Vaimiti Teiefitu is a Tahitian longboarder – one of the few who has opted to ride a traditional form of surf craft despite ...

Tahiti's two distinct surfing seasons allow both inexperienced and expert surfers to take advantage of the varying swells. Travelers can head to several surf spots on the island: Papara ...

Imagine trading 8-foot Teahupo’o barrels with Kelly Slater and Shane Dorian. Sounds like sheer fantasy, but that happened to Jacob Turner. The 17-year-old from Kauai had an extended stint in Tahiti in ...

The Vaapiti was built mainly for fishing or surfing – the good Polynesian life. – FLORIAN SANKTJOHANSER/dpa Destination: Tahiti, with its capital Papeete, is the main island of the French ...