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Dancing around the point can make things confusing. Our writers regularly drop takes that you may or may not agree with — but they’ll definitely get you talking. And we’re open to discussion.

View of Lahaina Town and Harbor
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Protect Lahaina’s Coast: Tell Maui County to Stop Pumping Treated Sewage Into the Pacific

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The Dramatic Changes at Iconic Malibu Surfrider Explained

4 min read
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Am I an Asshole (and Legally Liable) For Surfing Leashless?

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We need snowboarding comp.
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Competitive Snowboarding Is Broken; Here Are 4 Ways I Think We Can Fix It

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The WSL's recent pay parity announcement might have you believe the move was long in the works. Controversy surrounding Maverick's, however, suggests that until the very end the League resisted ponying up the $1.4 million required to achieve pay equality. Art by: George Mussel
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In Honor of International Women’s Day I Ask This: ‘Is Equal Pay Paving the Way to Gender Balance in Boardsports?’

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Why We Won’t See a Rise in Free Solo Climbing Deaths After Alex Honnold’s Story Won an Oscar

5 min read
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Opinion: Climate Change Is a Greater National Emergency Than Building a Border Wall

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Kelly Slater and Andy Irons
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Competitive Surfing Peaked In the 2000s (and It’s Never Coming Back)

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Sunde White Illustration
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Opinion: We Need to Rethink Our Infatuation With ‘Novelty’ Surf Crafts

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Localism in Surfing Cartoon
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Introducing…Localism 2.0!

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Prejudice in surf reared its ugly head again after the Hendrickson/Rodrigues fight.
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No Matter How You Slice It the Hendrickson/Rodrigues Fight Exposed Surfing’s Prejudice Issue

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To an outsider it would appear that Kelly Slater used his 2018 injury wild card to withdraw from events he simply didn't want to surf. That he was then awarded a wildcard in 2019 just doesn't seem fair. Photo: WSL/ Cestari
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Opinion: Maybe the WSL Needs to Revisit How It Doles Out Injury Wildcards

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surfing, big wave surfing, jaws, jaws challenge, wsl big wave world tour, jaws, pe'ahi, dave kalama, keala kennelly,
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Should Tow-Surfing Be Included on the Big Wave World Tour After Jaws Maxed Out?

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surfing, environmental activism, oil, oil drilling, patagonia, never town,
Opinion

Opinion: ‘Big Oil Don’t Surf,’ But It Sure Does Make Good Surf Movies

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Opinion: I’m a Female Surfer, and I’m Sick of Women Telling Me How to Surf!

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Boise River Park, Bend Whitewater Park, Boise Whitewater Park, river surfing, BSR Cable Park, Nland Surf, artificial wave, Kelly Surf Ranch, WSL
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Opinion: Adjustable River Waves Are a Better Option Than Surf Parks Will Ever Be

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Gabriel Medina, Carissa Moore, Surf Ranch Pro, Kelly Slater
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Gabriel Medina and Carissa Moore Just Won the Surf Ranch Pro and What it All Means

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Walton County, beach access, Florida, public,
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Opinion: A Florida County’s “Customary Use” Ordinance Isn’t Just Bad for Public Access, It’s Bad for the Beach

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foil, loyaltothefoil, wings, flight
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Opinion: Foilboarding Just Doesn’t Make Cents

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