Greg Noll was one of the big wave surf pioneers and possibly the first surfer to surf Waimea Bay on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii. Greg Lawhead was born February 11, 1937 in San Diego, California. He moved to Manhattan Beach with his mother, Grace Zalabak, who had justRead More →
It is both a terrifying and exhilarating experience. Are you ready to be engulfed by the skyscraper-sized waves of Jaws / Peahi? Jaws is arguably the largest, heaviest, and fastest wave in the Pacific Ocean. When the extreme surf spot bares its teeth, you hear the thunderous roar of theRead More →
The World Surf League (WSL) has announced the end of the Big Wave Tour and its competitive format. The professional surf circuit has decided to create a digital platform that will provide big wave surfing content based on four major pillars. There will be the “Strike Missions” series, the JawsRead More →
Laird Hamilton was one of the first watermen to test the kites developed by the Legaignoux brothers. This is how he lived the early years of kitesurfing. When kitesurfing was born, Laird John Zerfas was already an accomplished wave surfer. His stepfather, Bill Hamilton, was a phenomenal and highly respectedRead More →
Guinness World Records confirmed this. Nuno “Stru” Figueiredo has officially surfed the biggest kitesurfing wave in the world. On November 8, 2017, the kitesurfer from Porto, Portugal launched his kite in Praia do Norte, Nazaré, and sailed one of the most dangerous beach breaks on the planet. The wind wasRead More →
Quiksilver has announced the launch of an inflatable safety vest exclusively designed for the practice of big waves. The Highline Airlift vest is the result of a joint venture between Quiksilver and the French diving equipment company Aqua Lung and hopes to improve the safety of surfers in extreme conditions.Read More →
Dawn slowly gives relief to the huge, wild waves crashing into the slab of Mullaghmore Head. This is the first impulse of the eagerly awaited swell of Hercules during the winter of 2013-14 under the banner of the Atlantic. Al Mennie and his team are the first on the scene,Read More →
Blair Conklin drew a line in the sand when he won his first VIC skimboard competition on Sunday: a new generation of skimboarders are taking the skimboard world by storm. On his way to victory, the 18-year-old Laguna Beach High School graduate used his hard-to-match fast, powerful and graceful styleRead More →
The first combination with an integrated instantly inflatable air bladder was invented. This exceptional new survival development was developed by big wave legend Shane Dorian, Billabong Wetsuits and Mustang Survival Corporation. Named “Billabong V1”, the revolutionary suit was designed after Dorian’s near-drowning incident in 2010 at Maverick’s, the famous coldRead More →