Courtney Conlogue has conquered her second consecutive Cascais Women’s Pro, in the challenging five-foot waves of Guincho, in Portugal. The American surfer defeated Tyler Wright by a narrow margin and postponed the Australian’s lifelong dream. The next battles will be fought in Landes, France, and in Honolua Bay, Hawaii. “The world title race has definitely […]
Jordy Smith claimed the 2016 Hurley Pro at Trestles, in California. The South African defeated Joel Parkinson in three-foot surf at Lower Trestles. Smith opened his wave account with two average rides, and Joel seemed focused on waiting for a set wave which could offer a long, rippable wall. The South African’s third wave earned 8 […]
The first day of competition of the 2016 Hurley Pro at Trestles provided several surprises and a few upsets. Despite the onshore winds, the bumpy four-to-six foot waves on offer delivered plenty of opportunities, including a Perfect 10. Tanner Gudauskas had a day to remember. Not only he sent Matt Wilkinson and Rookie Conner Coffin […]
The first-ever World Dog Surfing Championships will be held at Linda Mar Beach, in San Francisco, on the 10th September 2016. Some of the world’s best canine wave riders will compete for prizes across six divisions: small dogs, medium dogs, large dogs, very large dogs, tandem dogs, and tandem human/dog. According to the organizers, the first […]
Australian surfers Shane Campbell and Claire Bevilacqua claimed the Boardmasters 2016, in Fistral Beach, England. The British surfing capital delivered fun and sunny three-to-four-foot waves for the finals, but the winners of the European event came from down under. The Men’s final saw Shane Campbell and Angelo Bonomelli catching a lot of waves in the […]
Who will claim the Vans US Open of Surfing 2016? The event runs from July 23rd-31st, in Huntington Beach, California. The last American to win the iconic contest was Kelly Slater, in 2011, but the US armada will try to recapture the trophy lost to Julian Wilson (2012), Alejo Muniz (2013), Filipe Toledo (2014) and Hiroto […]
The Oi Rio Pro 2016 has hit Round 3. Matt Wilkinson is out of the event, and Gabriel Medina pleases the crowd at Postinho with a confident performance. Deivid Silva just had one of the best days of his career. The Brazilian defeated Wilkinson in Round 2 with a breathtaking alley-oop and a beautiful air […]
The Brazilian Armada dominated Round 1 of the Oi Rio Pro 2016, held at Grumari Beach, in Brazil. Seven Championship Tour (CT) surfers – – Owen Wright, Bede Durbidge, Kai Otton, Kelly Slater, Mick Fanning, Taj Burrow, and Joel Parkinson – are not competing in Rio de Janeiro. As a result, the event is less […]
The Brazilians love surfing, and the Oi Rio Pro 2016 is back in town. Thousands of enthusiastic surf fans will flock to Grumari between May 10th-21st. The decision has been made. Grumari will serve as the primary contest site for the Oi Rio Pro after a storm destroyed the event’s official structure at Postinho. The spot […]
Thousands of people across 52 beaches around the globe have created the world’s largest fluro wave to raise awareness for mental health. The event organized by OneWave broke the previous record of 31 beaches set last year. Starting at 6:30 am, thousands of fluorescent supporters linked arms along the shoreline to give people hope they […]