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WSL Announces Trestles Will Host Championship Final, Sunset and Santa Cruz Added to CT
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Defending Lower Trestles: Despite the WSL Finals Vitriol, It’s One of the World’s Best Surf Spots

6 min read
The Surfing World Owes Stephanie Gilmore an Apology
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The Surfing World Owes Stephanie Gilmore an Apology

5 min read
Should the WSL Finals Have an Asterisks Without Florence and Medina There?
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Should the WSL Finals Have an Asterisk in 2022 Without Florence and Medina There?

4 min read
20 Minutes of Raw Malibu That Demonstrates Why the Place Gets So Crowded
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An Angry Sea: What Happened at Malibu Should Have Surprised Exactly No One

6 min read
Kelly Slater Could Actually Retire For Real If He Wins the Tahiti Pro
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Win or Lose, Teahupo’o Could be Kelly Slater’s Last Stand

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Why Surfing Will Never Slide Far From Its Historical Source
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Surfing Can Never Slide Far From Its Spiritual Source

5 min read
5 Surf-Related Television Series This Writer Would Like to See
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5 Surf-Related Television Series This Writer Would Like to See

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If you're going to foil surf, please stay well away from me
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Dear Foilers: Have Fun, But Please Stay Well Away from Me

4 min read
Surf Cams Might Be Secretly Ruining Your Session
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Surf Cams Might Be Secretly Ruining Your Session

5 min read
inequality in surf media
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Opinion: Inequality in Surf Media Needs to Stop

4 min read
Are Real Estate Prices Killing Localism?
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The Local Surfer Is Becoming a Thing of the Past

5 min read
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In Defense of the Cut: Numbers Show CT Surfers Don’t Really ‘Deserve’ a Full Year on Tour

7 min read
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Love It Or Hate It, the Cut’s Making the Tour Interesting; Who’s Safe?

3 min read
Opinion: Banning Overnight Parking In California Is a Lose-Lose For Everyone, Especially Surfers
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Opinion: Banning Overnight Parking In California Isn’t Good For Surfers or Society

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The Rise of the Intermediate Surfer: Observations Form a Pandemic-Driven Lineup
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The Rise of the Intermediate Surfer: Observations From a Pandemic-Driven Lineup

5 min read
Psychedelics Are Being Normalized; Should We Look at Surfing's Experimental Past Differently?
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As Psychedelics Are Normalized, Should We Look at Surfing’s Experimental Past Differently?

5 min read
Joel Tudor's suspension from Longboarding Tour
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Opinion: Joel Tudor’s Suspension Might Get More Eyes on Longboarding Than the Tour Itself

4 min read
If This Is the End for Kelly Slater, There's a Single NumberThat Will Define Him
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If This Is the End for Kelly Slater, There’s a Single Number That Will Define Him

4 min read
Why I’ve (Mostly) Had It with Fiberglass Surfboards
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Why I’ve (Mostly) Had It With Fiberglass Surfboards

5 min read