Take the furthest route west in British Columbia and you’ll eventually come to the end of the road and be rewarded with a stay in Tofino. Tofino is a place to relax, be still and enjoy all the Pacific ...

We all have to start somewhere. It’s the one experience every surfer shares — yet it’s the one that seems oh so easy to forget. We asked surfer/writer Lisette Drew to remind us of how it happens. In ...

I am in Nosara, a small, sleepy village on Costa Rica’s northwest coast, with my wife, Gabrielle, to try something I have only scant experience with and which she has none: surfing. Surf Simply seemed ...

In the lobby of the Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort, a wooden koa canoe—more than 100 years old and named Kaukahi—reflects the lights of the room in its highly polished surface. It looks brand new, and ...

amslm@aol.com Adventure Adviser: Surf-N-Sea in Haleiwa, Oahu, is good for those who want to learn to surf but don’t want the intensity of a weeklong bootcamp. In typical laid-back Hawaiian-style, all ...

There is something magical about that very first time you successfully get to your feet and ride a moving surfboard on an ocean wave - even if that “wave” is more of a ripple, less than two feet high.

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. (WWAY) — With plenty of time over the summer, kids have made their way to the shores of the Cape Fear to receive an introduction to a sport they hope to learn. Wrightsville ...

Contrary to popular belief, SUP surfing is not easy. My first foray into SUP surfing ended with humiliation. I could barely manage to balance on my board–much less actually catch waves–and eventually ...

With consistent conditions, affordable prices and a friendly vibe, a wave pool in Waco, Texas, proved to be an ideal place for a beginner to find her footing. By Nora Walsh I paddled hard to stay in ...

North Myrtle Beach, S.C. Tyler Watkins never thought he’d see surfing become an Olympic sport. But last week, just days before he hosted his inaugural Take A Kid Surfing Day in his hometown, North ...

NOSARA, Guanacaste — I honestly did not think my Costa Rican girlfriend would take a surfing lesson with me, as she does not know how to swim and is afraid of deep water. Yet here she was, 49 years ...