An estimated 10,500 athletes from across the world descended upon Paris this past week as the city prepared to host the 2024 Olympics, but 48 athletes aren’t there. Instead, they’re on island ...

Tahiti's two distinct surfing seasons allow both inexperienced and expert surfers to take advantage of the varying swells. Travelers can head to several surf spots on the island: Papara ...

In Teahupo'o, a village on the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, they will ride through the barrel of powerful, hollowed out waves that are as tall as 25 feet and can drive surfers into a sharp ...

First up, Tereva David of Tahiti, widely respected as one of the wisdom keepers of the world’s heaviest wave, Teahupo’o. To surf in Tahiti is to experience surfing unlike almost anywhere else.

"Japan was a beach break and a lot of wind. It was really hard waves to surf. And Tahiti is just an amazing island with a perfect lefthander. "It usually is barreling, so it's a super-nice wave. It ...

Teahupo'o breaks the mold, not only for Tahiti, but for the world as we known ... creating what is known as Passa Hava'e. The surf along the western side forms an unrideable closeout, but then ...

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How hard is it really to win a WSL Qualifying Series event? In 2015, Finn McGill surfed in his fist QS comp. Ten years later, he's finally clawed his way to the top of a podium. Taking out the Air ...