VICTORIA (March 13, 2023) – Surf Canada is proud to announce the addition of the Canadian Union of Skilled Workers (CUSW) to their family of partners. In a multi-year partnership agreement, CUSW will be the first Exclusive Union Partner of Surf Canada, the National Surfing...
Driving north across the Hawaiian island of Oahu from Honolulu can feel like a bit like journeying back through time. Far from Waikiki’s towering hotels, manicured beaches and Chanel outlets, the freeway suddenly ends, giving way to the sand-dusted Kamehameha Highway. The Kam wends along Oahu’s...
Mathea Dempfle-Olin and Taj Lindblad emerged victorious at the World Surf League (WSL) SLO CAL Open at Morro Bay hosted by Surfing For Hope, a men's and women's Qualifying Series (QS) 1,000, after taking down their respective, heavily-contested fields at Morro Rock. Dempfle-Olin and Lindblad overpowered the...
Erin Brooks is no ordinary 15-year-old. Not in how she lives her life, and certainly not in how she surfs. Brooks has an affinity for flight, and is already making history competing against and beating men twice her age and size. The Canadian has shown an X-factor,...
Erin Brooks: "I feel I'm just a kid out there, just surfing and having fun" The 15-year-old Canadian is considered one of the rising stars in her sport. She doesn't see herself as a pro surf star: "Professional surfers are like, Carissa Moore, Kolohe Andino...
4-time world champion hopes to see sport make Paralympic debut in 2028 Zack Smart · CBC Sports · Posted: Dec 27, 2022 7:22 PM ET | Last Updated: December 27, 2022 Canada's Victoria Feige, centre, celebrates after winning gold in the women's kneel division for her fourth straight world title at...
“We’re all going to face incredibly difficult situations in life. There is so much we can’t control, but we do get to choose how we respond. I think surfing makes you inherently resilient and adaptable — you’re literally adapting to what’s changing beneath you. There’s also...
37-year-old from Vancouver becomes the winningest woman in Para surfing history CBC Sports · Posted: Dec 11, 2022 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: December 11 Canada's Victoria Feige, centre, celebrates after capturing gold in the women's kneel division for her fourth straight world title at the 2022 ISA...
A refreshing new digital platform called Longboarder Magazine https://longboardermagazine.com has launched this week. Cross-stepping into the future, Longboarder Magazine addresses both the Canada and international community celebrating and showcasing the arts and cultures of longboard surfing. Founder and 2019 Canadian Longboard Champion Chris Thomson explains, “I’ve seen...
Around the same time, Challenger Series warriors were S-turning or H-hopping their way to the sand at the US Open, halfway around the world, another tribe of competitors were threading one of the best barrels on Earth. To soul arch or to Clay-back? After a two-year, pandemic-induced...
