Surviving Giants
Four-Time Jaws Champion, Billy Kemper
Hard work and dedication go a long way—just ask the four-time Jaws Challenge champion, Billy Kemper. If it weren’t for...
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Story and photos by gOnzo Back in the early 70s, Honolua was considered one of the most sought-after waves on the planet and more than a few surfers moved to Maui just to experience its perfection on a regular basis. Nowadays, the lineup spans the generations with old and new...
Editor’s Note Celebrate Discovery By Andrew Oliver Exploration has always been an integral part of surfing – the constant desire...
After almost two weeks of rain and crazy winds, finally Hawaii became Hawaii for a whole week. The island chain...
Surviving Giants / Second Generation Waimea Bay Charger, Emi Erickson
A Big Wave Series by Shannon Reporting
The unofficial queen of Waimea Bay, Emily Erickson has followed in her legendary father’s footsteps as one of the North Shore’s best big wave surfers. Dedicated to traditional single fins, you’ve probably seen her now-iconic black striped Lyle Carlson 10’6’’ gun. It’s taken on a life of its own, so...
If you could travel back in time and see surfing in its infant state, what do you think you would...
By Andrew Oliver “The Season,” as it’s known on the North Shore, roughly corresponds to the six weeks of competition,...
November was a memorable month for us. Although we did not get any huge Waimea Bay swell, the Banzai Pipeline flared up for what seemed like weeks on end. Everyone was exhausted before the real deal even started. This watershot was taken at noon on Sunday, November 24th. Swell was...
By Shannon Reporting Aussie Jack Robinson’s prowess on the North Shore this year is unmatched. The nickname “Jack Robo” has...
Odi Schlossberg
The SurfAid Cup Series Artist
By Taylor Phelps Odile ‘Odi’ Schlossberg grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, spending vacations along the Uruguay coastline where she...
Hidden in Plain Sight / Benji Brand
The Freesurf Interview
By Andrew Oliver With social media’s infinite broadcast of the banal, the tragic, the triumphant, and everything in between, it’s nearly impossible for a moment of even the slightest significance to go unnoticed, unclaimed, and unpublished – especially in the world of modern professional surfing where self-promotion has become synonymous...