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Filipe Toledo wins the 2014 US Open of Surfing

Filipe Toledo has won the 2014 Vans US Open of Surfing, at Huntington Beach Pier, in California. In an all-Brazilian final, Filipe Toledo and Willian Cardoso wriote history for their country in the sands of Huntington Beach, Surf City USA. Brazilians are steadily taking control of the world’s best waves and, at the same time, […]

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Elishama Beckford smashes the 2014 Makka Pro

Elishama Beckford has stormed the 2014 Makka Pro, in Yallahs, Jamaica, by winning the Open and Junior trophies in front of hundreds of surfing enthusiasts. With a low pressure in the central Caribbean pumping five-to-eight foot waves over Jamaica’s southeast coast, Makka Beach had it all. In the Junior final, Elishama, Nick Pryce, Ivah Wilmot, […]

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The Sunshine Park will pump 500 artificial waves per hour

The Sunshine Park, Australia’s first artificial surf pool, will be able to pump 500 waves per hour, on the Sunshine Coast, in 2016. The project, which will be built by Waterplay Pty Ltd, at Steve Irwin Way, in Glenview, on the Sunshine Coast, will embed Webber Wave Pools technology. The $90 million investment promises to create […]

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Matt Banting and Bailey Nagy win the US Open of Surfing Pro Junior 2014

Matt Banting and Bailey Nagy have conquered the Vans US Open Pro Junior 2014, at Huntington Beach Pier, California. Banting was able to pull an excellent last-second 9-point wave to jump from last to first, and defeat finalists Cam Richards, Joshua Moniz, and Miguel Tudela. “I’m over the moon. I couldn’t really buy a wave […]

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First female surfing champion enters Surfing Walk of Fame

Phyllis O’Donnell, the first ever ISA women’s world surfing champion, has been inducted into the Surfing Walk of Fame, in Huntington Beach, California. The surfing pioneer conquered the inaugural World Championship title in 1964, at Manly Beach, Sydney, Australia, at the age of 27. O’Donnell went on to win the Australian national women’s titles in […]

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Carves, snaps and airs at the US Open of Surfing 2014

The US Open of Surfing 2014 has entered Round 5. Despite the small wave conditions, surfers kept pulling airs on the Huntington Beach ramps. Mitch Crews put together a full repertoire of carves, snaps and airs on the rights off of Huntington Beach Pier, propelling the Australian up-and-comer to the Round of 16 over fellow […]

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US Open of Surfing 2014 defines Round 3 surfers

Waves keep rolling at the Vans US Open of Surfing 2014, in Huntington Beach, California, as competition hits Round 3. Matt Banting continued his hot streak, topping Dream Tour sophomore Filipe Toledo, progressive sorcerer Dane Reynolds, and American tactician Cory Arrambide, with a big Round 2 heat victory. “You only have a couple of opportunities, […]

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Small wave challenges at the 2014 US Open of Surfing

The 2014 Vans US Open of Surfing has entered Round 2, at Huntington Beach Pier, California. South African surfer Beyrick De Vries managed to secure an important place in Round 3, after winning his heat against Mitch Crews, Nathan Yeomans and Miguel Pupo. “When I was out there, it was mellow because I got my […]

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Underdogs shine in the 2014 US Open of Surfing

The 2014 Vans US Open of Surfing entered Round 1, in peaky one-to-three foot waves at Huntington Beach Pier. The first upset of the competition came in Heat 15. Alejo Muniz, defending event champion, was eliminated by Alex Ribeiro and Dane Reynolds. “I knew I’d have to get the best waves. Conditions were tough with […]

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Cloud 9 added to the ASP Qualifying Series

The 20th Annual Siargao Cloud 9 Surfing Cup will deliver ASP Qualifying Series points for the first time, between September 24th-29th, in Siargao, Philippines. The event will surely offer pristine barrels, in a wonderful scenario, and it will distribute points for both the QS and Asian Surfing Championship (ASC). “That wave at Cloud 9 is […]

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