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Way too soon Yesterday, we lost Kalani David

Yes, he had some serious ongoing health issues but it still cuts deep when it’s someone we knew, had met,...

Take Five: EP 32 Is Jack Robbo Australian surfing’s return to greatness?

Can Jack Robinson lead Australia back to surfing greatness? There has been much hand-wringing as to the recent, seemingly impotent...

Congrats to Indonesia

Given the consistent perfection of the surf in the Indonesian archipelago, it’s hard to believe that there haven’t been more...

We back.

You may have noticed that we were offline for a minute. What started as a simple miscommunication with one of...

Watch: “Road to Victory” The trials and tribulations of Adin Masencamp

South African upstart, Adin Masencamp, dropped a little doco-type clip last week (Sorry for the lag Adin) that featured his...

Take Five: EP #29 The greatest surf comp ever?

If perhaps you are unaware, the Billabong Pipe comp was completed over the last week or so. In an attempt...

Watch: “Von Froth” Crazy Nazaré

As I’m sure we’ve all seen by now, Nazaré went XXL, again. The crazy part being that we’ve almost become...

Take Five: EP 28 It’s on our watch

As surfers, we often hear stories about various coastal erosion issues simply because that’s where we roll. But it’s also...

Photo Credit: Brandon Sears A great surf photo doesn’t always need a surfer

How many times have you mind-surfed a photo of a perfect empty wave? Or have been mesmerized by some mutant...

Watch: “This is Livin” Backdoor Shootout Opening Ceremony

In this episode on Koa Rothman’s “This is Livin” we get an inside look at the very underground but super...

Watch “Frisbee Shmizbee” The latest from Cola Bros

So, where do we start? Within our office, the Cola Bros vlog is right up there in watchability. Every episode...

WY Recommends: Celestial Foods A Haleiwa Monument

While Foodland may be the meeting place for many a visiting surfer on Hawaii’s North Shore, Celestial is surely the...

Watch: “Time” Schuyler Allen

We know how hard it is these days to be a sponsored surfer. With that in mind, we try to...

Watch: “Super Gab” A little something different

As we’ve surely mentioned, we get creative submissions almost daily from around the world. Some better then others but all...

10 Questions: Jai Glindeman A man of few words

Jai Glindeman is perhaps one of today’s brightest new surfing talents. At the very least, he’s quite possibly taken over...

Watch: Cola Bros North Shore ’21

What a great clip. It wasn’t that long ago when showing up on the North Shore in the fall was...

WY Recommends: John Respondek Craig Vol. 2

Of course, John Respondek needs no introduction. And, his series of books of late are at the highest level of...

WY Recommends: Foodland One of the centers of Surfing’s Universe

Foodland. Many surf towns have iconic meeting points. Places like the Torquay Pub, Single Fin, El Camino market, and many...

Take Five: EP 25 It was a pretty good year at the movies

As we wind down the year, we thought we’d take a minute to reflect on a few of the more...

Watch: Von Froth “Tens” Crazy Slab in Scotland

Fresh off a trip of a lifetime to Indo, Nic Von Rupp has been on a bit of a tear....

Photo Credit: Sam Moody

There’s a huge possibility that if you follow surf media you’ve glanced over the work of photographer Sam Moody. As...

Photo Credit: Arenui Frapwell A fresh set of eyes

Considering Arenui Frapwell is still only in his early 20s, this well-connected lensman has been some places and seen some...

Afternoon Interview: Nate Behl A peek into the world of Nate McNasty

Ever since we stumbled across the man who bills himself as “NcNasty” on his Insta page, we just had to...

Watch: “Port Dog Wedge” Mason on the road in Portugal

As we know, Mase and filmer Rory Pringle have been exploring the Portuguese coast in between WSL Challenger series events....

Congratulations Gabriel Medina Was it ever in doubt?

Number three really came as no surprise, to us anyway. Yes, Gabriel Medina is the best competitive surfer alive today...

Take Five: EP 23 Who is deciding what is good surfing?

The topic has been tossed around for years, more like decades actually. What is good surfing? So when Kelly ripped...

WY Recommends: Kelsen Get your groom on

Surfers, and in this case skaters as well, have been getting together for some time now to start various business...

Watch: “Pink Insomnia” Featuring Braiden Maither

Ok, this is sick. We love when one of the boys puts out a DIY edit. Gather up some clips,...

Take Five: Olympics What did we actually come away with?

As the debut of surfing in the Olympics comes to a close, there is a lot to unpack. But before...

Take Five: EP 23 Olympic surfing should be in a pool

In case you missed it, a new wave pool has opened up in Japan just prior to the Olympic kick...

Take Five: EP 22 Gabriel Medina is the best competitive surfer in the world.

One of surfing’s popular media outlets dropped a bit of a stinker recently. Something about how the current Brazilian domination...

Photo Credit: David Gomez Maui Underground

There is just so much talent out there today. Both in the water and those who are documenting it. We...

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