Longboarding in the sun with dolphins
Two straight days of sunshine in Lima after five straight months of fog.
Two straight days of sunshine in Lima after five straight months of fog.
There was a big turnout last Saturday at a break in Chilca for a bodyboard competition billed as part of one global circuit or another.
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Peru’s coastline, from the border with Chile in the south to the frontier with Ecuador in the north, is sandy desert, dry as a bone. So dry that there’s no running water and most people store water in buckets or drink Inca Kola, the shiny yellow soda, to quench their thirst.
i admit it. i am bowing to pressure after being called scarface and having a faithful reader demand i post a photo of what happens when someone’s fin kisses your cheek as you are dropping in on a wave…
A couple of weeks ago, Carlos and Ligia tied the knot, amongst the flurry of wedding preparations, family etc, Carlos had a little time to nip off to west coast of South America - Peru to be exact and compete in South America’s most prestigous big wave event - the Pico Alto Invitational.
A greener wave
Mark Sankey explores the possibilities for today's 'eco' boards. Photos: Alexa Poppe
2+1=3?
Dan Crockett charts Adrian Phillips’ construction of a semi-gun.
Three's the magic number
Championed by surfers in the know for over 30 years, has the time finally come for the Bonzer to shine?
Together we're stronger
An international cooperative of master craftsmen is advancing the ideals of sustainable surfing.
The reluctant ambassador
Tyler Hatzikian on nose-riding, refining longboard design and his reluctance to take the limelight.
Reef encounters
No group combines hardcore surf experience with hard science better than the team at ASR.