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Ocean Kamp is slated to be San Diego County’s first artificial wave surfing lagoon and construction could begin next yea...
10/02/2025

Ocean Kamp is slated to be San Diego County’s first artificial wave surfing lagoon and construction could begin next year.

In the first film premiere of this year's Hometown Hype, filmmaker Casey Felton profiles the rich surfing community of N...
10/02/2025

In the first film premiere of this year's Hometown Hype, filmmaker Casey Felton profiles the rich surfing community of Newport, Oregon.

In a recent interview with , Yago Dora spoke about the complicated nature of navigating tax codes as you earn cash acros...
10/02/2025

In a recent interview with , Yago Dora spoke about the complicated nature of navigating tax codes as you earn cash across different countries.

Dora received a $200,000 prize purse for his win in Fiji at the WSL Finals last month, which immediately dropped to $160,00 after the Fijian government collected its 20% off the top. With wins throughout the season coming from all over the globe, Dora’s prize money in 2025 amounted to $560,110, with about $150,000 coming out of Dora’s pocket.

Cam Scott is one of the few surfers on Earth who excels on a finless surfboard. A recently released film called NoFINDO ...
10/02/2025

Cam Scott is one of the few surfers on Earth who excels on a finless surfboard. A recently released film called NoFINDO is testament to how good at it he is.

Is it deep? No. Will it stick? Probably not. Does this mean winter is going to come early and stay late? That'd be aweso...
10/01/2025

Is it deep? No. Will it stick? Probably not. Does this mean winter is going to come early and stay late? That'd be awesome, but no, this is just fall in Mammoth.

Alex Honnold is a living legend. He's in a bit of a new era, though — one Black Diamond calls his "trad dad era." But do...
10/01/2025

Alex Honnold is a living legend. He's in a bit of a new era, though — one Black Diamond calls his "trad dad era." But don't let that fool you. He still cranks.

El Salvador will host the ISA World SUP Championships from November 10-15, continuing its unprecedented investment in su...
10/01/2025

El Salvador will host the ISA World SUP Championships from November 10-15, continuing its unprecedented investment in surf events.

Believe it or not, with modern materials, it’s no longer such a crazy idea to rock bibs in the backcountry. We decided t...
10/01/2025

Believe it or not, with modern materials, it’s no longer such a crazy idea to rock bibs in the backcountry. We decided to test that idea on this installment of ‘The Inertia Tested’

A couple of years ago, the High Exposure Bib ($550) landed on the market, making use of an ultra-thin and surprisingly durable version of GORE-TEX C-Knit to produce a bib that weighs less than most ski pants.

So, does it keep up?

Full review at the link in our bio

Twenty years ago, researchers saw what they called a "mystery mollusc." Now, they've finally described it in detail... b...
09/30/2025

Twenty years ago, researchers saw what they called a "mystery mollusc." Now, they've finally described it in detail... but they're keeping the name.

When Hurricane Narda began to swirl off the coast of Mexico, Wedge surfers had high hopes. Those hopes turned into reali...
09/30/2025

When Hurricane Narda began to swirl off the coast of Mexico, Wedge surfers had high hopes. Those hopes turned into reality on the morning of September 28.

Tommy Zahn is arguably the greatest ocean athlete most of us probably never know of. At 60 years old in 1984, the longti...
09/30/2025

Tommy Zahn is arguably the greatest ocean athlete most of us probably never know of. At 60 years old in 1984, the longtime lifeguard lieutenant of the Los Angeles County Fire Department Lifeguard Division and then Skipper of the rescue vessel “Baywatch,” was being forced into retirement. The only problem was that Zahn wasn’t ready to hang them up, so he took the matter to court.

Zahn’s most recent decade of service at the time built a strong case on his behalf:

“When eventually awarded the L.A. County Medal of Valor in 1984, Zahn had officially been credited during the previous 10 years with rescuing 1,634 swimmers, responding to 1,216 boat distress calls (including almost destroying the rescue boat while successfully towing a stricken sloop to safety in 15-foot winter surf) and performing 22 successful resuscitations. In fact, department records showed that in just the single year leading up to his potential forced retirement, Lt. Zahn had gone on 392 patrols, responded to 101 boat distress calls, assisted in rescuing 244 people, and had recovered two dead bodies.”

Read the full story from at the link in the comments.

Tommy Zahn is arguably the greatest ocean athlete most of us probably never know of. At 60 years old in 1984, the longti...
09/30/2025

Tommy Zahn is arguably the greatest ocean athlete most of us probably never know of. At 60 years old in 1984, the longtime lifeguard lieutenant of the Los Angeles County Fire Department Lifeguard Division and then Skipper of the rescue vessel “Baywatch,” was being forced into retirement. The only problem was that Zahn wasn’t ready to hang them up, so he took the matter to court.

Zahn’s most recent decade of service at the time built a strong case on his behalf:

“When eventually awarded the L.A. County Medal of Valor in 1984, Zahn had officially been credited during the previous 10 years with rescuing 1,634 swimmers, responding to 1,216 boat distress calls (including almost destroying the rescue boat while successfully towing a stricken sloop to safety in 15-foot winter surf) and performing 22 successful resuscitations. In fact, department records showed that in just the single year leading up to his potential forced retirement, Lt. Zahn had gone on 392 patrols, responded to 101 boat distress calls, assisted in rescuing 244 people, and had recovered two dead bodies.”

Read the full story from at the link in our bio

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