It wasn’t a typical Shootout. No picture-perfect first-reef barrels groomed by trade winds. No second-reef roll-ins packed by elongated boards and brazen attitudes.
A flurry of shark attacks has rocked Sydney, Australia over the past few days. In just over 24 hours, there have been three attacks – the most recent being an 11-year-old surfer at Dee Why Beach, who managed to come away unscathed; then a victim believed to be in 20s, who was surfing at North Steyne beach, who is in critical condition.
In 1858, French entrepreneur Louis Vuitton began his namesake empire by creating the iconic square, stackable travel trunks. And over 150 years later, the brand has endured, becoming one of the most iconic luxury fashion houses in the game.
On Sunday, a young boy was attacked by a shark while swimming in Sydney. The boy, unidentified as of now but reportedly 12 years old, was in the water at (ironically) Shark Beach at Nielsen Park in the suburb of Vaucluse around 4:20pm.
Legacy surf brands were once the backbone of the industry, offering multi-million dollar sponsorships for logos to adorn the noses of star athletes' boards and creating films that went far deeper than rip clips and vlogs.
Back in October, a tragic accident rocked the Puerto Rico surf community. Robert “Bobby” Oldsman passed away while surfing one of the island’s heaviest waves, Tres Palmas in the Rincón region, during what forecasters were calling 10-to-15-foot waves.
No ifs about it. When it’s switched on, Rincon is arguably the best wave in California. Over the past 46 winters, the cobblestone point that marks the border between Ventura and Santa Barbara counties has hosted dozens of surfers from the 805 in one of the more enviable surf contests around: the Rincon Classic.
Blessed are we for Mikey Feb has just dropped two new edits in the span of one week. One is a raw session from the North Shore, the other is Brothers Unlimited, his latest film under his production company, Spearhead Unlimited.
Incoming swells on the North Shore of Oahu come quickly. One minute it can be fun and manageable, and within an hour, black walls of water are stacking on the horizon.
Pacific Coast Highway is the most iconic drive in California, luring road-trippers for decades along the Golden State’s seaside route from San Diego to Northern California.