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UPDATE: Pro surfer Ricardo dos Santos dies after tragic shooting

Brazilian pro shot three times in altercation near Florianópolis — After four surgeries, Ricardo dos Santos succumbs to his injuries and suffers cardiac arrest in intensive care.

  • Surf
  • Alex King

Beer (Name) Shortage!

Too many beers, too few names. — As the craft brewing boom becomes a battleground, Huck hopes to make a peace offering by spotlighting killer brews — and a few naming strategies — that stand out.

  • Culture
  • Alex King

Cuba’s surfers sneak around the blockade to hit the waves

Surf Revolution — As relations thaw between Cuba and the US, and talk of lifting the blockade is in the air, Huck is thinking about how the blockade has affected young people and how their lives will change if it's lifted. In this archive piece from summer 2009, we headed to Cuba to uncover the island's underground surf scene. Cuban surfers are among the most dedicated in the world, risking imprisonment to find materials and relying on donations from foreigners to get boards and leashes. Never mind the blockade.

  • Surf
  • Sarah Bentley

Is this the trippiest skatepark ever?

Skate wavey — Artist Lisa Looser resurrects First World War camouflage to give skaters a mind-muddling experience in South West France.

  • Skate
  • Jason Horton

Photographer Paul Calver shoots 'Dogtown era' of Indian surfing

Surfing Swamis — A holiday to India became a trip back through time when English photographer Paul Calver stumbled upon a group of surfers giving birth to a brand new scene.

  • Surf
  • Paul Calver

Wes Anderson-style short film about rural Indonesia raises awareness about clean water

A Hurley H2O & Surf Aid collab — A creative and refreshing take on a charitable project that doesn't make its subjects look like something from a horror film.

  • Surf
  • Shelley Jones

South Africa's township beaches are springing to life with a grassroots surf scene

The Waves For Change project — Thanks to DIY education project Waves For Change the young people of Khayelitsha are getting a chance to experience the transferable skills of surfing.

  • Activism
  • Andrea Kurland

Andrew Kidman on his remake of 1970s surf hippie movie Morning of the Earth

Stephanie Gilmore, Mickey Smith and Sam Yoon — A nostalgic exploration of the relationship between (wo)man and sea.

  • Surf
  • Tetsuhiko Endo

Stephanie Gilmore shines in cinematic new surf edit shot in France

An experimental short by Morgan Maassen — An inspired artistic collaboration between two creative water people.

  • Surf
  • HUCK HQ

Can’t get a job with your degree? Make like these grads and start a surf school

Little Joe's, the heart of Jersey surf culture — We catch up with Little Joe's founder Joe Davies to find out why he moved away from a career in science and started a surf school.

  • Surf
  • Shelley Jones

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