By Mike Latronic – Tiger Abubo from the island of Kauaʻi is by far one of the most powerful junior...
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The Hawaii Surf Team (HST) Junior program remains the definitive proving ground for the islands’ most elite young talent. Under...
From Diamond Head “Surf Rat” to Pipeline Powerhouse By Mike Latronic – Freesurf Magazine is always looking to spotlight colorful personalities, extreme athletes, and champions who live for the chase. One young man who has transitioned from a frothing amateur to one of the most respected new faces in the...
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...
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 glint of light and color barely visible. Visually it’s another somber morning in Punta Negra, Peru. I say that without malice the landscape is just flat and barren compared to...
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...
By Kaea Latronic, Photos Spencer Suitt – Eight years ago, FreeSurf introduced the world to a pair of bright-eyed and bushy-tailed North Shore siblings, Stone and Skai Suitt. Two keiki with saltwater in their veins, likely some sand still in their ears, but most definitely, big dreams growing and thriving...
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,...
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 became champions and others moved on to other pursuits. There have been many athletes with world-class skill, balance, reflexes and strength, but when it comes to surfing waves of serious...