Challenger Series

WSL Drops New 2026 Challenger Series Schedule… With A Twist

By Michael Ciaramella /premium

Pipeline: out. Cloud 9: in?

Mar 3, 2026

CT Surfers Run Rampant At The Pipe Challenger

By Holden Trnka /premium

A CS rankings update.

Feb 7, 2026

Pipeline Was Really, Really Good Today

By Holden Trnka /premium

CT qualifications, countless nine point rides, Australian domination, and the journey of a local hero.

Feb 6, 2026

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WSL Drops New 2026 Challenger Series Schedule… With A Twist

By Michael Ciaramella / news

Pipeline: out. Cloud 9: in?

Mar 3, 2026

CT Surfers Run Rampant At The Pipe Challenger

By Holden Trnka / elsewhere

A CS rankings update.

Feb 7, 2026

Pipeline Was Really, Really Good Today

By Holden Trnka / news

CT qualifications, countless nine point rides, Australian domination, and the journey of a local hero.

Feb 6, 2026

Velvet Pipeline And Nine Point Faceplants

By Holden Trnka / news

A CT qualification update from the North Shore.

Feb 3, 2026

“They Don’t Call It The Challenger Series For Nothing”

By Holden Trnka / news

Local excellence and universal beatdowns on Day Two of the Pipe Challenger.

Feb 1, 2026

How Billy Kemper Convinced The WSL (And The Mayor) To Have Locals In The Pipe Challenger

By Holden Trnka / news

And more musings from the ground here on the North Shore.

Jan 31, 2026

Is Firing Pipeline Too Much To Ask For?

By Holden Trnka / news

The inaugural Pipeline Challenger event starts in 24 hours. And we're en route.

Jan 28, 2026

The Olympic Gold Medalist Is Now World #1

By Craig Jarvis / news

And a 14-year-old girl is right there beside him — our Portugal CS Report.

Oct 5, 2025

Will 2025 Be Mateus Herdy’s Year?

By Jack O'Neill Paterson / cinema

World's most underpaid surfer joins the Vlogosphere.

Jul 21, 2025

Brazilian Challenger Series Surfer Sponsored By ‘Big Truth’

By Guilherme Dorini / news

The unlikely alliance between a pro surfer and independent journalism.

Jul 16, 2025

Take Stab’s 2027 Audience Survey, (Maybe) Win A Trip To Kandui

How Surfers Get Paid: Season 2, Episode 10

The Grand Finale of Stab in the Dark Starring Ethan Ewing

Watch: The Finale Of Stab In The Dark X Starring Kelly Slater

Robbo’s Back On Track(tors), Medina’s Ménage À Trois, Rip Curl Drops Wright, Tenōre In Turmoil

Steam On Mirrors, Slater Milked Dry, And Europe Gets It In Every Hole

The 20 Best Surfboard Models On The Market, According To You — Part 1

The 20 Best Surfboard Models On The Market, According To You — Part 2

Robbo’s Back On Track(tors), Medina’s Ménage À Trois, Rip Curl Drops Wright, Tenōre In Turmoil

Steam On Mirrors, Slater Milked Dry, And Europe Gets It In Every Hole

The 20 Best Surfboard Models On The Market, According To You — Part 1

The 20 Best Surfboard Models On The Market, According To You — Part 2

Challenger Series

WSL Drops New 2026 Challenger Series Schedule… With A Twist

CT Surfers Run Rampant At The Pipe Challenger

Pipeline Was Really, Really Good Today

Most Recent

WSL Drops New 2026 Challenger Series Schedule… With A Twist

CT Surfers Run Rampant At The Pipe Challenger

Pipeline Was Really, Really Good Today

Velvet Pipeline And Nine Point Faceplants

“They Don’t Call It The Challenger Series For Nothing”

How Billy Kemper Convinced The WSL (And The Mayor) To Have Locals In The Pipe Challenger

Is Firing Pipeline Too Much To Ask For?

The Olympic Gold Medalist Is Now World #1

Will 2025 Be Mateus Herdy’s Year?

Brazilian Challenger Series Surfer Sponsored By ‘Big Truth’