First off, the surf is huge. The waves are unlike any other in the world, towering above 20 feet in the right conditions, and has been home to the Pro Tahiti world championship for more than two ...

Vaimiti Teiefitu is a Tahitian longboarder – one of the few who has opted to ride a traditional form of surf craft despite her local waves being quite different than the kind longboarders usually seek ...

“It was a secret spot,” the surfer and Tahitian native remembered, as he stood on the pristine beaches of Teahupo’o on the island’s south side, waves crashing off in the distance.

An curved arrow pointing right. Watch stunt rider Robbie Maddison from Australia as he rides his dirt bike over Tahiti waves. Video courtesy of Reuters Follow BI Video: On Facebook More from ...

Australian stuntman Robbie Maddison has been tearing up the waves - and the Internet - with his insanely cool dirt bike. But how was he able to so seamlessly ride across a Tahitian wave as he ...

Competition is likely to be fierce between the sport's traditional powerhouses but host nation France are a genuine threat after two Tahitian locals qualified to compete at their home break. "Hosting ...