VIDEO: Why Caroline Marks And Wave Pools Are The Future
FEATURE // VIDEO Since talking to 16-year-old Caroline Marks earlier in the year, I decided that she really was the future of surfing. It wasn't just the way she talked, but the depth to every answer. Turns out, it's not just
BREAKING: WSL CEO Calls It, As Performance Levels Improve We’ll Add More Women To The Tour
EVENT // 2018 CORONA PRO J-BAY A lot has been happening for the world's peak surfing body this week. Between failed live streams to the equality issues, their PR team have been working overtime. All while one of the emotionally super-charged
EVENT: Caroline Marks Takes Out 2018 Los Cabos Open To Gain Lead In Qualifying Series
EVENT // 2018 LOS CABOS OPEN Caroline Marks Dominates & Is Ready For Early Requalification This year 16-year-old Caroline Marks made history by being the youngest ever qualifier for the World Surf League Championship Tour (CT). She moved comfortably through the opening
Paige Alms Now The Most Celebrated Big Wave Surfer In The World – Wins 2018 Big Wave Awards
FEATURE // 2018 BIG WAVE AWARDS Here Come The Women! Photo above; Paige celebrates with men's winner Billy Kemper, Photo by WSL. 30-year-old Maui big wave surfer Paige Alms has today claimed her third Big Wave Performance Award in front of the best big
Gabriela Byan Victorious In Tahiti at Papara Pro Open
THE MERMAID SOCIETY // EVENTS Kauian Junior Now Dominating 2 Leaderboards Gabriela Bryan of Hawaii has claimed her second major victory for the year after winning the Papara Pro Open Tahiti this week. The Kauaian pro junior surfer is fresh off her
Magic Happened At Kirra Today: Lakey Peterson Wins 2018 Roxy Pro
Magic Happened At Kirra Today: Lakey Peterson Wins 2018 Roxy Pro Today was a memorable day in the history of surfing. Every year that the Roxy (and Quiksilver) Pro events are the season opener at Snapper Rocks on the Gold Coast, it's
Mikaela Greene Opts For Canary Islands Over Australian Events & It Pays Off
EVENT // LAS AMERICAS PRO TENERIFE TITLES Australia's Mikaela Greene took the option of flying to the Canary Islands after a round five finish in the QS 6000 event in Florida this month. The decision paid off for Greene after taking it
Gabriela Bryan On Winning The 2018 Sunset Beach Pro Junior
EVENT // 2018 SUNSET BEACH PRO JUNIOR There are very few events open to groms and non-World Tour surfers at world-class breaks and that's one of the reasons why the Sunset Beach Pro Junior is so special. Gabriela Bryan from Hawaii
Who Is The Best Junior Surfer In The World?
EVENT // 2017 WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, KIAMA, AUSTRALIA When you approach a World Surf League event there is an enormity and energy of the whole operation. The dominance of the WSL logo, white on black and wrap around giant camera platforms
Tyler Wright Wins 2nd World Surfing Title At 2017 Maui Pro
EVENT // 2017 MAUI PRO Well here we are, she's made it two. 23 year-old Tyler Wright from Culburra on the NSW South Coast has just won her second consecutive World Title, crowned at Honolua Bay on the north side of Maui
Honolua Blomfield Is The 2017 World Longboard Champion
EVENT // 2017 TAIWAN OPEN WORLD LONGBOARD TOUR 29 November 2017, Jinzun Harbor, Taiwan Photos by Hain / World Surf League Haleiwa's water princess Honolua Blomfield has today defended her event title at the 2017 Taiwan Open and simultaneously been crowned the 2017 World
Taiwan World Longboard Championships Will Produce World Champion
EVENT // WORLD LONGBOARD CHAMPIONSHIPS It's been a few years coming but at last the world's best longboarders will have their world champion crowned as the result of more than just a single event. The 2017 Taiwan Open World Longboard Championship kicked
A Brand New Surfing World Tour Announced For 2018
THE MERMAID SOCIETY // SURFING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR Well, it looks like the World Surf League has reshuffled, added and taken away tour spots for the 2018 World Championship Tour, and in our opinion, it's all for the better. Best news,
PODCAST: Extraordinary Girls Of The Sea, Our Conversation With Caroline Marks
PODCAST // EPISODE 1 WITH CAROLINE MARKS Just yesterday I caught up with Caroline Marks. She's had a crazy couple of weeks, as she describes it. On her flight home from Australia after getting knocked out of the final Qualifying Series
Here’s How The 2018 Surfing World Title Will Unfold
This is a complicated time of year in surfing. There are numbers and formulas going round and round, rumours and speculation as to who can win what or get what points to get where. I'm not a numbers person so
Paige Alms Is The Champion Of Pe’ahi Again
THE MERMAID SOCIETY | 29 OCT 2017 PE'AHI CHALLENGE, MAUI HAWAII It's early in the Hawaiian swell season as the roar of the winter waves begin to approach, and the Pacific Ocean has been reeling this week with typhoons positioning themselves
Carissa Moore’s Victory In France
Carissa Moore Gains Late Momentum In Europe With One Event Remaining The surfing World Tour has had some interesting moments and switches this year. It started with old favourite and style master Steph Gilmore reigniting her fire at the first event,
Big Wave Women’s Event Confirmed At Mavericks
World Class Women's Big Wave Event At Mavericks Locked In The World Surf Leauge has announced that the Titan Of Mavericks event at the infamous Mavericks big wave spot in northern California will be locked in, and it will include women. The
Silvana Lima Sells House To Pay For World Tour & Wins Major Event
Brazil's Silvana Lima Puts Her Name Back In The Headlines With Win At Swatch Pro Trestles Event One of the surf world's best writers Sean Doherty brought to light one of the harsh realities of being a professional surfer is that
Coco Ho Wins In Spain
It's been an excellent couple of weeks in Europe for Hawaii's Coco Ho taking her second Qualifying Series event win in as many weeks. The waves didn't really come to the party for finals day at the Pull&Bear Pantin Classic Galicia Pro but