Last September, I got lucky. I found myself in the Maldives, covering a specialty surf contest, and my rudimentary understanding of geography sparked a scheme. “I’m not too far from the Middle East,” ...

Surfing Kelly Slater’s Lemoore, CA wave pool, aka the Surf Ranch, used to be an elite, exclusive invite. So much so that when one got the opportunity to ride the wave, it was likened to getting a ...

“Last week was one of the most rewarding times of my life,” Slater wrote via Insta. “Sitting back and seeing some of the happiest and most fulfilled expressions on the faces of friends who've surfed ...

(CNN) — Abu Dhabi has many of the things that surfers hunt for in their quest for perfect waves: warm weather, year-round sun and clear water. The only thing it did not have was waves. That changed in ...