It’s an often-overlooked fact of Australian surf industry history that the creator of the Rip Curl wetsuit was none other than Quiksilver founder Alan Green, thus beginning a decade or so of business ...

SEIGNOSSE, France (Thursday, September 24, 2009) – The Quiksilver Pro France presented by Orange, Event No. 7 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, got back in motion today at the event’s main venue of ...

They're tiny, almost invisible, extremely painful for anyone unfortunate to walk barefoot onto one of their venomous spines - and they're popping up on beaches in Northern Ireland. The presence of ...

This paper explores eco-emotions and sensory experiences, particularly the sense of smell, of men engaging in sports while navigating pollution along an industrial coastline. Using sensory ethnography ...

If you’re planning to keep swimming throughout the winter months, you’ll probably want to invest in some neoprene swimming socks (also called wetsuit socks or water socks) alongside your swim robe to ...

Windsurfing is a form of sailing, where a board is powered across the water by the wind. Polynesians have been using boards with sails for hundreds of years. It wasn’t until the 1960s that windsurf ...

Editor’s Note: Scott Hays is co-founder and executive producer of OC World, a nonprofit multimedia company that broadcasts public affairs programming to 15+ million households on KLCS-PBS. He also is ...

Mr Green reportedly died at the age of 77 at his home in Torquay, Victoria, after a short battle with cancer. Described as a surfwear pioneer, the businessman’s innovative boardshort design helped ...

There were times, in deepest winter, pruning in the cold and the sleet, when he almost felt nostalgic for his old life. But he would remind himself that this kind of hard work brought about beauty in ...

I’m standing with my surfboard on the beach in Pichilemu, Chile. It’s January—the height of the Southern Hemisphere’s summer—the sun is out, and there’s a near-constant breeze rolling in off the ...

A remote cove with a mysterious past near Veronica Henry’s North Devon home inspired her to explore – and write her latest novel. Nearly 20 years ago, on an April day in 2004, I was searching for ...