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Apple’s OS X Mavericks honours Californian big wave spot

Apple has announced the new Mavericks operating system, inspired by the iconic wave spot, located in Half Moon Bay, California. The OS X Mavericks is the newest operating system by Apple. The company from California has decided to honour the local big wave with a brand new surfing theme. “We want to set a name […]

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Kelly Slater wins the Volcom Fiji Pro 2013

Kelly Slater has conquered the Volcom Fiji Pro 2013, in solid six-to-eight foot (2 meter) waves at Cloudbreak, and takes the lead of the 2013 ASP World Tour rankings. What an incredible day of pro surfing. The decisive morning at Cloudbreak saw Kelly Slater making history and scoring two Perfect 10 rides in the Quarterfinal heat […]

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Bristol confirms artificial wave pool site

The coastal city of Bristol will have the first freshwater wave lagoon built over a 40 acre site, at Easter Compton. The team behind “The Wave: Bristol” has revealed it has agreed terms over the exact location of the future artificial wave pool, powered by the Wavegarden technology. The British artificial wave pool will pump […]

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Wavegarden pumps 1.2-meter barrels of 20 seconds

Wavegarden has officially announced that the new full-scale artificial wave pool is now operational in the Basque Country. The surf lagoon installation by Wavegarden generates perfectly formed tubing waves that peel for more than 220 meters (720 feet), without losing power or shape. The new wave is approximately 1.20 meters (4.25 feet) in face-height providing […]

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Perfect 10 rides at the Volcom Fiji Pro 2013

Perfect six-to-eight foot (2 – 2.5 metre) wave lines bombed Cloudbreak, as the Volcom Fiji Pro 2013 hits Quarterfinals. Kelly Slater was the surfer of the day. In Round 4, the Floridian earned a Perfect 10 and 9.30 for a near-excellent 19.30 out of a possible 20. A massive double-barrel saw the 11-time world champion […]

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Upgraded Wavegarden 2.0 features two wave tracks

The Wavegarden 2.0, updated model version of the artificial wave pool developed in the Basque Country, has been surfed and approved by a large group of pro surfers and surfing enthusiasts. Dane Reynolds opens the new Wavegarden video. The perfect chest-high wave is fully ripped by the talented rider from Ventura. Taj Burrow and Gabriel […]

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Surfing doctors find answers for the modern day wave rider

The second annual conference of the European Association of Surfing Doctors will be held between 2nd-5th October 2013, in Sagres Portugal. Experts from all over the world will gather at the Southwest cape of Europe for the largest meeting in surfing medicine. Health awareness is growing in the surfing community and plays an important role […]

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Junior Gomez steals the Larimar Surfing Championship

Junior Gomez has conquered the Larimar Surfing Championship, at Los Patos Beach, Barahona, Dominican Republic. Surfers from all over the island representing fifteen different regions of the country participated in the surf contest held by the Dominican Surfing Federation. Los Patos beach is located in the far southeast of the island, characterized by aquamarine waters, […]

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Paraplegic mother goes surfing in Australia

Pascale Honore, a 50-year-old paraplegic woman, has fulfilled the dream of surfing waves for the first time in her life. Sweet dreams are made of this. Ocean and waves are passion for many, but Pascale Honore wanted to go further. Eighteen years ago, a car accident left her paralyzed with a T4 spinal cord injury. […]

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