It’s not a mistype. You’ve already discovered inflatable SUPs, not it’s time to fine-tune your local beach break with the ultimate reef. With air-filled bags. Got it? Troy Bottegal’s idea seems too good to be true. But, in theory, it’s makeable. “Airwave” is a 20-meter wide, two-meter high sail-like structure that will be “glued” to […]
The second half of the 2014/2015 Big Wave World Tour (BWWT) has kicked off on the 15th October and runs through February 28th, 2015. The competitions on the Southern Hemisphere are over. As a result, only one event has been run. The Billabong Pico Alto crowned Makua Rothman in 40-foot waves. Now, all hopes are on […]
The quarterfinalists of the Cascais Billabong Pro 2014 have been decided in three-to-five foot waves, at Guincho, Portugal. It’s all at stake. The Portuguese Wave Series, a Prime event, cash, and crucial points for the World Surf League qualifying race. Julian Wilson is rapidly improving his performances and managed to win his Round 5 heat against […]
The Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2014 is ready to crown a world surfing champion, in the speedy barrels of Supertubos, in Peniche. Or maybe it will go down to Pipe. John John Florence may be sitting in fifth place in the rankings, but he’s still in mathematical contention for the world title. The Hawaiian, […]
The last 24 surfers of the Cascais Billabong Pro 2014 have been decided, in stormy conditions, at Guincho. It has been one of the toughest Prime events of the season. The world’s best wave riders battled challenging maritime conditions in the Portuguese windsurfing capital. Four Dream Tour surfers went down during Round 2. That was […]
Stephanie Gilmore defeated Sally Fitzgibbons to claim the Cascais Women’s Pro 2014, in Portugal. The ASP Women’s World Championship Tour is down to the wire. With one lap to go, only Gilmore, Fitzgibbons and Tyler Wright remain in contention for the 2014 surfing crown. The Target Maui Pro will decide who will taste the champagne. […]
Sally Fitzgibbons, Tyler Wright, Stephanie Gilmore or Carissa Moore. Who will be the 2014 ASP Women’s World Tour champion? The world title race is coming to a spectacular finish. Three Australians and a Hawaiian may decide who will raise the cup at the Cascais Women’s Pro 2014, in Portugal. Gilmore is the only surfer with […]
Kelly Slater defeated Dane Reynolds in Round 2 of the Quiksilver Pro France 2014, at Les Guardians, to keep his world title hopes alive. The 11-time ASP world champion, 42, was able to adapt to the perfect three-to-four foot waves, tide, waves, wind, and sand banks, by eliminating the lethal free surfer from Ventura. “I’m […]
Surf journalist Michael Scott Moore has been freed in Somalia after being abducted for nearly three years by an armed militia in Somalia. The author of “Sweetness and Blood: How Surfing Spread from Hawaii and California to the Rest of the World, with Some Unexpected Results” is in good health, despite living 33 months in […]
The world’s best male and female surfers have touched down in the beach breaks of Southwest France. The Quiksilver Pro France 2014 and Roxy Pro France 2014 have ordered heavy barrels and surprising buzzer-beater decisions. Are you ready? Mick Fanning has won the Quiksilver Pro France four times. He’s the Hossegor master, the surfer who […]