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Guides, tips and stories for athletes and the photographers who shoot them

Bean Coffee, 72, Saves Two from Florida Rip Stories

Bean Coffee, 72, Saves Two from Florida Rip

A sunrise session at New Smyrna turned into a real-life rescue when 72-year-old David “Bean” Coffee paddled two swimmers out of a deadly rip.

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Tasmania's Wild South Now Surf's Hottest Ticket Stories

Tasmania's Wild South Now Surf's Hottest Ticket

BOM meteorologist says Tasmania has the cleanest wind, biggest swells & warmest currents in Oz—here’s where to point your lens.

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Easkey & Bundoran Go Full Euro-Surf Fest in September Stories

Easkey & Bundoran Go Full Euro-Surf Fest in September

Kayaks meet waves at the European Waveski Championships in Easkey, then Bundoran throws a women-focused invite 4 days later.

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WA Grom Luna Thomas, 11, Runs SurfAid Rally Again Stories

WA Grom Luna Thomas, 11, Runs SurfAid Rally Again

For the fourth straight September, Margaret River prodigy Luna Thomas turns barrels into bucks for SurfAid.

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Virginia Pool Party Becomes Surf Arena at First-Ever Chlorine Clash Stories

Virginia Pool Party Becomes Surf Arena at First-Ever Chlorine Clash

Wave-pool lights, beats & stacked talent turn Virginia Beach’s Atlantic Park into surfing’s new after-dark hotspot.

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Molly Picklum Eyes Crown While Kai Lenny Runs 7-Sport Gauntlet at Jaws Stories

Molly Picklum Eyes Crown While Kai Lenny Runs 7-Sport Gauntlet at Jaws

Picklum surges to world #1 on finals eve at Cloudbreak, and Lenny turns a single swell into a seven-act circus at Jaws—here are the stories.

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Jordy Smith One Heat from History at Cloudbreak Showdown Stories

Jordy Smith One Heat from History at Cloudbreak Showdown

Smith three heats away from 2nd South African WSL crown; Cloudbreak fires up Aug 27.

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Moss & McCaffray Dominate ECSC, Honor Lost Friend Stories

Moss & McCaffray Dominate ECSC, Honor Lost Friend

Wilmington’s Owen Moss and Encinitas’ Ella McCaffray sealed Virginia Beach Pro wins with raw emotion and hurricane-boosted swell.

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Brad Ross's Brush With a Great White & The Bid to Run Olympic Surfing Stories

Brad Ross's Brush With a Great White & The Bid to Run Olympic Surfing

A surfer thanks the universe after a shark takes a board-sized bite, while San Clemente backs USA Surfing in the race to rule LA28.

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Prince Harry Scores First Surf Ranch Barrel & Meghan Melts Stories

Prince Harry Scores First Surf Ranch Barrel & Meghan Melts

Harry finally threads the Kelly Slater wave and Meghan beams “what a man.”

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Dragon Boards: Surfboards Painted with Chinese Myth & Meaning Stories

Dragon Boards: Surfboards Painted with Chinese Myth & Meaning

Meet the Bali crew turning dragons into functional art that rips.

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Erin Swell Lights Up the Whole East Coast Stories

Erin Swell Lights Up the Whole East Coast

From Martha’s Vineyard barrels to Jersey’s secret haunts, Hurricane Erin uncorks the whole coastline for surf-starved crews.

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