Take Five: EP 21 Is surf localism racism?
“Hey haole, beat it!” If you’ve surfed certain regions in the South Pacific to any significant degree, you’ve probably heard...
Watch: “Ho and Paishon in Indo” More outtakes from Snapt4
Mason and Sheldon must sure be racking up the frequent flyer miles. In this cruisy clip – which is paced...
TAKE FIVE EP: 20 Buy Now or build a brand
In case you missed it, French-born woman surfer, Johanne Defay, won the ladies‘ side of things at the WSL event...
Watch: “Margs” by Cola Bros The best vlog on the ‘net right now?
With the WSL’s Australian “Quaddie” mercifully coming to an end, the Cola Bros always seem to find a way to...
Watch: “Lost Track Atlantic Featuring Torren Martyn
We kinda fell asleep on NeedEssentials’ first episode of the “Lost Track” series (Watch here), but we’re all over EP...
The future is upon us Cruz Dinofa leads the charge of tomorrow’s youth
There’s been a movement in surfing of which has been pushing forward for a few years now. It’s been a...
What Youth Drinks: “Wine” A starter kit
Here’s the setup: you have a hot date lined up with you cooking dinner at the pad. There are a...
WY Recommends: Demand Surf Products A little help is on the way
As a quasi surf-media company, whatever that is, we get a lot of cool stuff sent our way. We were...
Listen: Sonic Youth Surfing’s most important band?
Whether you’ve ever liked them or not isn’t really the question. No, it’s way more about a broader cultural influence...
Dirty ‘ol Wedge Grab your speedos and fins, it’s May 1!
As we sometimes do, we ended up at our favorite Mexican joint on yet another Friday afternoon. And, as we...
Take Five: EP 15 Noa Deane’s transcendent moment
Hard to believe it’s been seven-plus years already since Noa Deane’s uncomfortable to some moment at the Surfer Poll Awards....
Watch: “Days at Bowl” Featuring Josh Burke
It’s kinda cool watching surfers grown into their own. The rail gets a little wetter, the bashes get slightly more...
Watch: Snapt4 “Grovel Camp” Featuring Jack Robbo
Either this is the greatest video release marketing campaign ever or Logan Dulien has pulled off a scam for the...
Watch: “Lane Splitter” Oscar Langburne X Christenson Surfboards
With many of the world’s best surfers locked away in a random Newcastle hotel through a bizarre turns of events...
Watch: Von Froth EP 24 “The Grower”
If you follow Nic, you know he was on a bit of a holiday in Costa Rica of late. But...
Watch: “The Kids Are Alright” Featuring Dimitri Poulos
In these uncertain times, it is comforting to know that the youth of surfing is thriving. Okay, that might be...
Watch: “Beach Head” Hawaiian Time
Ian Crane had himself a banger of a visit to the North Shore this past winter but in this latest...
Watch: “Currents” Featuring Micha Cantor and Luke Gordon
You’ve heard us mention before how we love all the DIY clips we get these days. No big surf stars,...
Take Five: EP 13 What the F**K are we even riding?
Surfing, as we mostly know it – riding a wave while standing upright on a surfboard – is a fairly...
Photo Credit: Danny Fuller Liquid Horizon
Of course, you know all about Danny Fuller. Incredible surfer, uber-creative artist/photographer, great dad, married to a supermodel and fashion...
What Youth Drinks: The Mai Tai The origin might not be what you thought
With the Hawaiian surf scene in full swing, and as they often do this time of year, our minds turn...
Photo Credit: Jack O’Grady Featuring Bronte Mcauley
It’s no secret that the ladies have been upping the game lately. Bigger waves, heavier spots, as well as some...
Watch: “Von Froth” EP 20 A little Q&A with Nic
In this clip, Nic Von Rupp isn’t out chasing the usual giants, but instead having a fun sesh with the...
Photo Credit: Chris Peel Part 2 Another look around
Chris Peel lives a rather nomadic life by most standards. All over OZ, Indo, PNG, and the occasional trip to...
Watch: Von Froth: EP 16 Opening Day
Yesterday marked the opening day of the 2020 season. Huge surf for the season opener at Queen Nazaré but only...
Thoughts: A few words with Logan Dulien The Snapt Mastermind
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock the last couple of years, then you probably know all about the Snapt...
Watch: Von Froth: EP 15 The Pyzel Board Test
Like a kid in a candy shop, Nic Von Rupp was all smiles when a fresh delivery of new Pyzels...
Take Five: EP 08 RIP Surfer Magazine and Michael Tomson
As we mentioned last week, the granddaddy of surf media, Surfer Magazine, has been shuttered. After 60 years of continuous...
The Carving Three It’s time to bring it back
Truth be told, it never really went anywhere. Beginning with one of Hawaii’s most progressive surfers ever, the late Buttons...
Watch: “Pistol Surf Co” The Highlight Reel
Some of the crew out Perth way have been flaring up a bit lately. And, it would seem more than...
Watch: “Jesus Stance” featuring Clay Marzo
Our friends at Nobody Surf shared with us this clip shot by Kamala Maither, which features the amazing surfing of...
Watch: “Winter Tropics” With Josh Burke
Our friend Alan Burke sent us a nice little clip of his son Josh ripping their home island of Barbados....
