Water Sports
ArchiveRead Almost Famous, Kyle Dickman’s profile of Visser and his attempt to become TV’s next big action hero.聽…
The first of three quick vignettes shot by Taj Burrow of surfers riding waves in Fji.
The second of three quick vignettes shot by Taj Burrow of surfers riding waves in Fji.
Guinness World Records didn鈥檛 recognize Laura Dekker鈥檚 accomplishment as the youngest teen to sail solo around the world. Who cares? Her journey was more inspiring than any other nautical teen quest.
On the afternoon of December 26, 2011, surf forecasting guru and media mogul Sean Collins died of a heart attack. What will the loss of the sport鈥檚 oracle mean for the surfing industry and for the sport?
Watch Chris Bryan‘s incredible video of surfers riding Fiji’s infamous break Teahupoo. Many are calling it the biggest the wave has ever been surfed. Read more about it here.
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Nobody doubts that Garrett McNamara surfed a massive wave last fall. But was it really the biggest ever ridden?
A new body surfing doc goes to Tahiti, New Zealand, and Hawaii to tell the story of wave riding's most basic discipline
Whitewater paddler Aniol Serrasolses chases big waterfalls in Mexico. Read this story and learn how much higher waterfall-plunging kayakers can go.聽聽…
Afraid to open a bottle with your teeth or the flesh of your forearm? You can still impress your friends by using the outdoor gear/bottle openers below. We definitely don't recommend using the sandles on a first date if you've worn them around town. Opena iPhone 4 Case:聽This…
Sea kayaker Freya Hoffmeister already circled Australia. Now she's taking the hard way around South America.
Stand Up Paddleboarding鈥擲UPing鈥攕tarted as a way for surfers to train when there weren't any waves. SUP paddling kept surfer's arms strong, their balance intact, and their 12-pack abs well defined. That was then. Now, much to our continued…
Warning: Trailer features a violent scene Earlier this year, we watched the trailer to the surf documentary Splinters and couldn't wait to watch the full length movie. We're ashamed to admit we still haven't seen it. The trailer…
Courtesy of Chris Korbulic In late 2010, a team of kayakers including Chris Korbulic, Ben Stookesbury, and Hendrik Coetzee set off to notch first descents on the upper tributaries of the Congo River. On December 7, while paddling聽the Lukuga River in the Democratic Republic…
Last week we flew to northern California for Thanksgiving. We go to Sonoma periodically to visit family, and every few trips or so we make a point of driving out to the coast to eat oysters. We haven鈥檛 made the pilgrimage in a few years, since our three-year-old daughter…
You can thank Taj Burrow's father for the video clip above. Burrow and crew shot a three part video series in Fiji after a family vacation he had planned fell apart. He describes the evolution of the trip at stabmag.com. Taj Burrow:…
The world is a playground of incredible places waiting to be experienced and cherished, places like the Coronado Islands, a small chain of deserted islands off the coast of Baja, Mexico. Recently some friends and I sailed to the islands for a few days of exploration and fun.聽 We paddled…
The author and his young teammate complete a human-powered circumnavigation of a remote island in Nunavut
The ASP issued a press release today announcing that it has accepted the resignation of Brodie Carr as CEO, effective December 31. Carr offered his resignation after the premature crowning of Kelly Slater as champ earlier this month. 鈥淚t is my duty to accept responsibility for the recent calculation error…
Word is spreading that Garrett McNamara surfed a record 90-foot wave off Portugal. In 2008, Mike Parsons surfed a wave estimated to be 70 feet at Cortes Bank.
The coolest case for technological collaboration we've seen in a while involves turning rapid-speed surf action turned into slow-motion footage straight out of The Matrix. “We wanted to look at surfing in a whole new light,” says Rip Curl creative director James Taylor. “And ultimately…
Kelly Slater, Photo by Steve Sherman/Quiksilver *This title has been changed after a press release from the ASP. Due to a calculation error, the ASP prematurely awarded Kelly Slater his 11th title. They have since apologized and offered the following explanation: OCEAN BEACH, San Francisco/California (Friday,…
Warning: We can not be responsible for your reaction to the song lyrics in the video above. Your wait is finally over鈥攁lmost. Jetlev says they are now taking orders for Phase III of their jetpack rollout, with products to…
Courtesy of CBS Sunday Morning CBS Sunday Morning profiled Kelly Slater earlier today and in between the requisite stills of a young Slater surfing and video of him tearing up ASP events they nabbed a preview of…
Feeling pessimistic about the environment? If so, here鈥檚 a cure鈥攐r seven. Earlier this week in San Francisco, the Earth Island Institute doled out its annual Brower Youth Awards to seven of the country鈥檚 boldest young environmental leaders, teens and early 20-somethings who aren鈥檛 sitting…
Ok, maybe that's a bit overblown. But if you love your Chacos as much as we do, we're pretty sure you're going to think this is pretty cool. Today, Chaco announced a new initiative, MyChacos. It's a custom order service that lets you pick your Chaco sandal style, choose your…
聽 DPS' Stephan Drake tests the Spoon behind Alta, Utah. from DPS SKIS on Vimeo. 聽 聽 If you've cracked open your 国产吃瓜黑料 magazine Winter Buyer's Guide, available on newsstands everywhere and on your iPad as part of…
British adventurer Dave Cornthwaite spent almost three months stand-up paddleboarding the length of the Mississippi River. We break his trip down by the numbers.
Last August, two athletes died during the swim leg of the New York City Triathlon. Since then, articles on event safety have piled up鈥攁nd two more athletes have lost their lives. Is it time for USA Triathlon to rethink its rules?
For those of you adverse to getting into a sleeping bag with with mud caked on your legs, dirty and tired from a day in the woods, here’s a piece of gear will prevent that pre-sleep complaining. New Hampshire based Nemo plans to release its new Helio…
photo: Blair Beakley By the time you read this, I鈥檒l be 5,000 feet down in the Grand Canyon, rafting the Colorado River from Lee's Ferry to Phantom Ranch. My husband and I have been dying to do this trip for years, but it was…
聽The best tricks, waterfalls, and rapids paddled by kayakers in 2011.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽What's SUP San Juan? It always takes a little while to get into the flow of a river trip, but I know I鈥檓 there when, on a recent Saturday night in early September, I find myself sitting on a sandbar, margarita in hand,…
Torres Strait (Courtesy of Google Earth) Who knew that diplomatic relations over an international shipping law could play out like a Mexican wrestling match? Turns out the latest set of confidential government documents released by WikiLeaks shows that the…
The best bays, breaks, lakes, and rivers for learning the world鈥檚 fastest growing paddle sport
Australian Mark Visser’s on a quest to surf the world’s biggest waves–even those big enough to flip freighters in the middle of the Pacific. Read Kyle Dickman’s profile of Visser here.
Visser parachuting into the open ocean, Photo by Dallas Olsen Surfer Mark Visser is upping the ante again. After tricking out a board and wetsuit with LEDs to surf Jaws at night, he's now parachuting into the…
At a time when the Atlantic鈥檚 population of big-game fish has been detonated by commercial harvesting, does it make sense to strap into a fighting chair and reel them in like Hemingway? Maybe not. But the adventure, mystery, and beauty of deep-sea angling still has a powerful pull.
On wind-blasted San Fran颅cisco Bay, a crew of hardcore rowers dodges freighters and fog banks for kicks. They are mostly women over 40. And they will destroy you.
If you tell people that you’ve taken teensy, just-born babies out on the water鈥攂e it in a raft, a sailboat, or a 15-horsepower runabout鈥攊nvariably, the first question you’ll get is, 鈥淭hey make lifejackets that small?鈥 Yes, in fact, they do.聽 But not all infant PFDs are created equal. When our…
https://youtube.com/watch?v=TLHiOQyzqIw%C2%A0 Polar explorer Jock Wishart and a crew of five are closing in on their attempt to row 450 miles to the north magnetic pole. It's probably worth getting this out of the way up front. The journey is to the…
If an experienced kayaker can get dumped while teaching his girlfriend paddling skills, what hope do you have for teaching your better half an adventure sport? At least some, if you follow these rules.
Slipping into the frigid drink when you're trying to land a steelhead is akin to sliding off an icy precipice when you're reaching for the summit. It can leave you somewhere between wet and uncomfortable and hypothermic and hurt. That's what inspired one of the leading equipment innovators of this…
Constant Bisanz Kiteborading on the Bering Sea The above picture above came to us from Constantin Bisanz, who said in an email he has just completed the fastest kitesurfing expedition from Alaska to the International Date Line. The record itself is a bit obscure, if…
Patrick Camblin, organizer of the Whitewater Grand Prix, is at it again. This time with the peer-selected Rider of the Year Awards. Here are the best lines of the year.
What's up with SUP?聽Stand up paddling is聽one of the fastest growing aquatic sports, another stick for your quiver. Not just a novelty, SUP's a superfun聽core workout.聽 聽Paddling in Columbia River Gorge, photo Lance Koudele First, it鈥檚 easy: almost anyone can paddle these stable tankers. Second,聽it's a聽great workout if you…
Seven surfers from Montauk, New York, give you the lowdown on one of the East Coast's premier surf towns.
Recently, Tim Zimmermann reported for 国产吃瓜黑料 on two incidents where captive orcas killed their trainers (The Killer in the Pool, Blood in the Water). In a demonstration of just how powerful an orca can be, here…
Each fall, in the heart of the Chihuahuan Desert in West Texas, a little-known miracle transforms one of America's most iconic鈥攁nd tragically dammed鈥攚aterways. Revived by diamond-clear spring-fed creeks, the mighty Pecos River is reborn, creating a 60-mile stretch of wild and secret Class III whitewater. And did I mention we had it all to ourselves?
We just got word that kayakers Ben Stookesberry and Chris Korbulic poached the first descent of Falls Creek, into Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. The reservoir, which provides drinking water to San Francisco, is off limits. Should they have done it? Tell us what you think…
Behind surfing鈥檚 wall of silence, managers, sponsors, and the sport鈥檚 governing body knew Andy Irons had a problem. Now some of them are finally ready to talk about it.
On the days that I'm forced to work out of “the office,” I usually make a pit stop into Saturdays, the surf shop on Crosby Street in SoHo, for a large cup of coffee. Yes, there's a surf shop in New York City and yes, they make…
Shasta Boyz Production’s latest teaser for their kayaking film Slippery When Wet–this time with Cody Howard.
The magazine-style website Bomb Flow just released their first completely free, monthly episode of kayaking porn. This 25-minute online video (the first two minutes is time lapse travel footage) is shot on Class V rivers near Pucon, Chile: the Carhuello, the Palguin, the Nevado, and…
By Katie Arnold We鈥檙e back from rafting the San Juan in southern Utah, and despite the sinister-sounding stats鈥6 days on the river with 6 kids 6 and under鈥攖he adventure went off without a hitch, everyone survived, the river was cranking (8,100 cubic-feet-per-second at its max during the week), and I…
It takes a particular kind of crazy to ride a 75-foot mountain of water鈥攗nless you鈥檙e Greg Long, a calm, well-adjusted dude who geeks out on his laptop and approaches surfing like he鈥檚 playing chess. Meet the oddly normal champion of big waves.
During the Great Flood of 2011, the Mississippi was an unleashed monster, with deadly currents and a flow rate that could fill the Superdome in less than a minute. Defying government orders, Delta native W. Hodding Carter and two wet-ass pals canoed 300 miles from Memphis to Vicksburg鈥攕urfing the crest, watching wildlife cope with the rising tide and assessing 75 years of levee building.
Here are two water videos to kick off what looks to be a hot weekend across much of the U.S.. The first is from Shasta Boyz productions. It's the seventh of seven trailers leading up to their new film, Slippery When Wet. This time the featured athlete…
Admit that you鈥檙e taking your 10-month-old baby rafting and most people will look at you like that鈥檚 the craziest idea they鈥檝e ever heard. And between the water and the wilderness, it can seem majorly daunting to pull off a DIY river trip with young children in tow. But…
David de Rothschild takes you on a behind the scenes tour of his new boat.
Surfing is not just a sport, it’s a lifestyle that expands way beyond those brief moments of wave riding. Shot on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean聽Behind the Seen showcases surfing in a different way. Photographer Matt Shepherd and filmmaker Francesco Campello joined forces to…
The surfer and photographer talks about Maxwell's skills and influence.
Jake Chessum photographs the surfer for 国产吃瓜黑料's February 2008 cover.
Photographer Chris Buck shoots Wells Tower’s voyage across North Florida.
A look back at how Kelly Slater surfed to his 10th ASP World Tour victory.
Cold-water distance swimmer Lewis Gordon Pugh looks to set another record by making his way across a glacial lake. By Grayson Schaffer…
After its dam is removed, kayaker Kyle Dickman and co. head down Trout Creek. The Epicocity Project…
Go behind the scenes with photographer Robert Maxwell as he shoots the 10-time champ for our March issue.