HALF MOON BAY, Calif. -- One of the world's best surfers was swallowed up by a massive El Nino-boosted wave off the coast of Northern California. He called it one of the "craziest" wipeouts of his ...

Since the early days of surfing – or heʻe nalu, as the ancient Hawaiians called it, which translates to “wave sliding” – boats were used commonly alongside boards. And that tradition of boat surfing ...