Surfing
latest news & developmentsSurfing legend Kelly Slater, 52, says ‘this feels like the end’
Slater did not definitively say he was retiring and has hinted several times before that his professional surfing career was over
The Portfolio: Simon Pamphilon
An enthusiastic amateur lucks out on a goofy footer in Port Alfred
Jordy Smith: South Africa’s surfing Olympic gold medal hope
The little-known South African surfer who’s been a world beater since the age of 14
Morocco’s women surfing the waves in taboo sport
Despite efforts to improve the status of women in the North African country, attitudes have been slow to change.
Drones saves boys trapped in 3-metre swells
New technology sees drones deployed on beaches as life-savers
Australian surfer attacked by shark in SA back in the waves
The footage of Mick Fanning being attacked last Sunday, before being rescued rattled but unscathed, sent social media into meltdown.
Visceral thrill as man beats Jaws
The spectacle of a Spielbergian scenario with a hero and happy ending delighted TV viewers.
Jordy Smith: Riding a wave of happiness
Champion surfer Jordy Smith is chasing a world title, but the laid-back Durbanite won’t force it, writes Jazz Kuschke.
Surf’s up: Twiggy picks up SA’s biggest prize
Grant ‘Twiggy’ Baker has sailed into his second consecutive Oakley One Wave Wonder title to scoop up the biggest single-wave prize in SA surfing.
SA surfing team captain makes a leading start
Llewellyn Whittaker posted the highest heat tally in the open men’s division to lead South Africa on the first day of the World Surfing Games.
Senegal: surfers’ paradise without the crowds
Senegal may seem hostile to surfers at first, but the warm waters are very inviting indeed.
World champion surfer Andy Irons found dead in hotel
Three-times world surfing champion Andy Irons was found dead on
Surfing gets homeless kids off Durban’s streets
A 14-year-old boy named Wonder clambers out of the ocean and on to Durban’s South Beach, exhausted after hours of surfing, and collapses on the sand.
Surfers say no to ‘radioactive waves’
A nuclear power station at Thuyspunt would be a disaster for the environment and tourism in Jeffrey’s Bay and St Francis Bay, says a surfers’ body.