Mauli Ola Foundation and Turtle Bay Resort, the only destination resort on Oahu’s fabled North Shore, is gearing up for the 2013 Pro Bowl by hosting National Football League stars and top professional surf athletes for a surf experience, golf day and concert to benefit the Mauli Ola Foundation.

Photo: Bernie Baker

Surf is 4-8' with North winds and its really good timing. Makahiki is a festival for hawaiians to celebrate the time of harvest. On the island of Oahu at the famed break of Makaha this is exactly what they did. Quiksilver’s Makahiki brought family and friends to ride waves on everything from SUP, Canoe to tandem. See you there Saturday-Sunday.

Billabong Adventure Division’s latest project to the Portugal’s big-wave spot of Nazaré has resulted in Shane Dorian, Eric Rebiere and Benjamin Sanchis surfing some of the biggest waves ever paddled into in Europe. On Friday 11th January, all three surfers caught some giant waves, with Dorian flying in from his home in Hawaii for the one day and further cementing his reputation as the premier big-wave surfer in the world. 
 

A surfer is recovering after he was attacked by a shark on the Big Island Wednesday afternoon.

KHON2 has learned that Paul Santos, 43, was attacked by a 15-foot tiger shark about 200 yards off shore of Kiholo Bay.

Congradulations Jack! One of the greatest gatherings of Legends & Hawaii Surf Community in recent history. We joined Director Jack McCoy and his cast of world-renowned surfers, Wed Feb 6th on the Red Carpet, at the great lawn of the Hilton Hawaiian Village… it was the World-Premiere of “A Deeper Shade of Blue!”…Folks won won prizes from the House of Marley, Sol Cabana, West Surfing products and two round-trip tickets to anywhere Hawaiian Airlines flies and we even got a special performance by Jack Johnson!

it's a master piece with Master surf film maker, Jack McCoy; he ventures into a new realm with his film “A Deeper Shade of Blue”. This is not a surf movie, it is a film about surfing… its deepest roots from Hawaii.

Arguably the most iconic event on the Stand Up World Tour Calendar will once again kick the season off in style from the 7th - 15th February: the Sunset Beach Pro brings together the world's best set against one of the most formidable backdrops and one of the world's most infamous waves, found at the heart of Oahu's Fabled North Shore.

There was a sense of inevitability when dawn broke on the much anticipated Mavericks Invitational presented by GoPro. Half Moon Bay was buzzing with activity, but down on the docks salty locals exchanged grim looks as word of the conditions filtered back from the lineup a mile away. The tide was high, the reports said. It’s inconsistent, they warned. It’s still not that big, they complained.

As As surfers, we attempt to spend a majority of our free time in the water, preferably above the water.  However this doesn't always happen, especially in big waves.  So in order to stay alive, we must train and learn to adapt.  This includes things like breath holding, and the of course the best people to ask are free divers.  So it is no coincidence, especially here on the North Shore, that the best big wave surfers are also great freedivers. 

This is what is about. Somewhere is a World Tour competitor down the road. For now tho' they're just doin' what they love.

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