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Modom Surf and Sharkbanz have teamed up to produce a shark deterrent leash. The Modom Shark Leash uses the well-known Sharkbanz technology. The magnetic field emitted by the new leash disrupts shark’s senses and keeps tiger sharks, reef sharks, hammerhead sharks, and bull sharks at a safe distance. The team behind the new shark deterrent […]
It was one of the most dangerous surf contests in the history of the sport. In the end, Russell Bierke won the 2016 Red Bull Cape Fear at Cape Solander, in Sydney, Australia. On the first day of competition, 12-to-15-foot bombs were detonating in the shallow waters of Sydney’s infamous surf break. For many, it […]
The world’s best surfers have completed Round 2 of the Fiji Pro 2016, at Cloudbreak. Matt Wilkinson beat Alex Ribeiro, but he only managed to confirm his spot in Round 3 after the Brazilian failed to capitalize a last-minute opportunity. “Alex started with a few mid-range scores, which should not be too scary out there, […]
The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has supported the proposal to add surfing – and four new individual and team sports – to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The sport of surfing will be included in the Games of the XXXII Olympiad. For the first time in its history, surfers will battle […]
It is a music, art and surf festival like no other. Welcome to the Deus 9ft and Single 2016, a laid-back surfing experience held in the world-class waves of Canggu, Bali. The event gathers longboard enthusiasts, but also an indie community of retro surfboard fanatics, and passionate bodysurfers. There is room for everyone – men […]
The Rip Curl Pro Tofino is one of the most important surfing events in Canada. And Kevin Schulz took out the 10th edition, at Cox Bay, in British Columbia. The competition attracted riders from all over the country and crowned the national champions. The final day had chest-high waves and glorious weather. Peter Devries, six-time […]
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Johanne Defay has claimed the Fiji Women’s Pro 2016, at Cloudbreak. The French surfer secured the second Championship Tour (CT) event win of her career after defeating Carissa Moore in a pumping six-to-eight foot final. “I’ve never beat Carissa (Moore) before. She is such an amazing surfer, and she took 9-point rides in every heat. It […]
Pope Francis is officially a surfer. Two surf activists have offered a surfboard to the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, in an event held in the Vatican Synod Hall. Sean Brody and Daniel Hopkins, global surf travelers and founders of the Kwepunha Surf Retreat, were invited to speak at the end of the World […]
Evan Geiselman has taken the 2016 Ichinomiya Chiba Open, at Shida Point, in Japan. The Floridian surfer, who barely escaped death at Pipeline last December, celebrated the most important trophy of his career so far in the largest event held in the Land of the Rising Sun in eight years. Geiselman defeated the Italian star Leonardo […]