Steve Arklay
Wave of the Day: James Sinclair blasting out of a black backdrop

The Hainan Open: Local-engagement, growth, and surf culture in China

Surfpolitik

The Hainan Open: Local-engagement, growth, and surf culture in China

Surfpolitik
Clifton Evers

China has been called the sleeping tiger of Asia. At present surfing companies are making a concerted push into China hoping to awaken the beast and create a new surfing market. Yet it's proving to be more difficult than first thought. Australian surfer and expat Clif Evers reports from the Hainan Open.

Craig Stroh/Southwave
Wave of the Day: Dylan Hannah, basement mutations, somewhere near Cronulla
Jim Culley
Wave of the Day: Sandy Ryan, blue sky mining, Victoria