Surf News
The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) has acquired the Triple Crown of Surfing license. After buying the Big Wave World Tour and the Billabong XXl, the brand controlled by ZoSea gets its hands in the most prestigious title outside of the ASP world title. “Hawaii’s place in the history of surfing cannot be overstated,” Paul […]
A few surprises marked the first day of waves of the Billabong Rio Pro 2014, at the powerful beachbreak of Barra Da Tijuca. Tiago Pires sent Adriano de Souza and Sebastian Zietz to Round 2, with the first substantial ride of a 6.33 for two solid turns. Crowd favorite Gabriel Medina wasted little time to […]
Poenaiki Raioha and Emmy Merrill have been crowned the 2014 ISA World SUP Surfing champions, in Granada, Nicaragua. The young World Champions, Raioha, who is 17 years-old and the 20 year old, Merrill, who demonstrated the arrival of a new generation in the sport. Merrill made history in the ISA, as the first women in […]
Martin Suter has conquered the first edition of the Swiss Wave Pool Jam 2014, in Bern, Switzerland. Switzerland might be a landlocked country, but the European nation known for precise watches and high-quality chocolates also features top quality surfing and surfers. The Swiss Wave Pool Jam 2014 was the first-ever event held in an artificial […]
Jay Occhilupo, son of surfing legend Mark Occhilupo, has signed a contract deal with Billabong. Jay, 11, first began surfing in Coolangatta, as a toddler. The son of the 1999 world champion can also be seen riding the lines of skate parks, when the ocean’s flat. He is already showing signs of greatness at his […]
Silvana Lima has claimed victory at the Port Taranaki Pro 2014, in Fitzroy Beach, New Zealand. Some of the world’s best female surfers battled for relevant ranking points and prize-money in reeling three-foot (one meter) lefts and rights. Lima was sitting in second place with only three minutes left of the 30 minute final, she […]
Jacob Willcox claimed the Chain Resources Men’s Pro Junior, in Taranaki, New Zealand. Willcox was by far the standout surfer of the entire event, launching and landing massive airs and carving all the way through the field of 48. Jackson Giles was also impressive, but was forced to settle for second for the second time […]
Greg Long has won the 2014 Billabong XXL “Ride of the Year”, with the wave ridden at Puerto Escondido, Mexico, on the 7th June, 2013. After being acquired by the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP), the brand known for awarding big wave stunts crowned an almost all-anglophone group of daredevils. The only exception was Gautier […]
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Surfing Australia will invest further in equipment development, injury reduction, and performance enhancement. The governing body for surfing in Australia and Edith Cowan University have extended their partnership for a further three years to continue to develop the sport science research program at the Hurley Surfing Australia High Performance Centre (HPC). “The sport science research […]