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Fisherman-turned surfer creates surf hub at Covelong

Fisherman-turned surfer creates surf hub at Covelong

A new surf facility with a café, lounge, and guest rooms opens at the Covelong Point surf school, a key destination for Indian and international surfers. India’s first surfing village, the district of Kovalam (Chennai, India) has fast become a mecca for surfers from all around the world. It

India Surf Festival 2015 begins in Odisha

India Surf Festival 2015 begins in Odisha

The 4th edition of Odisha's premier surfing competition is happening right now on Ramchandi beach. With participants from all over the world, the Indian surfing is getting recognition from the Asian Surfing Championship organisers as well. The India Surf Festival 2015 kicked off on the Ramchandi beach on

The Aloha Vibe in India: Surfing with Ishita Malaviya

The Aloha Vibe in India: Surfing with Ishita Malaviya

South India has 7,000 km of relatively unexplored coastline. On the west coast of this line in a small fishing village, Ishita Malaviya and Tushar Pathiyan are changing the lives of the local community, while spreading the shaka spirit. She had been dreaming of California, its beaches and a

5 Best Surfing Spots in India

5 Best Surfing Spots in India

Surf photographer Rammohan Paranjape combed through almost every beach in the country to list out the best places to ride waves. For decades, India went unnoticed as a surf destination. In the Asian context, the surfing world never looked beyond destinations like Indonesia in the 70’s and later Sri

Young surfers kill it at Covelong Point Surf and Music Festival

Young surfers kill it at Covelong Point Surf and Music Festival

Surfers Suhasini and Dharani dominated the waves at the 2nd edition of the festival which saw over 100 surfers from across the country and other parts of the world partake in the three-day event. Surfers from India and and the world got together last weekend (September 12-14) to ride along

Carissa Moore Crowned ASP World Champion 2013 : An Exclusive Interview

Carissa Moore Crowned ASP World Champion 2013 : An Exclusive Interview

For the two time 21-year-old Hawaiian champ - "there's no better training for surfing than... surfing"! Our editorial director Gaël Couturier caught up with her a few weeks after her second title win in July GC: I re-watched the video of your win in Portugal. Man,

Shawn Dollar rewrites big-wave surfing history

Shawn Dollar rewrites big-wave surfing history

Shawn Dollar from California paddled-in and surfed a 61-foot swell off the coast of Cortes Bank, the highest till dateSkill, discipline, fear, oomph- these are a few terms that could go with big-wave surfing. If you have a 10'6 surf board and a fervor for huge swells, places