Halfmoon Bay & Miramar, California
For more stories like this, check out The Chronicle’s weekly Travel newsletter! Sign up here . For more than 20 years, Half Moon Bay surfer Jeff Clark has kicked off the start of big-wave season each fall by leading an annual paddle-out…
Our First Session series peels back the legend on the first surfers at various famous spots from across the globe. We’ve already covered Teahupoo, Waimea, Anchor Point, Cloudbreak, Bali, J-Bay, Puerto Escondido, Mundaka, Hossegor, Jaws, Byron Bay, Huntington Beach, Germany, Tofino, Chicama, Malibu, Maldives, Bells Beach, Thurso, Skeleton Bay and Punta de Lobos. Let us know in the comments if…
As well, “table and chairs for dining”! It is difficult not to ladle superlative upon superlative when describing Nathan Florence, the middle brother of that storied clan, which also includes his two-time world champion and Olympian brother John John and little bro,…
By Lara McGlashan | Photography by Erik Aeder “One thing I can’t stand is girls riding (or attempting to ride) big waves. Why? Well, you see, girls are much more emotional than men and therefore have a greater tendency to panic. Girls…
[embedded content] In terms of big wave surfing, it’s hard to beat the excitement that Nazaré garners. When it turns on, the world sits up and takes notice. Perhaps more than any other wave on the planet, it draws the eyes of…
A new documentary premiering Friday at the Toronto International Film Festival takes viewers on a ride through the thrilling — and sometimes chauvinistic — world of big wave surfing with one of the sport’s most accomplished athletes, Maya Gabeira. Gabeira, 35, has…
By Francis Xavier | September 6, 2022 9:57 am ET If you thought the thumbnail was a preview to a nasty wipeout at the world famous break JAWS in Hawaii, in 99 out of 100 times you’d be right but not when…
abc photo credit Red Bull SurfingAmerican professional big wave surfer and stand-up paddle (SUP) racer Kai Lenny is as passionate about the waters as he is his chosen profession. But it’s not just the speed or height of the waves he’s riding,…
Surfing is more than just a water sport. For those who participate, the activity becomes a lifestyle. Waking up at five in the morning, just to get in the perfect sunrise session, is a rush that is unexplainable. Surfing originated in Hawaii,…
Sunny Hundal, a pretend journalist mistake Summer months for climate change According to Sunny Hundal, a pretend journalist from the Independent (UK), it’s summer and that means humans have set off climate change alarm bells across the world. Texas political science professor,…