Carlos Burle and Rodrigo Koxa have shared a big wave ride at Nazaré’s Praia do Norte, in Portugal. The Brazilian duo simultaneously rode a giant liquid mountain during the first swell of the European winter season, with the waves reaching the 60-foot mark. Party waves at Nazaré are extremely rare. The team performance is being […]
Gabriel Medina has taken out the 2017 Quiksilver Pro France, at La Graviere, in Hossegor. The Brazilian surfer defeated Hawaiian prodigy Sebastian Zietz in three-to-five foot beach break waves. Medina locked in his third Quiksilver Pro France win. “It feels so good to win again. I have been working so hard before this event. This […]
Filipe Toledo and Silvana Lima have taken out the Hurley Pro and Swatch Pro at Trestles, in Southern California. The Brazilian duo defeated Jordy Smith and Keely Andrew in the iconic cobblestone surf break of Lower Trestles. Despite the small three-to-four-foot waves on offer, Toledo and Lima are a force to be reckoned with in […]
Hizunome Bettero has taken out the inaugural Jack’s Surfboards Pro, in Huntington Beach, California. The Brazilian pro surfer defeated Arashi Kato in three-to-four-foot waves. Bettero, who has been a Qualifying Series warrior for over a decade, used his experience to claim his first-ever event. The athlete from Ubatuba unleashed his efficient frontside carves and aerial […]
Ten international shapers will replicate one of legendary Santa Barbara shaper Al Merrick’s classic surfboard designs during the Icons of Foam: Tribute to the Masters Shape-off. One shaper will be judged the winner and will receive $1,000, and their name etched into the Mike Marshall Perpetual Trophy. Each craftsman has 90 minutes in the shaping […]
The organizers of the big wave surfing contest filed for bankruptcy after being sued by the main sponsor of the event. Red Bull alleges that Cartel Management breached the contract, and is seeking $400,000 in a lawsuit against the management group that runs the competition at Half Moon Bay since 2014. Last year, the Titans […]
It was not classic Pipe, but time is running out. Round 1 of the 2016 Billabong Pipeline Masters has been concluded in four-to-five foot surf. The barrels were rare, and the stakes were high. The last event of the pro season kicked with unusual ocean conditions. Judges were looking for powerful carves and vertical lip […]
”Mad Dogs” is a documentary about three surfers that wanted to prove to the world that paddling for waves at Jaws was not an impossible mission. The 75-minute film features three Brazilian hellmen – Danilo Couto, Marcio Freire, and Yuri Soledade. They moved to Hawaii in the late 1990s with a specific goal in their […]
Phil Rajzman claimed his second World Surf League (WSL) Men’s Longboard Tour title, in Riyue Bay, Hainan Island, China. The Brazilian rider won the last event of the season and raised the most coveted trophy in longboarding. Rajzman, who had won his first title nine years ago, defeated Steven Sawyer in the Jeep World Longboard […]
Guarda do Embaú will become the ninth World Surfing Reserve (WSR). The announcement was made by Save The Waves, the non-governmental organization who launched World Surfing Reserves in 2009. The Brazilian surfing paradise is located in the state of Santa Catarina, only 30 miles south of Florianopolis. The surf spot delivers world-class waves all year […]