“Test Drive” is a new series in which Freesurf explores various equipment for the beach and the ocean. Thanks to...
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By Ben Marcus Photos Sean Evans Southern California is like a box of chocolates: sweet, salty, and full of surprises....
By Jodi Wilmott (With special thanks to Ross Williams & Jason Rem for interview support.) There’s a time in September when a palpable shift occurs in the waters off the North Shore of Oahu. It comes after the last Southern Hemisphere swell sweeps through Tahiti and hands the torch to...
Photos Tyler Rock & Chris Latronic Choke images from NSSA Contest #5 at Sunset Beach Oct 4-5, 2014....
by Stuart Coleman Dawn, Waimea Bay, Feb. 25th, 2016. It is the morning of the Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau...
“Shooting directly into the barrel at Pipeline can be elusive. Pipeline doesn’t break in the same place every wave. It’s like Goldilocks and the Three Bears: I’m too far in, I’m too far out, or I’m just right. Each day that DaHui Backdoor Shootout was held had epic moments where...
There’s no region as wave-rich as Hawaii. Go ahead, put our claim to the test: where else can you find...
By Cash Lambert Paddling out at Ala Moana Bowls at the beginning of summer, there’s multiple senses that can attract...
Jaws Expert Paige Alms
Surviving Giants
A Big Wave Series by Shannon Reporting Photos: Ryan “Chachi” Craig Holding two world titles and three big wave event victories thanks to her dominance at the Pe’ahi Challenge, Maui local Paige Alms has set the bar for women in giant surf. Fitness training and rigorous gym time are just...
Play Salty presents the Longboard Segment: The King of Queen’s Beach, Kaniela Stewart was born and raised on the waves...
Forever Blue
An effort to positively impact the health of our oceans, land, and air.
By Mara Pyzel The realities of climate change and projections for our planet can be terrifying. But know this: you...
Evolution of design requires innovation, critical analysis, and the courage to try something new. Masters of the field of board building spend some of the best years of their lives hidden away from the cameras and the spotlight, covered in dust under the fluorescent lights of a shaping bay—it’s not...