The Pukas Twin + 1 Fin Set   While Axel Lorentz isn’t a household name here in the US and Hawaii, he has been making some of the best-performing boards in Europe for years. Part of the Pukas team, Lorentz has redefined big wave performance with boards for team riders such as Natxo Gonzalez and Grant “Twiggy” Baker, and his small-wave performance DARK design he was runner up in the recent Stab in the Dark contest. With such an impressive surfboard design pedigree, it was only a matter of time before Lorentz’ fin designs began to attract global attention, and...

The surfing community is broad and diverse, including ocean lovers from all walks of life. I am always amazed by the people I meet in the water—and this past week was no exception. While I was enjoying a surf session here in town, I started chatting with a woman who used to work for NOAA. We were talking about the fines that have been imposed on some of the dolphin tours here on the island, which has been somewhat of a controversial issue. While the local government and sea life authorities assert that the dolphin tour boats are disturbing these...

El Salvador Pro They say that lightning never strikes twice, but if your name is Felipe Toledo, Griffin Colapinto, or the El Salvador Pro, that might not be true. Last year’s inaugural world tour contest at Punta Roca was dominated by the two high-speed, high-fi regularfoots. Felipe and Griffin met in the final, where Griff came out on top with a dominant performance in the head-high rights. Considering the conditions on offer in El Salvador this year, as well as Toledo and Colapinto’s pedigree in small right-hand point breaks and the fact that they came into the event ranked third...