Natas Kaupas is a legendary figure who hit his stride as a professional street skater in the 1980s. He’s also a long-time surfer, art director, and graphic artist. His latest collaboration with Jon Rose and Waves 4 Water resulted in a t-shirt design aimed at benefitting the non-profit organization. With the words “ripple effect” sprayed […]
Throughout most of the Women’s Outerknown Fiji Pro the waves on tap were small and the competition was fierce. Tatiana Weston-Webb caused a few upsets as she sliced her way to a final staged in heavier conditions against Courtney Conlogue. Although she lost to Conlogue, Weston-Webb took out three-time world champ Carissa Moore and 2015 Fiji Pro winner Sally […]
“War is neither glamorous nor attractive. It is monstrous. Its very nature is one of tragedy and suffering.” – 14th Dalai Lama While the 14th Dalai Lama concedes that war is sometimes necessary to defend against tyranny and oppression, he’s also quick to elaborate on how senseless, brutal, and destructive it is for many who are […]
CJ Nelson’s recent moment of glory at the 2017 Mexi Log Fest and Duct Tape Invitational at La Saladita was inspirational on multiple levels. A sense of victory in a pair of contests not so concerned with victory was heightened by what it represented outside of surfing – a person making a true comeback from […]
Waves For Water has an ambitious mission statement – “To get clean water to every single person who needs it.” Through disseminating water filters and educating people about how to use them they’ve helped improve the lives of countless people around the globe. The organization is currently launching a creative campaign, entitled Artists For Water, to raise money for […]
Mexi Log Fest 2017, a unique surf invitational competition and music festival, goes down May 4-7th at La Salidita in Mexico: The multi-day experience includes yoga, local cuisine, surf clinics for kids, live music, and the marquee event – Joel Tudor’s Duct Tape Invitational “competition.” The goal of the contest is to showcase traditional logging, and classic style. Competitors […]
Surfaid is running a benefit surf contest at Pleasure Point in Santa Cruz this weekend. The contest is open to any team of four that can raise at least $5,000 for the organization. A professional surfer will be selected and added to each team, with priority picks going to the groups that raise the most money. […]
It Ain’t Pretty, a documentary directed by Deyla Soul, spotlights women’s surf history, the current women’s big wave movement, and challenges to the way women are portrayed by mainstream surf media. While the film hones in on the tough conditions in and around the San Francisco Bay Area and the women who surf there, it […]
Keith Malloy has had a storied, surf-steeped career. He competed on the US national team as an amateur, battled on the elite world tour in his prime, and challenged for championships in body surfing contests at high caliber locations like Pipeline. Along the way, he’s also been featured in countless video edits, and surfed some of the most remote […]
“Never give up, chase your dreams, and always be yourself” – Ntando Msibi The best advice I’ve heard in a long time comes from a 19-year-old South African surfer who beat incredible odds to make it off the streets and into a healthy surf based lifestyle. The above video put out by Ruwac Productions, and directed […]