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Jensen Kirby received burns to 13 percent of his body from an explosion that happened on an Indonesian surf trip. Photo: Jensen Kirby // YouTube
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Jensen Kirby Recounts Boat Explosion on Indonesian Surf Trip That Nearly Killed Him

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Kai Lenny surfing big waves
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Kai Lenny and Tucker Wooding Paired Up to Create Some Outrageous Big Wave Drone Footage

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The WSL paid tribute to the GOAT with a heartfelt Kelly Slater career retrospective. Photo: WSL // YouTube
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Kelly Slater Gets Heartfelt Homage in ‘GROM to GOAT’

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New Jersey surfer Liam Mahoney was thrown to the ground and arrested after failing to show a beach badge. Photo: Belmar Police Department // Facebook
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Belmar Police Release Body Cam Footage of Surfer’s Arrest

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Erin Brooks and Griffin Colapinto raising their flags aloft after victories at the 2024 Fiji Pro. Photos: Matt Dunbar, Aaron Hughes // WSL
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2024 Fiji Pro Results: Erin Brooks, Griffin Colapinto Win at Cloudbreak

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Mason Ho, Clay Marzo, and Parker Coffin at the Surf Ranch
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The Surf Ranch Is Made for Mason Ho, Clay Marzo, and Parker Coffin

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Ifran Saeppu surfing Padang Padang
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16-Year-Old Ifran Saeppu Snaps Femur In Two Places Surfing Padang Padang

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Olympian Manuel Selman on Vasco Ribeiro’s 3-Year Ban: 'His Federation and Olympic Committee Did Him Wrong'
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Olympian Manuel Selman on Vasco Ribeiro’s Ban: ‘His Federation and Olympic Committee Did Him Wrong’

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How Surfing Can Constantly Help Us Reinvent Ourselves
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How Surfing Can Constantly Help Us Reinvent Ourselves

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Rocha Goes Off: Sebastián Olarte Scores In Uruguay

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Kevin Shulz on Firewire surfboards
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Kevin Schulz Tests the Too Fish and the Machadocado at San Onofre

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How far would you go for one wave, one shot? That's what a recent video from Blue Banana asks. Photo: Ibai Mielgo // Blue Banana
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Surfer Rides Incredible Calving Glacier Wave in Greenland

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Carissa Moore made her pregnancy announcement via an edit posted to Instagram. Photo: Carissa Moore // Instagram
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Carissa Moore Announces Baby, Surfed in Paris Olympics Pregnant

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Puzzling Observations of West Coast Surfers From an East Coast Wave Rider
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Puzzling Observations of West Coast Surfers From an East Coast Wave Rider

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Koa Rothman
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Watch Koa Rothman Dodge the Crowd at Pumping Desert Point

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Nathan Florence visited Rio de Janeiro to face off against The Shock. Photo: Nathan Florence // YouTube
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Nathan Florence Gets Hit by ‘The Shock’ on Trip to Rio

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HOMETOWN HYPE: Montauk
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Watch HOMETOWN HYPE: Montauk – An Ode to One of America’s Greatest Surf Towns

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Is there Any Incentive for the WSL to Give 35-Year-Old Julian Wilson a CS Wildcard?
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Is There Any Incentive for the WSL to Give 35-Year-Old Julian Wilson a CS Wildcard?

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Montauk Hometown Hype Premiere
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Capacity Crowd Packs HOMETOWN HYPE: Montauk World Premiere at Hero Beach Club

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