Well, the crown jewel of Fijian surfing, just off the heart-shaped island of Tavarua, never went anywhere; but it’s back on the Championship Tour docket for 2024. And so, ahead of next season, a ...
The man behind the counter grinned. While purchasing a stash of energy drinks to support my 4:30am, jetlag-induced wakeup routine, he made me promise. “Do me a favor,” he said, “have the best time you ...
“My first trip out here, in 1990, I was 18 years old. Instantly, Cloudbreak and Restaurants became my favorite waves in the world.” – Kelly Slater For someone who has surfed nearly every conceivable ...
Lounging at the Fiji Marriott Momi Resort, between eating way too much good food, mingling with WSL staffers and pro surfer entourages, every now and then, us media folk are granted to opportunity to ...
"I knew I was getting myself into something special," remembers Bruce Irons of his epic 2011 Cloudbreak tube. Wrangled on a 10'1" affectionately dubbed the Pink Pony, "It was just beautiful," Bruce ...
A little over a decade ago, some might remember, tow surfing had reached nearly comical levels. Dudes were grabbing the rope on triple-overhead mushburgers, etc. Thanks to guys like Greg Long, Twiggy ...
Some sessions are forever embedded in the calendar. Maverick’s in February 2010. Teahupo’o in August 2011. Jaws in December 2024. Cloudbreak, Fiji’s left-hand freight train off Tavarua, had had ...
Lower Trestles has been the choice four-years straight as the salt-water stage for the surfing world championships. But that’s going to change next year, with the World Surf League on Monday, June 17, ...
Ian Walsh, Shane Dorian, and Dave Wasel share insider tips on Cloudbreak; home to the 2012 Volcom Fiji Pro Breaking Down Cloudbreak Ian Walsh, Shane Dorian, and Dave Wassel share insider tips on ...
The West Australian exists in his own world of flowing, growing, rhythm and peace. One-year-olds called Zen are as prone to wholehearted temper tantrums as every other one-year-old but Robinson and ...