Surfers attending the Hurley Surfing Australia High Performance Centre (HPC) will have access to a 40-board testing quiver provided by three of the planet’s leading surfboard shapers. Darren Handley Designs, Channel Island Surfboards and Stacey Surfboards will provide equipment for a 40-board test centre as part of the $2 million HPC. Funded by the Federal […]
Terry Martin, a legendary surfboard shaper, has passed away in Capistrano Beach after battling melanoma for two years. With a 60-year shaping career, Martin started creating boards at Hobie Surfboards factory, back in 1963, where he would produce ten planks a day. Gary Propper, Corky Carroll, Gerry Lopez, Wayne “Rabbit” Bartholomew and Joyce Hoffman enjoyed […]
Broken surfboards, heavy wipe-outs and crazy barrels. The Billabong Rio Pro is back at the primary venue of Barra da Tijuca, in challenging four-to-six foot (1.5 – 2 metre) waves. Tiago Pires and Michel Bourez are the only ones already qualified for Round 4. Adam Melling led the day’s proceedings with superior barrel-riding skills. The […]
Why does a former NFL star and keen surfer decide to commit suicide at 43? Junior Seau went surfing in San Clemente on Monday, but two days later he decides to leave the world with a warning sign. Seau has been considered one of the best linebackers in the US football history. He was adored […]
Sunny Garcia and Bobby Martinez will be participating in the Bud Light Lime Surf Series (BLLSS), between 1st-3rd June, at the Harbor, Oceanside, California. “It’s nice to be a part of this contest,” said first-time participant Bobby Martinez. “The format seems fun and there are a lot of good surfers competing, and I’m appreciative to […]
The Brazilians were not lucky in the first day of surfing at the 2012 Billabong Rio Pro, played at the Arpoador surf sport. Gabriel Medina, Tomas Hermes, Willian Cardoso, Heitor Alves, Jadson Andre and Raoni Monteiro were relegated to Round 2. In the clean two-to-four foot (1.5 metre) lefthanders on offer Julian Wilson was in […]
A pumping southwest and northwest swell combo delivered great surfing conditions with shoulder to overhead peaks for the grand finale of the NSSA Southwest Conference, at the southside of the Huntington Beach Pier. Taylor Clark took his fifth victory of the season with a powerful, progressive surfing performance on southside. Clark’s consistent and dominant surfing […]
Russia is the new land of waves and surfing. Serious. American Wave Machines has announced the construction of a 35,000 square foot surf pool for the Sheksna Resort, in Russia. Expect 6-footers and 10 waves per minute. The new PerfectSwell model 1672 wave pool will be installed at the Russia’s Leading Spa Resort, according to the […]
Kelly Slater will not be surfing the Billabong Rio Pro 2012 following a heel injury sustained in Java, Indonesia. “I injured the inside of my left heel in Java and then re-opened it again the following week at Cloudbreak,” Slater said. “It became infected and I flew to Australia to get it treated and stitched […]
After 23 years of intense battles, the famous Maalaea surf break, in Hawaii, has been saved. The break, also known as “Freight Trains”, is widely lauded as the world’s fastest wave. The victory came last week, when the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources and the United States Army Corps of Engineers announced that […]