Downsizing your SUP can upgrade your surfing, but getting there isn’t exactly easy. These tips will help you get there. It’s a fact: Downsizing your board can take your SUP surfing to the next level.

In the last installment of our series Sean Poynter's Pro SUP Surfing Tips we discussed the importance of completing the wave. For this edition, let's move on to best practices for maneuvering your SUP ...

On August 27, 2014—a day surfers would later call Big Wednesday—Laird Hamilton was recorded carving sweeping lines across the face of a perfect 12-foot wave near Malibu Pier. His style, as always, was ...

Surfers were out in force at the famous big-wave surfing spot for the first quality day of the season. They hope it's a sign ...

Experts say that when we push past fear and frustration in nature, we’re not chasing thrills—we’re reconnecting with what it ...

We've done a lot of paddle board testing here at The Inertia, and through it all, these are the brands who make our favorite ...

Poised on a surfboard and dwarfed by a tower of water some 10 times her size, fear is one of the first emotions that big wave surfer Laura Crane feels before she hurtles down a 60-foot behemoth. “From ...

Candice Appleby had been contemplating retirement, hanging up her competition paddle to focus on her growing career as a coach and trainer for the sport she loves. The longtime San Clemente stand-up ...

Support our work! The Inertia may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn more about our gear review policy here. The origins of stand up paddle boarding dates back to the ...

I carefully laid the blue surfboard on the chilly water’s surface, trying to find the sweet spot on this strange river wave. My right thumb was still swollen and tender after being bent backwards the ...