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Australia reclaims gold in the 2016 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship

Australia has taken out the gold medal at the 2016 Fiji ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship. Shakira Westdorp (SUP Surfing Women), Michael Booth (SUP Distance Racing Men), Harriet Brown (Harriet Brown), and Matt Poole (Paddleboard Racing Technical Men) won five gold medals with the Australian flag. “Our goal was to take the gold back […]

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John John Florence wants to win the 2016 Triple Crown of Surfing

The winner of the 2016 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT) title will compete in all three events of the Triple Crown of Surfing. John John Florence wants to end the best year of his professional career so far with a punctuation mark. The youngest surfer to ever win a Triple Crown of Surfing […]

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Fiji welcomes the world’s best SUP and paddleboard specialists

The 2016 Fiji ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship will get underway in Cloudbreak, Namotu, Musket Cove, and Viti Levu from November 12th-18th. The fifth edition of the event organized by the International Surfing Association (ISA) will crown champions across six divisions: SUP Surfing, SUP Technical Race, SUP Distance Race, Paddleboard Technical Race, Paddleboard Distance […]

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WSL surfers allowed to compete in the ISA World Surfing Games

The World Surf League (WSL) will allow its athletes to compete in the 2017 ISA World Surfing Games. The International Surfing Association (ISA) and the pro surfing circuit will work together to find a date for the World Surfing Games that fits in the WSL calendar. The ISA is the world governing body for the […]

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John John Florence is the 2016 World Surf League champion

John John Florence has won the 2016 World Surf League Championship Tour (CT). The Hawaiian won his maiden world surfing title. Florence qualified for the final of the Meo Rip Curl Pro Portugal, and saw Jordy Smith failing to win his semifinal heat. He is the surfers’ surfer. John John has been dreaming of becoming […]

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Top seeds stumble in the Meo Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2016

The top 3 surfers on the Championship Tour (CT) rankings will have to surf Round 2 at the Meo Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2016, in Supertubos. John John Florence, Gabriel Medina, and Matt Wilkinson were not comfortable in the shifty beach break located in Peniche and will have to win their repechage heat to keep […]

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Only John John Florence can win the world title at Supertubos

John John Florence is the only surfer who can claim the 2016 World Surf League Championship Tour title at Supertubos, in Peniche. Nevertheless, the world title race still includes no less than nine pro surfers – Florence, Gabriel Medina, Matt Wilkinson, Jordy Smith, Kolohe Andino, Julian Wilson, Filipe Toledo, Kelly Slater, and Adriano de Souza. […]

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Are you ready for "The Untold Story of Andy Irons"?

The world of surfing is ready for one of the most anticipated movies of the decade. “Andy: The Untold Story of Andy Irons” promises to reveal the whole story behind the Hawaiian idol. Andy Irons was more than just a prolific surfer. Philip Andrew Irons was and is an icon, a one-of-a-kind character, a unique […]

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Keanu Asing wins the 2016 Quiksilver Pro France

Keanu Asing has taken out the 2016 Quiksilver Pro France, in Seignosse. The Hawaiian surfer defeated defending event winner Gabriel Medina and conquered his first Championship Tour (CT) event of his career. As a result, Asing, 23, climbed 13 places in the rankings. Despite the small wave conditions, Keanu unleashed his backhand skills to build […]

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France claims the 2016 ISA World Junior Surfing Championship

France has claimed the gold medal at the 2016 ISA World Junior Surfing Championship, in Azores, Portugal. French surfers have reasons to rejoice – they’ve just won their first ever team gold medal in the World Junior Surfing Championship run by the International Surfing Association (ISA). With splendid offshore conditions at Praia do Monte Verde, […]

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