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“Kelly Slater Gets Heartfelt Homage in ‘GROM to GOAT’” by Cooper Gogan via The Inertia

by admin | Aug 26, 2024 | Awards, Competitions, Legends, News, Surf

The WSL paid tribute to the GOAT with a heartfelt Kelly Slater career retrospective. Photo: WSL // YouTube It’s hard to overstate Kelly Slater’s dominance in the sport of surfing. He’s won the championship 11 times and holds the distinction of being both the...

“Hawaii Claims the Shaka as Its Official State Gesture” by Jade Eckardt via The Inertia

by admin | May 12, 2024 | Community, Holiday, Legends, News, Philosophy, Political Action, Surf

Shaka from the North Shore. Why wouldn’t Hawaii claim the gesture? In addition to perfect surf and sunshine, Hawaii’s known for the shaka, the hand gesture that symbolizes positive messages like hello, goodbye, shoots, and aloha. It’s evolved from an intrinsic...

“Is Foiling the Future of Surfing?” by Ben Mondy via The Inertia

by admin | Nov 11, 2023 | Foiling, Industry, Legends, Product Reviews, Surf

Mr. Adam Bennetts making small waves more fun. “Ithink surfing will always have its core place and roots in the art of riding waves,” Adam Bennetts told The Inertia recently, “But foiling will provide the future of surfing to some degree.” Bennetts has...

“Kelly Slater Could Technically Still Qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics” by Dashel Pierson via Surfer Mag

by admin | Aug 19, 2023 | Competitions, Industry, Legends, News, Olympics, Surf

11x World Champ may not have qualified via the CT; but there’s another way. So, you’re saying there’s a chance… After finishing the 2023 Championship Tour season with a dismal 23rd place, Kelly Slater, the greatest surfer to ever live, was not...

“Pro Surfer Mikala Jones Has Died After a Surf Injury in Indonesia” by Dashel Pierson via Surfer Mag

by admin | Jul 9, 2023 | Community, Legends, News, Rest In Peace, Surf

The surf world is mourning following news of a fatal surf injury involving Mikala Jones. Jones was surfing in the Mentawai Islands of Indonesia, when he suffered an injury that allegedly severed his femoral artery and led to a fatal loss of blood. He was 44 years old....

“After 3,000-mile trip by board, skateboarder’s journey ends in Virginia Beach” by Preston Steger via 13NewsNow

by admin | May 21, 2023 | Community, Legends, News, Outdoor, Skateboard, Social Media

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Jackalope Festival is still a couple of weeks away, but one skateboarder is already here for it. He might be early, but his 3,000-mile cross-country journey was done entirely by board! Chad Caruso started his journey from California on March...