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Surf News

• Legendary surfer and shaper Ben Aipa passes away
  Iconic Hawaiian surf legend Ben Aipa has passed away at the age of 78. Aipa was an accomplished surfer, an innovative surfboard shaper, and a tenacious coach who influenced several generations of wave riders. As one of the standout figures of 1970s surfing, he introduced the swallowtail and the "stinger" in surfboard design.
• Chuck Patterson enjoys epic wave skiing session at Mavericks
  Chuck Patterson is probably the world's most famous wave skier. But he had never surfed Mavericks. Until this day. On January 10, 2020, Patterson was at Half Moon Bay, ready to take one of the finest swells of the century at the infamous Northern California surf break. He had always dreamed of skiing down Mavericks […]
• 12 signs you're a soul surfer
  Soul surfing is a philosophical and spiritual concept first developed and introduced in the 1960s to define the sport - or activity - in its purest form. As with many other sports, there is always an innate drive to seek and find the original and unadulterated values, virtues, and essence of something that is simultaneously […]
• Peter Mel rides the wave of a lifetime at Mavericks
  Peter Mel rode one of the biggest and most perfect waves ever surfed at Mavericks, Half Moon Bay, California. On January 8, 2021, the 51-year-old surfer from Santa Cruz paddled into a 30-foot barreling wall of water, drew a perfect line, and exited the tube untouched into the channel. A closer look reveals he had […]