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Sally Fitzgibbons Headlines Opening Day at Roxy Pro Biarritz

CÔTE DES BASQUES, Biarritz – France (Friday, July 13, 2012) – Beautiful conditions greeted competitors this morning in Biarritz and the Roxy Pro finally started with the opening heat of the day entering the water at 7:30am. Sunny and warm weather along with 3-5Ft clean waves were on offer throughout the day and allowed the […]

Jackson Close Adds SUP Tilt To Longboard Defence At Australian Surf Festival Supported By Essential Energy

Defending Australian longboard champion Jackson Close (Snapper Rocks/QLD) has ensured a busy schedule at the upcoming Australian Surf Festival supported by Essential Energy in Port Macquarie by adding SUP surfing to his list of commitments.

Reef’s Rudd video and download

Half the appeal of a surf video is the music. In honor of International Surfing Day last week, Reef released a free download of the new Xavier Rudd track “Follow the Sun,” from the album Spirit Bird. They also got together with California charmer/filmer, Ryan Mosss to create the soulful video for the…

Cloudbreak Continues To Pump For Volcom Fiji Pro

Cloudbreak turned on once again for the world’s best surfers as the opening 10 heats of the elimination Round 2 of the Volcom Fiji Pro were completed in clean four-to-six foot (1 – 1.5 metre) waves at the primary event venue.

Going Galapagos

Located 525 nautical miles off the coast of Ecuador sits the Galapagos Islands. Like Hawaii, it’s volcanic in origin. And like Hawaii, there’s some pretty good surf there. But unlike Hawaii, there aren’t many surfers. Boasting a population of just 25,000 people — whereas Waikiki’s population is about…

Parko’s perspective

With the completion of the Billabong Pro Rio and Joel Parkinson taking second place to John John Florence, Parkinson is now in the No. 1 spot on ASP World Tour. At 31, he has four runner-up finishes (2002, 2004, 2009, and 2011) but has yet to collect a World Title for himself. Does all this […]

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