Courtney Conlogue has conquered her second consecutive Cascais Women’s Pro, in the challenging five-foot waves of Guincho, in Portugal. The American surfer defeated Tyler Wright by a narrow margin and postponed the Australian’s lifelong dream. The next battles will be fought in Landes, France, and in Honolua Bay, Hawaii. “The world title race has definitely […]
Brian Milne spent the 2015/2016 El Niño season collecting footage from multiple surf spots. The result is “The El Niño Effect, a California Surf Film.” In the winter 2015/2016, the El Niño storms slammed the West Coast of USA. As a result, the Pacific Ocean became, once again, a joyful playground for local surfers. Independent […]
There you go. Here’s an article for Scrabble addicts, anagram enthusiasts, and word lovers. Warning: the following lines contain absurd, explicit, and surreal letters turned to words. Surfers score Perfect 10-point rides, but when their names enter the unscramble machine, you don’t always get a flawless word play. In some cases – John John Florence, […]
Bruno Santos has claimed the 2016 Billabong Pro Tahiti Trials, in six-foot surf at Teahupoo. The Brazilian tube riding expert earned a ticket into the main event. Santos, who won the 2008 Billabong Pro Tahiti as a wildcard, defeated Nathan Hedge in the decisive heat. “I am very happy. Teahupoo is like a second home. […]
Who will claim the Vans US Open of Surfing 2016? The event runs from July 23rd-31st, in Huntington Beach, California. The last American to win the iconic contest was Kelly Slater, in 2011, but the US armada will try to recapture the trophy lost to Julian Wilson (2012), Alejo Muniz (2013), Filipe Toledo (2014) and Hiroto […]
Mick Fanning has conquered the J-Bay Open 2016, at Jeffreys Bay, in South Africa. The Australian surfer defeated John John Florence by a narrow margin – only 0.57 points – in an exciting final held in two-to-four-foot waves. Fanning overcame the shark attack experience and raised the trophy in the South African right-hand point break. […]
Connor O’Leary has taken out the 2016 Ballito Pro, held in South Africa. The Australian surfer from Cronulla defeated Joan Duru in an all goofy-foot final and climbed up the rankings to number two in the World Surf League (WSL) leaderboard. With perfect right-handers peeling down the line, the French started strong with a 7.37, […]
World Surf League’s “Strike Mission” at Cloudbreak will stay in the memory of many surfers for a long time. There were exciting and tense episodes, and an unstoppable express train of 20-foot barrels breaking on a sharp, sheltered reef. Aaron Gold will never forget the 23rd of May 2016. After wiping out in Cloudbreak bomb, […]
The World Surf League (WSL) has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in the Kelly Slater Wave Company (KSWC). The pro surfing tour aims to build “a global network of WSL-branded high-performance training centers” with the surf pool concept designed by Kelly Slater. The deal is inked via WSL Holdings, the parent company of […]
The Oi Rio Pro 2016 has hit Round 3. Matt Wilkinson is out of the event, and Gabriel Medina pleases the crowd at Postinho with a confident performance. Deivid Silva just had one of the best days of his career. The Brazilian defeated Wilkinson in Round 2 with a breathtaking alley-oop and a beautiful air […]