After Hawaii’s Carissa Moore won the first-ever women’s Olympic gold medal in surfing earlier this summer, she said the moment was about surfing and using the platform to share positivity and love.
She was able to share even more of that on Tuesday when she added to Olympic gold by winning her fifth world title at the World Surf League Finals in San Clemente, California. She beat Brazil’s Tatiana Weston-Webb in the best-of-three format, winning the final two heats after losing the first.
“It was a crazy back and forth battle,” she said. “It didn’t kind of go … More
Robby Naish is probably the greatest windsurfer in the history of the sport. His career stats are absolutely impressive.
But the legendary waterman is also someone who pioneered kiteboarding and modern stand-up paddleboarding (SUP).
Naish was always ahead of his time, and the nearly obsessive search for perfection only added layers of success to his longtime competitive career. … More
He is explosive and daring, but also shy and very close to his family. He is an idol for a nation of surfers and non-surfers. In a sea where a Brazilian city makes its living from, he catches waves. And if there were any barriers to believe that his life could be different, he has proven that you need to dream and to persist. First Surfing Olympic champion, Italo Ferreira has his story revealed in his first documentary: The Curious Tales of Italo Ferreira.