Professional skateboarder and surfer Kalani David, 17, posted the highest heat total of the 2014 Reef Hawaiian Pro so far, during the second day of competition, in Hawaii. David combined vertical turns, a free-flying aerial and critical positioning to win his Round 1 against Alex Smith, Santiago Muniz, and Lucas Silveira, with a score of […]
The 2014 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing is on. Waves peaking at 25 feet opened the Reef Hawaiian Pro, at Haleiwa, Hawaii. The locals dominated Round 1. Ezekiel Lau, 20, was a standout surfer of the day. The Hawaiian was able to steal the highest heat score of the day – 18.53 points out of […]
Eight surfers have booked a spot in Round 5 of the Cascais Billabong Pro 2014, in pumping 5-to-8-foot surf at Guincho. It’s been a tough journey, but only the fittest will keep on going in the Portuguese Prime event. Waves got even bigger as competition moves to Round 4 and 5. Jeremy Flores is proving […]
Gabriel Medina confirmed his place on the quarterfinals of the Quiksilver Pro France 2014, at Les Guardians. After narrowly escaping defeat in Round 3 against Jeremy Flores, the young Brazilian surfer won his Round 4 challenge against Josh Kerr and John John Florence, in clean three-to-five foot (1-1.5 meter) waves. “With the swell increasing this […]
Kelly Slater defeated Dane Reynolds in Round 2 of the Quiksilver Pro France 2014, at Les Guardians, to keep his world title hopes alive. The 11-time ASP world champion, 42, was able to adapt to the perfect three-to-four foot waves, tide, waves, wind, and sand banks, by eliminating the lethal free surfer from Ventura. “I’m […]
The world’s best male and female surfers have touched down in the beach breaks of Southwest France. The Quiksilver Pro France 2014 and Roxy Pro France 2014 have ordered heavy barrels and surprising buzzer-beater decisions. Are you ready? Mick Fanning has won the Quiksilver Pro France four times. He’s the Hossegor master, the surfer who […]
The SATA Azores Pro 2014 has entered quarterfinals, in bumpy two-to-three foot surf, at the magnificent Praia de Santa Barbara, in the Azores Islands. Leonardo Fioravanti, the reigning European junior surfing champion, surprised fans with a victory against Patrick Gudauskas. The Italian kept calm and seized the only two opportunities he was given, including a […]
The 2014 Vans US Open of Surfing entered Round 1, in peaky one-to-three foot waves at Huntington Beach Pier. The first upset of the competition came in Heat 15. Alejo Muniz, defending event champion, was eliminated by Alex Ribeiro and Dane Reynolds. “I knew I’d have to get the best waves. Conditions were tough with […]
The world’s best surfers will ride J-Bay Open 2014 between 10th-20th July, at Jeffreys Bay, South Africa. The best right-hand point break of the African continent will see the Top 34 surfers plus two wildcards battling for points, prize money and honor. Jeffreys Bay is back for good. After a two-year hiatus from elite competition, the […]
Kelly Slater believes that there should be premium surf spots delivering double points on the ASP World Tour. Despite a few hip and lower back injuries, Kelly Slater is ready to attack the 12th world surfing title. The greatest competitive surfer of all time is about to enter his favorite stages on the ASP World Tour: Fiji, […]