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FOR MANY, SURFING IS A RELIGION IN ITSELF. INTERESTINGLY, ST CHRISTOPHER IS KNOWN AS THE PATRON SAINT OF TRAVELERS - AT LEAST FOR CHRISTIAN SURFERS. His story, though partly legendary, goes bac...

https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/saint-christopher-is-the-patron-saint-of-surfers

THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF SUPPORT GROUPS, BUT QUITE NONE LIKE THIS. THE BITE CLUB IS A NETWORK AND SAFE SPACE CREATED FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE SURVIVED SHARK ATTACKS. Founded by David Pearson, a shark ...

https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/bite-club-is-the-support-group-for-shark-attack-survivors

IT'S HARD TO BEAT FINNISH SURFERS' LOVE OF SURFING. Despite the storm and low temperatures that haunted the 2024 Finnish National Surfing Championship, the event got underway near Pori in wester...

https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/finnish-surfers-brave-stormy-conditions-to-crown-national-champions

AS FAR AS I KNOW, MIKE ARMSTRONG WAS THE ONLY PERSON WHO EVER RECEIVED A WALK-ON BEACH INVITATION TO THE BIG ANNUAL PIPE CONTEST. He told me about it in the early 1980s. We worked together in ...

https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/government-surf-team-the-day-roger-raffee-turned-down-an-invitation-to-the-pipe-masters

UNIT SURF POOL CREATED A NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT ALLOWS SEVERAL SURFERS TO RIDE THE SAME WAVE SIMULTANEOUSLY. One of the least profitable variables of a wave pool is the return on investment (ROI) t...

https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/unit-surf-pool-announces-a-50-meter-wide-standing-wave

IF YOU'RE LIKE MOST PEOPLE, SURFING IS AN ASPIRATIONAL SPORT YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO TRY, BUT IT'S GETTING EASIER TO DO THAT IN FRESHWATER LAGOONS AROUND THE WORLD. Surf parks, part of the broad...

https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/palm-valley-golf-and-surf-resort-wins-2024-surf-park-sharks

SURF ABU DHABI IS HOME TO THE WORLD'S LONGEST ARTIFICIAL WAVE RIDE, THE HIGHEST HUMAN-MADE WAVE, AND THE LARGEST BARREL BREAKING IN AN ENCLOSED WATER BODY. It is located on Hudayriyat Island in ...

https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/surf-abu-dhabi-wave-pool-guide

THROUGHOUT OUR LIVES, WE'RE EXPOSED TO MANY SITUATIONS INVOLVING LARGE BODIES OF WATER. THEY CAN BE AS VAST AS THE OCEAN OR AS SMALL AS A HOME POOL, WELL, OR TANK. Therefore, knowing how to swim...

https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/what-to-do-when-you-fall-into-water-with-your-clothes-on

IN A HEARTBREAKING AND RARE INCIDENT, ITALIAN SURFER AND COACH GIULIA MANFRINI, 36, LOST HER LIFE AFTER BEING IMPALED BY A NEEDLEFISH WHILE SURFING IN INDONESIA. The tragedy occurred on October ...

https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/italian-surfer-dies-in-tragic-swordfish-accident-in-indonesia

OVER 30 SURFERS, SKATERS, AND BMX RIDERS PARTICIPATED IN THE INAUGURAL SWATCH NINES SURF IN WACO, TEXAS. The unorthodox event, curated by Coco Ho, aimed to offer a creativity-fueled alternative ...

https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/how-swatch-nines-made-surf-and-skate-fun-again