Surfing The 10 Best Beginner Surfboardstheinertia.com - Daniel Zweier Every surfer begins somewhere. Here’s where we recommend you start. Photo: Louis Moncouyoux/Unsplash “I think I’m gonna just get a mini-mal,” they all …
Japan Italo Ferreira Wins Gold at ISA World Surfing Games (and He Wasn’t Wearing Jorts)theinertia.com - Alexander Haro Brazil’s Italo Ferreira on top of the world after earning the Men’s Gold Medal with the highest heat total of the event. Photo: ISA / Sean Evans If …
Earth German Kiteboarder Accidentally Films Meteor Entering Earth’s Atmospheretheinertia.com - The Inertia Seeing a meteor entering the earth’s atmosphere is a relatively rare occurrence. Oh sure, you’ve probably sat out at night during a meteor shower, …
Surfing Meet Shamali Sanjaya, President of Sri Lanka’s First Female Surf Clubtheinertia.com - The Inertia In a lot of places around the world, surfing is a bit of a boys’ club. Sri Lanka is one of those places. “I thought only boys could surf,” says …
Namibia Koa Smith’s Epic Trip to the Biggest Skeleton Bay He’s Ever Seentheinertia.com - The Inertia There are just a handful of names that come to mind when one thinks of Skeleton Bay, and Koa’s Smith’s name is at the top of the list. He’s the proud …
Dolphins These Lucky Surfers Shared the Lineup with a Humpback Whale and a Pod of Dolphinstheinertia.com - The Inertia One of life’s great joys is sharing the lineup with an animal. Depending on where you live, you’ve likely had the pleasure of a dolphin or—if you’re …
‘I Am Bergliot’ Is a Powerful Story About Norway’s Oldest and Most Stoked Surf Photographertheinertia.com - Ivar Vasstveit Death will have to wait because Bergliot has more photos to shoot. I first met Bergliot at the beaches outside Stavanger, Norway a few years ago. I …
Images from the 2019 Mexpipe Warriors; Honoring the Life and Spirit of Oscar Moncadatheinertia.com - Daniela Caram It’s as if Oscar Moncada himself sent good waves to Puerto for day one of the Mexpipe Warriors, the second edition of a contest organized in his …
Ireland This Stunning Short Film Will Make You Want to Move to Irelandtheinertia.com - The Inertia The place where you grew up leaves an indelible mark on who you become. You can leave, sure, but those formative years stick with you no matter where …
Julian Wilson’s Abilities as a Grom Clearly Foreshadowed His CT Residencytheinertia.com - The Inertia Since bursting onto the Championship Tour in 2011, Julian Wilson has remained one of the Tour’s top talents. In 2018, he came closer than he ever had …
Jack Johnson This Cigarette Surfboard Ridden by Jack Johnson Just Sold for $21,000 at Auctiontheinertia.com - Joe Carberry Ah, the dirtbag lifestyle is a wonderful thing. The freedom and rewards are boundless, especially when you’re tough enough and smart enough, to make …
Surfing Oscar Langburne Is the Teenage Personification of the Word ‘Smooth’theinertia.com - The Inertia Oscar Langburne appears to have a pretty mature approach to his surfing. This is to say you rarely hear teenagers with world-class talent elaborate …
Whale Watching Tourists Get More Than They Bargained For as Great White Shreds Seal in Front of Tour Boattheinertia.com - The Inertia Nature is so, well, real. That’s why people love to get out and enjoy it. But it can also be really raw. Such was the case with tourists aboard the …
Equal CA Just Made It Illegal to Pay Women Less Than Men In Sporting Events on State Landstheinertia.com - Dylan Heyden Inspired by the fight CEWS took to Maverick’s, California State Assemblymember Tasha Boerner Horvath introduced the “equal pay for equal play” …
Surfing Julian Wilson Makes Indo His Own Personal Playground in ‘Drive Fast & Take Chances’theinertia.com - The Inertia Do you know who’s really fun to watch surf? Julian Wilson, that’s who. The guy’s just so…smooth. But it’s also been tough to get a read on him as far …
California California Is Still My American Surfing Dream…Even After 19 Yearstheinertia.com - Pat Pemberton Mired in Midwest winters, I would fantasize about another place, often writing out the word: “California.” Years later, Don Henley, of the Eagles, …
Surfing Dylan Graves Just Might Make a Career Out of Surfing Weird Wavestheinertia.com - Joe Carberry With his work on lake, river or ocean, Graves has created a Weird Waves community that spans the globe. Photo: Mike Killion In a sense, Dylan Grave’s …
Tokyo Italo Ferreira Just Showed Up Halfway Through an ISA Heat in Jorts and Wontheinertia.com - Juan Hernandez Italo Ferreira after the opening round of the 2019 ISA World Surfing Games. Photo: ISA/Pablo Jimenez Italo Ferreira just made a guy named Dylan …
Surfing Conner and Parker Coffin Score a Sneaky Hurricane Swell at Hometheinertia.com - The Inertia The best thing about surfing around your hometown is over the years you become completely in tune with what your local breaks are up to. You know on …
Kelly Slater Kelly Slater, Jack Freestone, and More Score an Uluwatu Super Sessiontheinertia.com - The Inertia Ever since its landmark discovery as a place with countless nooks and crannies that produce rifling tubes, Bali’s Bukit Peninsula has drawn …
Hurricane Dorian Hurricane Dorian Made Me Cancel a Trip to Indonesia to Gamble on an Unsurfed East Coast Slabtheinertia.com - Andrew Karr Canceling a flight to Indonesia is never easy for a surfer, but canceling it to find an unsurfed slab like this is the stuff dreams are made of. …
Surfing Kepa Acero Went to Africa in Search of the Perfect Wave, but What He Found Was Far Bettertheinertia.com - Alexander Haro Kepa Acero has spent many more years traveling solo than most people. He’s dedicated his life to the pursuit of not only waves but of that connection …
International Olympic Committee Update From ISA Worlds: Peru’s Sofia Mulanovich Wins Gold, Men’s CTers Dominatetheinertia.com - Dylan Heyden The 2019 iteration of the ISA World Surfing Games is just about halfway through, and you’d be forgiven if you haven’t been keeping up. The nature of …
Jay Occhilupo Splits Occy’s Peak With His Dad at Surf Lakestheinertia.com - Alexander Haro If you are an avid follower of wave pool technology or surfing in general, you may remember the vague uproar over Surf Lakes’ wave height. The …
Surfing Anastasia Ashley Gives a Technical Look at What to Do (and Not Do) on a Surf Ranch Wavetheinertia.com - The Inertia Check your speed setting up for the barrel. Be careful not to be traveling too fast or you’ll fly right by it. But also be careful not to be moving …
Climate Why the WSL Is Embracing the Term ‘Climate Crisis’ and Doing Its Best to Fight Ittheinertia.com - Dylan Heyden This year’s Tahiti Pro jerseys were fluorescent to draw awareness to the plight of the world’s reefs as a result of climate change. This year the WSL …
Montauk Hurricane Dorian: 40 Crisp Frames From Florida to Rhode Islandtheinertia.com - The Inertia Montauk, Long Island, Florida’s Treasure Coast; these are just a few dots up and down the Atlantic Coast where surfers were graced with all-time …
Chocolate Watch: Chocolate Milk Tidal Bore Hydrofoiling on France’s Seine Rivertheinertia.com - The Inertia Unlike ocean surfing, tidal bore surfing is almost exclusively concerned with how much time you can clock on a single wave. Typically, foam is your …
