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The Greenroom

An interesting look into the journey of choosing and buying your next surfboard.

Our Celtic ancestors navigated narrow wooden crafts through the treacherous passes in the Aran Islands. Isn't that like the Hawaiians?

Tom experiments with the Alaia design and finds a new fresh approach to shaping and surfing.

Most Recent Videos

Mavericks SUP, Project Glacier. Welcome to the world of Garrett McNamara.

Freesurf session with Jordy Smith, Troy Brooks, Tom Whitaker, Dusty Pane and Jake Patterson.

Latest from Liz Clark

"The same crooked old boat hook has lived on my deck for 2 & 1/2 years now."

Our Environment

Locals awoke to find the 150-foot ship leaning precariously on the reef, stuck in a vein, about 70 feet away from the main peak.

It looks like he Commerce Department's public hearing on the 241 Toll Road on July 25th will not happen... Stay tuned for more updates.

"Efforts to harness the energy potential of Earth's ocean winds could soon gain an important new tool: global satellite maps from NASA."

"New research suggests that ocean temperature and associated sea level increases between 1961 and 2003 were 50 percent larger than estimated."

The Santa Barbara Ocean Film Festival is celebrating its 5th anniversary and we anticipate another fantastic event this year

"Trip participants will endeavor to become 'the ears and eyes of the ocean' for a day."


Today's Swellwatch Wave Tracking

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Competition News

For the fourth season in a row, the Rip Curl Pro Search event will throw a curveball at the world’s best surfers

The WQS 6-Star event narrowed its field down to 96 competitors today, moving one day closer to crowing a champ.

World paddleboard champion Jamie Mitchell remains undefeated after posting his fourth conclusive win of the season

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