Paul Speaker, CEO of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP), has released a statement regarding a new controversy around Stephanie Gilmore’s Roxy Pro Biarritz teaser. Following the release of the controversial Roxy Pro Biarritz trailer – in which Stephanie Gilmore has been accused of being too provocative – Chad Wells, senior Quiksilver employee, throws fuel on […]
The 2013 Roxy Pro Biarritz has been cancelled due to lack of swell and waves. The French event will be held in conjunction with the Men’s Quiksilver Pro France, running from September 24th-30th, 2013. It’s rare, but it happens. After five days of minimal swell, the 2013 Roxy Pro Biarritz forced all female surfers to […]
Kelly Slater and Dane Reynolds have been confirmed in the 2013 Vans US Open of Surfing, to be contested between 20th-28th July, in Huntington Beach, California. The surfers from Cocoa Beach and Venture will be joined by defending event champion Julian Wilson, progressive standout Jordy Smith, two-time event champion and Huntington Beach local Brett Simpson, […]
Andy King has been appointed Surfing Australia’s new national coach. He replaces Martin Dunn. King, 36, is a former top 35 WQS surfer and was head coach of the Red Bull Surfing program for the past seven years. He has worked closely with two-time ASP World Champion Mick Fanning and fellow World Tour competitors Julian […]
“Anything Sing” is Kai Neville’s latest adventure in the surf movie world. Yes, it’s retro and conceptual. What Youth has been leading the way in the alternative surfing and free surfing lifestyles. Vague ideas are transformed into rad artwork. Morocco, Mexico, Bali, Australia, Hawaii and California. Luke Davis, Nick Rozsa, Conner Coffin, Mick Fanning, Beau […]
Jake Metcalfe has conquered the 2013 SunSmart Western Australia Bodyboard Titles, at Scarborough Beach. Despite small and tricky summer-like conditions at Scarborough Beach, WA’s top bodyboarders battled it out in clean 1-2 feet waves (0.5 meter) for the final chance to represent their state at the upcoming Australian Bodyboard Titles, in Coffs Harbour, NSW in […]
The video trailer of the Roxy Pro Biarritz is being attacked by surfers and women’s organizations for its provocative angles and overall sexiness. It was supposed to be just another female surfing contest, in Biarritz, France, but surfwear brand Roxy decided to do something different. The promotional video for the Roxy Pro Biarritz 2013 shows […]
A 38-year-old surfer has been knocked unconscious by a whale, at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia. Bishan Rajapakse was sharing waves with a friend when a 15-metre humpback whale flicked him off his surfboard. “I saw a huge black shadow underneath the water and at that moment the whale breached and it was an amazing, amazing […]
Tom Cloarec and Johanne Defay have stolen the Soöruz Pro Junior Royan Atlantique 2013, at Côte Sauvage, France. The first event of the 2013 ASP European Junior Series saw a fading 2-3 foot swell and strong offshore winds setting the stage for the final day. Cloarec’s first ever victory in a Pro Junior event came […]
Wade Carmichael has conquered the Surf Open Acapulco 2013 over Tim Reyes, in solid six-to-eight foot (2 metre) waves at the powerful beachbreak of Playa Revolcadero, Mexico. Carmichael wasted little time in the final, unloading powerful backhand combinations on his opening two rides to secure an early lead. Despite a valiant effort from Reyes, the […]