it to learn to surf? It depends on your determination and ability to tick a few critical boxes.
The good news is that it is quite easy to learn the basics of surfing. No doubt about it. Let’s just say it requires a few balance skills.
In fact, the majority of surfers will tell you that … More
Skyscrapers, traffic jams, and above-average waves
It’s an inescapable feeling. You’re in a crowded city, and yet, whilst roaming the streets in a sea of people, you feel completely alone – like Holden Caulfield in 1950s New York City.
Now, if only that solitary feeling translated to the water. But alas, much to the dismay of local surfers, the waves in heavily populated cities often do not reflect the collective feeling of big-city loneliness; instead, they’re some of the most crowded lineups on earth (i.e. Malibu, just north of Los Angeles, or Waikiki in Honolulu). And so goes the curse of the modern city-dweller – yearning for … More
In 1979, Mike Strident, built a revolutionary single fin – “The Outrider”. Strident has the world at his feet. He is the highest paid surfer in history, he’s killing it on the world tour, but then the Thruster happens.
The tri-fin surfboard makes Strident irrelevant overnight and his empire crumbles.
Thirty years later, Californian hot dogger, Tommy Tonata, discovers the original Outrider and tries to bring Strident back. And so begins a classic buddy story of shaping, redemption, head butts, acid trips and getting barrelled.