Opinion: Should we be surfing right now? Are we inadvertently becoming part of the problem?

A few days ago we casually opined that surfing may be one thing we still have to keep us sane...

Long Read: ‘Tuff City’ Personified How Sepp Bruhwiler’s Dark Past Shaped Who He Is Today

Our interaction with Sepp Bruhwiler began with a rather cryptic DM on the What Youth Insta a while back. It...

WY Recommends: What to do when the sky is actually falling?

Well, it’s official. Covid-19 is wreaking havoc around the globe and has even barged its way into the cloistered little...

WY Recommends: Try a different board!

Asher Pacey’s first surf on a futuristic and very little Album surfboard. After borrowing this 4’10 Plasmic for a spin...

Watch “2019.” A film from Ryan Callinan

As is the new norm these days, surf pro hires filmer (s), stacks a few, drops a clip, Repeat. Yes,...

Watch “Pure Joy” A short film by Zac Haynes

We get a lot of content sent our way. This one popped into our inbox without much fanfare and truth...

WY Recommends: Dill drops a shoe with adidas

It’s awful hard not to get behind the man when he drops pretty much anything these days. Truly one of...

Photo Credit: Marcus Paladino A Canadian POV

As a surf media outlet, we often get some of the first few glimpses of an up and coming talent...

WY Recommends: Rob’s Salty Garage Get your soul on.

It’s been open for a while now but we just got round to properly checking it out. Salty Garage is...

O’Neill Is there a more authentic surf brand?

Many brands today claim authenticity as if it’s something you just acquire somehow. Not so fast. That in mind, O’Neill...

Opinion: Can surfing have true equality?

A few days ago Caroline Marks dropped a cool vid on her IG threading a nice drainer at Teahupoʻo. Thus,...

Watch “Over The Ledge” Gearóid McDaid and crew

Well, we told ya to watch this kid. Over the Ledge is a cinematic journey by Gearóid McDaid and his...

In Memorium: Bob Cooper, surfing’s true freesurfer

A couple of days ago it was reported that surfing lost one of its true characters when the legendary Bob...

WY Premiere: Kimbo Nice Listen to Their New Single “David Lewis”

Kimbo Nice is from England and their name has a familiar ring to it. No, its not the MMA guy!...

North Shore Diary A portfolio by Pedro Gomes

We were recently connected to photographer Pedro Gomes through the unmistakable and far-reaching power of the Internet. Um yep, he...

Watch “Freedom” A film from Kanoa Igarashi

Well, look who just dropped a vid. A busy man that Kanoa, but we were lucky enough that filmer Tanner...

Watch “Elude” A film by Noah Wegrich and Perry Gershkow

Whenever Perry Gershkow points a camera at something it’s a good idea to pay attention to the finished product. Once...

Date Line: Jordy turns 32 A Press Release

Apparently it’s Jordy Smith’s birthday today. But don’t take our word for it, let our friends at M&C Saatchi tell...

What Youth Does: Jackson Dorian A Brief Q&A with the young shredder

Jackson Dorian is coming along quite well. His father has held it down as a giant slayer in the water...

Watch “Mania” featuring Sebastìon Soto

We were trolling around the ‘Gram this morning and stumbled across this little beauty. It’s a short clip but it’s...

Photo Credit: Nate Lawrence Matt Meola’s timeless bash

Matt DM’d yesterday inquiring to see if we still had the digi file of this incredible backside rote that we...

Watch “Gabe Morvil in Portugal” Fine Times

Gabe Morvil is a 20 year old from North Carolina and ventured on a trip to Portugal with Matt Tromberg....

WY Recommends Vans UltraRange EXO

Vans has teamed up with its intrepid travelers, Michael February and Dylan Graves, to design a shoe with an ease...

2020 “Five to Watch” The future looks bright

We’ve been rolling out our predictions of greatness for a few years now and we have had some success in...

Opinion Who killed surfing?

Well, of course, surfing isn’t dead but actually very much alive and chugging along nicely, thank you, oblivious to most...

Watch “Hawaii Live” The final episode

With what has been a very solid winter of surf on the North Shore – it’s going off as we...

Newsstand: “City Surf” A book by Nate Lawrence and Leo Maxam

Well, if you’ve followed What Youth for any amount of time you would have seen the unmistakable photographic excellence of...

Watch “Best January Waves” A French Chat with Jeremy Flores

If you speak french, you’ll love this! If not, open the Youtube settings and get it translated into subtitles. In...

What Youth Does: Kaden Russi A Q&A

A chat with Kaden Russi. What Youth has always been about capturing the ins and outs of young and interesting...

Watch “Surf Hossegor” Jeremy, Marc, and the crew in France.

Unless you’ve been there in person, its hard to really get a grasp of the place. Hossegor, La Graviere, Les...

Na-Kel Smith and Adidas Drop Rivalry HI Fresh Kicks

Well, here they go again. Adidas skateboarding just dropped Na-Kel’s new shoe. It’s another unique take on an old classic,...

Read: An open letter to Erik Logan We aren’t asking much

As was reported a few days ago, Sophie Goldschmidt, the current CEO of the World Surfing League, will be stepping...