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The Billabong Pipe Masters will decide the 2014 ASP World Tour champion. Only one of three surfers will raise the cup. Will it be Gabriel Medina, Mick Fanning or Kelly Slater? At Banzai Pipeline, on the Oahu’s North Shore, everyone’s ready. It’s time to crown an event champion, in memory of Andy Irons, but it […]
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Michel Bourez conquered the 2014 Vans World Cup of Surfing, in triple overhead waves, at Sunset Beach. The Tahitian surfer defeated Dusty Payne, Sebastian Zietz and Ian Walsh in the four-man final. He ended up taking the second jewel of the Triple Crown of Surfing with a total score of 18.13 points. “It took a […]
Garrett McNamara and his longtime friend Kealii Mamala love to chase challenges. Frequently, these challenges involve water and waves located in unusual spots. In 2013, they rode glacier waves. It was cold out there. The water temperatures gave a new meaning to cold water surfing, but the Hawaiian duo didn’t care. They wanted to ride […]
The word “Aloha” has several meanings, and they all share a common Hawaiian origin, history and culture. So what does Aloha mean? History books are not clear when did the “Aloha” expression enter the Hawaiian vocabulary, but several sources date it back to the end of the 18th century. The official publications tell us that “Aloha” […]
Tail slides love steep waves. The maneuver changed competitive surfing and also the way shapers designed surfboards. Let’s drift into the mechanics of a classic backside tailslide. Showing the fins while attacking the wave lip. It’s quite impossible not to love the move, whether you’re watching it from the beach or from the line-up. Tail […]
Top seeds have entered the 2014 Vans World Cup of Surfing, at Sunset Beach. However, all eyes are set on the Qualifying Series’ surfers. Dusty Payne kept his hopes alive with yet another splendid performance in the challenging waves. The Hawaiian opened his heat with Gabriel Medina with an under-the-lip late airdrop, followed by a […]
The GoPro surf camera empire will launch a surfing drone in 2015. The inaugural edition of the multirotor helicopter drone will retail for between $500-$1,000. The aerial eye by GoPro will directly compete with DJI, a brand that features its high-quality cameras in a wide range of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The company founded by […]
The race for a spot in the 2015 World Surf League is on, as the 2014 Vans World Cup of Surfing enters Round 3, at Sunset Beach, Hawaii. Jack Freestone, Jesse Mendes and Willian Cardoso were unable to advance in the competition. Their fate now rests with a handful of surfers who remain in the […]