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Surf

‘In the Water, It’s Like I Don’t Have Down’s Anymore’

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Surf

Gearoid McDaid Proves that Battling Ireland’s Winter Is Well Worth the Effort

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How To Wax a Surfboard. Photo: The Inertia/Smolowe
DIY

How To Properly Wax a Surfboard

2 min read
Picture-Perfect Moroccan Perfection
Surf

Picture-Perfect Moroccan Perfection

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Freddie Grosskreutz, the man who the North Shore's "Freddieland" is named for, has passed away. He was 69 years old.
News

Freddie Grosskreutz, Legendary Surfer and Namesake of Freddieland, Has Passed Away

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The water is cold, the hikes are long, and the skunkings are often.
Surf

Frozen Perfection Somewhere in the PNW

1 min read
When it comes to surfers, there ain't no one like Tom Curren.
Surf

Listen to a Living Legend: Tom Curren Speaks on the Occ-Cast

2 min read
Sebastian Stuedtner decided to pick up the sail again after nearly five years, and it was a little difficult.
Surf

Sebastian Steudtner Went Windsurfing, and It Went… Badly

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No one should be able to surf a wave like this with so little emotion. But John John Florence does.
Surf

John John Florence’s Impossible Backdoor Wave Will Make You Throw Up In Your Mouth

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21-year-old Lucas Chianca took the win at the Nazaré Challege, and no one was surprised. Photo: WSL
Surf

21-Year-Old Chumbinho Does Floater on 15-Footer; Wins the Nazaré Challenge

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Afterward, though, he got a few stitches, cleaned off the blood, paddled back out, and finished his heat. Because that's just what Nazaré surfers do.
Surf

Watch Nazaré Open Up João De Macedo’s Face

1 min read
As you know, Nazaré ain't always the prettiest of waves. It's cold and weather-beaten, thrashed winds and pounded by storms. Those winds and storms, though, are a necessary evil.
Surf

11 Photos from the Nazaré Challenge

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There is, perhaps, no more obvious place of the power of Mother Nature than a thunderous, sweeping avalanche.
Mountain

Watch the Video of the MASSIVE Avalanche that Shut Down a Six Mile Stretch of Highway in British Columbia

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Damn, Billabong makes a good ad, don't they?
Surf

These are the Mind-Bending Point Breaks of Queensland

1 min read
Photo: Ocean Warrior Course
Surf

A 6-Minute Breath Hold Is Attainable, But Just One Piece of the Puzzle

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Surf

Three Guesses Whose Barrel Riding Ability Looks This Good from Underwater

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Surf

A Soothing Meditation on the Innate Beauty of Riding Waves

1 min read
Surf

This Spectacular Short Will Give You a Renewed Appreciation for the Ancestry of Surf Craft

1 min read
Surf

Corey Colapinto And Some Serious Single Fin Log R&D

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