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In 2008, Sion Milosky, a Hawaiian native, paddled into what surfers around the world called the “Biggest Wave Ever Surfed.” “Hands down the biggest wave I’ve seen anyone paddle into,” Shane Dorian told Surfing Magazine.
Sadly, Milosky drowned earlier this year at the notorious Mavericks break in Northern California. Though… Read the rest
A Jack Russell terrier named Buddy won his fifth surfing championship title on Sunday in California, making him the first inductee into the Surf Dog Hall of Fame.
Eighty dogs competed in the sixth year of the event—yes, that means Buddy’s won all but one time—which was put on by… Read the rest
Summer is almost over and soon autumn will be here soon. Which means, for some of us anyway, that the seasons for surfing and kiteboarding is on its way out. But for the rest of you—you know who you are–the change of the seasons is only an opportunity to take… Read the rest
While Irene didn’t keep kiteboarders out of the water, things aren’t looking good on the surfing front. According to Surfbang, the city of Long Island suffered quite a bit of damage where the Quiksilver Pro New York competition festivities were set to take place.
Quiksilver said early Monday that all… Read the rest
The world’s top professional surfers are heading to Long Beach this week. Long Beach, New York, that is.
Long Island—just 50 minutes from Manhattan—will host the Quiksilver Pro New York Surf Competition this week. Starting Sept. 1, the competition will run for two weeks and is the sixth of 11… Read the rest
These surfers have had some unfortunate moments this season. All three videos are from the last month.
From Kenneth: (Slow mo.)
From Dave: (Whoops.)
From Ryan: (Is he drunk?)… Read the rest
This week’s Friday Photo winner is Greg Maino, who submitted the above shot. Here’s what he had to say about it:
Here is my friend Sam Gardner waiting for just the right moment at one of the local spots here on the Keweenaw Peninsula on Lake Superior. The photo was … Read the rest
Sure–we can’t walk on water–but we can absolutely surf… Read the rest it. The creation of the surfboard, originally a plank of wood, made wave riding possible; and that’s something we’re ever grateful for. Thanks to the surfboard, we’re able to experience the rush of gliding amid the borrowed energy of waves. This
As editorial director here at Wend, my inbox tends to overflow with updates from contributors with whom I’ve worked over the years to develop stories for the magazine—reminders that on Mondays in particular seem to say, “hey, while you’re sitting there staring at your laptop working on the next issue,… Read the rest
When I was looking back through the Wipeout Wednesday’s from weeks past, I noticed we seemed to be lacking on crashes of the kitesurfing variety. So here they are.
From Kelsey: (And he’s upside down.)
From Rob: (This is sort of like one of those “do this, not… Read the rest
These damn Canadians are always winning the only real surf contest in the NW, the Surfrider Clean Water Classic, and it’s coming up in a few months. Here is a sweet vid from two of B.C.’s best–Pete Devries and Noah Cohen ripping up Tofino. Just remember, it’s always cold, raining… Read the rest
I did a fair amount of water skiing as a kid behind my grandfather’s old Glastron boat, but in all of my life surfing I never thought I would see this.… Read the rest
After dragging through a rainy and mostly miserable June, we here in the Pacific Northwest are happy to finally see rising temperatures and sunny skies that are hopefully going to stick around. But if it gets too hot, don’t worry, we’ll find better ways to cool off than the following… Read the rest
