It’s my birthday today. A brilliant excuse for reflection. For a while now, I’ve wanted to write a retrospective on what I’ve learned since I got into surfing. It’s been
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I went out surfing this morning—a very fun surf. It was 1–2 ft, 2–3 ft observed, poor to fair (my favorite), and barely anyone in the water at Venice Breakwater,
You’re standing on the shore, board in hand, perfect small waves peeling. And yet—you feel the fear rising. Breath short. Chest tight. A voice inside saying, don’t go. Welcome to
You might have noticed by now that I love surfodrama and somehow always focus on topics that make surfing look bad. What’s the worst that can happen to you in
You can listen to The Wipeout Weekly episode with Jade Darmawangsa, the ultimate beginner surfluencer on your fav pod platform or below. This Wipeout Weekly podcast episode transcript was abbreviated
Today is 100 days since The Wipeout Weekly launched. It also happens to be International Surfing Day. I only celebrate two of these “national days”—May the Fourth and Top Gun
Today is our 100th episode of The Wipeout Weekly podcast. The beauty of doing a daily podcast. And 100 days since we launched The Wipeout Weekly newsletter and website. It
When I see a wave bigger than 3 feet and a busy lineup, I’m like: no thank you, and turn my back to the ocean. Okay, not quite. But the
As I embark on a mammoth task of creating the ultimate Surfing 101 – The Wipeout Weekly style, I thought I’d begin by answering a question that literally no one
I want to learn to surf. What board should I buy? Hold on a sec. You want to learn to surf—or you want to buy some gear? Shouldn’t you be
