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European surfers get new weather satellite

The MetOp-B weather satellite will be launched in Kazakhstan, on the 23rd of May 2012, to provide essential data for weather forecasting and climate monitoring. The sophisticated craft carries a host of sensitive instruments to provide key information on temperature and humidity, wind speed and direction over oceans, ozone and other atmospheric gases for numerical […]

Margarets Perfection For Day 3 Of Telstra Drug Aware Pro

Near perfect conditions greeted surfers at Margaret River for Day 3 of the Telstra Drug Aware Pro today. Six foot (2 metre) sets rolled into the world famous reef break, groomed by a light offshore wind, making the line-up the perfect stage for the world’s best surfers to put on a show.

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Kelly Slater Wows Margaret River

SLATER  BREEZES THROUGH FIRST HEAT The 11-time world champion Kelly Slater wowed the crowds at this week’s Telstra Drug Aware Pro at Margaret River in Western Australia.  The building swell was being pushed onto the reef by strong southwesterly winds for most of the day, requiring some of the competitors to ride slightly bigger boards to cut […]

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Are Brazilian surfers preparing to conquer the world?

Adriano de Souza, Heitor Alves, Miguel Pupo, Raoni Monteiro, Gabriel Medina, Alejo Muniz, Jadson Andre, Willian Cardoso and Thiago Camarao are playing the big surfing game at the 2012 ASP World Tour. In the last decade, Brazilian surfing has become a major player in the world’s biggest wave riding circuit, with a growing number of […]

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Long Beach surfers promote NY surf movie night

The Long Beach Surfing Association is promoting a surf movie session showcasing four films made by local New York surfers. The surf movie evening will be held on April 13th, at 8pm, at Unsound Surf. Toddy Stewart’s “Lapsed Catholics: What the Surf Magazines Don’t tell you” is a first person perspective of a surfer paddling […]

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Countdown for the 2012 Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards

The entry period for the 2012 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards is over. The Northern Hemisphere leaves winter and enters a warmer temperature. Fortunately, the world’s best waves and surfers will also be getting heated up for the moment of decisions. Nominations will be announced before the end of this month, with the awards […]

Top Seeds Tear Apart Margaret River On Day 2 Of The Telstra Drug Aware Pro

Margaret River was pumping out 6-8 foot (2-2.5 metre) waves for day 2 of the 2012 Telstra Drug Aware Pro today. The world’s best surfers were put to the test with long lulls, strong winds and big waves to battle in the opening Round of the Men’s ASP Prime rated Telstra Drug Aware Pro.

Meet Mr. Melling

Adam Melling, the name doesn’t carry the cache that say Joel Parkinson or Taj Burrow does, or even Bede Durbidge for that matter, but truth be told, he’s just as dangerous as the lot of them, maybe more so. Without garnering much fanfare, and little to no media hype, the quiet Lennox Head local has […]

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Willian Cardoso wins the Burton Toyota Pro 2012

Willian Cardoso has claimed the Burton Toyota Pro 2012, after beating his fellow Brazilian opponent Filipe Toledo, at the Newcastle Surfest, in Australia. Cardoso takes home the Mark Richards trophy in a four-foot surf day. In the Final, Toledo was penalised with a priority interference after dropping in on Cardoso without holding priority. The surfer […]

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