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Surfers want the Gold Coast protected as World Surfing Reserve

More than 2500 people opposed to public land grab on Gold Coast beaches, in a peaceful Sunday protest, at North Kirra Beach. The authorities have understood what was at stake, but the dossier is not closed. Campbell Newman, Premier of Queensland, rejected a $2 billion ocean terminal from happening at North Kirra. Gold Coast Ocean […]

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Powerful swell puts Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau on high alert

The Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau 2014 might be run between 22nd-24th February, as a promising looking swell prepares to hit the Hawaiian Islands. Forecast charts and models don’t lie. A truly large swell is in the making, and will probably produce very large significant wave heights of 40-45 feet, within 1000 miles of […]

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Sierra Leone welcomes the inaugural Africa Invitational Surf Contest

The inaugural Africa Invitational Surf Contest will be hitting the sands of Bureh Beach, Sierra Leone, between 21st-28th September, 2014. There is new surfing event growing in the African continent. The Africa Invitational Surf Contest wants to gather amateur and pro surfers from African countries, and the international surf community, in an annual competition. Surf Sierra […]

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What if surfers could breathe underwater?

Taking a three-wave hold-down will not be a problem, as “Triton” will give you the ability to breathe underwater somewhere in the future. The inventor of “Triton” calls it the oxygen respirator concept. South Koran designer Jeabyun Yeon believes that, in the near future, his prototype will change our marine lifestyle. “‘Triton’ allows us to […]

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Shaun White: influencing surfers since his own wipeout

Shaun White has been confirmed in two snowboarding events, at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, in Russia. The famous snow rider is also a regular surfer, but when he was only seven, a frightening wipeout almost changed everything. Snowboarding is gaining momentum. Unlike surfing, the winter board sport has been building its own space […]

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Billy Stairmand crowned 2014 New Zealand National Surfing champion

Billy Stairmand claimed the 2014 New Zealand National Surfing Championships, at Kaiaua Bay. The surfer from Raglan secures his third national surfing title, and Gisborne Boardriders take the overall team trophy, in five-foot wave conditions. “I am stoked, I always get good results down here for some reason, there are always waves and heaps of […]

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"Surfer Dudes" promise endless wave rides

“Surfer Dudes” are the world’s first toys catching ocean waves and riding them all the way to shore. Joe Thompson, a self-taught artist from Cocoa Beach, Florida, has developed a fun and unique toy that will turn right side up, point toward the beach, then catch its own wave and surf back to the shore. […]

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Bristol’s artificial wave pool layout

“The Wave: Bristol”, Europe’s first public surf pool, has submitted a full planning application for its proposed surfing lake. The final South Gloucestershire Council decision will be made in March 2014. The inland artificial wave pool will have 320 meters of pure joy. In the British coastal town of Bristol, everyone’s excited about the possibility […]

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The billionaire who wants the waves for himself

Vinod Khosla, an Indian-American businessman, is blocking public access to Martin’s Beach, in California, after buying a local property for $37.5 million. According to Forbes magazine, Vinod Khosla’s fortune is worth $1.5 billion. Despite all the wealth and assets, the strong supporter of clean technology doesn’t allow people and surfers to enjoy the pleasures of […]

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ASP separates Dream Tour and Prime/Star rankings

The rankings for the ASP World Championship Tour (WCT) and the ASP Qualification Series (QS) will be separated. The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) has announced drastic changes in the 2014 surfing season, regarding ranking systems for the Dream Tour and the ASP Qualification Series. The Dream Tour results will be counting exclusively to the […]

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