Surf News
A 23-year-old surfer has lost a hand and part of his other arm after being attacked by a great white shark, at Wylie Bay Beach, near Esperance, Australia. Ross Tamlin, who was catching waves 400 meters away from Pollard, paddled to shore and called for help. Sean Pollard, the injured surfer, was lying on his back […]
Gabriel Medina confirmed his place on the quarterfinals of the Quiksilver Pro France 2014, at Les Guardians. After narrowly escaping defeat in Round 3 against Jeremy Flores, the young Brazilian surfer won his Round 4 challenge against Josh Kerr and John John Florence, in clean three-to-five foot (1-1.5 meter) waves. “With the swell increasing this […]
John Baxendale, the engineer behind Wave Master, promises a new artificial wave technology that produces 240 waves per hour, with no compressed air systems, hydraulics or pneumatics. Who’s going to build the ultimate surf pool? The number of artificial wave concepts hasn’t kept growing in the last decade. The financial sustainability of surf parks has […]
The Bay of Plenty Surf Team claimed their third consecutive National Scholastic Surfing Championship, at Fitzroy Beach, New Zealand. With seven of their twelve surfers in the finals, The Bay of Plenty Surf Team claimed two division titles: Under 18 Boys and Under 16 Girls. “Being in my last year of the Scholastics, it is […]
Sally Fitzgibbons, Tyler Wright, Stephanie Gilmore or Carissa Moore. Who will be the 2014 ASP Women’s World Tour champion? The world title race is coming to a spectacular finish. Three Australians and a Hawaiian may decide who will raise the cup at the Cascais Women’s Pro 2014, in Portugal. Gilmore is the only surfer with […]
Nauru, Sri Lanka and Cayman Islands have become the 87th, 88th and 89th members of the International Surfing Association (ISA). It’s almost there. The world governing body for the sport of surfing is close to reaching its goal of 100 member nations in 2015. “Surfing is also a 22 billion dollar business with a natural […]
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The Titans of Mavericks will be challenging the iconic big wave surf spot located in two miles from shore outside Pillar Point Harbor, in Half Moon Bay, Northern California. Mavericks may be out of the Big Wave World Tour, but that doesn’t mean the peak isn’t pumping some of the heaviest and deadliest wave faces […]
The GoPro Hero4 hits the market on the 5th October, 2014, with improved image and video quality. The most advanced GoPro waterproof camera features 4K30 video recording, 12-megapixel photos up to 30 frames per second (fps), built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and Protune for photos and video. The GoPro Hero4 Black Edition comes with a two-times […]
There comes a time in every surfer’s journey when the initial round of skills-honing has passed, and a plateau is reached. Your paddling is strong and you have no problem making the waves you want. Rides are fun, you know how to get speed, and you can wipe out with the best of them. It might […]