Daily Archives: 2019-01-22

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Tristan Roberts wins 2019 Itacoatiara Pro 2019-06-20
Tristan Roberts claimed the 2019 Itacoatiara Pro, in Niteroi, Brazil. The South African bodyboarder defeated local legend Dudu Pedra in the final. Brazilian riders have never won the Itacoatiara Pro. The first event of APB's World Grand Slam Series (WGS) was cursed by the lack of swell.
Eight trialists secure spots on 2019 Itacoatiara Pro 2019-06-13
Eight trialists have secured spots on the 2019 Itacoatiara Pro main event. The finals got underway in Niterói's famous beach break with consistent and highly contestable wedge waves. Five riders from Brazil, and single representatives from Easter Island, Australia, and Basque Country will have the chance to compete against their idols.
Lachlan Cramsie secures third consecutive ABA Tour title 2019-06-04
Lachlan Cramsie has taken out the 2019 Australian Bodyboarding Association (ABA) Tour. The bodyboarder from Queensland secured the national title for the third year in a row. Cramsie, 24, won the first event held at Fingal Beach back in April in stylish fashion, ahead of other tour leaders, Japan's Hayato Enokido, Brazil's Silas Ganciar, and […]

The 2019 Skim USA Tour schedule 2019-01-31
The official 2019 Skim USA Tour schedule has been released. The amateur, youth-focused skimboarding circuit founded on the east coast of the United States will run five events in 2019. The 2019 Skim USA Tour kicks off in March, in Florida, and wraps up in August, in Delaware.
The photo book that captures the essence of skimboarding 2019-01-25
Photographer Dwight Mudry announced the release of his self-published digital book "Skim: A Photographer's Journey." As an amateur photographer, Mudry photographed waves for several years, but he felt his images were usually pretty uninteresting. That all changed when he first saw a skimboarder on Aliso Beach, in Southern California, who was running down the beach […]
How to do the monkey crawl in skimboarding 2018-10-23
The monkey crawl is one of the two techniques that allow skimboarders to get to the waves or any other dead water surface. Ideally, you should learn how to do it by running to about thigh to waist-deep water next to small, weak waves, as they break next to you. The goal is to carry […]

Dominik Gührs explores Bangkok like never before 2019-06-24
The German wakeboarder has made the Thai capital his winter training base for three months each year. In the three-part "Searching Bangkok" series, Dominik Gührs explores the famous city's food, culture, and sport courtesy of a winch and a wakeboard. The Munich wakeboarder relocated to Thailand to be able to train more readily during the […]
Markus Lahmer wins first event of the 2019 Nautique Wakesurf Series 2019-06-13
Outstanding performances were seen this past weekend in London at the first stop of the 2019 Nautique Wakesurf Series. Riders gathered from over nine different countries to compete at the Nautique European Wakesurf Championships, striving to define themselves as the sport's elite and hoping to secure the very first invitations to the Nautique Masters Wakesurf […]
2019 Pro Wakeboard Tour kicks off with no surprises 2019-05-20
Nic Rapa and Sean Silveira claimed the 2019 Supra Boats Pro Wakeboard Tour (PWT) season opener at August Lakes, in Katy, Texas. Rapa recorded a near-perfect score of 97.67 in the finals to edge Tony Iacconi (93.00) and fellow Team Supra rider Shota Tezuka (90.67). Rapa earned the two highest scores of the day with […]

Plasticrust: the new blend of plastic and rock 2019-06-25
A group of marine scientists has made a strange discovery on the island of Madeira, in Portugal. In 2016, Ignacio Gestoso, a marine ecologist at MARE, a multipolar marine and environment science center, noticed that unidentified blue crusts were plastered onto wave-licked rock formations. Gestoso and his team collected a few samples and photographed the […]
What are microplastics? 2019-06-24
Plastic is the most common type of marine debris found in the world's oceans. Samples of several types of human-made polymers have been found in the Challenger Deep, the deepest point known on planet Earth. Microplastics are small pieces of plastic that have been steadily invading and polluting the oceans, the beaches, and the environment […]
Humans are ingesting 5 grams of plastic per week 2019-06-21
Humans could be ingesting five grams of plastic every week, according to a study by Australia's University of Newcastle. The analysis made for the World Wide Fund (WWF) reveals that an average person may be potentially consuming as much as 1,769 particles of plastic every week, just from both tap and bottled water. Additionally, we […]

Federico Infantino challenges Margaret River's Main Break 2019-06-12
Margaret River's Main Break is a popular surf spot located in Western Australia. Although it is mainly a surfers-only reef break, it can be windsurfed when it gets too windy for shortboards. Federico Infantino is an Italian professional windsurfer. He moved to Australia's Wildflower State six years ago to chase waves and howling winds.
Founder of North Sails passes away 2019-06-05
Lowell North, the iconic founder of North Sails, passed away at 89 in San Diego, California. North was born on December 2, 1929, in Springfield, Missouri. He kicked off his sailmaking career when he was only 14, and his father bought a one-design racing keelboat Star with cotton sails.
French riders dominate 2019 Défi Wind 2019-06-03
With 1,176 entries, Défi Wind confirmed his status of is arguably the world's largest gathering of windsurfers. Sailors from five continents and 45 countries returned to Gruissan to ride the infamous Tramontane wind. This year, the youngest participant was only 14 years of age and the oldest windsurfer, Farouk Siamer, a 76-year-old veteran. Actually, 200 […]

Bittersweet finale at 2019 GKA Gran Canaria 2019-06-17
The 2019 GKA Freestyle World Cup Gran Canaria did not crown a male champion due to the lack of wind at Vargas Beach. The second stop of the 2019 GKA World Tour was cursed by adverse weather conditions, leaving more than thirty international elite riders waiting for a contestable breeze. Although the wind conditions expected […]
Rob Douglas sets new world record for the fastest mile on a kite 2019-06-16
Rob Douglas has set a new nautical mile speed sailing world record at Plage du Rouet, in La Palme, France. On June 10, the American kiteboarder rode his kite at 39.04 knots (44.93 miles per hour) during the 2019 Prince of Speed. Douglas sailed to glory equipped with his seven and six-meter Flysurfer Soul production […]
Scheid and Lammerts win 2019 Triple-S Invitational 2019-06-10
Brandon Scheid and Annelous Lammerts claimed the 2019 Triple-S Invitational, in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The world's best progressive kiteboarders have once again hit the "Graveyard of the Atlantic" for another highly successful wake-style event. This year, the premier kite park was blessed with plenty of southwest and north wind, and judges carefully analyzed the […]

The best surf spots in Costa Rica 2018-06-13
Costa Rica is one of the safest social environments in Central America. As a result, tourism boosted, and the country's economy thrived. Although you'll find a few crowded surf breaks, in a way similar to what you get in Southern California, Australian, and Western Europe, it is safe to say that Costa Rica offers a […]
The best surf spots in Canada 2018-01-18
When you think of Canada, surfing is not the first thing that comes to mind. But the truth is that the Great White North has immaculate surf breaks. Canada is the second largest country in the world and has the largest coastline in the world with 202,080 kilometers (125566 miles) of shores. If you're a […]
The best surf spots on Guam 2017-09-07
Far in the Pacific Ocean lies an American Territory with round year tropical weather and warm sandy beaches. Like its ocean neighbors, it too has a variety of special surfing destinations. The best spots are easily the most friendly. From Talofofo and Umatac Bay to central Rick's Reef, Guam's coastlines have something to offer every […]

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