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In case you missed it, French-born woman surfer, Johanne Defay, won the ladies‘ side of things at the WSL event in Lemoore last weekend. No surprise really as she has been a consistent standout on tour for a few years now, including a huge win back in 2016 at the Fiji Pro and numerous top-five…

WY Recommends: Get yourself a twinnie An education in fun with Mikey Feb

What’s the cliche? “The best surfer is the one having the most fun,” or some other drivel. Well if that rings true at all, then Mr. February is like a 10 time world champ by now. Last week Channel Islands dropped a little clip of Mikey in the Ments shredding on a quiver of their…

Watch: “Flipper Clip” Featuring Noa Deane

Surfing’s favorite rabble-rouser, Noa Deane, has been a bit quiet of late. Understandable with the whole COVID deal and all. Kinda hard to get out and do what you want to do. But from what we see on this little vid, he hasn’t just been sitting around. Veeco dropped this clip yesterday on their Youtube…

WY Recommends O’Neill Hyperfreak “Nomad” boardie

As of course you already know, O’Neill has been making core surf gear since the 1950s and is a legacy brand of which is hard to find comparison today. Simply, they’ve been cranking out the goods for quite some time, and continue to do so. As part of our WY Recommends series, we hooked up…

Photo Credit: Piotrek Drzastwa A dive into the Warsaw skate scene

A few months back we received an email from a photographer by the name of Piotrek Drzastwa. It offered up some raw, emotive images of the underground skate scene in Poland. Interested to see more, we asked him to send over some hi-res files but we didn’t hear back. But yesterday, out of the blue,…

WY Recommends: “Women on Waves” Over 200 years of women’s surfing by Jim Kempton

Did you know that a woman might have been one of the world’s first surfers? Yep, we didn’t either. However, in 1905 the world’s oldest known surfboard was discovered in Hawaii and it dated back to the early 1600s. And, it belonged to a woman! Princess Kaneamuna, a 17th-century Polynesian shredder who was buried in…

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 stay entertained. The fucks a “quaddie?” Obviously there was a bit of surf during the Margs comp this year and this clip highlights some of the many opportunities that abound in this region. But, unfortunately,…

Watch: “Craziest Day Ever” Featuring Barron Mamiya and friends

In what is a bit of a clip from the vault, so to speak, Barron revisits a trip to Tahiti back in 2018 where he joins up with his pals, Matahi Drollet, Kalani Rivero, Noah Beschen, and Makana Pang. Barron walks us through day 1 with some fun tow-ins and then some smaller Teahupo’o runners…