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Teahupo'o: the world's 'heaviest' surfing wave
Jan 16th, 2012 at 5:00PM:
Teahupo'o, site of a legendary surfer break on the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, has developed quite the reputation among big-wave surfers. Due to a shallow coral reef just off shore, waves here tend break as massive, chunky walls of water, a phenomenon that has earned Teahupo'o the distinction as the "heaviest" wave in the world.
The video above, filmed at ...
Dreaming of Bali - Learning to surf
Mar 17th, 2011 at 9:00AM: There was only one wetsuit top remaining for my first surfing lesson, and it was pink. Not to mention I spent most of my first day on a surfboard coughing up murky brown saltwater from my lungs. Kelly Slater I was not. But despite the humiliations involved in learning to surf for the first time, there are rewards for the patient. For instance the moment you catch your first wave, you will be ...Get a surfboard, help a kid
Dec 21st, 2009 at 5:30PM:
If you've got a surfing trip coming up and are looking for a new board, get into the holiday spirit by bidding on a surfboard that helps kids with autism.
The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel is currently hosting a Holiday Surfboard Auction with the help of Surfers Healing, an organization founded by a former competitive surfer and his wife whose son was diagnosed with autism at age three. Now the ...No Wrong Turns: How to Surf, by a Wannabe Surfer
Apr 21st, 2008 at 3:00PM: I believe the time people put in working, running errands, going to the gym and all the other daily stuff we feel we have to do starts to take its toll on how we live and think. This is a big reason why Tom and I decided to pack up and leave for a little while...to put things in perspective, do a bit of work on the road and to surf (ok...learn to surf for me). My surfing experience is limited to ...No Wrong Turns: Buying or Renting a Surfboard in the Baja
Mar 27th, 2008 at 10:40AM: Tom is a huge surfer and I have always wanted to learn. So when we set off on this adventure surfing was a definite part of the plan. I have tried a couple times on other vacations but since we have been living in Calgary (which is smack in the middle of the Canadian prairies) I have never had enough time to really learn how...until now. Baja California Sur is a huge surfing destination. Many of ...
