There’s a chance that a sauna builder in Santa Cruz County could have a world record to his name this fall. Wilem Banks is a ...

During one of the busiest Jaws seasons in years, a grassroots contest took place throughout the 2024-25 winter. ... Wilem Banks brought his Maverick's commitment to Peahi.

On December 22, 2024, while the surf world’s collective eye was fixed on Waimea Bay during the 2024 Eddie Aikau Big-Wave Invitational, lensman Fred Pompermayer was in the channel at Jaws ...

A pair of Santa Cruz surfers — big wave legend and pioneer Peter Mel, and next generation Wilem Banks — have been nominated for 2020-21 Red Bull Big Wave Awards.

A couple years ago, Santa Cruz charger Wilem Banks earned the dubious distinction of winning the Wipeout of the Year award from a depth charge gone awry at Mavericks. But after leaving his clean ...

Wilem Banks is a soft-spoken woodworker from Santa Cruz who, in December, paddled into the biggest wave of his life, and potentially the biggest ever, in his fourth session at Jaws. Is it bigger ...