Earlier this week, Surfline videographer Travis Kuhlman joined a trio of East Coast pros — Cory Lopez, Brett Barley and Oliver Kurtz — on a strike mission to Skeleton Bay, Namibia, arguably ...

from his brother and fellow pro surfer Shea Lopez, to his close friend Andy Irons, to Shane Beschen and longtime shaper Matt Biolos. Cory also shares stories of how he helped put Skeleton Bay on ...

Calling him a “Nervy goofy-foot pro from Indian Rocks, Florida…world-ranked #3 in 2001…A visceral show-stealer, with diamond-hard balls…began surfing as a preschooler… made a reputation as the world’s ...

“It’s hard to believe it’s already been ten years since we first surfed this wave,” says Cory Lopez, whose initial encounter with Skeleton Bay resulted in the game-changing closer segment ...

A look at Cory Lopez's career (and it ain't over ... 2008 was your first year off the tour and you were free surfing everywhere -- Skeleton Bay, Hatteras, Nicaragua, Trestles.