Poised on a surfboard and dwarfed by a tower of water some 10 times her size, fear is one of the first emotions that big wave surfer Laura Crane feels before she hurtles down a 60-foot behemoth. “From ...
The surfing competition for the Paris 2024 Olympics will not be staged at any of France’s famous mainland surf spots. Not at Biarritz or Anglet or even the thumping sand-bottom beach break at Hossegor ...
As the swell begins to form and the crest starts soaring into the sky, surfer Sebastian Steudtner puts one hand back to feel the wall of energy rumbling behind him. In just a matter of seconds, the ...
Surfing carries images of palm-tree lined beaches in Hawaii or California’s Santa Monica mountains overlooking Malibu’s beaches. And big surfer names like Laird Hamilton and Kelly Slater helped stamp ...
Canines will catch some waves at Wags for Waves, an inaugural surf dog event coming to the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. Wave-riding canines will compete in various categories including solo and tandem ...
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Ana Manero is a volunteer with not-for-profit Surfing Mums. Ever since Polynesian pioneers took to the ocean on wooden rafts, people have been hooked on riding waves. Today, surfing is one of the ...
PACIFICA, Calif. (KPIX) – While many of the world’s best surfers are in Tahiti competing in the Olympics, on Saturday, there was a much different kind of international competition on the waves.