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![Surf leash: it took over 50 years to reach the modern design | Photo: Shutterstock Surf leash: it took over 50 years to reach the modern design | Photo: Shutterstock](/images/stories/history-surf-leash.jpg)
The invention of the surf leash has always been controversial. The debate over who should be credited with attaching it to a surfboard is still ongoing. But we've gathered the pieces of the puzzle.
![Sunset Beach, Dubai: one of the best waves for surfing in the United Arab Emirates | Photo: Surf House Dubai Sunset Beach, Dubai: one of the best waves for surfing in the United Arab Emirates | Photo: Surf House Dubai](/images/stories/surfing-sunset-beach-dubai.jpg)
Umm Suqeim Beach, also known as Sunset Beach, is the home of surfing in Dubai. Here's why and how the Emirati surf break became a swell magnet in the region.
![AllWave: the wave pool technology made in Belgium | Photo: AllWaves AllWave: the wave pool technology made in Belgium | Photo: AllWaves](/images/stories/allwave-wave-pool.jpg)
AllWaves is a new wave pool technology from Belgium that allows surfing on an artificial lake, thus bringing surfing experiences closer to enthusiasts and landlocked surfers.
![Teahupoo: the Paris 2024 Olympic surfing venue | Photo: WSL Teahupoo: the Paris 2024 Olympic surfing venue | Photo: WSL](/images/stories/teahupoo-paris-2024.jpg)
Welcome to "The End of the Road," one of the nicknames for the Paris 2024 Olympic surfing venue, Teahupoo.
![Brandalism: Sage Erickson's 'I'm Fueled by the Ocean' Shell sponsorship under fire in Britain | Photo: Brandalism Brandalism: Sage Erickson's 'I'm Fueled by the Ocean' Shell sponsorship under fire in Britain | Photo: Brandalism](/images/stories/fuelled-by-the-ocean.jpg)
Activists from the anonymous Brandalism collective have replaced more than 200 commercial adverts across London, Manchester, and Bristol with satirical artworks protesting Shell's efforts to "fast track the apocalypse" ahead of the oil major's annual general meeting (AGM) in London.
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Veteran Pipeline surfer, lifeguard, and actor Tamayo Perry died after being attacked by a shark near Moku'auia (Goat Island) in Laie, Oahu, Hawaii.
It's one of the best breaks in the surfing paradise of the Mentawai Islands. Welcome to Lance's Right, one of Indonesia's most perfect waves.
Ka'ana Wave Co. is an innovative wave pool concept with interchangeable wave-shaping heads.
Linhares, a municipality in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil, is the world's first administrative region to recognize the rights of waves.