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Wavepool pioneer Cheyne Magnusson exits trouble-prone Palm Springs Surf Club in hailstorm of recriminations

  • Filipe Toledo and Julian Wilson argue at Gold Coast Bonsoy Pro.

    Reason for Filipe Toledo’s “submissive hand jive” in explosive Gold Coast Pro final revealed!

    “Julian Wilson was caught off guard by this vulnerable, crazy moment of admiration and truth.”

    by Derek Rielly
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  • Photo of disinterested shark. @caveman_476

    California surfer comforted by massive great white shark’s apparent disinterest in man eating

    “I swear to God, this thing’s body was so fat, I thought it was somebody’s boat. I thought it was an orca..."

    by Chas Smith
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  • Clyde Aikau, interviewed in 2023.

    Obituary: Hawaiian surf god Clyde Aikau, “He was an Aikau, heart and soul, but he looked like Cheech Marin”

    "Clyde was the one who best channeled and reflected the light, the upside, of the Aikau family."

    by Matt Warshaw
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  • Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder delivers soliloquy to Shane Herring.

    Pearl Jam celebrates dead surf icon Shane Herring at Nashville concert, “You may never have heard of him”

    "Kelly Slater called me and he was pretty upset and I just figured I could introduce you."

    by Derek Rielly
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Filipe Toledo and Julian Wilson argue at Gold Coast Bonsoy Pro.

Reason for Filipe Toledo’s “submissive hand jive” in explosive Gold Coast Pro final revealed!

“Julian Wilson was caught off guard by this vulnerable, lazy moment of admiration and truth.”

By Derek Rielly

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Photo of disinterested shark. @caveman_476

California surfer comforted by massive great white shark’s apparent disinterest in man eating

“I swear to God, this thing’s body was so fat, I thought it was somebody’s boat. I thought it was an orca..."

By Chas Smith

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Clyde Aikau, interviewed in 2023.

Obituary: Hawaiian surf god Clyde Aikau, “He was an Aikau, heart and soul, but he looked like Cheech Marin”

"Clyde was the one who best channeled and reflected the light, the upside, of the Aikau family."

By Matt Warshaw

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Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder delivers soliloquy to Shane Herring.

Pearl Jam celebrates dead surf icon Shane Herring at Nashville concert, “You may never have heard of him”

"Kelly Slater called me and he was pretty upset and I just figured I could introduce you."

By Derek Rielly

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Magee (pictured) with JS.

Surfers everywhere rally around Miss England as she competes in Miss World beauty pageant

Ultra heart-warming surf candy.

By Chas Smith

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Gabriel Medina recreates iconic Olympic photo in a Sao Paulo wavepool.

Gabriel Medina recreates “defining image of 2024 Olympic Games” in Sao Paulo wavepool

Even with a mouth sticky with cocktails, it's hard to deny Gabriel Medina's natural lyricism in his work.

By Derek Rielly

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2nd place Julian Wilson (pictured) celebrating being richer today than yesterday.

Professional surfers go claim crazy at Gold Coast Pro!

Dancing for dollars.

By Chas Smith

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Filipe Toledo and the most overscored wave in history.

Filipe Toledo’s Gold Coast Pro winning ride, “most overscored wave in surfing history!”

"ROBBED! Julian can hold his head high knowing this, what a heroic display of surfing."

By Derek Rielly

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Filipe Toledo wins Gold Coast Bosoy Pro

Small-wave specialist Filipe Toledo crushes Julian Wilson fairytale at Gold Coast Pro

An explosive final!

By Derek Rielly

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Cheyne Magnusson, gone from PBSC.

Wavepool pioneer Cheyne Magnusson exits trouble-prone Palm Springs Surf Club in hailstorm of recriminations

“Imagine putting six years of passion into something you loved and pioneered just to be told you have no value to it.”

By Derek Rielly

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Live Chat, Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro, Finals Day!

"I'll tell you what, I do like your blonde friend here. Let me see your belly button..."

By Chas Smith

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Santa Cruz surfer stabbed with ninja weapon after “surf etiquette dispute”

Surf rage with a twist.

By Chas Smith

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Jack Robinson wins Bells Beach Pro

From the archives:Bells winner Jack Robinson a “man distilled to male pre-history: strength, aggression, sexual motivation”

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      This relatively long-form cut of the child prodigy Jackson Dorian, who enjoyed his thirteenth birthday…

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