Surfing towards a rocky wall feels like having an adrenaline shot injection. The problem is when things go wrong. Surfers get injured and cliffs remain unharmed. The world is full of reef breaks, precise jetty breaks and hollow slabs. These are surf peaks for the advanced and local surfers. It’s important to take-off in the […]
The Bay of Plenty Junior Surfing Team has conquered the 2012 National Scholastic Surfing Championships, at Fitzroy Beach, New Zealand. The Bay of Plenty team regained the title they have held for five of the past seven years, by placing eight of their twelve surfers competing in the finals. Auckland secured their best ever team […]
Huanchaco will be the fifth World Surfing Reserve. The Peruvian surf area offers consistent, clean surf and ancient pre-Colombian history as a seafaring town. Huanchaco will be the first surf region in Latin America to be granted the status of World Surfing Reserve, after Malibu, Ericeira, Manly-Freshwater and Santa Cruz. The strong ocean culture of Huanchaco […]
Kelly Slater has conquered the Quiksilver Pro France for the first time in his professional surfing career. A 12th world title is in the making. The Floridian wave rider claimed his 51st elite tour victory after beating wildcard Dane Reynolds, in a hard-fought final, at La Graviere. Slater wasted little time in the final, collecting […]
Kelly Slater still enjoys pro surfing. The Floridian scored 19.93 points to defeat Kieren Perrow in the Quarterfinals of the 2012 Quiksilver Pro France. Perfection is not a human condition. Slater posted a perfect 10-point ride and a 9.93 backup score to secure the highest heat-total of Quiksilver Pro France competition and his spot in the […]
The 2012 ASP World Tour title race is on fire. Dane Reynolds defeated Mick Fanning in Round 3 of the Quiksilver Pro France, at La Graviere, in a good working day for surfboard shapers. Several Australian contenders were eliminated from competition in shifting three-to-five foot (1 – 1.5 metre) waves, in the South of France. […]
The surf scene is long and intense. James Bond opens the “007 – Die Another Day” spy movie with a big wave surfing stunt. But, who actually played Pierce Brosnan in the infamous night ride? James Bond is just like a Swiss Army knife. The multi-skilled British spy is able to jump bridges in luxury […]
When the Quiksilver resumes in France we’ll see John John Florence and Kolohe Andino matched up against each other in round four, along with Brazil’s Miguel Pupo. It’s the first time Florence and Andino will meet in world tour competition, which makes it a heat worth watching. ESPN Surfing caught up…
Ten-point rides, broken boards and wave hold down. The Round 2 of the Quiksilver Pro France was surfed in extreme beach break conditions, at La Graviere. Four-to-six foot (1.5 – 2 metre) barrels were on offer for the win-or-nothing heat. Joel Parkinson opened up this afternoon’s action in sterling fashion against wildcard Wiggolly Dantas. The […]
The history of surfing in Portugal has just changed radically. The first waves ridden with a board have been filmed between 1926 and 1927, in Leça da Palmeira, in the north of the country. Twenty eight seconds have changed the history of surfing in Portugal and in the world. A black and white movie has […]