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Over the past few days, I’ve watched a bit of the Challenger Series event going on at Saquarema. I prophesied a bland viewing. To my pleasant surprise, I fancied the time spent. Never before have I taken note of how amusing that wave looks. It’s a shaken up, mixed grab bag of everything you could […]
Stab recently unveiled the invitee list for the new upcoming Vans Pipe Masters, which will take place in a short few weeks. You can watch both episode 1 and 2 of the invite show here and here. Surprises, complaints, and questions have all ensued. Let’s have a look at some notable names missing from the […]
Kai Lenny uploaded this clip to his social platforms a couple days ago. Never been done before, right? Fucking gnarly. I understand he was in straps, obviously towed, but wow. This is exactly what I was referring to 2 years ago when I name dropped him in this piece as the most progressive surfer I […]
Even if you don’t follow any American professional sports, as a surfer, you have obviously heard of Raheem Mostert. The NFL running back made waves last year with his unique touchdown dance that may have caught your eye. In the game to go to the Super Bowl (NFC Championship), Mostert set a team record for […]
Is surfing superstitious in any way? For example, do you have a mojo before a surf? Specific stretching routine? Certain playlist you listen to on the way to the beach? Do you only use a particular wax? Smoke two joints in the morning? Think of your typical lot lizard who refuses to paddle out anywhere […]
I know, I know. I just said I was done with the Woz for a bit. However, the Wiz just recently announced the schedule for next year’s CT tour, much to the dismay of the general surf fan. Comments flooded in from all directions on the WSL’s Instagram post: “look at these comments. Listen to […]
With the Championship Tour coming to a close for the remainder of this year, we will be diving into more surf material that is unrelated to contests. A few examples: Surf NFT’s, crowds & localism, board materials & technology, and more. That’s just a few upfront topics to cover, not to mention a few different […]
It is all said and done. We now have our 2022 World Champions of Surfing. Big congratulations to Filipe Toledo on his maiden World Title. Eclipsing the young Brazilian’s expected outcome was Stephanie Gilmore, the now winningest female surfer of all time. She broke a tie with Layne Beachley for the most World Titles ever, […]
My last few blog posts have been solely about competitive surfing. Thinking back on this has my brain questioning, is surfing even meant for competition? An ocean wave breaking can never be recreated. There will never be an exact replica of that specific swell line. There are no constants in surfing. The closest relative sports […]
Miguel Pupo was 85 points short of tying Kanoa Igarashi for the 5th and final spot at Lowers. Griffin was 65 points below Miggy. What could have gone differently for these guys throughout the year that would have, could have made a difference? Let’s look back at the year and see if we find anything […]