Jaws: The Wave That Revolutionized Tow-In Surfing

Ian Walsh surfing Jaws in Maui, Hawaii, 2021 - Fred Pomperpayer / Red Bull Content Pool On the north shore of Maui Island in Hawái, there is a wave that for decades was considered impossible to surf. Its official name is Peʻahi, but the entire world knows it as Jaws. Before the 1990s, many surfers watched this spot from the cliffs without imagining that anyone could ride those massive walls of water. The problem was not only the size. Fast and extremely violent, the wave brok

The mystique of La Punta at Cavancha Beach came alive once again with the opening event of the regional Mar de Campeones circuit, a championship that every year brings together a large part of northern Chile’s bodyboarding scene. In the middle of that atmosphere, Queen Of The Wave riders Viviana Araya and Paloma Freyggang once again left their mark in the water during an intense day on the beaches of Iquique. The event, organized by the Local Bodyboard Sports Association of I

Kai Lenny surfs giant waves in Nazaré, Portugal, 2020 - Mattias Hammar / Red Bull Content Pool On the coast of Portugal lies Praia do Norte, a place where the ocean seems to defy all logic. Every European winter, surfers from around the world arrive to challenge mountains of water that can exceed 20 meters in height, while hundreds of spectators watch from the town’s famous lighthouse. For years, Nazaré remained relatively unnoticed within the surfing world until 2011, when A

Luana Silva and three-time WSL Champion Gabriel Medina, both from Brazil, after winning the GWM Aussie Treble at the Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro 2026 - Cait Miers / WSL The fourth stop of the WSL Championship Tour is already taking center stage in Raglan, where the Corona Cero New Zealand Pro will take place from May 15 to 25. After the first three events of the circuit, Brazilians Gabriel Medina and Luana Silva arrive as the world ranking leaders, marking a historic moment for Bra