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Levi Siver has conquered the JP Aloha Classic, in Maui, Hawaii. It’s his first ever win on the PWA World Tour.
The variable winds and mast high sets made for tricky conditions, resulting in a few masts and sails being sacrificed to the infamous reef and rocks of Hookipa.
Levi Siver faced Bernd Roediger, who was looking for a record-equaling third victory … More
On October 29, 2013, a massive swell hit Nazaré, Portugal. Big wave surfers Maya Gabiera and Carlos Burle decided to test their merit on the wave. Maya, despite intense training and preparation, broke her ankle on the wave and, after a struggle, drowned in the turbulent waters. Her rescue partner Carlos Burle managed to get her out of the water and give her CPR on the beach. She was taken to the hospital and will live to surf another wave. Later, Carlos returned to the ocean, and caught the wave that some are saying is the biggest wave ever surfed. One day later, Laird Hamilton appeared on CNN, saying that Carlos Burle’s wave could only be considered the “wipeout of the year” because at the end of his ride, Carlos fell. Laird also made it clear that, in his opinion, Maya Gabiera lacked the necessary skills to ride big waves.
This is what big wave surfer Ken Collins has to say about it.
In the third episode of The Postcard Series with Scotty Vine, the Arbor Snowboards crew flies east to New England, where Winter Storm Nemo has dumped three feet in Boston, Massachusetts. After hanging out in the streets of the Commonwealth, Scotty, Ben Ross, and Justin Melanson point it north to Loon Mountain, New Hampshire and then close out their trip with some unique features in the streets of Southern NH.