"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." THE SURFER IS typically depicted as a solitary figure. One person flowing with the force of nature, ...

For Big Wave rider Garrett McNamara and his wife and manager, Nicole, the HBO adventure series, 100 Foot Wave, began as a way to introduce big wave surfing to the world. What followed was just that ...

THE SURFER IS typically depicted as a solitary figure. One person flowing with the force of nature, nothing but a board between them and the violence below the surface of the sea. This image is even ...

Poised on a surfboard and dwarfed by a tower of water some 10 times her size, fear is one of the first emotions that big wave surfer Laura Crane feels before she hurtles down a 60-foot behemoth. “From ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Inglewood, California is changing. Thanks to SoFi Stadium, the (revamped) Kia Forum, the Intuit Dome – and all the gentrification ...

A look at the big wave surfer’s physical and mental preparations that led to a nomination at the 26th annual Big Wave Challenge awards.

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Like most every other aspect of surfing at the moment, the state of big-wave riding is hurdling forward. New frontiers are being explored, performance barriers are being shattered, and thanks to ...

Women surfers have often been marketed in a sexualized way, with images of girls in string bikinis or minimal clothing on beaches. This portrayal is far from the reality of big wave surfing. Out on ...