Category Archives: Atlantic
Puerto Rico Revisted
Puerto Rico has been a favorite destination for surfers since the 1968 World Surfing Championship. Although surfers had been active on the island since the 1950s, the fourth world championship held in the sleepy western hamlet of Rincon, really put … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic, Caribbean, Feature, Puerto Rico
Tagged domes, maria's, pr, puerto rico, surf and board, surf trip, surf vacation, tres palmas
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The Summer Was Immense
It’s been a great summer in New England. Not the massive parade of mega-storms that was predicted, but a few good swells. And, towards the end of the summer, we had a run of beautiful days. Hurricanes Danielle, Earl and … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic, Feature, Massachusetts, North America, Video
Tagged new england, summer, surf
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Active Hurricane Season Forecast
NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center has forecast an unusually active Atlantic hurricane season this year. Forecasters are calling for 14 to 23 named storms in the 2010 hurricane season. An average year would only see 11 named storms (with top winds … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic, Caribbean, Environment, Feature, Global Weather, News, North America
Tagged cyclones, hurricanes, storms
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Land of 1000 Lefts
In case you missed Brendon Bosworth’s article about a 6,800-mile trek from South Africa to Angola in the February 2010 issue of Surfer, you can get a feel for that epic surf mission from this video, posted on the venerable … Continue reading
Photo Surfari to Rincon Sold Out
The surf photography workshop conducted by noted lensman Art Brewer in Rincon, Puerto Rico has sold out. The Action Surf Photography workshop produced in conjunction with New York’s School of Visual Arts is scheduled for March 6-14. Fourteen students will … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic, Caribbean, Feature, News, Puerto Rico
Tagged arts, brewer, rincon, surf photography, sva
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Supertubes Switches on for ASP
After a rocky start, Day 9 of the RipCurl contest at Peniche, Portugal, turned up with the goods. The world’s top 44 surfers competed in barreling 3-meter waves at Supertubos today. Australians Mick Fanning and Joel Parkinson are numbers one … Continue reading
Mundaka on Lay Day
Slack surf at Mundaka, Spain has forced a layover day for the Billabong Pro contest. This is event number 8 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour. The holding period for this contest is October 5 through the 17th. … Continue reading
Up The Skeleton Coast: Surfing in Namibia, Part Three
We took a couple of diversions where we could find them to the beach, looking for a point as good as Cape Cross, but we found nothing but wind-rattled waves. A few places showed potential, but not that day. We … Continue reading
Up the Skeleton Coast: Surfing in Namibia, Part Two
Back in the car and northward ever onwards, looking for the perfect combination of good waves and no one fishing. It seems weird to be somewhere where there is absolutely no chance of running across crowded surf, but still having … Continue reading
In Morocco, Part 3: South
The swell dropped after Christmas, only to be replaced by a new pulse from a system far off in the North Atlantic. We were seated on a rug in front of Simon and Esther’s, passing a fat one around and … Continue reading