Jeff Clark Explains Everything You Wanted to Know About the Mavericks Surf Awards
The Mavericks Surf Awards might finally prove to be a successful way to run a big wave surfing event at Mavericks.
An Ode to the Wasatch In Four Chapters
When it's on, there's no place in the world quite like Utah's crown jewel.
Nat Young on His New Book, Competitive Surfing’s Style Problem, and Miki Dora’s Racism
In his new book, "Church of the Open Sky," the iconic surfer shares priceless anecdotes from his surfing experience to explain his unbreakable connection with nature.
Kassia Meador’s Crash Course on Politely Navigating Surf Lineups
Surf etiquette can be tricky. Kassia Meador shares a lifetime of insights so you can learn the easy way.
This Is ‘PEK’ With Joan Duru
The French goofy-footer makes Indonesia's enviable points and beachies look "crazy fun."
Will 2019 Be the Year a Queen of Waimea Bay Is Finally Crowned?
Short answer: If the surf cooperates.
The Mavericks Contest Is Back and Guaranteed to Run in 2019-2020; Here’s How
A new format may save contest surfing at Mavericks.
Watch: Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morrison’s Historic First Ski Descent of Lhotse Couloir
"There's so much aversion to risk-taking... I don't think that's the right direction we should be going."
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The Surfing Swami Gets Carjacked in Mexico: Just How Dangerous Is It for Surfers?
"A guy jumps out with an AR-15. He doesn’t have his shirt on and he's pointing the gun at us. I didn't look at anything else. I was just transfixed on that gun."
Did a Surfer’s Death from a Brain-Eating Amoeba Reveal a Serious Loophole in Regulating Wave Parks?
Man-made surfing has experienced a revolution, and there was no reason to think it would slow down. Until, perhaps, the death of Fabrizio Stabile.
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Nearly everyone agrees that the 3.6 million pounds of nuclear waste sitting at San Onofre is bad. But no one agrees on what to do about it.
Here’s How Josh Kerr Made Parenthood and Life on the World Tour Look So Good
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Ride and Seek: A Sierra Strike Mission With Ian Walsh, Danny Davis, Nick Russell and Jeremy Jones
Big wave surfer Ian Walsh joins some of snowboarding's most iconic figures for a mission in the Sierra Nevada backcountry.
This Is the Dystopian Future of Surf
In a future where the coast is too toxic for humans to survive, wave pools rule the surfing world. But there are rumors of roving bands of surfers who risk it all for the perfect wave...
We Rode Chest-Deep Powder with Gerry Lopez and Learned the Key to Living a Better Life
And he didn't try to school us.
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