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Seth Moniz and Caroline Marks shine at the 2015 NSSA National Championships

Seth Moniz and Caroline Marks have conquered the Open Men and Open Women divisions at the 2015 NSSA National Championships, at Huntington Beach, California. After eight days of competition, the United States has crowned seven new National Scholastic Surfing champions, plus 16 Explorer champions. “So stoked to win the Open Men’s division after my brother, […]

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Co-founder of the Triple Crown of Surfing announces full retirement

Randy Rarick, the co-founder of the Triple Crown of Surfing, has announced his full retirement from professional surfing activities. Rarick was born in 1949 in Seattle, but at the age of five he was already living in Honolulu with his family. At ten, Randy stood up on a surfboard for the first time. The young […]

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WSL’s biggest waves of the 2014/2015 season

Puerto Escondido, Jaws, and The Right are the locations nominated for “Ride of the Year” 2014/2015 at the World Surf League (WSL) Big Wave Awards. Despite the breathtaking sessions that took place in Nazaré, which attracted riders from all corners of the globe, the European big wave location is once again left out of the […]

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Slater and Florence in the quarterfinals of the 2015 Volcom Pipe Pro

Kelly Slater and John John Florence have reached the quarterfinals of the 2015 Volcom Pipe Pro, at Banzai Pipeline, Hawaii. The fast 8-to-10 foot barrels firing at both Backdoor and classic Pipe were a proving ground for the best tube riders in the world. Slater, 42, is not ready to let go. New season, new […]

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Mason Ho wins the 2015 Da Hui Backdoor Shootout

Mason Ho claimed the 2015 Da Hui Backdoor Shootout In Memory of Duke Kahanamoku, held at Banzai Pipeline, Hawaii. After three rounds of amazing tube rides, only the best wave masters got their checks. The early rounds were surfed in perfect eight-foot Pipeline. Multiple perfect ten scores were thrown across the leaderboard. The Da Hui […]

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The extraordinary surfing life of Duke Kahanamoku

Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku was born on the 24th August, 1890, in Honolulu, Hawaii, just a few months prior to King David Kalakaua’s death, when political tension was taking over the country’s capital. Kahanamoku, nicknamed “The Duke” and “The Big Kahuna,” is considered to be the father of modern surfing. The Hawaiian won […]

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What is a tsunami?

Tsunamis are waves generated by large earthquakes, underwater volcanic eruptions and even meteor impacts. A tsunami travels at high speeds of up to 950km/h in the open ocean. This means that a tsunami wave might travel as fast as a jet airplane, although wave heights in the epicenter only rise one meter (3.2 feet) up. The […]

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Stephanie Gilmore conquers sixth ASP Women’s World Championship Tour title

Stephanie Gilmore has claimed her sixth ASP Women’s World Championship Tour (WCT) title, in a dramatic showdown at the Target Maui Pro 2014, in Hawaii. After failing to advance into the semifinals, Gilmore splashed the water. She knew that she would have to wait to see if she could still be crowned world champion. Tyler […]

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Duane DeSoto will play Kahanamoku at the Duke’s Day 2015

Australia is ready to celebrate to the 100th Anniversary of Duke Kahanamoku’s visit to Freshwater Beach, Sydney, between January 8th-10th, 2015. The Duke’s Day Celebration promises to ignite Australia’s surf culture and the spirit of aloha. Duane DeSoto has been invited to play Duke Kahanamoku at the re-enactment of the legendary surfing exhibition which the […]

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The 2014 ASP World Tour title scenarios

The Portuguese event at Supertubos changed the look of the 2014 ASP World Tour title race. Gabriel Medina and Mick Fanning are eyeing glory at Pipeline, but Kelly Slater is still playing the winners’ game. Once again, it’s all down to Pipe. Fanning and Medina have both won three events during the season, but the […]

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