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WSL Raglan Update: Robinson Returns, Ferreira Flies, and Manu Bay Delivers
Three days into the first-ever CT at Raglan and Manu Bay is delivering. Jack Robinson is back to winning form. Italo Ferreira posted a 7.83 in his debut. The lefts keep pumping.
By ZealZag TeamWSL Raglan Day 1: Medina Dominant as CT Makes History at Manu Bay
The WSL Championship Tour made its first-ever stop at Raglan and Gabriel Medina served notice immediately — posting a 15.20 heat total in the iconic Manu Bay lefts.
By ZealZag TeamRace the Route: Surf Raglan Yourself — A Guide to New Zealand's Legendary Left
The WSL Championship Tour lands at Raglan this week. Here's everything you need to surf it yourself — from Manu Bay's endless left to Ngarunui Beach for beginners, plus swell windows, tides, and local knowledge.
By ZealZag TeamWSL 2026: Gilmore's 34th Win, Medina Leads, and the Tour Heads to Raglan
Stephanie Gilmore claimed her 34th Championship Tour win at Snapper Rocks. Gabriel Medina and Luana Silva lead the rankings. Next stop: the left-hand barrels of Raglan, New Zealand.
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Ericeira, Portugal: Europe's Only World Surfing Reserve
Ericeira holds Europe's only World Surfing Reserve designation, with consistent waves, a thriving surf culture, and Lisbon just 40 minutes down the coast.
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Where the Sea Gives You Back to Yourself: Athletes in Palawan and the Visayas
There is a moment, somewhere between the limestone towers of El Nido and the open channel beyond, when the water goes from turquoise to a blue so deep it seems to hum.
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Java in the Dry Season: Where the Island Tests You
Java disorients you. Not in the way of jetlag or language — in the way of scale. You are looking up at a chain of active volcanoes that runs its entire spine like vertebrae.
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Where the Jungle Breathes: Sumatra in the Athletic Season
Sumatra is not a destination that eases you in. It pulls you under immediately, completely, the way equatorial places do when they have been left mostly to themselves.
By ZealZag TeamMentawai Islands: Barrel Hunting in Indonesia's Remote Wave Paradise
The Mentawai Islands offer some of the most perfect waves on Earth — accessible only by boat charter, these remote Indonesian breaks deliver world-class barrels in tropical isolation.
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Once You Commit, There Is No Way Back
The Aonach Eagach is the narrowest and most exposed ridge scramble on the British mainland. It is ten kilometres long. Once you reach the point of no return — and there is a point of no return — the only option is forward. This is what that means. By ZealZag Editor
By ZealZag TeamKrabi and Railay: Limestone Climbing Above the Andaman Sea
Krabi's limestone karsts rise straight from turquoise water, offering world-class sport climbing, deep water soloing, and beach bouldering in tropical Thailand.
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Northern California: Where the Wilderness Goes All the Way Down
The redwoods do not care that you are fit. They were here two thousand years before you started training. Walking beneath coast redwoods for the first time produces a specific kind of humility that no mountain range can quite replicate.
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Lake Garda, Italy — Europe's Multi-Sport Adventure Hub
Climbing in Arco, windsurfing at Torbole, mountain biking above the lake — Lake Garda is where Europe's adventure sports converge in one stunning Alpine setting.
By ZealZag TeamThe Basque Country — Atlantic Surf from Mundaka to Biarritz
Straddling the border of Spain and France, the Basque Country offers world-class Atlantic surf, deep local culture, and the best post-session food on the planet.
By ZealZag TeamSri Lanka — Surf Season on the East Coast
As April arrives, Sri Lanka's east coast wakes up. Arugam Bay's legendary point break starts pumping, and the whole coastline becomes a warm-water surf playground.
By ZealZag Team