In a recent conversation with a non-surfing acquaintance I was asked, “How do you describe the difference between tow-in surfing and paddle-in surfing?” “That’s easy,” I said.

Surfers must be in peak physical condition and become experts at tow-in surfing. Spectators of the TUDOR Nazaré Big Wave Challenge should expect to see the beauty of human determination against ...

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Earlier this week, the World Surf League (WSL) green-lit the Nazaré Tow Surfing Challenge after a large North Atlantic swell and favorable weather conditions lined up on Portugal's west coast.

It used to be paddled a lot on the really perfect days on 9-foot rhino chasers. With the advent of tow surfing, sunset has come back into vogue in a big way. The wave barrels and as the tow teams ...

A Scottish teenager has become the youngest British woman to surf the world’s biggest waves in Nazare. Robyn Larg, from Tiree, made history when she surfed a near-15ft wave on February 15. She hit the ...

Designed to showcase tow-in surfing, in which surfers are pulled into waves behind a jet ski, the event brings together elite big wave riders from across the globe and divides them into pairs.

When the go-ahead commences, teams comprised of two riders take turns surfing or piloting the jet ski tow-in vehicle. The competition features not only the individual skill of each surfer ...