Tow surfing, in theory, makes surfing big waves easier. With a PWC assist, surfers can ride waves moving too fast for human arms to catch. There’s also the safety element; someone wipes out, a ski ...

Even though some purists would say you could possibly paddle into a wave this size, the skis allowed competitors to maximize their wave counts. Heck, this is a Tow-in contest after all. The surf may ...

The jet ski, or personal watercraft (PWC), inhabits a curious space in surfing and wave-riding culture. They are both controversial and beloved, ballyhooed and booed. Regardless of their place in the ...

Herbie Fletcher has had a career as an innovator, a filmmaker, an artist and a boundary-pushing, big-wave charger who revolutionized tow-in surfing – and now his lifetime of achievements are on ...

While it wasn't huge, conditions were super-ideal and the waves grew in size throughout the day. The surf may not have been huge for tow-in standards, but competitors, event directors, and APT ...