ESPN Surfing

Slater Loses Battle, Wins War?
Champions Surf Tour or no Champions Surf Tour, surfing's going to be remade in Slater's image.

Bede Durbidge
Durbo opens up about the "Champions Tour."

The Great Surfboard Heist
A quick behind-the-scenes look at the good, the bad, and the ugly side of life on tour.

Hurley Pro Highlights
Mick, Dane, Kelly throw bombs at Lowers.

Hurley Pro Preview
Who to watch for at Lowers this year.

Stomping Grounds: Santa Cruz
Why this quiet Northern California hamlet is the best surf town in the United States.

Stomping Grounds
Santa Cruz: The best surf town in America?

Kassia Meador
Kassia Meador on her NYC photo exhibit Instamatic.

Andy Irons
The three-time world champ on his Jersey score.

Dungeon's Roars To Life
Greg Long and Grant "Twiggy" Baker score all-time South Africa...and we've got the proof.

Dungeon's Roars To Life
The best South Aftrican big-wave session in years.

Jack McCoy
Sinking into the character of surf culture.

Surfer Clay Marzo has always been a prodigy in the water, but the very thing that makes him focused -- Asberger's syndrome -- may also be the thing making him struggle on land -- ESPN The Magazine
In the water, surfer Clay Marzo has always been a prodigy. On land, he's always struggled to keep up. Then he learned that the very thing holding him back—Asberger's syndrome.

Fuller Frame
Surfer, model and photographer. How does Danny Fuller describe himself? You'll be surprised...

Danny Fuller
Surfing, photography, and a cool mustache.

Surf City Spectacular
Some are calling this U.S. Open of Surfing the best in history. Whatever you call it, it was good.

Sean Collins
Damien Hobgood sits down with the forecasting genius.

California gets hit with big summer south swell
Biggest south swell of the summer illuminates the West Coast.

Stephanie Gilmore
Discussing blueprints for the future of women's surfing.

Understated: Building Boards and Shaping Surfers
There's something more than boards coming from Maui's Kazuma Surfboards.

Martin Daly
The story behind the greatest surf discovery of all time.

In A California Mile
A glimpe of the Golden State like you seldom see it.

An Idiot's Guide To Airs
Admit it, you don't know the difference between an air reverse and a double grab. That's ok, we'll help.

Unlikely Matriarch
The story of Melanie Bartels and how a girl from Oahu's downtrodden West Side altered the course of women's surfing.

Big Waves, Big Award
A Word From Maya Gabeira, Winner of 2009 ESPY For Best Female Action Sports Athlete.

Getting the Shaft
After being dropped by his sponsor a year ago, one World Tour hopeful heads to the mines in West Oz to dig out his career.

The Rap On J-Bay
The Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay gets underway this week, and with Parko, Kelly, Mick and a slew of others all in the hunt it's going to be a heck of a show.

Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay Highlights
Parko took the top spot on the podium, but that's hardly the only scoop coming out of South Africa.

Deep In The Heart Of Tanker Land
They may be starved for swell in Texas, but that don't mean there ain't no waves.

My Life As A Tanker Surfer
Tall tales about surfing Texas' third coast.

They've got the look
Why the next generation of female surfers is garnering so much media attention—and turning so many heads.

Bigger and Better?
Recent Indo super trip raises the bar—and some eyebrows.

Bobby Martinez
Santa Barbara's own dries off long enough to chat it up.

Small-Wave Wonders
Summertime is here, and to celebrate the bounty of freedom, a collection of small-wave bravado.

Lewis Samuels
Catching up with surfing's rouge scribe.

Kekoa Bacalso
Talking with Hawaii's own World Tour rookie.

Kekoa Cazimero
A look at the humanitarian side of pro surfing.

Occupational Hazard
From mellon grabs to melancholy moments, the Jason Kenworthy porfolio.

Manoziu
Sitting down with the man who saved the ASP.

Bulls, Bears, and Boards
TW Biz's Rob Campbell on the industry and the economy.

Abassadors of Aloha #2
Children of the Sea; A Look at Duane DeSoto's Non Profit for Little Watermen

Rethinking The Revolution
A seldom-seen look at the Shortboard Revolution and the roll a few under-the-radar San Diego designers, shapers and connoisseurs covertly played.

Collective Consciousness
A handful of the world's best surfers and the objects of their desire.

10 Next Beaches
Behind-the-scenes images from the end of the road.

Family Ties
Joel Parkinson beats tour pressure with a brief respite in Fiji.

Back-Seat Driving
Road tripping through New Zealand with Kalani Robb, Benji Weatherly and entourage.

What's Become of the Nautical Ladder?
The Biggest Threat to Conservation and Point Break Perfection in Baja Dissolves into Wind and Dust.

Tahitian Time
Behind-the-scenes images from the end of the road.

All In The Family
With so much surfing in her blood, it's no wonder Coco Ho's already proven herself among the best in the world—and it's only her rookie season.

Good As Gold
Joel Parkinson has a shot at making the World Tour more interesting, and we think that's exactly what he's going to do.

ASP Tour Rookie Preview
First Looks And Predictions

Skull And Cold Bones
The brain infection that should have killed Timmy Turner hasn't changed anything, except the thickness of his wet suit ... and the shape of his head.

USA Surf Team Preview
The Quiksilver ISA World Junior Championships is coming. Peep some of America's favorites.

2-Minute Drill
USC coach Pete Carroll on Slater, Lowers and why football and surfing are one and the same.

The Biggest and Bravest
How the 2009 Billabong XXL Awards is ushering in a new era in the big-wave pursuit.

Billabong XXL Awards Visuals
The best—and worst—moments of the big-wave year.