Ramzi Boukhiam has been crowned the 2012 European Surfing champion, at La Grande Plage of Lacanau, in France. The surfer from Morocco secured the title after qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Airwalk Lacanau Pro Junior and watching Vasco Ribeiro finishing third of his heat in the Round of 32. “It was another tough day […]
Chris Ward has taken the 2012 Rip Curl Cup Invitational at Padang Padang, after scoring a perfect 10 backside barrel in the dying seconds of the final heat. The Californian surfer defeated Bali’s Mega Semadhi, Java’s Dede Suryana, and Australia’s Ry Craike, in pumping six-foot tubes at Padang Padang. “I knew I had it,” Ward […]
The Virtual Highway Surfing Association keeps alive the dream of riding waves in a computer screen. “Second Life”, the online virtual world founded in 2003, has opened new creative ways of chasing waves when the real life ocean was flat. Although the overall quality of the graphics was very low-fi, there were thousands of fans […]
Volcano surfing or ashboarding is the newest form of defying gravity in western Nicaragua. Add surfing, snowboarding, skateboarding and lava and you’ll discover the pleasures of volcano surfing. The spectacular feeling of getting away from the still-warm ashes of Cerro Negro is what is literally considered an extreme sport. The strange outdoor activity has been […]
The World Surfing Reserve of Ericeira, in Portugal, is fired up after a decision by the local authorities to close the historical surf camp of Ribeira d’Ilhas. Dozens of surfers have protested against the close and expropriation of the iconic surf camp located in front of the famous European wave. “This is an invasion of […]
Surfers only ride a wave for an average time of six seconds and the waves of their lives only happen from time to time. The fact is that in surfing, it’s rare to meet someone who quit surfing because he didn’t enjoy the feeling of walking on water. Surfers have more fair surf sessions than […]
“No Filter” is the newest surf movie featuring Ian Walsh, Damien Hobgood, and Bede Durbidge. Not your typical surf film, “No Filter” will give you an in-depth, raw look into the lives of some of surfing’s elite. The 1,562 second surf film is directed by Ricky Lesser and Ryan Marcus and was premiered during the […]
Dane Reynolds has been inducted into the Surfers’ Hall of Fame, in Huntington Beach Surf City USA. The Ventura surfer, leader of the progressive surfing generation, is considered one of the best free surfers in the world and has been creating a new school of aerial moves. “It’s an honor, especially as I’m looking at […]
Julian Wilson has claimed the 2012 US Open of Surfing over Miguel Pupo, at Huntington Beach. The Australian and Brazilian put on an incredible show throughout the Final in front of the tens of thousands in attendance and the massive online audience. “I’m over the moon,” Wilson said. “I got a really good start and […]
Conner Coffin and Nikki Van Dijk have won US Open of Surfing Pro Junior, at Huntington Beach Pier, in clean two-to-four foot (1 metre) waves. Coffin dominated the final day of ASP Pro Junior competition and left his fellow finalists in a combination situation with a 17.10 out of 20 heat total to […]