The Billabong Pipe Masters will decide the 2014 ASP World Tour champion. Only one of three surfers will raise the cup. Will it be Gabriel Medina, Mick Fanning or Kelly Slater? At Banzai Pipeline, on the Oahu’s North Shore, everyone’s ready. It’s time to crown an event champion, in memory of Andy Irons, but it […]
The word “Aloha” has several meanings, and they all share a common Hawaiian origin, history and culture. So what does Aloha mean? History books are not clear when did the “Aloha” expression enter the Hawaiian vocabulary, but several sources date it back to the end of the 18th century. The official publications tell us that “Aloha” […]
Stephanie Gilmore has claimed her sixth ASP Women’s World Championship Tour (WCT) title, in a dramatic showdown at the Target Maui Pro 2014, in Hawaii. After failing to advance into the semifinals, Gilmore splashed the water. She knew that she would have to wait to see if she could still be crowned world champion. Tyler […]
Professional skateboarder and surfer Kalani David, 17, posted the highest heat total of the 2014 Reef Hawaiian Pro so far, during the second day of competition, in Hawaii. David combined vertical turns, a free-flying aerial and critical positioning to win his Round 1 against Alex Smith, Santiago Muniz, and Lucas Silveira, with a score of […]
The future of surfing may be in the streets. Onewheel, the world’s first self-balancing electric skateboard, allows you to carve the asphalt and become an inland surfer. Onewheel is no longer a prototype. The company founded in 2013 by Kyle Doerksen is already accepting pre-orders. For $1499, you’ll get the board of the future, a […]
The Qualifying Series (QS) format will see dramatic changes. The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) has announced that the “Star” series will be renamed and merged in 2015. Meet the new designations. There are five new QS levels replacing the former seven “Star” events. Numbers reflect points on offer:
The Peruvian team has raised the winner’s flag at the ISA 50th Anniversary World Surfing Games, held at Punta Rocas, in Peru. Meet the new champions. Leandro Usuna from Argentina, and Anali Gomez from Peru, are the new ISA Open gold medallists, after a historic day of surfing for Latin America. Despite playing in home […]
Garrett McNamara will be facing the Nazaré winter giants with a new surfboard made entirely out of Portuguese cork. The Hawaiian daredevil is back in Europe with groundbreaking innovations. A joint venture between Mercedes-Benz, Corticeira Amorim and Polen Surfboards gave birth to a cork missile. One year after announcing the spectacular “MBoard 1.0”, McNamara gets […]
Michael Rodrigues and Coco Ho conquered the Oceano Santa Catarina Pro 2014, an ASP 6-Star event held at Praia da Joaquina, Florianopolis, in Brazil. Rodrigues defeated Santiago Muniz, the younger brother of Dream Tour campaigner Alejo Muniz, with a wide collection of aerials and moves on the small wave faces. “I feel pretty emotional right […]
Parker Coffin and Meah Collins have been crowned 2014 ASP North America Junior Series champions. Coffin secure his maiden Junior Series title with a runner-up finish at the Fins Pro Junior in Belmar, New Jersey. “I actually didn’t know that I needed to get second in Belmar to win the series, I was just focusing […]