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‘It Was Never on the Table To Quit Big Wave Surfing’: Albee Layer Talks Brain Trauma, Recovery, And Refusing to Quit

‘It Was Never on the Table To Quit Big Wave Surfing’: Albee Layer Talks Brain Trauma, Recovery, And Refusing to Quit

I remember the first neurologist I saw after my concussion,” Albee Layer said. “I told him, I’ve had many concussions surfing, and this one’s by far the worst.

Surfing News / SURFER / October 14

'No Matter How Much We're Online, There’s Nothing Like Putting A Board Under Your Arm'

It was a heavy rainy day in Leucadia that Tim Crozier, of Blackbird Surfboards and Icons of Foam Shape Off Director, and I sat down to recap the Boardroom Show held in Del Mar this past weekend.

Surfing News / SURFER / October 14

He Nearly Drowned At Pipeline, 'It's The Most I Could Have Gone Through Without Dying'

I first met Makai McNamara in Tahiti and I could see the spray coming from his turns long before our boat anchored in the channel. Once in the lineup, watching from up close his radical backhand approach, filled with late drops and power hacks, I was blown away by his skills.

Surfing News / SURFER / October 14

The Ocean Is Leaking; and It’s Lubing Up a Mega-Tsunami Zone

The ocean has sprung a leak. Well, actually, it’s more of a reverse leak since water is flowing inwards from the hole instead of out. But a hole, nonetheless.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / October 14
Surfing News / SURFER / October 14

Watch: Noah Beschen and Eimeo Czermak Bring a $18,000 Camera Rig Into Massive Mexican Barrels

Most of the time, getting two surfers to share one barrel is a combination of some planning and a lot of luck. Here, Noah Beschen and Eimeo Czermak went all in on the former to reduce the need for the latter.  The two friends had successfully made a double-barrel at Pipeline this past winter (before Eimeo broke his back).

Tampa Bay Rays News / SURFER / October 14

Graphic: Jamie Mitchell Sliced in the Face by Surfboard

It’s officially open-season on the North Shore of Oahu, with the kickoff swell to the winter shenanigans going down just a mere days ago. And already,

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / October 14
Surfing News / SURFER / October 14

10ft Waves Hit East Coast During Nor’easter Swell (Video)

Storm-fueled swell continues to hammer the United States’ east coast, as most recently, an unnamed nor’easter brought waves and weather from North Carolina to New York.

Surfing News / SURFER / October 13

Can Eco-Boards Survive The World's Heaviest Waves?

In the quest for validating new board building methods and materials, the number one question will always be, how does it perform? If you're talking to a beginner surfer, there's not much to worry about, if you're talking to a pro--the smallest details make profound differences.

Pharrell Williams Celebrates Black Surfing at Virginia Wave Pool

It’s been a month, or two, since the grand opening of Atlantic Surf Park, the first Wavegarden Cove facility to grace U.S. soil, located in Virginia Beach, VA.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / October 13
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / October 13
Surfing News / SURFER / October 13

An Unexpected and Welcome Tutorial on Frontside Carves

Though Lucas Owston hails from Oceanside, California, he’s spent many summers up I-5 in the Lower Trestles lineup. And there, like a sponge in water, the 20-year-old has absorbed high-level surfing at a rapid pace.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / October 13
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / October 13
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / October 13
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / October 13
Surfing News / SURFER / October 13

Man Obliterated by Wave at Iceland’s Deadliest Beach (Video)

Raw, rugged, and frigid. That’s the allure of Iceland, both from a surfing perspective – with its righthand pointbreaks beneath snowcapped mountains – and a civilian tourism mentality.

Surfing News / SURFER / October 13

14-Year-Old Tya Zebrowski Makes History as Youngest Ever CT Qualifier

There’s been much deserved coverage on the ascension of women’s surfing over the last few years, and it’s showing no sign of slowing down. The future is now, as they say.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / October 13
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / October 13
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / October 13
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / October 13
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / October 13

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