You can’t tell what’s going to happen.

This to me is the great lesson of the past decade. You just don’t bloody know. This was the decade when the impossible happened — some tragic, some ironic, some just plain spectacular, all now oddly normalized, but all of it worth a second look…

 

The Impossible Decade Part I

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10 things/people that defined surfing’s least expected 10 years.

Surfboard Models

Surfboard Models
From nothing to almost everything, thanks to the way surfboards are made.

GO DUMPSTER DIVING

Softboards

Softboards
Don't tell me you predicted this.

THE BEST SURFER IS THE ONE HAVING THE MOST...

Nazare

Nazare
The world’s biggest wave is a beachbreak in Portugal.

BIG WAVE MIGRATION

 

The Impossible Decade Part II 

(A Surfline Premium Original)

10 more things/people that defined surfing’s least expected 10 years.

DIY Media

DIY Media
Insta, phones, commenters, self invented surf stars, it’s all happening.

VANITY METRICS?

Equal Pay

Equal Pay
About which every old white man is losing it.

THE TIME HAS COME

Andy Irons

Death
Dora, Midget, and the big tragedy of AI.

IN REMEMBRANCE

 

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