Gabriela Bryan (HAW) and Barron Mamiya (HAW) emerged victorious at the World Surf League (WSL) Sunset Pro presented by HIC,...
Ideated by Jamie O’Brien, the world’s most fun foam surfboard competition series is coming to Sandy Beach Red Bull and...
World Surf League (WSL) Hawaii/Tahiti Nui announced the Sunset Pro presented by HIC, a men’s and women’s Qualifying Series (QS) 1000, returns to North Shore, Oahu’s famed Sunset Beach for valuable points toward Challenger Series (CS) qualification. With the support of HIC and the Hawaii Youth Surfing Development Organization (HYSDO),...
Vying for the World Longboarding Title in Malibu By Rebecca Parsons Photos by Tommy Pierucki Kelis Kaleopa’a was destined to...
By Rebecca Parsons As kids, many of us can admit to dreaming of becoming a professional athlete. While it’s a...
By Aukai Ng The Banzai Pipeline is touted by many as the most rewarding yet consequential wave on the planet. Over the decades, only a very few have mastered this world famous surf break and those who have, certainly made names for themselves. But how does one master Pipeline and...
Soleil Errico (USA) and Harrison Roach (AUS) won the 2022 Longboard World Titles at the Cuervo Classic Malibu Longboard Championship...
A marathon Finals Day crowned Sophia Culhane (HAW) and Kai Sallas (HAW) the maiden World Surf League (WSL) Surfing For...
Maalaea
By Jud Lau
It really does feel like it was all a dream. Words can scarcely describe what was experienced by several hundred of Hawai’i’s finest surfer’s, and witnessed by thousands of spectators. It was euphoric, monumental, historic. Perhaps one of the most remarkable days of big wave barrel riding to ever go...
With a very heavy heart the surfing world lost a very talented, very young surfer. Kalani David was indeed a...
Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) and Filipe Toledo (BRA) won the 2022 World Surf League (WSL) Titles at the second-annual Rip Curl...
RYAN BURCH
Shaping in the Dreamscape
The FreeSurf Interview By Andrew Oliver For those who are relatively surf-savvy, Ryan Burch is a name they’re quite familiar with. Burch has been one the most influential surfer/shapers of the last decade, pushing the boundaries of creativity in the water and the shaping room. Nearly a decade out from...











