Billabong, Vissla, and Slater Designs were the grand winners of the 14th Annual SIMA Awards, held in Silverado, California. The event organized by the Surf Industry Manufacturers Association (SIMA) awarded the best products, marketing campaigns, and brands of the year 2016. There was a total of 75 nominees distributed by 15 categories. Billabong, the surf […]
Billy Kemper and Paige Alms have conquered the 2016 Peahi Challenge, in Jaws, Maui. The Hawaiian duo excelled in 30-foot plus waves at the infamous surf break. The men’s final had six surfers battling for the top spot. On his first best wave, Kemper scored a Perfect 10 for a flawless tube ride. His second […]
Tyler Wright is the grand winner of the 2016 World Surf League Women’s Championship Tour (CT). The Australian surfer from Culburra Beach secured her first world surfing title at the age of 22. After guaranteeing a spot on on the Roxy Pro France final, Wright saw her rival Courtney Conlogue failing to overcome Carissa Moore […]
Jordy Smith claimed the 2016 Hurley Pro at Trestles, in California. The South African defeated Joel Parkinson in three-foot surf at Lower Trestles. Smith opened his wave account with two average rides, and Joel seemed focused on waiting for a set wave which could offer a long, rippable wall. The South African’s third wave earned 8 […]
Ian Gouveia and Justine Dupont have taken out the 2016 Azores Airlines Pro, at Monte Verde Beach, in São Miguel, Portugal. The Azorean event had 6,000 Qualifying Series (QS) points on offer, but the large number of surfers who flew to the archipelago knew they had to face the powerful Atlantic Ocean swell in order to […]
Nearly 400 bodysurfers from all corners of the planet competed at the 2016 World Bodysurfing Championships, at Oceanside Pier, California. The old art of bodysurfing never dies and the 40th annual World Bodysurfing Championships proved, once again, that you don’t need much to ride a wave. And for the purists, this is what surfing is […]
Australian surfers Shane Campbell and Claire Bevilacqua claimed the Boardmasters 2016, in Fistral Beach, England. The British surfing capital delivered fun and sunny three-to-four-foot waves for the finals, but the winners of the European event came from down under. The Men’s final saw Shane Campbell and Angelo Bonomelli catching a lot of waves in the […]
Who will claim the Vans US Open of Surfing 2016? The event runs from July 23rd-31st, in Huntington Beach, California. The last American to win the iconic contest was Kelly Slater, in 2011, but the US armada will try to recapture the trophy lost to Julian Wilson (2012), Alejo Muniz (2013), Filipe Toledo (2014) and Hiroto […]
In an exciting all-Australian final, Tyler Wright defeated Sally Fitzgibbons to claim the Oi Rio Women’s Pro, at Barra da Tijuca, in Rio de Janeiro. Tyler Weight is en route to win the Women’s Championship Tour title. She won three of the four events already run this year, and looks unstoppable. “This is the best […]
She has the shoulders of a swimmer and all the courage in the world. Dive into the world of Paige Alms, the ultimate female big wave surfer. “The Wave I Ride: Paige Alms’ Story” is a 70-minute documentary that reveals the story of a Hawaiian hell woman. Alms has ridden some of the world’s most […]