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This Is One of the Gnarliest Drop Ins You’ll Ever See | The Inertia

Who are we to judge? That’s not what this post is about. But this has to be one of the gnarliest drop ins you’ll ever see. And it was at Teahupo’o, one of the gnarliest waves in the world.

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Inflatable Paddleboards Are Fun, With a Catch

Yes, they work. They're even affordable these days. But they kinda require a $150 accessory.

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A Look Back At Some Of The Best Musical Moments In Skateboarding History | Pitchfork

With skateboarding soon to be an Olympic sport, let's have a look at the best combinations of music and skating ever committed to videotape.

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The Worst Wipeouts Ever

Why not watch people getting pounded in the surf from the comfort of your chair, is that wrong? Contains ouchy to the max.

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Four Pro Tips on How To Become A Better Surfer

Simple, valuable advice from four of the sport’s most elite coaches

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The 15 most common excuses for dropping in on fellow surfers

Taking off in front of a surfer who is riding a wave under priority is not a good thing to do. Drop-ins are an intolerable violation of the surf etiquette but still quite common these days.

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The best cheap surf destinations

Surf travel can be inexpensive. Explore the most affordable countries in the world for surfing.

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How to adopt a proper surfing stance

A proper surf stance will help you maintain your balance, accelerate and brake, turn, and pull off nearly all surfing maneuvers.

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The funniest surfing memes of all time

Do you think surfing the web is a sport? Have you caught a wave with an ironing board? Take a look at the craziest and funniest memes about surfing and surfers.

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Running late, man dons suit, paddle boards across Hudson to make meeting on time

Commuting in the Big Apple has gotten so bad, a New Jersey man chose to cross the Hudson River on a paddle board to make his meeting on time — in a suit, no...

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How Dangerous Is Surfing?

Every year, when the World Surf League releases its entries for the wipeout of the year awards, the same words pass across thousands of lips: ‘How on earth didn’t they die?!’ While there have been several high profile deaths over the past few decade

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Watch Surfers Ride Freezing Waves in Ireland

See the trailer for a film that dives into the ocean—and intimate family lives—of some of the best surfers in Ireland.

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Longboard Stroller Will Secure Your "Cool Dad" Status | Mental Floss

Stroller company Quinny is looking to put a new spin on the boring old stroller. Their latest model, dubbed the Longboardstroller, is exactly what it sounds like: a Frankenstein hybrid of a stroller and a longboard.

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6 Vibrant Photos of Surfing Culture at Its Peak

From the shores of Hawaii to the California coast, no other sport captures our imagination quite like surfing. And no photographer understood the bliss of nailing a perfect wave quite like LeRoy Grannis, who chronicled the scenes in California and Hawaii in the early 1960s.

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Mick Fanning, Professional Surfer, Attacked By Shark During Competition in South Africa - NBC News

Professional surfer Mick Fanning was unharmed in the shark assault that was broadcast on live television during the J-Bay Open in Eastern Cape.

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Aussie surfer rides 60-foot wave, breaks leg and has no regrets

A surfer has survived to tell the story, after riding what can only be described as an epic wave off the coast of Western Australia on Friday.

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How Many Surfers Fit on a Really, Really Longboard?

Surf champions and local heroes were among those who hung loose on a custom built, 42-foot board off Huntington Beach on Saturday.

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Quiksilver Is Now Making Business Suits That Double as Wetsuits | Adweek

Surf's up—so let's suit up business-style and catch a wave! That's the thrust of a new project by TBWA\Hakuhodo and Quiksilver, which have teamed up to introduce True Wetsuits in Japan.

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1965: Skateboarding in New York City - Retronaut

"Sidewalk surfing" — the original moniker for what we now call skateboarding. In the 1940s, when the waves were flat, Californian surfers took their skills to the sidewalk. Then one enterprising surf store owner struck a deal with the Chicago Roller Skate Company, and the first commercial skateboard was soon available in the stores.

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Video of the Day: Richie Jackson Performs Skateboard Tricks Using Random Objects

Highlights of this music video for Moon Duo include skateboarder Richie Jackson kick-flipping a pitchfork, and surfing on top of actor Kyle Mooney’s car. I love both these guys and had no idea they were friends until now. Watch Moon Duo’s &he

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Surfers embrace snow storm to ride Lake Erie

A couple embraces the huge cold waves and surfs Lake Erie during the snowstorm that dumped a year's worth of snow on upstate New York.

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California: Surfboards turned into works of art in Morro Bay - LA Times

More than 20 surfboards-turned-artworks are on display around Morro Bay, Calif., in the town's first such public art on display through November. The Surfboard Art Festival features boards that have been painted to convey familiar scenes in the Central Co

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Best surfing beaches in America - Trestles, Ehukai Beach Park, Ditch Plains & more!

With swells shifting and the crowd of out-of-towners thinning, there isn't a better time to paddle out at your local break —…

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Hawaii's spectacular ocean waves – in pictures | World news | theguardian.com

Hawaiian photographer Clark Little gets to the heart of the action and shoots ocean waves in Oahu as they roll over him

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Hawaii's spectacular ocean waves – in pictures

Hawaiian photographer Clark Little gets to the heart of the action and shoots ocean waves in Oahu as they roll over him

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Amazing video: Extreme surfers in the Arctic

"I love to suffer," says extreme surf photographer Chris Burkard.

That much is clearly evident from his incredible portfolio (see photo gallery below left), built up from shooting surfers as they ride waves in some of the most extreme places on the planet

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23 Awesome Pictures Of LA's Skateboarder Scene In The 1970s

Skateboarding culture exploded in Los Angeles in the 1970s, and photographer Hugh Holland was on hand to capture the freewheeling lives of the city's skateboarders starting in 1975.

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    Salt Skateboards

    Modern skateboarding as we know it came from surfing — after the waves went out, surfers would carve the asphalt just trying to pass the time — so it only makes sense that a surfboard company would bring us skateboards...

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    Check Out Facing Waves episode: Stand Up Paddling in Puerto Rico

    Facing Waves episode: Stand Up Paddling in Puerto Rico, that aired in 2013 on Outside Television will be airing this season on Universal Sports!

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    Hundreds take to water in tribute to surfing icon Hobie Alter

    Hobie Alter had only one request: He wanted a traditional Hawaiian paddle-out ceremony after he died.

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      The lost art of surfer movie tickets!

        Movie tickets are not something to which we give a lot of thought from an aesthetic point of view, and really why should we?  They exist to be torn in half within minutes of purchase. The generic, bluish, thermally printed and perfectly utilit

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        Skimboarders at the Wedge Newport Beach

        Bodyboarders and Skimboarders at the Wedge in Newport Beach. 3-4 foot waves and Off shore winds made for a fun day. Shot and edited by Wesley Kong. Oct 5, 20...

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          The Relatively Coldwater Classic | SURFING Magazine

          Lukewarm surfing in chilly conditions in Santa Cruz Grab a bowl and get the scoop