Two years ago, Vai created Wavehine, a meet-up for female surfers in Tahiti to support and grow women’s surfing on the island. More and more young women and girls are now longboarding in Tahiti ...

Travelers can head to several surf spots on the island: Papara, Papenoo and Taapuna are for the beginner to intermediate crowd, while Teahupoo (on Tahiti's southwestern coast) is for experts only.

The surfing competition will take place at the world-famous Teahupoo surf break in Tahiti and construction has begun on a $5 million judging tower that will sit on the lagoon’s coral reefs.

"Hosting the Olympics at Teahupo'o is the best spot they could ever pick just because it's such a good wave at that time of the year," said local Vahine Fierro, who won the Tahiti Pro in pumping waves ...

Physically, nothing has changed since then, but with the increased attention the wave has stirred, Teahupo'o has become a well-trod yet still undercover surf destination. No hotels stand within an ...

TEAHUPO'O, Tahiti (Reuters) - America's reigning Olympic champion Carissa Moore was knocked out of surfing's quarter-finals by France's Johanne Defay in Tahiti on Thursday, and said she couldn't ...

The wave is undoubtedly one of surfings most challenging and aweinspiring waves As Chris Malloy comments that wave has changed surfing forever The movie features fantastic surfing and commentary ...