All images by Anuanua Lucas Back in 2009, one of the greatest surf shorts dropped out of this side of Europe. Called Powers ...

It’s worth noting that Flores wore the surfing stack hat because ... “I hit the reef head-first a couple of times and then at Chopes (Teahupoo) the board speared through the helmet and into my ear… It ...

Last week, hard-charging UK big wave hellcat Tom Lowe was knocked out on the reef at macking Tehaupo’o, was found face down ...

where boards and helmets are available for use. Uluwatu Surf Villas has a private charter option, too, that can take guests to some of Indonesia’s other iconic waves: the endless lefthanders at ...

Surfing is now doing that, as the use of helmets is becoming more prevalent. Seeing athletes wear helmets was uncommon. But, in response to injuries in recent years, more and more people are ...

Touted as the lightest surf helmet on the market (it only weighs 365 grams), one of the driving factors in the development was ensuring that surfers maintained their ability to process their ...

In round one of the Olympic surf competition, a whopping 17 out of 24 female surfers wore a helmet, and five of the men did, too. We didn’t have to wait long to see why helmets were so popular.

"This is a real danger, people surf here with helmets on for a reason," she said ... particularly if they slam into Teahupoo's extremely shallow coral reef. It's this reef that's causing a ...

In French Polynesia, waves are revered and feared at the legendary surf break off the village of Teahupoo. A swimmer navigates the water near Teahupoo’s famed surf break, which sits just a few ...

American Carissa Moore, who won an Olympic gold medal in the women’s surfing competition three years ago, is back as a medal favorite again this year. On the men’s side, former world champion ...

Some of the most spectacular displays of competition surfing (and free-surfing) in history have happened at Teahupoo, including what is arguably the greatest heat in competition surfing ever ...