Town once feared 10-storey waves - but then surfers showed up

Nazare: At the market in this ancient fishing village, Portuguese pensioners shop for their fruit and vegetables. Retired fishermen chat over coffee. And a record-breaking American surfer sips on a cucumber and celery smoothie. Garrett McNamara, a 52-year-old from Hawaii, ...

Tubes4Boobs this weekend, with great weather predicted and even better waves!

And there are still spots available! So far the 2018 Tubes4Boobs has raised over 12 grand to go with the $57,000 from ...

A special gadget

Back in October 2009, windsurfing teacher Rachael Miller went to help clean up an island off the coast of Maine ...

Coastal community come together for South Stradbroke Island

Over 70 volunteers made the boat trip to South Straddie to scour over eight kilometres of the Island’s coast for ...

Another Ballina shark attack, two days after the fatality in the Whitsundays

A surfer is in hospital after fighting off a shark with his board near Ballina on the Far North Coast ...

Vans Duct Tape China, Men’s and Women’s – news & invitees list

Vans Press Release: The Joel Tudor Duct Tape Invitational longboarding series heads to a brand new location on the island ...

Ocean Health: Scientists count whales from space

UK scientists have demonstrated the practicality of counting whales from space. The researchers have been using the highest resolution satellite pictures available. ...

Classic surf DVDs - we’ve got them!

Yep, Digital Optical Discs are still alive and well and spinning in loungerooms all over the world, and while this particular “storage ...

Swell: A Sailing Surfer’s Voyage – Australian book tour & trailer

Captain Liz Clark set sail from California in 2006 in pursuit of a life-long dream of surf exploration via sailboat. After ...

Palau to be the first country to ban sunscreens to protect its vulnerable coral reefs.

From the BBC: The government has signed a law that restricts the sale and use of sunscreen and skincare products ...

New dates, and everything else regarding the Australian Longboard Surfing Open

From ALSO Honcho Sean McKeown: Here is everything you need to know about the 2019 Australian Longboard Surfing Open. Please read ...

“Log Jam” Rhode Island. Watch the 17-minute movie here – from water, land & air

Entry fee was a 6 pack of beer and the surfers were competing for three custom axes. Invitees were local loggers and surfers from ...

View from the English press of the Yeppoon Surf Lakes Pool

From the UK Daily Mail: Amazing Australian wave pool introduces world-first technology that will let riders surf five different breaks ...

"Respect Point Impossible" – here’s the half-hour film

A film about culture, community, conservation and surfers working together to protect a special part of the coast. RESPECT POINT IMPOSSIBLE ...

If It’s October, This Must Be Fistral – wrap & photos

Once again we reached the climax of the British Longboard Union tour with The Stable Fistral Longboard Classic - a ...

UK report: Rising seas will swamp homes

From the BBC, Friday: England’s coastal communities haven’t faced up to the reality of rising seas through climate change, a ...

Celebrating 1968: North America Longboard Championship back at Puerto Rico

A momentous occasion awaits at Domes Beach, Puerto Rico for the Men and Women's Rincon 50 Surf Fest. It marks ...

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