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Surf is truly where you find it. That’s The Inertia’s guiding light. From high-performance surfing at the world’s most famous breaks, to riding waves in little-known regions of the world on random equipment, we cover surf. Everywhere.

Impossibles went all-time at the end of September. AGAIN.
Surf

September 30 at Impossibles Is What You’ve Been Doodling All These Years

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Perry Gershkow's showreel is going to make your head explode. In a good way.
Surf

This 2018 Highlight Reel Is Absolutely Mind-Blowing

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Are tables and surfboard REALLY interchangeable? Raglan Surf Report's Luke Cedarman investigates.
Surf

A Very Serious Investigation Into Whether Surfing a Picnic Table Is Possible

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Joel Parkinson surfer
Surf

This Is How a Champion Is Made: A Look Back at Joel Parkinson’s Incredible Career

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Falls in France are great. But the summer certainly has a certain je ne sais quoi. No? Photo: Screenshot/Vimeo
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Leo Fioravanti Demonstrates Why Summers in the South of France Are Time Well Spent

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Did a Surfer’s Death from a Brain-Eating Amoeba Reveal a Serious Loophole in Regulating Wave Parks?

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Hurricane Rosa whipped up a swell that turned The Wedge into the thing that everyone loves.
Surf

13 Minutes of Wild, Raw Footage From Massive Wedge

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When Maverick's really stretches her legs, things go next level.
Surf

A Maverick’s Edit to Remind You Just How Giant It Can Get

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According to Surf Ranch GM Sam Ramirez, there are no plans for the facility in Lemoore to open to the general public. Photo: WSL
Surf

Surf Ranch GM: ‘We Are a Private Facility and It Will Always Remain That Way’

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Mountain Dew's old ad for tarp surfing makes us miss tarps.
Surf

Do You Remember This Old-School Tarp Surfing Ad For Mountain Dew?

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Hundreds paddled out at Carlsbad State Beach on Wednesday to remember Adam "Biff" D'Esposito, the surfer who was recently found dead in Rosarito, Mexico. Photo: NBC 7
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Hundreds Paddle Out in Carlsbad in Memory of Adam ‘Biff’ D’Esposito

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Stephanie Gilmore was all smiles when she won the 2017 Maui Pro. Depending on how she does in France, she could clinch her seventh world title there, or take the 2018 title race to Maui. Photo: Kelly Cestari/WSL
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Steph Gilmore Needs to Win Just Four Heats to Clinch a Seventh World Title

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Surf

Hurricane Rosa Just Lit Newport Up Perfectly

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Josh Kerr, Nikki, Colin, surfing, surfer, parenthood, google, flipboard
Surf

Here’s How Josh Kerr Made Parenthood and Life on the World Tour Look So Good

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Surf

4 Years After Choosing Not to Commit Suicide, I See How Surfing Turned Everything Around

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The WSL's new iPhone video game is actually super fun! Photo: True Surf
Surf

We Played the WSL’s New iPhone Video Game and It’s Actually Super Fun

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SUP, Alaia, surfboard, wooden, Kai Lenny, google, board transfer, surfing, flipboard
Surf

Here’s Kai Lenny Pulling SUP to Alaia Board Transfers at Hossegor

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Surf

This Is What Happens When You Throw a Surf-Inspired Music Festival in Jersey

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Bethany Hamilton Surfing
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Bethany Hamilton Is Raw and Vulnerable in ‘Unstoppable’

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