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Greg Long wins "Ride of the Year" at the 2014 Billabong XXL Awards

Greg Long has won the 2014 Billabong XXL “Ride of the Year”, with the wave ridden at Puerto Escondido, Mexico, on the 7th June, 2013. After being acquired by the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP), the brand known for awarding big wave stunts crowned an almost all-anglophone group of daredevils. The only exception was Gautier […]

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Surfers and sailors honor the life of Hobie Alter

Thousands of surfers and sailors have honored the life of Hobie Alter in an impressive memorial paddle-out, at Doheny State Beach, California. The man who teamed up with Gordon Clark to use polyurethane foam in modern surfboards had only one wish: a traditional Hawaiian paddle-out ceremony after he died. “It was unbelievable. It was unbelievable. […]

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University of Surfing opens in La Jolla

The new University of Surfing will open in La Jolla, California, in September 2014. It’s one of the most kept secrets in the history of American higher education. The future University of Surfing will be presented as the most complete and comprehensive studies in the sport of wave riding. There are nearly 2.5 million surfers […]

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Surf industry pioneer Hobie Alter passes away at 80

Hobart “Hobie” Alter has passed away at 80. The surf industry leader teamed up with Gordon Clark to use polyurethane foam in modern surfboards. “Hobie” Alter was born in Ontario, California, in 1933. He began surfing at 16, in Laguna Beach. After reaching the finals of the Makaha International surf contest, he started producing his […]

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The power of Mavericks in ten minutes

Fox Sports has released a short documentary about the history of Mavericks, the infamous big wave surfing spot located at Half Moon Bay, California. Jeff Clark is the key to Mavericks. He discovered the wave’s potential in the 1970s and spent 15 years surfing it alone in the dark. Decades later, after convincing friends to […]

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GoPro prepares to go public

GoPro, the most famous surf camera in the world, has filled Initial Public Offering (IPO) documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission to sell its common stock. Nick Woodman has new challenges ahead. GoPro is going public after 10 years in the global market as a private business. The high-definition camera company had sales of […]

Tale of two rookies

When the Quiksilver resumes in France we’ll see John John Florence and Kolohe Andino matched up against each other in round four, along with Brazil’s Miguel Pupo. It’s the first time Florence and Andino will meet in world tour competition, which makes it a heat worth watching. ESPN Surfing caught up…

Free surfing France

Going for a surf in France is a complicated business. The tide, winds, swell and weather change by the hour. The ASP Top 32 arrived in Hossegor from hot and glassy California to chilly, rainy skies and ten-foot storm surf in the southwest of France. When the weather improved a bit and the surf dropped…

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