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The Latest:

  • New: The Mighty Waikiki Surf Club: "All Creeds and Colors Welcome"
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2020-01-24)
  • New: John Lind and the Origins of the Makaha Championships
    Blog (2020-01-21)
  • New: Buffalo K Takes 1960 Makaha International: Full Report and Pix
    Contest (2020-01-20)
  • Watch: Never-Before-Seen Super-8 Footage of the '59 Makaha Contest
    Video (2020-01-19)
  • Watch: 1958 Makaha Contest Thrills and Spills, in Living Color!
    Video (2020-01-17)
  • New: Froiseth and Benson Take 1959 Makaha Contest: Pix, Video, More
    Contest (2020-01-17)
  • New: Jamma Keanu and Little Vicky Heldreich Are Surprise Winners In 1957 Makaha Contest
    Contest (2020-01-16)
  • New: Peter Cole and Marge Calhoun Dominate 1958 Makaha Contest: Full Report, Pix, Video
    Contest (2020-01-16)
  • New: 1956 Makaha Contest: Ethel Kukea Makes it Two in a Row
    Contest (2020-01-15)
  • New: 1955 Makaha Contest: Results, Articles, Pix, Video
    Contest (2020-01-14)
  • New: George Downing Wins 1954 Makaha Contest: Article, Pix, Full Results
    Contest (2020-01-13)
  • Watch: Joey Cabell at Rincon, Makaha, Mauritius and More
    Video (2020-01-11)
  • New: Joey Cabell's "White Ghost": Fastest Gun in the West
    Surfboard (2020-01-10)
  • New: Munoz, Doyle, Young talk about Joey Cabell
    Blog (2020-01-10)
  • New: Joey Cabell Interview: "Surfing for me was like bullfighting. How close can you come to the horns?"
    Above the Roar (2020-01-09)
  • Watch: Keone Downing Goes from Teen Grom in '70 World Titles to Giant-Killer at '90 Eddie
    Video (2020-01-07)
  • New: Paul Neilsen: "If you’re doing what you love and can make money off it, then better still!"
    Above the Roar (2019-12-31)
  • Watch: Four Minutes Of Joy With Gold Coast Kingpin Paul Neilsen
    Video (2019-12-28)
  • New: Shaun Tomson Wins 1975 Hang Ten American Pro
    Contest (2019-12-26)
  • New: Swing And A Miss! Did The Pro Tour Almost Launch in 1975?
    Blog (2019-12-26)
  • New: Jeff Hakman wins 1972 Hang Ten; Full Report by Drew Kampion
    Contest (2019-12-25)
  • Watch: 1974 Hang Ten American Pro, from "Super Session"
    Video (2019-12-24)
  • New: Jeff Hakman Wins 1974 Hang Ten American Pro
    Contest (2019-12-24)
  • New: Fail Files: The Objective Scoring System
    Blog (2019-12-23)
  • New: Charlie Bunger, A New York Original
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-12-21)
  • New: John Hannon is the Father of New York Surfing
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-12-20)
  • New: Davey Smith: "Last summer I put 30,000 miles on my car!"
    Above the Roar (2019-12-19)
  • New: John Hannon: "Like all good surfboard builders, I went out to my mother’s garage and got busy!"
    Above the Roar (2019-12-19)
  • New: Watch the Fast and Futuristic Davey Smith
    Video (2019-12-18)
  • New: When The Weird Turn Pro: Readings From "The Surfer's Almanac," by Gary Filosa
    Blog (2019-12-14)
  • New: The Rise And Fall of Gary Filosa
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-12-13)
  • New: Gail Couper: "There are too many spectators in the world—with all sports, not just surfing."
    Above the Roar (2019-12-11)
  • New: Midget Farrelly Stringerless: Best OG Longboard Ever Made?
    Surfboard (2019-12-10)
  • New: The Indestructible Gail Couper, 10x Bells Winner
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-12-10)
  • New: Buttons K and Mark Liddell Interviewed by Chris Carter
    Above the Roar (2019-12-06)
  • Watch: Mark Liddell In "Everyone's a Winner"
    Video (2019-12-06)
  • New: OG New Jersey Boss Dan Heritage
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-12-05)
  • New: Full 30-Ounce Matt Hoy Profile by Derek Rielly
    Blog (2019-12-04)
  • New: Matt Hoy: "I've Got Nothing To Be Ashamed Of. Except My Man-Boobs."
    Above the Roar (2019-12-03)
  • New: Matt Hoy: Drinking Beer And Throwing Hammers
    Video (2019-12-02)
  • New: Hemmings Takes '64 Makaha Titles! Full Report by Fred Van Dyke
    Contest (2019-11-30)
  • New: Florida Man Takes on World Champ! Valluzzi vs Townend at Sebastian Inlet
    Blog (2019-11-21)
  • Watch: Ten Red-Hot Minutes From The 1977 Florida Pro. Crawford vs Bugs in Final!
    Video (2019-11-20)
  • New: Bruce Valluzzi Reports from the 1977 Florida Pro
    Contest (2019-11-19)
  • New: Springsteen: "The Only Things I Cared About Were Girls, Cars and Surfing"
    Blog (2019-11-16)
  • New: "Survivor: the Dean Randazzo Story," by Kimball Taylor
    Blog (2019-11-15)
  • Watch: Dean Randazzo Slays Huge Honolua, and More
    Video (2019-11-14)
  • New: Full-Length Dean Randazzo Interview
    Above the Roar (2019-11-14)
  • Updated: Dean Randazzo: the Jersey Devil
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-11-13)
  • New: Fundraiser Nets 27K! Thank You EOS Supporters!
    Blog (2019-11-12)
  • Watch: 1990 Quiksilver-Eddie, Uncut and Horrifying
    Video (2019-11-06)
  • New: Brock Little Reports From the 1990 Quiksilver-Eddie
    Contest (2019-11-06)
  • Watch: 1984 Quiksilver-Eddie. The One Nobody Talks About!
    Video (2019-11-05)
  • Watch: 1986 Quiksilver / Eddie - 40-minute director's cut!
    Video (2019-11-05)
  • New: Denton Miyamura Wins '84 Eddie In Slightly Overhead Waves
    Contest (2019-11-05)
  • New: "Chubby" by Kimo Hollinger. Aloha by the Ton
    Blog (2019-11-03)
  • New: Level Up: The 2019 EOS Fundraiser is ON!
    Blog (2019-10-31)
  • New: Nat Young Remembers Mr. Smooth, Russell Hughes
    Blog (2019-10-31)
  • New: Tom Blake Wins 1928 Titles! Results and Reporting
    Contest (2019-10-28)
  • New: Tom Curren's Black Beauty: Specs, Comments, Pix, Video
    Surfboard (2019-10-27)
  • New: John Witzig Reports From Bells on 1967 Aussie National Titles
    Contest (2019-10-26)
  • New: 1938 National Surfing and Paddleboard Championships, Long Beach, CA
    Contest (2019-10-25)
  • Watch: Tom Curren and Black Beauty are 1986 Perfection
    Video (2019-10-25)
  • New: 1986 Stubbies Pro International, Full Coverage from Surfing Mag
    Contest (2019-10-24)
  • Watch: 1986 Stubbies Pro International, Oceanside (59 Minutes Worth!)
    Video (2019-10-23)
  • Watch: 2019 EOS Fundraiser Promo (Chubby Version)
    Video (2019-10-23)
  • Watch: 2019 EOS Fundraiser Promo (Long Version)
    Video (2019-10-22)
  • New: Santa Cruz '68: Dale Dobson Just Says "No" To The Shortboard Revolution
    Blog (2019-10-17)
  • Watch: Dale Dobson: Long, Short, And Back Up Again
    Video (2019-10-15)
  • Updated: Dale Dobson: San Diego Ironman
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-10-14)
  • New: Hide and Seek: the Joey Hamasaki Archive
    Blog (2019-10-11)
  • Watch: "Balsa Bill" Yerkes on "What's My Line?" (1966)
    Video (2019-10-10)
  • New: Joey Hamasaki interview
    Above the Roar (2019-10-09)
  • Watch: Joey Hamasaki was the Steph Gilmore of 1967
    Video (2019-10-08)
  • New: Surfing's Most Famous Nazi Salute, Explained
    Blog (2019-10-05)
  • New: "Linda Benson: the Pace-Setter" - Profile by Paul Holmes
    Blog (2019-10-04)
  • New: Linda Benson: "I was homecoming queen!"
    Above the Roar (2019-10-03)
  • New: "Smokin' Joe: A Tale of Triumph and Tragegy," by Nick Carroll
    Blog (2019-10-02)
  • Watch: Joe Engel at Burleigh, Bells, Nias, More
    Video (2019-10-02)
  • Updated: Joe Engel
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-10-01)
  • New: Failure to Launch: Shortboards Before the Shortboard Revolution
    Blog (2019-09-28)
  • Watch: Jim Foley, Santa Cruz, 1959
    Video (2019-09-26)
  • New: New Zealand '59, And The Accidental Shortboard Movement
    Blog (2019-09-23)
  • New: "Notes From The Deep End": Reporting from the 1985 Allentown Wavepool Fiasco
    Blog (2019-09-21)
  • New: Wavepool 1911: "A Miniature Indoor Ocean"
    Blog (2019-09-19)
  • Watch: Shawn Briley has More Bounce to the Ounce
    Video (2019-09-18)
  • New: Shawn Briley: "I say it’s a gift. Some people say it’s a curse."
    Above the Roar (2019-09-16)
  • Watch: Hector Velarde Will Make Your Heart Pound And Your Eyes Bulge
    Video (2019-09-14)
  • New: Bob Pike Profile in "Teenagers' Weekly" (1962)
    Blog (2019-09-11)
  • Watch: Bob Pike of Australia: Toughest Man in Surfing?
    Video (2019-09-09)
  • New: Brad McCaul: "I'm always stoked!"
    Above the Roar (2019-09-06)
  • Watch: Brad McCaul at JBay, Malibu, Bells, more
    Video (2019-09-05)
  • New: Eddie Albert takes a break from "Green Acres" to wax poetic about surfing!
    Blog (2019-09-04)
  • Watch: 1970 Torquay Surf Scene, as seen on "Weekend Magazine"
    Video (2019-09-03)
  • New: 1968 World Championships—an Oral History
    Blog (2019-08-30)
  • New: "1968 World Championships [Whatever That Means]" by Dick Graham and Duke Boyd
    Blog (2019-08-29)
  • Watch: 1968 World Championships: 33 HQ Minutes!
    Video (2019-08-27)
  • Updated: George Thompson
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-08-27)
  • New: "Riding the Surf in Hawaii," by Alexander Hume Ford (1909)
    Blog (2019-08-24)
  • New: "Why Do I Feel Like Stomping the Haole?"
    Blog (2019-08-24)
  • Updated: Jack London
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-08-23)
  • New: Marvin Foster was the Hottest Coolest Mess in Surfing
    Blog (2019-08-20)
  • Updated: South Africa's George Thomopolous
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-08-19)
  • Watch: Marvin Foster
    Video (2019-08-16)
  • Updated: Peterson Rosa
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-08-14)
  • Watch: Peterson Rosa Goes Full Bronco
    Video (2019-08-13)
  • New: Weber vs Velzy! Is That a Knife In Your Pocket, Or Are You Just Happy To See Me?
    Blog (2019-08-10)
  • Watch: Dewey Weber in Living Color!
    Video (2019-08-09)
  • New: "Makaha is the Worst!" Old-School Rant by Dewey Weber
    Blog (2019-08-06)
  • New: Dewey Weber
    Above the Roar (2019-08-05)
  • New: "I've Just Got My Head Above Water," Shane Powell Profile by Nick Carroll
    Blog (2019-08-04)
  • Watch: Shane Powell
    Video (2019-08-03)
  • New: "Creature of the Night," Shane Powell Profile by Andrew Farrell
    Blog (2019-08-01)
  • Updated: Dan Merkel
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-07-25)
  • New: "The End of History" - HOS' Final Chapter
    History of Surfing (2019-07-23)
  • New: "Surf in a Box" - The Wavepool Gets Serious
    History of Surfing (2019-07-22)
  • New: "Hide in Plain Sight" - Mark Martinson profile by Drew Kampion
    Blog (2019-07-21)
  • Watch: Mark Martinson
    Video (2019-07-19)
  • Watch: Duke K. in Long-Lost Comedy Short!
    Blog (2019-07-13)
  • New: Dave Sweet interview, by Steve Pezman
    Above the Roar (2019-07-11)
  • Watch: "Surf Contest: Hermosa Beach, 1970"
    Video (2019-07-10)
  • New: Western Surfing Association (WSA)
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-07-09)
  • New: John Bradbury
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-07-08)
  • New: Aussie shaping legend Nev Hyman
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-07-06)
  • Watch: "This Is Not Goodbye My Darling" - Ode to the Kickout
    Video (2019-07-04)
  • New: "Nature Gets a Makeover"
    History of Surfing (2019-07-01)
  • New: "POTO: VETEA DAVID," BY NICK CARROLL
    Blog (2019-06-30)
  • Watch: Vetea David
    Video (2019-06-29)
  • Updated: Vetea David
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-06-28)
  • New: "A Dance With the Past"
    History of Surfing (2019-06-24)
  • New: Jax Beach '64: The Coppers Win This One!
    Blog (2019-06-22)
  • New: "My Names is Keala Kennelly," by Matt George
    Blog (2019-06-21)
  • Watch: Keala Kennelly
    Video (2019-06-20)
  • New: "The Beast and Beyond"
    History of Surfing (2019-06-17)
  • New: Rochelle Ballard
    Above the Roar (2019-06-14)
  • Watch: Rochelle Ballard
    Video (2019-06-13)
  • New: "Andy Irons' Poetic Fury"
    History of Surfing (2019-06-10)
  • Watch: Rolf Aurness
    Video (2019-06-07)
  • New: Rolf Aurness Profile by Drew Kampion
    Blog (2019-06-05)
  • Watch: 1970 World Championships
    Video (2019-06-04)
  • New: Rolf Aurness Interview
    Above the Roar (2019-06-03)
  • New: 1970 World Championships, by Geoff Luton
    Blog (2019-06-01)
  • New: "Morocco: Surf Madness," by Bruce Valluzzi
    Blog (2019-05-30)
  • Watch: Bruce Valluzzi
    Video (2019-05-29)
  • New: Bruce Valluzzi
    Above the Roar (2019-05-28)
  • Watch: Flavio Padaratz
    Video (2019-05-27)
  • New: Thirty is the New Twenty
    History of Surfing (2019-05-27)
  • Watch: Robert August
    Video (2019-05-25)
  • New: An Illustrated History of the Hollywood Surf Guru
    Blog (2019-05-23)
  • New: Terry Richardson
    Above the Roar (2019-05-14)
  • Watch: Terry Richardson
    Video (2019-05-13)
  • Watch: Bob Cooper
    Video (2019-05-07)
  • New: Searching for the Perfect Phrase
    History of Surfing (2019-05-03)
  • New: Sunny Garcia
    Video (2019-05-02)
  • Updated: Joe Roland
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-04-28)
  • New: Joe Roland
    Video (2019-04-28)
  • Watch: Lance Carson
    Video (2019-04-26)
  • New: Gerry Lopez on Stanley "Savage" Park
    Blog (2019-04-25)
  • Watch: Ben Aipa
    Video (2019-04-23)
  • New: "Last Call For Print Media"
    History of Surfing (2019-04-22)
  • New: "Laird Hamilton: Last Man Standing," by Dan Duane
    Blog (2019-04-10)
  • New: Tahitian Scream
    History of Surfing (2019-04-10)
  • New: "Big-Wave Danger: a Hoax!" by Peter Van Dyke
    Blog (2019-04-09)
  • New: Laird Means Lord
    History of Surfing (2019-04-08)
  • New: "The Next Realm" by Bruce Jenkins. Tow Surfing Begins!
    Blog (2019-04-06)
  • New: Ma and Pa Bendall
    Encyclopedia of Surfing (2019-04-05)
  • New: Misfire! Why Didn't Tow Surfing Happen 30 Years Earlier?
    Blog (2019-04-05)
  • Watch: Baddy Treloar, 1969
    Video (2019-03-29)
  • Watch: Dru Harrison
    Video (2019-03-29)
  • Watch: Baddy Treloar, 1969
    Video (2019-03-27)
  • Watch: Mavericks 1994
    Video (2019-03-27)
  • New: Mark Foo's Last Ride
    History of Surfing (2019-03-26)
  • New: A Monster in Half Moon Bay
    History of Surfing (2019-03-25)
  • Watch: Rory Russell
    Video (2019-03-24)
  • Watch: Liftoff: Aerial Surfing in the '80s
    Video (2019-03-21)
  • New: I Believe I Can Fly: Aerial Surfing in the '80s
    History of Surfing (2019-03-19)
  • New: Derek Hynd
    Video (2019-03-18)
  • New: "In Trim: Gary Propper," by Paul Holmes
    Blog (2019-03-16)
  • New: "Manual of Surfboard Technique," by Tom Blake
    Blog (2019-03-14)
  • New: Tom Blake's Hollow Creation
    Blog (2019-03-13)
  • New: DIY '35: Build a Plank Surfboard
    Blog (2019-03-11)
  • New: DIY '39: Build a Hollow Surfboard
    Blog (2019-03-09)
  • Watch: Mark Sainsbury
    Video (2019-03-09)
  • Watch: Linda Merrill
    Video (2019-03-07)
  • New: Linda Merrill
    Above the Roar (2019-03-07)
  • Watch: Johnny-Boy Gomes
    Video (2019-03-06)
  • New: Rebel For Hire
    History of Surfing (2019-03-05)
  • Watch: The Hollow Surfboard
    Video (2019-03-04)
  • Watch: The Plank Surfboard
    Video (2019-03-04)
  • Watch: Kelly Slater on The Today Show (1994)
    Video (2019-03-03)
  • Watch: Tom Curren on MTV (1995)
    Video (2019-03-03)
  • New: Gard Chapin: an Oral History
    Blog (2019-02-27)
  • New: Gard Chapin: The Living End
    Blog (2019-02-27)
  • New: Kelly Slater is Just Warming Up
    History of Surfing (2019-02-26)
  • Watch: Pauline Menczer
    Video (2019-02-23)
  • New: Killer Cute
    History of Surfing (2019-02-21)
  • Watch: Phyllis O'Donell
    Video (2019-02-18)
  • New: Lisa Andersen
    Above the Roar (2019-02-16)
  • New: "Lisa Andersen Surfs Better Than You"
    History of Surfing (2019-02-15)
  • Watch: "Waterborn," by Bill Delaney (1987)
    Video (2019-02-13)
  • Watch: Bill Delaney interview, 1995
    Video (2019-02-13)
  • New: Randy Rarick Remembers Jimmy Blears
    Blog (2019-02-10)
  • New: "Motel Hell: Surfers Sack Travelodge!"
    Blog (2019-02-08)
  • New: Drew Kampion on the '72 Titles
    Blog (2019-02-08)
  • Watch: Jimmy Blears
    Video (2019-02-06)
  • Updated: 1972 World Surfing Championships
    Video (2019-02-05)
  • Updated: Mike Doyle
    Blog (2019-02-01)
  • New: Mike Doyle
    Above the Roar (2019-01-31)
  • Watch: Mike Doyle
    Video (2019-01-29)
  • New: "Is Surfing Hip?"
    History of Surfing (2019-01-28)

Joe Roland Encyclopedia: Videos

Joey Cabell rides the White Ghost, 1970 Encyclopedia: Videos

Couper, Gail Encyclopedia: A-Z

Terry Richardson Encyclopedia: Videos

I Believe I Can Fly History

rail grab Encyclopedia: A-Z

Tom Blake Above the Roar

Tom Carroll Above the Roar

Aerial Surfing: The Early Years Encyclopedia: Videos

Wayne Bartholomew Encyclopedia: Videos

Blears, Laura Encyclopedia: A-Z

surf bum Encyclopedia: A-Z

(WATCH) Tom Curren Rides Black Beauty Encyclopedia: Videos

Wright, Owen Encyclopedia: A-Z

Phil Edwards Above the Roar

The Kevin and Craig Show History

Summer on the Inside History

Oil City Showdown History

Vetea David Encyclopedia: Videos

Follow the Money History

Gerry Lopez Encyclopedia: Videos

Newport Beach Encyclopedia: A-Z

The Jazz Stylings of Phil Edwards History

Gidget the All-Powerful History

Jim Blears Encyclopedia: Videos

Mike Doyle Above the Roar

O'Neill, Jack Encyclopedia: A-Z

Dick Dale Above the Roar

planer Encyclopedia: A-Z

Thirty is the New Twenty History

academia and surfing Encyclopedia: A-Z

World Surfing Championships, 1968 Encyclopedia: Videos

Claude Codgen Above the Roar

Kelly Slater is Just Warming Up History

aloha shirt Encyclopedia: A-Z

Terry Fitzgerald Above the Roar

Jon Damm Encyclopedia: Videos

Mark Liddell Above the Roar

Buzzy Kerbox Encyclopedia: Videos

When Clubbies Ruled Australia History

A Fine Little Revival History

Speed Freaks History

Peter Townend Above the Roar

Midget Farrelly Above the Roar

surf Nazi Encyclopedia: A-Z

Tahitian Scream History

Dick Dale, Destroyer of Amps History

McAlister, Charles "Snow" Encyclopedia: A-Z

Blears, Jim Encyclopedia: A-Z

Surf Cars of the '50s and '60s Encyclopedia: Videos

McTavish, Bob Encyclopedia: A-Z

How to Turn a Circus into a Riot History

Chapin, Gard Encyclopedia: A-Z

Linda Merrill Encyclopedia: Videos

Bill Hamilton Above the Roar

Marvin Foster Encyclopedia: Videos

Plank Surfboard Encyclopedia: Videos

Bruce Raymond Encyclopedia: Videos

Hobie Alter Above the Roar

John Milius Above the Roar

Freeth, George Encyclopedia: A-Z

France and Peru Join In History

Brad McCaul Encyclopedia: Videos

Mike Tabeling Above the Roar

Hobie vs Velzy vs the IRS History

wetsuit Encyclopedia: A-Z

Keith Paull Above the Roar

Bob Pike Encyclopedia: Videos

Waves for Sale History

Nat Young (1966) Above the Roar

Dave Sweet Above the Roar

Mary Ann Hawkins Above the Roar

Simon Anderson (1981) Above the Roar

bail out Encyclopedia: A-Z

Bev Morgan Above the Roar

glassy Encyclopedia: A-Z

Glen Winton Above the Roar

Anderson, Simon Encyclopedia: A-Z

A Touch of Glamour History

Surfers vs Apartheid History

Cram, Donald Encyclopedia: A-Z

Shane Powell Encyclopedia: Videos

Natividad 1987 Encyclopedia: Videos

Palos Verdes Surf Club History