What’s better that American football? Surfing. What’s better than a 20 million-dollar contract? Surfing. Marcus Mariota, an Hawaiian-born quarterback, has refused to sign a multimillionaire deal with the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL) because he wants to surf. The Titans have offered Mariota a rookie contract with a clause that forbids him […]
Filipe Toledo scored a Perfect 10 to conquer the Oi Rio Pro 2015, at Barra de Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Toledo’s air game paid off. Once again. The Brazilian surfer defeated Bede Durbidge with a near-perfect final, i.e., a total heat score of 19.87. Filipe won two of the first four stages in the 2015 World […]
Joel Parkinson Puts Australia’s Top Junior Male Surfers Through Their Paces At The Subway® Summer Surf CampThursday, 30 April 2015 Thirteen of Australia’s top junior male surfers are being put through their paces by former World Champion Joel Parkinson at the Subway® Summer Surf Camp at Casuarina in northern New South Wales.The 13 surfers won […]
The Quiksilver Ceremonial 2015 will get underway on April 30th, in Punta de Lobos, Chile. It’s on. The World Surf League (WSL) has raised the green flag. There’s a projected 20-foot-plus swell heading towards the Chilean big wave break. And it’s one of the biggest in a long time. “The swell we’ve been tracking from […]
Carissa Moore won the Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach 2015. The Hawaiian defeated Stephanie Gilmore in a tight final, and she is the first female surfer to win three consecutive titles in the Australian break. In their 21st matchup in pro surfing, Moore and Gilmore gave all they had. Stephanie opened with a sharp […]
The World Surf League (WSL) announced the schedule for the 2015/2016 Big Wave Tour (BWT). Mavericks, Dungeons and Nazaré are out of the equation. There will be five events in the American continent, a stage set for Hawaii and a stop in Europe. The 2015/2016 Big Wave Tour has no big surprises in the pocket […]
Filipe Toledo has defeated Julian Wilson to claim the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast 2015, at Snapper Rocks. The youngest surfer of the World Surf League put an incredible performance throughout the event and claimed the highest heat total of the event in the final, a near-perfect 19.60. Toledo showed his active turns and his efficient […]
The Lowers Pro will return to Trestles, California, in 2015, after a two-year hiatus. The 2015 Oakley Lowers Pro will deliver 10,000 World Surf League (WSL) Men’s Qualifying Series (QS) points rankings. From April 28th to May 2nd, the best surfers in the world will have the opportunity to surf one of the jewels of […]
The World Surf League (WSL) surfers will feature their favorite numbers on their backs. Original idea? Not even close. Kelly Slater picked number 11 (for the world titles he has won); Gabriel Medina chose 10 (probably the most iconic number in football history), and John John Florence opted for number 12 (ready to beat Slater). […]
The Qualifying Series (QS) format will see dramatic changes. The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) has announced that the “Star” series will be renamed and merged in 2015. Meet the new designations. There are five new QS levels replacing the former seven “Star” events. Numbers reflect points on offer: