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Watch: Kyle Kennelly Pens a Brief Love Letter to the Bonzer
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In the annals of surfboard design history, arguably the most overshadowed leap forward was Duncan and Malcolm Campbell’s introduction of the bonzer …
Sunglasses
3 Pairs of Summer Sunglasses For Every Budget
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Sunglasses are key to a summer of adventure. Whether that’s the beach or the mountains is your choice. Maybe it’s both. Protecting the eyes from wind …
Bali
Come and Marvel at the Majesty That Is J-Bay
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There are few waves on earth that take the breath away quite like J-Bay. At its best, it is nearly flawless. But even when the wind clocks around or …
Babies
Gear We Test: This Waterproof Sand-Proof Speaker Is the Ultimate Beach Day Wingman
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This little speaker is both sand and waterproof meaning you don’t need to babysit it like a nine-month-old hell-bent on shoveling sand into his tiny …
Surfing
Proof That It Really Is About the Journey, Not the Destination
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Surfing isn’t just about surfing. Oh, sure, there’s that day-to-day kind of surfing that fills the gaps, but surfing is about searching. It’s not the …
Inyo County, CA
Huntington Beach Hiker Missing in Inyo County Found Alive and in Good Spirits
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“Searchers describe her as resilient and strong but exhausted after being lost in an extremely remote area above Big Pine, CA.” Photo: Facebook Family …
Dolphins
Watch This Mega Pod of Dolphins Light Up the Laguna Beach Coastline
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“Wild Horses of the Sea” Absolutely mind blowing amazing, witnessing this huge pod of young dolphins marching up the coast off Laguna Beach today. …
Beaches
Tropical Storm Barry Awoke This Rare Gem of a Wave in Panama City Beach
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Gulf surfers live for this. We all lay claim to a wave in our backyard that comes alive like nothing else in the world with just the right …
Inyo County, CA
Search Continues for Huntington Beach Woman Who Went Missing Near Bishop, California
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Sheryl Powell, 60, went missing on Friday near Grandview Campground in California’s White Mountains. Her family suspects foul play. Photo: …
Big Wave Surfing
Teahupo’o Regulars Explain the Locals’ Approach to Keeping Order in the Lineup
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“Give respect, get respect” is a phrase that gets thrown around a lot in surfing. So much so that it’s possibly lost all meaning to some who profess …
Surfing
Holy Smokes, Here’s Kai Lenny Surfing a Regular Surfboard on Regular Waves!
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You know something strange? It’s not all that often that we see Kai Lenny surfing on a plain old surfboard on plain old waves. More often than not, …
U.S. Coast Guard
Watch This U.S. Coast Guard Member Surf Suspected Narco-Submarine
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Members of the U.S. Coast Guard participated in a high octane mission recently on the high seas as video, apparently released by the agency, shows a …
Panama
Nathan Florence and Billy Kemper Live for Panamanian Sandy Black Death Pits
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Nathan Florence and Billy Kemper are the closest of friends. They’ve been through a lot together—traveling, hunting the biggest of waves, and dealing …
Rafting
Rafting Gone Wrong: 6 People in Unguided Raft Send Waterfall Unintentionally
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Well, at least they’ll have a story to tell. Six people in a private rafting group in Pennsylvania unintentionally sent Ohiopyle Falls on …
Roam
Brothers Find Extraordinarily Rare Oarfish Alive on Baja Beach
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A post shared by Noah Thompson (@noah_rthompson) on Jun 14, 2019 at 9:23am PDT When Noah Thompson and his brother Jacob went on a fishing trip on …
Big Wave Surfing
Watch Raimana Locking Into a Teahupoo Monster
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A post shared by raimanaworld (@raimanaworld) on Jul 13, 2019 at 4:24pm PDT Raimana Van Bastolaer is a living legend. He’s the keeper of Teahupoo, one …
Surfing
Here’s How Mason Ho Waits for the Rip Curl Cup at Padang Padang
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The Rip Curl Cup at Padang Padang is one of the best events in surfing. Held at one of the best barrels on earth and stacked with some of the best …
Surfing
15 Best Surf Books of All Time for Your Summer Reading List
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Because when you’re not surfing, there’s plenty of time to read about it. Photo: Unsplash Best of reading lists are a pretty subjective thing. I’m no …
Friendship
Bethany Hamilton and Alana Blanchard: the Cutest Homage to a Lifelong Friendship
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Bethany Hamilton and Alana Blanchard have been friends for a long, long time. They met in school in the second grade and quickly became fast friends. …
Instagram
One Weirdly Mesmerizing Wave at Skeleton Bay
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A post shared by 🌴Fully Nuking🌴 ↑FOLLOW↑ (@fullynuking) on Jul 12, 2019 at 7:37pm PDT The wave at Skeleton Bay is a hell of a thing. It is a wonder …
Bahamas
Stunning Footage of a Six-Gill Shark Captured by OceanX Researchers from a Submarine
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A post shared by OceanX (@oceanx) on Jul 4, 2019 at 6:42pm PDT There is no place like a submarine to get a closer look at what lurks beneath. With …
Recycling
Meet Johannesburg’s ‘Street Surfers’ Who Earn Their Living From Recycling Plastic
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Daily, it seems new research points to the increasing severity of plastic pollution on our environment. You’ve heard the statistic: more plastic in …
Surfing
Watch Bob McTavish Shape a Work of Art for Kelia Moniz: ‘Don’t Mess with the Guru’
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In the world of shaping surfboards, it takes a lot to stand out. Of the millions of shapers around the world, there are only a handful of names that …
Indian Ocean
A ‘Double Heatwave’ Killed More than Two-Thirds of All the Coral in the Central Indian Ocean
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Underwater view of waves breaking over a healthy coral reef, reducing wave energy at the shoreline that can cause flooding. Image: Curt Storlazzi, …
Kai Lenny Explains Exactly What Those Little Things on the Tail of His Boards Are
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Kai Lenny’s at the top of the performance ladder in surfing. These little things help him stay up there. Photo: Instagram/Kai Lenny A few weeks ago, …
Chloe Kim
Watch: Chloe Kim Answers Snowboard Fans’ Burning Questions
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Even before her Olympic debut in 2018, Chloe Kim’s rise in women’s snowboarding was nothing short of meteoric. Winning gold in Pyeongchang, and …
Tour de France
This Tour de France Crash Is a Good Reminder of How Gnarly Road Cyclists Are
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If you’re into bikes, even a little, you probably catch part of the Tour de France each summer and think to yourself, “why do these men do this to …
Dolphins
Meet 9-Year-Old Irish ‘Wild Child’ Joshua Karbus: He Surfs, Skates and Counts Dolphins as Friends
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Joshua Karbus hasn’t had a normal upbringing. And as you can see, that’s a good thing. His father, George Karbus, a photographer from the West Coast …
Surfing
This Is All the Carnage That Comes With Charging Sandys Shorebreak With J.O.B.
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Jamie O’Brien and Friends Enjoy a Casual Summer Day of Logging would certainly be a more shocking headline these days. It wouldn’t be more …
Oahu
Watch Poopies Get Kicked Out of Turtle Bay Resort
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The Turtle Bay Resort is a bit of a social hub on Oahu’s North Shore. Tourists and locals alike collect there year round because wuite frankly, if …

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