Juan Hernandez
The Inertia
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Ace Buchan Offers 1 Critical Tip to Improve Your Pop-Up
Ace Buchan breaks down more of his own pop-up movement and other mechanics of his surfing in his Guide to Precision Surfing with Inspire Courses. → Read More
‘Surfing Is Literally Saving Many Youth Lives in Trinidad and Tobago’
"It's more than surfboards, and it's more than a board drive to us. It's a human thing. If we share, and really care for each other, a lot of our problems will be solvable. So, it means the world." → Read More
In Defense of Gabriel Medina: Surf Fans Have Made Me Hate the Word ‘Unsportsmanlike’
I’m going to offer a dissenting opinion (“How dare you!”) and a chance for a lot of surf fans-turned-lemmings to call me a kook here, not so much for defending Gabriel Medina but for calling out all his haters. And there are lots of them. There are a lot today, there seemed like a planet-full of them yesterday after he snaked Caio Ibelli in an effort to advance from his Round of 16 heat, and… → Read More
Does Team USA, Brazil or Oz Have the Most Stacked Roster for the ISA World Games?
It's worth asking if any possible Olympic team is compelling enough to recreate for surfing what the original Dream Team did for basketball. → Read More
I’ve Been Trying to Destroy melin’s Floatable, Water-Repellent Hat (But Can’t)
The Melin hat is still winning our ongoing battle. Actually still looks honest-to-goodness brand new. → Read More
Michael Oblowitz Is Surfing's Most Controversial Filmmaker
Michael Oblowitz 's last film won critical acclaim then controversially vanished into thin air. His new project "Heavy Water" with Nathan Fletcher examines surfing's darker realities. → Read More
John John Florence and Lakey Peterson Win Margaret River Pro After Shark Intermission
Next, the Tour moves to Brazil in less than three weeks for the Oi Pro and its fifth stop of the year. → Read More
Surfer Killed in Shark Attack Off Réunion Island
For the twenty-fourth time since 2011 a person was attacked by a shark off Réunion Island Thursday. It’s the eleventh fatal attack in that same span. By comparison, there were 22 attacks off Réunion between 1971 and 2010. The man’s identity hasn’t been released yet, but reports say he was in his late 20s and surfing in an area near Saint Leu that is restricted from surfing because of the risk of… → Read More
Adidas' Recycled Ocean Plastic Shoes Will Reportedly Net $1 Billion
All this adds up to Adidas' announcement this year that they now plan to use repurposed plastic in all of the products they sell by 2024. In shoes alone, they make and sell 450 million pairs annually. → Read More
EU Votes to Ban Single-Use Plastics Across Europe
The ban covers a range of plastic cutlery and plates, cotton buds, straws, drink-stirrers, and balloon sticks. And it even targets pollution from cigarette filters, requiring manufacturers to reduce their use of plastics in filters. → Read More
The Ocean Cleanup Has Reached the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Keep your fingers crossed. There's still a lot of work to do. → Read More
Somebody Just Launched the First AI Freedive Training Application
“Alexa, start my breath training..” Photo: Morgan Hoesterey Freedive training is a staple in the big wave community, which is partially why we’ve seen its popularity grow recently. But if you ask a guy like Spencer Ash, it can literally be just as life-saving for the average surfer as well. Ash, a waterman himself, works in Florida as a user experience designer for a healthcare company providing… → Read More
These Are the World Title Scenarios for Medina, Toledo, and Wilson Heading Into Portugal
At least things are interesting at the top of the Tour rankings. → Read More
Volcano Erupts on Sulawesi Following Indonesian Island's Quake and Tsunami
"It could be that this earthquake triggered the eruption, but the direct correlation has yet to be seen as there had been an increase in the Mount Soputan activity." → Read More
Surf Fans Can Rejoice as WSL Announces Pipeline Still Part of 2019 Schedule
Remember when Pipe was possibly going to become the World Tour opener? And then the WSL announced they were going to drop it from the Tour altogether? → Read More
Ohio Science Teacher Sets the New World Record for Rowing Solo Across the Atlantic
"I feel like I had a lot of luck along the way and a lot of help. Help from my friends, my family, the community — from some higher power, I don't know." → Read More
Ben Gravy Calls This Wave 'The Wedge of the East Coast'
Not claiming it's as heavy as the Orange County wave, but as you can see by watching him, it's a wompy slab of backwash, sidewash (is that even a thing?), and unpredictability. → Read More
A Brand New Surf Destination in Fiji Is About to Open Its Doors
I wouldn't call a luxury resort a stone's throw from Cloudbreak a "compromise," but you're certainly welcome to build your pitch around that. → Read More
Relik Just Launched a 2-Stop Professional Longboard Tour and $150K in Prize Money
With three competitive categories, Men's Modern, Women's Modern, and a Classic division, the $150,00 in prize money will be split evenly between men and women across the board. → Read More
This Shoe Made from Algae Literally Reduces Your Carbon Footprint
The Vivobarefoot Ultra 3 Bloom's algae technology reduces 40 balloons worth of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. → Read More