From Diamond Head “Surf Rat” to Pipeline Powerhouse By Mike Latronic – Freesurf Magazine is always looking to spotlight colorful...
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By Mike Latronic – When Kala DeSoto claimed victory at last month’s Da Hui Backdoor Shootout, it felt like more...
By Mike Latronic – In the wet and wild world of professional surfing, there are few stories as raw and real as that of Sheldon Paishon. Hailing from the Westside of Oahu—a place of immense natural beauty but also deep-seated economic hardship—Sheldon’s path to the podium as runner-up to Kala...
Hawai’i Surf Team Journeys to Punta Rocas, Peru
2025 ISA World Junior Surfing Championship
By Mike Latronic – A cool current flows through the morning air and it’s still relatively dark, with just a...
Landon McNamara
Musician, Waterman, and Eddie Champion
By Mike Latronic – If the rhythm and melody of music were indeed connected to the natural currents of the...
David Electric
Pulling up for the Champions
By Mike Latronic – In today’s world, most human hands are busy scrolling a phone screen or hovering over a computer keyboard. Surfer-musician David Elecciri most often spends his energy with his hands strumming a guitar or duck diving on the rail of a surfboard. As the lead guitarist for...
By Kaea Latronic, Photos Spencer Suitt – Eight years ago, FreeSurf introduced the world to a pair of bright-eyed and...
By Mike Latronic Can you remember the first time you rode a wave? Who was there? What happened? And how...
By Kaea Latronic – Hawaiʻi has long been a cradle for surfing prodigies—youthful talents who announce themselves early, rewrite expectations, and shape the sport’s future. Think of Coco Ho, charging through HASA heats before most kids her age had mastered their bottom turn, climbing into NSSA finals at 12, and...
The Quiet Storm
Jacob Turner’s Rise from Unknown to Unshakable
By Mike Latronic – In nearly four decades of documenting surfing in Hawai’i, I’ve seen generations of talent bloom. Some...
By Mike Latronic – As a publisher based in Hawai’i I’m no stranger to witnessing the world’s best surfers perform at the highest level. The North Shore has long been the global proving ground where reputations are made and broken. Springtime is typically awesome for surfing in Hawai’i, but this...
