Interview: Diah Rahayu Dewi

IndoSurfLife.com had the chance to interview Diah Rahayu Dewi, a young talented surfer girl from Bali, Indonesia. She took some time out of her busy schedules to catch up with us. One of her sponsors Electric Visuals, helped us to arrange the time and the place. Here, she explains up and down of being a surfer and about her goals and projects for 2013.

Learn to surf with Alana Blanchard

Pro surfer Alana Blanchard teaches LookTV host Valentine Bureau how to catch her first wave on Kauai, Hawaii. With Alana’s expert instruction Valentine is surfing in no time.

Top 5 Surf Spots by Kelia Moniz and Monyca Byrne-Wickey

Surfer girls have the best travel schedules in the world, everywhere they go is a beach! Well, almost. Gorgeous surfers Kelia Moniz and Monyca Byrne-Wickey made a rare non-beach stop in NYC this week for the launch of their new bikini collection with Diane Von Furstenberg and dropped in on dose to give Tim their top 5 favorite surf spots in the world. Grab a pen and take notes – you might just get a chance to catch one of these beauties charging waves in real life!

Video: Girls and Sharks

Pro surfer Alana Blanchard and friends Leila Hurst and Camille Brady go on a shark swimming adventure off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii. A metal cage protects the girls from the predators and gives them a chance to see them in their natural environment. Afterward the girls grab their boards and hit the waves along Oahu’s Seven Mile Miracle.

Surfer girls being attacked in remote surf spots

Bali is a surfing mecca and idyllic destination for many. The attraction of year-round waves and tourism have a darker side that’s been frequently scrutinized in the media of late. This comment is not on that, but rather on the spate of recent attacks on female surfers venturing to more out of the way spots to satiate the search for waves.

Steph Gilmore one step closer to legend status

Five-times World Surfing Champion Stephanie Gilmore will be inducted as the 35th member of the Australian Surfing Hall of Fame in Sydney next Wednesday, 20th February.

Alana Blanchard Appears in 2013 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue

Alana Blanchard is a featured athlete in the 2013 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. Picked to appear under the ‘athletes’ section, the Kauai local appears alongside Australian hurdler Michelle Jenneke, Dutch hockey stars Ellen Hoog and Eva de Goede.

Tennis star Daniela Hantuchova learns to surf with Julian Wilson

Daniela Hantuchova has arrived down under for the beginning of the new tennis season. Her first activity? Surf lessons! Dani took a surf lesson with pro surfer Julian Wilson at Coolum Beach in Sunshine Coast, Australia. Good form!

Video: Girls of Hawaii

In this video, Bottlesurf.com caught up with a few of the boys hanging out on the North Shore in Hawaii for the Prime and WCT Events. Evan Geiselman, Matt Wilkinson, Paul Fisher and Jack Freestone open up to Bottle about love, women, getting rejected and everything else they feel about the Girls of Hawaii…

Sally Stories: Air time in the desert

This video is part of a series being released over the next few weeks that follow Australian surfing sensation, Sally Fitzgibbons on her journey to one of the world’s most unique surfing locations: the Wadi Adventure Wave Pool in middle of the Al Ain desert, in Dubai. The purpose of this trip for Sally is to work on progressive surf maneuvers, including the air reverse. But first, she has to adjust to the hot conditions in Dubai.