Category: Surfing
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Why do Brazilians Dominate the World of Surfing?
Brazil isn’t a country known for its big waves and yet, over the past decade, Brazilians have been dominating the world of surfing. But why tho? Filmmaker Andy Burgess explores what it is about athletes like Lucas “Chumbo†Chianca, Mateus Herdy, Carlos Burle, Rodrigo Koxa, and more that have led them to become champions of…
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Great white shark swims amongst oblivious South African surfers | AFP
South Africa’s National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) issues a safety warning to bathers and surfers after numerous shark sightings on the southern coastline in recent weeks. Drone footage obtained by the NSRI shows a great white shark swimming among seemingly oblivious surfers in Plettenberg Bay.
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Surfer Rescued In Bird Rock After Swimming To Beach With Medical Emergency
San Diego lifeguards and firefighters Sunday rescued a surfer who suffered a medical emergency while in the water in the Bird Rock area, authorities said.
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Children living with autism are exposed to the unique experience of surfing | Inspired by Sport
Surfing star Parker Coffin visits Surfers Healing’s annual event in New Jersey and is blown away by how his sport can transform lives.
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Surf’s up: French surfers defy Covid-19 ban in battle over beaches
A group of surfers in Cannes, in southeast France, defied a government ban to take to the waves on Monday, amid a debate over whether beaches should continue to be closed to the public to stop the spread of Covid-19.
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Surfer killed in shark attack at California beach
The surfing community in Santa Cruz is mourning the death of 26-year-old Ben Kelly, who died over the weekend after being attack by a shark. CBS affiliate KION-TV’s Shannon Longworth reports.
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The Unknown Origin Of Surfing
Documentary filmmaker Andy Burgess teams up with Bodyboarding champion Hugo Pinheiro to travel to Hawaii to discover the origins of Bodyboarding and challenge each other to battle the infamous waves of Hawaii.
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Covid-19: “Beaches are one of the most dangerous places to be”
“Surfers say that they’re safe if they stay six feet away from other people. But that would only be true if the air didn’t move,” notes Kimberly Prather, a climate and atmospheric scientist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. “In reality, there’s always a breeze or wind at the coastline. As a result, small drops…
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Pro Surfer Takes a Rugby Player For A Surf Session | w/ Siya Kolisi & Jordy Smith
What happens when a World Surf League Championship Tour surfer takes a World Cup winning rugby player for a surf?