Surfing
Surf Epic Is Escapist Bestseller For Trump’s America
William Finnegan tested the patience of his publisher in the 20 years it took him to write his remarkable memoir of his...
Sea Monsters No Sweat For Japan’s Teen Surf Queen
Just 16 and still afraid of the water, hot-shot Japanese surfer Minori Kawai has set her sights on Olympic gold after a...
Ghana Eyes Surfing To Boost Tourism Numbers
Brett Davies paced up and down the sloping sands of Kokrobite beach in Ghana, organising surfers from 20 different...
A Refugee In Lebanon Finds A Dream At Sea
Ali Kassem had never seen the sea before he fled his home in Syria for Lebanon, but now he's a regular in the waves and...
Australian Bodyboarder Survives Bump From Shark
A bodyboarder swimming close to shore survived a close encounter with a large shark Sunday after being bumped by the...
Afghan Takes On Waves, and Cliches, At Surfing Fest
Afridun Amu, the first competitor to represent Afghanistan at the World Surfing Games, had no illusions about his...
Pushing the Limit Riding Norway’s Frozen Waves
Many things about it scream "Surf's Up!" Tom Carroll has the bright-yellow board, the sun is shining -- well, trying to...
Sufring Champion Fanning To Make Full-Time Return After Shark Scare
Three-time world surfing champion Mick Fanning announced Tuesday he will return to the world tour full-time this year...
Surf King Kelly Slater Calls For Reunion Shark Cull
One of the greatest surfers of all time, Kelly Slater, has sparked controversy by calling for a shark cull around the...
Japanese Man Rescued After Night At Sea On Surfboard
A Japanese surfer who spent a night at sea clinging to his surfboard has been rescued by the crew of a container ship...