1993 World Champion Derek Ho dies aged 55
The surf world has lost another legend He was the first native Hawaiian surfer to win the World Championship title in 1993. Derek Ho was not only a legend within the surf community but also the icon of a whole family of successful surfers, amongst them Coco
WSL Announcement: 2020 CT officially cancelled & big changes for 2021
The season that never was The year 2020 has been an interesting one so far. All around the world, surfers are locked inside waiting for the pandemic to end and hit the waters again. After previous announcements by the World Surf League about event cancellations and postponements
Sustainable Surf Wax: Introducing TheGoodWaxCo
Environmental-friendly surf wax that is also good for your skin Before you go in the water, you probably apply a layer of surf wax to your board to avoid any slippery situation whilst your catching the waves. Did you ever think about the impact of surf wax
Silvana Lima sponsored by Kore cryptocurrency
Surfing meets Crypto Silvana Lima, a competitor in the women’s WSL World Championship Tour, has been struggling for a long time to get sponsors. The Brazilian surfer who came from a humble background has been competing on the CT since 2008 and came second that same year
Surf beaches reopen around the world
Where is surfing allowed again? Good news for the global surf community this week. After almost 2 months of lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, an end is in sight. We have seen surfers being arrested in Europe, shot at by the police in Costa Rica, and chased
WSL extends suspension due to COVID-19
All WSL events officially postponed until end June June, 4th Update: All WSL events remain on hold. The next announcement will be made at the beginning of July 2020. Today, Erik Logan, the CEO of the World Surf League announced that all surf events are suspended throughout June.
The social side of a surf competition
Charlie’s Trip to Seignosse/Hossegor in October 2019 Charlie had previously stayed at Carwyn’s Surf House close to Hossegor in the South West of France. When she was there for the Easter weekend earlier in the year, Jane who runs the house had recommended to return to this
Quiksilver Pro France 2019 & Roxy Pro France 2019
9th event of the WSL Championship Tour in Hossegor Charlie had previously stayed at Carwyn’s surf house in Hossegor and had heard that it would be a good time to return to that amazing place in October when the Quiksilver Pro would be on. It is the 9th
Journey Home
A new airplane experience Originally, Charlie was only meant to stay in Fuerteventura for an extended weekend and to return to London Monday evening. As it sometimes is in life, plans change and on this occasion, it meant that Charlie would be staying until Wednesday. To her