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North Shore, Hawai’i 2020
By Andrew Oliver Traditionally, this has been the time of year when FreeSurf publishes its annual Triple Crown of Surfing program. It’s a homegrown guide to the global surfing convergence that occurs on Oahu’s North Shore each winter. For decades, this coastline has delivered a stage worthy of hosting surfing’s...
Much like the iconic surf breaks of Waimea, Sunset, Hale’iwa, and his beloved Pipeline – Derek Ho was a fixture...
Stoke in Place
South Shore Delight
By Andrew Oliver If there was ever a time in need of a distraction, it’s now. The long summer days...
Summer Shine By Andrew Oliver As we edge into nearly half of a year living under the threat of a global pandemic, normalcy in anything, let alone a changing of the seasons, is becoming an ever-distant memory. On the macro level, the reverberations of a globalized economy and society...
By Mara Pyzel Photos Brian Bielmann Tall, tanned, and talented af, the classically elegant Hawaiian longboarder is far more than...
Our next cover, Josh Moniz, Kewalos. 📷 Brian Bielmann Cover Story / Brian Bielmann, Photo Editor “I’ve lived on the north shore...
By Shawn Pila Our boy @mikey.redd went with his gut, paid his dues and landed the cover shot of @freesurfmag’s finest publication yet. Keep killing it, stay humble, work hard and never give up. Proud of you brother! Mahalo to all the kids and families that came out today to support Mikey....
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...
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...
Cliff Kapono
The Surfing Scientist Saving the Reef
By Mara Pyzel It’s the stuff of legend: the single-celled organisms that form the foundation of our reefs are a foundational piece in the traditional Hawaiian origin story. “In Hawaiian culture, the coral is one of the first things to be created when we look at the kumulipo, the creation...