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Volcom aims for the ultimate sustainable surf company

Volcom is focusing on greener surf events and sustainable positioning in the surf industry. The Volcom Pipe Pro is the second ever Deep Blue Surfing Event. The Volcom Pipe Pro is an extra special event for the local Hawaiian competitors and a chance for non-World Tour surfers to gain entry into the prestigious Pipe Masters. […]

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Gabe Kling wins the Red Bull Call Em Out 2013

Gabe Kling has conquered the Red Bull Call Em Out 2013, at Jacksonville Beach, Florida. The veteran of pro surfing Gabe Kling has defeated former Red Bull Night Riders champion Evan Thompson in a tight one versus one final, in the waters of the East Coast of USA. Local knowledge and strategic wave selection paid […]

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Didier Piter launches live surf coaching program

Didier Piter has launched a online surf coaching program to help surfers improve their skills and launch them into the professional arena. Piter is one of the most recognized surfers in France and in the Old Continent. With five European surfing titles and 14 consecutive years in the national French team, he lived the life […]

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Body Glove celebrates its 60th anniversary

Body Glove is celebrating its 60th anniversary. The brand founded by Bill and Bob Meistrell claims the design of the first practical wetsuit, in 1953. Body Glove has always been a surf and diving company. Back in 1953, the twin brothers needed to find a way to combat California’s coldwater. They tried everything, from wartime […]

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Vandals destroy House of Waves in the Dominican Republic

The “House of Waves”, a surf school run by the president of the Dominican Surfing Federation, has been destroyed  at Encuentro Beach, Cabarete. A group of vandals has robbed and burned down the surf school “House of Waves” located right in front of one of the best spots in the Dominican Republic. All surf equipment […]

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Jake Sylvester secures barreling victory in French Polynesia

Jake Sylvester has taken out the 2013 Rangi Pro Junior, after defeating Mitch Parkinson, in solid 6 foot (2 meter) stand up barrels, in the Tuamotu atolls in French Polynesia. Sylvester’s second win on the ASP Australasian Pro Junior Series is a combination of big scores with deep tubes and explosive turns. “It was a […]

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Ramzi Boukhiam suffers tympanic membrane perforation

Ramzi Boukhiam has suffered a tympanic membrane perforation while surfing Teahupoo, in Tahiti. The 19-year pro surfer from Agadir, Morocco, was riding a medium-sized wave in Teahupoo, when the accident happened. “It was not a big day, but there were good two-meter perfect wave. I felt good and I was waiting for a bomb. I […]

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Shipping company promises full surfboard protection

An air freight and logistics company has launched a surfboard shipping and handling division. Surfers are travelers and need to move fast and quickly to the pumping surf spots. When there’s no time to lose and surfboards must arrive with no scratches and cracks, you can’t trust airline companies. Alliance Air Freight & Logistics, a […]

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The online surf scoring system by Beach Byte

Millions of surf fans and hundreds of surf judges have seen and worked with it. Beach Byte is the official scoring system of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP). When you mix a passion for surfing, a mathematical algorithm, technology and entrepreneurial impetus, you’ve got Beach Byte, a leading computer system especially designed for surfing […]

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Punta de Lobos opens the 2013 Big Wave World Tour

The 2013 Big Wave World Tour season will kick-off with the Quiksilver Ceremonial Chile, at Punta de Lobos. The waiting period runs between April 15th and June 15h. The world’s best big wave surfers return to the infamous Chilean surf spot for the 15th year. Punta de Lobos is located six kilometers south of Pichilemu, […]

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