Surfing

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Sally jumps off her board while competing in the World Dog Surfing Championships on August 01, 2026 in Pacifica, California.

Surf’s pup: Some 20 dogs make a splash at annual World Dog Surfing Championships in California

"Incorporate the power of the sea for people living with trauma." Dr. Ariel Ezra during HaGal Sheli activity.

New bachelor's degree to train students in trauma treatment through surf therapy

A lifeguard and a NSW Police boat patrol Coogee Beach following a shark attack in Sydney, Australia, June 13, 2026.

Sydney reopens Coogee Beach under heavy patrols after woman critically injured in shark attack


Polish 88-year-old takes tilt at world's oldest windsurfer crown

Retiree Piotr Dudek has been windsurfing for 40 years and is known by the nickname "Junior," coined for him by his friends when he was around 80.

 Polish retiree Piotr Dudek is hoping to officially become the world's oldest windsurfer

Find out if you like to take risks or tend to be cautious

This viral video can help you find out more about your personality - are you a risk taker or more of a cautious type?

 Optical illusion by Akiyoshi Kitaoka

A source of hope for the youth -opinion

For over nine years, HaGal Sheli has mentored youth from across Israeli society utilizing surfing as an educational tool.

 FOR OVER nine years, ‘HaGal Sheli’ has mentored youth from across Israeli society utilizing surfing as an educational tool

Grapevine October 30, 2022: A mega performing arts campus

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 ROM LEFT: Arieh Budnik and Daniel Farcas, both from Chile and who have children at Reichman University, along with head of the Raphael Recanati International School Jonathan Davis at the institution’s Orientation Day

Education start-up aims to impact at risk youth - opinion

The educational start-up Hagal Sheli has set itself the goal of using surfing as a tool for personal development among at-risk youth.

 THE WRITER loves surfing in the sea and uses it as a tool for personal development among at-risk youth.

A conversion, a surfboard, and a pilgrimage to Nazareth

Although I’ve been surfing for most of my life, I’ve never done much surf travel. Seizing this opportunity, I extended my trip. My plan was to have three days of vacation and one day of work.

 The surf at Nazaré.

Helping at-risk youth ride the wave of uncertainty

“HaGal Sheli” utilizes surfing as a tool for personal development among at-risk youth. Its participants are taught effective coping mechanisms that have helped them cope throughout the pandemic.

SURFERS CARRY their boards before entering the water in Netanya.

Surf's up: US Embassy offers grant to youth-at-risk surf program

HaGal Sheli and the Young Mentors Program implement values ​​that the embassy wants to promote, including shared citizenship, diversity, empowerment and opportunities for all.

Participants in HaGal Sheli's Young Mentors Program.

Mary Kay Andrews’s ‘The Newcomer’: Escape to Treasure Island

The newcomer of the title is 33-year-old Letty Carnahan, who arrives at the Murmuring Surf on Treasure Island in the middle of the night with no reservations and few clothes.

SURFERS RIDE waves in Treasure Island, Florida last year – the setting for the murder mystery novel

Surfer killed in shark attack on Australia's east coast

The incident would be Australia's first fatal shark attack of the year, while eight people were killed last year.

Dusky Shark swiming in the sea