Ezekiel Lau has secured the most important trophy of his career by winning the 2013 Vans World Cup of Surfing, at Sunset Beach, Hawaii. Lau made a late tube-riding charge from behind to turn the tables on Damien Hobgood and Raoni Monteiro, in the latter half of the 30-minute final. Fourth place was Frederico Morais, […]

Kelly Slater stormed the Round of 64 of the 2013 Vans World Cup of Surfing, at Sunset Beach, Hawaii. Slater, 41, rarely surfs in competition outside of elite ASP World Championship Tour events, but he has never won the World Cup of Surfing, too. The combination of the both variables is the highest scoring heat of the […]

Perfect surf invaded the 2013 Vans World Cup of Surfing, at Sunset Beach, Hawaii, as Round of 96 is completed. Triple overhead waves allowed Beyrick De Vries, 20, having a day to remember, after scoring a the event’s only perfect 10 to date for a huge, deep tube ride hailed as the best barrel ever […]

Piccolo Clemente has been crowned the 2013 ASP World Longboard champion, after claiming the Citic Pacific Riyue Bay ASP World Longboard Championships, at Wanning, in China. Clemente trailed Rodrigo Sphaier throughout the final, but in the dying minutes while holding priority, he was presented with an excellent set wave which he went on to score […]

When GPS devices were introduced in professional surfing, it felt like a new door had opened. Two years later, nobody knows who’s the fastest surfer on Tour. In 2011, the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast decided to debut an innovative speed management system. The idea was to track the surfers’ performance and unofficially “crown” a speed […]

The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) International has released the 2014 ASP World Tour schedule for the Men’s and Women’s divisions. The 2014 ASP Men’s World Championship Tour will not see significative changes, in terms of new venues. The Women’s competition will boast a nine-event schedule in 2014, including the addition of world-class venues Fiji, Trestles […]

Young guns have stood out during the opening round of competition of the 2013 Vans World Cup of Surfing, held at Sunset Beach, Hawaii. Cooper Chapman, 19, and Hawaii’s Seth Moniz, 16, provided a glimpse into pro surfing’s future, with a level of maturity and exciting performance well beyond their years. Chapman reached the Round […]

The controversial artificial surf reef built in Boscombe, United Kingdom, will turn into a diving and snorkel attraction. ASR Limited, the company which built the Boscombe surf reef, has been in liquidation since September, 2013, and the repairs needed to improve the structure won’t be completed. “The Council has made it clear that no additional […]

Sunset Beach is one of the most famous big wave surfing spots on the North Shore of Oahu. Between the 1950s and the 1980s, it was considered the ultimate test and the most important surf beach in the world. Originally named “Paumalu”, Sunset Beach offers a dangerous lava-rock reef and, at least, six wave peaks: […]

Surfers have lost lives in the big surf. A new generation of giant wave riders is improving their safety levels, and helping others survive in extreme ocean conditions. How many hazards can you find in the surf? The Big Wave Safety Summit, held on the North Shore of Oahu, alerted us to a wide number of […]