Surfing

In most surf parks, surfers ride artificially-generated waves down the length of an oblong pool. Unfortunately, such an arrangement limits the number of people who can rides the waves at once … which is where the 5 Waves system comes in.

The winners of this year's Nikon Surf Photo and Video Awards highlight an incredible array of images spanning the entire world. The top prize went to a spectacular shot taken at iconic Western Australian surf spot, The Right.

Surfers use up a lot of energy, both paddling out to the lineups where the waves roll in, and then paddling even harder to catch one of those waves. The Boost Surfing Fin is designed to help, by giving users … well, an electric boost.

The US may not have Europe's market of affordable, mass-produced camper vans, but it holds its own in off-grid vans custom-built around adventure sports. Many are focused on summer, but Titan offers a Sprinter year-rounder built for ski/surf bums.

The winners of the Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2019 photography competition have been revealed. They showcase high-energy antics and extreme sports against beautiful backdrops in amazing places around the world, making for some truly stunning shots.

Tired of staring at the paper-littered wall of your off-white office cubicle? This work/play off-grid adventure van escapes that dismal 9-to-5, packing a multifunctional interior complete with an impressive productivity suite based around a foldaway office with integrated iMac.

Love the idea of cruising the coast in a two-story surf motorhome or small camper van but are looking to go lighter and cheaper ... much lighter and cheaper? Australia's Boardswag has just the thing, a surfboard bag that transforms into a one-person tent with a few pumps of air.

​Wavegarden has already started construction on artificial surf parks in the UK and Australia, with others in the works. Now the Spanish firm is taking things up a notch, as it's begun development on a Korean project that will reportedly be the world's largest surfing lagoon.

​Interfering with a shark's sensory system is one of the ways scientists believe we may be able to keep beachgoers safe. Now researchers in Australia (where else?) are exploring a new way of deterring these apex predators, by fixing lights to surfboards to obscure their view.

The winner of Nikon’s annual Surf Photo of the Year has been been awarded to Trent Mitchell for his remarkable image entitled Unbound from a collection he has been working on for over five years. The Australian-based photographic competition celebrates the “best of the best” in surf photography.

Vintage Electric offers a few e-bike options for getting around California, and for its latest ride it has enlisted one the Golden State's most iconic figures. The Jeff Clark Signature Cruz has the legend's fingerprints all over it, and offers fellow surfers a stylish way to cruise to the beach.

A large-scale meta-study out of the University of Exeter has found that people who swim in the ocean have a higher risk of contracting ear ailments and gastrointestinal distress that non-sea bathers – with pollution suggested as a major factor.