While the Philippines might not be a top bucket list surf destination, one on the level of, say, the Mentawais, the southeast Asia archipelago is home to some world-class waves. Perhaps the most ...

Alexander Fleming was eager to go on vacation. So antsy, in fact, that he didn’t clean his workspace – a pile of dirty petri dishes, festering. And when he returned, he found a curious mold, which ...

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You gotta start somewhere, so the saying goes. Even Kelly Slater, the reigning GOAT of professional surfing, didn’t come hurtling out of the womb and straight onto the podium. And unfortunately, ...

A photo of three-time world champion Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina — seemingly floating over the Pacific waters of Teahupo’o, Tahiti, surfboard suspended vertically mid-air — is being hailed as the ...

Tow-in surfing has a contentious history. Ever since tow surfing emerged – pioneered by Herbie Fletcher in the 1980s at Pipeline, then popularized by Laird Hamilton in the early aughts at Jaws – the ...

Professional surfers flock to Hawaii in the winter for the big swells, but the islands are a great place for learning how to surf all year round. Photo Credit: HTA/Daeja Fallas It is a quintessential ...

The Dakar Peninsula in Senegal is famous for its surfing spots, which draw surfers from all over the world. The region is ...