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November is the start of summer here in Nicaragua, and while it's the perfect time of year to travel for great weather, warm water and full days of offshore wind, the typical swell is in the "fun-sized" range and lacks the "oomph" the winter brings.

Nicaraguan November

1 min read Dec 20, 2013

Frigid Winter Surfing in New Hampshire

1 min read Dec 20, 2013

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Fukushima: Maybe it Isn’t the End of the World

8 min read Dec 20, 2013

Business & Media

2013 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing Sets Viewing Audience Record

1 min read Dec 19, 2013

Southeast Swell Ignites Maryland Coast

1 min read Dec 19, 2013

Torrey Meister Discusses His Wave of the Winter Backdoor Contender

2 min read Dec 19, 2013

7 Tips on How to Fall on Shallow Reefs (and Save Your Skin)

3 min read Dec 19, 2013

Hawaii is a beautiful place. It's all of those things you see on postcards and in old movies: swaying palm trees, warm evening breezes, eye-exploding sunsets, and tanned, beautiful people. It's pretty simple, really: Don't be a jerk, and you'll get along just fine. Photo: Tim Hogan

Call of the Wild

A Haole’s Guide to Getting Along on the North Shore

3 min read Dec 19, 2013

An Early Look at 2014: The Old Lion, The Wolf Pack, and The Young Guns

4 min read Dec 19, 2013

20 Beautiful Surfers, 20 Beautiful Waves

1 min read Dec 19, 2013

A Weekend in the Near Wild

8 min read Dec 18, 2013

Martin's Beach. Photo: Open Martin's Beach.

Surfers Lose Important Battle in Fight for Beach Access

3 min read Dec 18, 2013

Scent of Extinction: Nainoa Thompson and the Polynesian Voyaging Society

4 min read Dec 18, 2013

The surfing world has watched Maya Gabeira’s near-death experience in Portugal ad nauseum. But what is really interesting is the relationship between two people that knowingly risk their lives in pursuit of something so fleeting and dangerous. And, even more interesting is the fact that they’re willing to risk their own lives for one another.

Maya Gabeira, Carlos Burle, and the Tow Partner Relationship: On the Edge of Death

11 min read Dec 18, 2013

2013 World Tour Dramatically Unfolds at Maxing Pipeline

1 min read Dec 17, 2013