Let’s enjoy it while it’s free. The Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach 2012 is celebrating its 51th anniversary and you won’t miss the online broadcast. Waves are fun, but the trophy is heavy. So, are you ready to ring the Bells? Pro surfers want to do it. Taj Burrow will definitely be playing his home trumps […]
Rip Curl has been founded in 1969 by Doug “Claw” Warbrick and Brian “Sing Ding” Singer, in the Australian town of Torquay. The history of one of the most important surf brands in the world has seen dozens of official logos. The words “Rip Curl” have been evolving in the last decades to meet […]
Jack O’Neill has hit 89. The founder of the US surf brand O’Neill was born in 1923, in Denver, Colorado. After serving in the Army Corps, working as a commercial fisherman and selling fire extinguishers, our man had a brilliant idea. Jack was living by the beach, in San Francisco. He enjoyed bodysurfing in cold […]
iSurfboards is the iPhone app that allows you to create your own custom surfboard and email it to a shaper. The newest smartphone application gives you all the options you would find on a standard surfboard order form. iSurfboards works like a guide to surfboard information, in the palm of your hand. It includes a […]
Tiago Pires has conquered the inaugural Rip Curl Capitulo Perfeito, in Supertubos, Peniche, Portugal. The only Portuguese surfer in the ASP World Tour defeated Ivo Cação in the final heat. Supertubos was the perfect venue for this type of event. Spectators out in the sand saw the best tube riders enjoying two-metre wave barrels and […]
Surfboard design is all about fluid dynamics, not color, look or style. When you’re buying a surfboard you’re choosing the plank that will suit you best. You’re interested in getting a very good surfboard for your level of experience and/or for a determined type of wave. The flow of water is the science behind surfboard […]
Mike Prickett, the underwater cinematographer who captured stunning footage for ” Riding Giants ” and ” Step Into Liquid “, has suffered a severe diving accident when he was filming a commercial video in Rangiora, Tahiti. The 47-year-old Hawaiian filmmaker dove down 220 feet to save another diver who was sinking. Prickett shared air with […]
Fernando Aguerre will be presented the “Dick Baker Memorial Award”, in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, during Surf Summit 15, the annual surf industry leadership conference, on the 18th May 2012. “The Dick Baker Memorial Award Committee is so honored to have Fernando as the 2012 recipient,” said Una Baker, Dick Baker Memorial Award Committee […]
Kai Neville is preparing to release a new surf movie. After the impressive films ” Modern Collective ” and ” Lost Atlas “, the surfer director plans the launch of “Dear Suburbia”. The surf movie showcases a surf trip to Japan and other surf secrets, in which well-known surf stars like Dane Reynolds, Jordy Smith, […]
The MetOp-B weather satellite will be launched in Kazakhstan, on the 23rd of May 2012, to provide essential data for weather forecasting and climate monitoring. The sophisticated craft carries a host of sensitive instruments to provide key information on temperature and humidity, wind speed and direction over oceans, ozone and other atmospheric gases for numerical […]