Maybe it will be the future of surfing, maybe not. TBD on that. And when the brain conjures the foil persuasion, it’s mostly in small waves. Sometimes, it’s not even waves; it’s more like ...

Every time a massive swell is forecast, Santa Cruz’s hard-charging, big wave surfer Alessandro “Alo” Slebir can hardly contain himself.

to get out into the mid-50-degree water of the hallowed Northern California big wave surf break known as Mavericks. But because the swells were still relatively small, he and Luca Padua ...

to get out into the mid-50-degree water of the hallowed Northern California big wave surf break known as Mavericks. But because the swells were still relatively small, he and Luca Padua, whose job as ...

The surf conditions weren’t for everyone ... “It’s funny, because we always say there’s no such thing as ‘small Mavericks.’ ” Slebir said. Most big swells come with huge storms ...