The calendar for the 2016 World Surf League (WSL) has been announced. The 2016 Samsung Galaxy Men’s Championship Tour (CT) remains unchanged. It will kick off in the Gold Coast, Australia, on March 20th, and it will wrap up on December 20th, in Pipeline Hawaii. The world’s best male surfers will compete in 11 events. […]
When a so-called “swell of the decade” hits Australia, there are a few places an average human surfer shouldn’t be in. Those spots are The Right and Cow Bombie. In Margaret River, Justin Holland broke a leg in what was considered the biggest wave ever ridden in Australia. He nearly survived a 60-foot wall of […]
Isa Sebastião has broken the Guinness World Record for the longest non-stop river journey on a stand up paddleboard (SUP), in Portugal. The Portuguese athlete initially planned to paddle 130 kilometers (80.7 miles) in the Sado River, but she eventually ended up make 170 kilometers (105.6 miles) in 24 hours. “When I was two hours […]
Infamous waves, breathtaking wipeouts and surfers winning heats with a combined heat score of 4.30 points. Welcome to the first day of competition of the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro 2015, in Western Australia. The world’s best surfers survived the test. The first heats were run at The Box, but the carnage continued later at […]
Mick Fanning conquered his fourth Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach title, after defeating Adriano de Souza in the 2015 final. The Australian and Brazilian surfers finished their tenth match-up with the same heat total – 15.27 points each – but it was Fanning who celebrated because in a tiebreak situation the highest single-wave score (8.17) […]
Fanning Wins Fourth Bells TitleThursday, 9 April 2015 Mick Fanning (AUS) has won the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach after battling 2013 Bells Beach winner Adriano de Souza (BRA) for the right to ring the Bell. Finals Day at the 54th anniversary of the event saw conditions clean up for the 35-minute bout while the […]
Trigg Point Fires For Subway® Summer Surf Series In West OzSunday, 15 March 2015 TRIGG POINT, WA/AUS – (Saturday 14th March 2015), The Subway® Summer Surf Series kicked off today with a bang at Trigg Point in Western Australia, with clean high performance waves on offer at Perth’s premiere wave location.WA’s best young junior surfers […]
SUBWAY SUMMER SURF SERIES GETS SET TO CALL CRONULLA HOME THIS WEEKEND.Monday, 2 March 2015 SYDNEY (Monday, 2 March 2015): The Subway® Summer Surf Series will call Cronulla home this forthcoming weekend when the elite two-day competition kicks off on Saturday.The Cronulla event looks set to showcase over 100 of the country’s best male and female […]
The Superbank is a man-made surf break located in the Coolangatta, Gold Coast, Australia. It offers one of the longest wave rides in the world. On special days, the Superbank allows you to take off at Snapper Rocks and touch sand at Kirra, in a 1.97-kilometer (1.22 miles) surfing experience. Despite the crowded waters, the […]
Reading and discovering “Surfing Down South” is diving into the magnificent history of wave riding in Western Australia. If you’re an Australian surfer, going West automatically means adventure, rest, uncrowded waves, desert landscapes and unnamed surf spots. If you’re just curious about the land of Taj Burrow, then you’ll be surprised and amazed. Nevertheless, despite […]