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Atlantic Surfing Championships Sebastian Inlet

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Atlantic Surfing Championships

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Mick Fanning wins the Quiksilver Pro France 2013

Mick Fanning has claimed the Quiksilver Pro France 2013 after Gabriel Medina defeating in bumpy four-foot surf, at La Penon, Seignosse. Wave face performance and aerial antics. The last day of competition in the Southwest coast of France, changed priorities. With no barrels on offer, it was the old school powerhouses’ day. With Jordy Smith and Taj Burrow […]

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Huanchaco is the first World Surfing Reserve in Latin America

The Peruvian surf town of Huanchaco will be officially dedicated as a World Surfing Reserve, on the 26th October 2013. Huanchaco, with its three miles of surf-rich, environmentally diverse coastline, will represent the first World Suring Reserve site in Latin America. The Peruvian surf sanctuary joins just four other sites to claim such status – […]

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Quiksilver Pro France 2013 rides final waves

The Quiksilver Pro France 2013 has entered the decisive final phase, at La Graviere, in Hossegor. The biggest upset came from Filipe Toledo, who eliminated current Jordy Smith, in Round 5. Toledo continued his dominant streak in the air to dominate the heat and hinder Smith’s situation in the World Title race. Mick Fanning defeated […]

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ASP World Tour fires unpleasant webcast commentators

Damien Fahrenfort and Jake Paterson have been suspended as webcast commentators of the Quiksilver Pro France 2013, following a real-time judging criteria analysis. French wildcard Marc Lacomare and Joel Parkinson were surfing Round 2 of the Quiksilver Pro France 2013. Fahrenfort and Paterson “Snake” were in the booth throwing their own opinions. Lacomare led the […]

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The world’s first 100% biodegradable surfboard foam

Bióm is the world’s first certified 100% biodegradable and 99% bio-based surfboard foam. The first manufacturing site will be located in the Netherlands, with production commencing in the third quarter of 2014. There are plans to develop US manufacturing in late 2014 or early 2015. “Surfboards have been overwhelmingly made out of petroleum products since […]

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La Graviere pumps barrels for the Quiksilver Pro France 2013

La Graviere pumped 4-6 foot waves to close Round 3 of action at the Quiksilver Pro France 2013. Filipe Toledo displayed his versatility opening his wave-count with a deep stand-up barrel rewarded by an excellent 8.50, before launching into a massive alley-oop perfectly executed to net the day’s highest wave score of 9.97 out of […]

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Garrett McNamara returns to the scene of the crime in Nazare

Garrett McNamara has returned to Nazare, in Portugal, to chase the world’s biggest waves in the local Atlantic Ocean canyon. In the last two years, the experienced Hawaiian surf star has battled with giants in the small town of Nazare. World records have fallen and the country’s big wave reputation boosted. Garrett McNamara is ready […]

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