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Chupacabras don't surf

6 days ago | surfertoday.com | Jerry Olivas |Luis Pinto

All surfers have their secret surf spots. Often, these spots require a surf trip. These trips are always fun and exciting, and occasionally come with very scary surprises. For Southern California surfers, many of these secret spots required ignoring "No Trespassing" private property or "Restricted Area" military base signs. For us surfers who lived close to the Mexican border, we could avoid these places by heading south into Northern Baja.
Demolitions and property development threaten Pavones

1 week ago | surfertoday.com | Luis Pinto

The surf at Pavones curls along the Costa Rican shoreline in one of the world's longest left-handers. You have to see it to believe it. But this legendary South American wave is now under threat by a wave of bulldozing, triggering court orders and community uproar. At the center of it all are development interests.
LiveHeats invests AU$ 1.3 million to boost next-gen sports software

1 week ago | surfertoday.com | Luis Pinto

LiveHeats, the live scoring, results, and rankings event management software, announced an AU$ 1.3 million investment in its platform. The action sports tech company plans to bring more engineers and designers to its R&D team to help LiveHeats expand its product's features and enhance the competition experience.
Wingsailer: the 12-foot rigid-wing sailing watercraft

1 week ago | surfertoday.com | Luis Pinto

In the late 1970s, a unique watercraft promised a sailing revolution. The Wingsailer resembled an aquatic version of Anakin's Jedi Starfighter featured in "Star Wars." The Wingsailer hit the sailing scene in 1979 as a 12-foot monohull that traded fabric and wire for a rigid, airplane-style wing. Designed by Ron Latham and built by Fiberglass Unlimited in Durham, North Carolina, it was the first true wingsail offered to recreational sailors.
Jack McCoy, the father of modern surf filmmaking, passes away

1 week ago | surfertoday.com | Luis Pinto

Jack McCoy, the man who helped shape the way we see surfing on film, has died at 76. Born in Los Angeles in 1948, he was the son of a radio and TV host. In 1954, his family moved to Hawaii. There, he traded Hollywood lights for Pacific swells and learned to ride waves as a young boy. As a preteen in the early 1960s, Jack worked hanging movie handbills on telephone poles. By 1970, he had moved to Australia and picked up a still camera. His early photos soon appeared in Tracks magazine.
Triangle-shaped Bunbury Artificial Reef hopes to deliver perfect surf

1 week ago | surfertoday.com | Luis Pinto

Predictability is a concept that is dear to surfers all around the world. Imagine knowing with high accuracy when you'd score perfect waves in the ocean. The idyllic scenario has pretty much improved with advancements in surf forecasting, but the existence of coral reefs adds another layer of consistency to surf breaks. The thing is, perfect or near-perfect natural reefs for surfing are rare. The only alternative is creating them.
WavePrizm: making bigger artificial waves with less energy

2 weeks ago | surfertoday.com | Luis Pinto

Energy consumption is the Achilles' heel of wave pools. However, WavePrizm believes it is possible to make bigger waves with less power. Power, electricity, energy. If you're inland, without it, there's no surf. It is one of the reasons why many wave pool technologies have not yet seen the commercial light of day, or are just so expensive to run that they also become costly to ride. If a wave costs up to $500 to generate, wave pools will barely break through the market.
How swimming improved my surfing with age

2 weeks ago | surfertoday.com | Luis Pinto

The older a surfer gets, the harder it is to stay fit to tackle more challenging and prolonged surf sessions. Here's what swimming taught me. The words are from Jarvis Cocker, the frontman of the legendary British band Pulp. Help the agedone time they were just like you. Help the aged'cause one day you'll be older too. It's really inevitable, and it doesn't happen only to others. Aging does take its toll on surfers, too. Let me share a few personal insights with you.
The endless list of places and terrains skimboarders now ride

2 weeks ago | surfertoday.com | Luis Pinto

The days when skimboarding was a sport enjoyed on the beach near the shore are over. Today, riders take on everything. Of all water-based boardsports, skimming is one of the most niche. And for decades since its birth, it was only practiced on high and very low tides. Then, in the 1970s, the skimboarding elite found a way to bring it inland into rivers and indoor structures. You only needed a smooth surface, a thin film of water, and a few obstacles to provide entertainment for hours.
Why a snug wetsuit matters more than you think

2 weeks ago | surfertoday.com | Luis Pinto

Have you ever surfed with a wetsuit that is accumulating water between your knees and your ankles? Not only does it look kooky, but it is also hindering you from riding waves properly. A well-chosen, well‑fitting wetsuit is the first step to more comfort, warmth, and confidence in the water. It locks in a thin layer of water that your body heats, prevents cold surges, boosts your paddling, and even protects you from a few hazards.