The Boys from Brazil
Meet the Brazilians They’re quickly becoming the hottest surfers around, and in the last three events of the ASP World Tour, the Brazilians have dominated. (more…)
CATCHING A MONSTER WAVE
GMAC IS LOW KEY ABOUT RECORDS Big wave surfer Garrett McNamara made headlines for taking on a massive wave at Praia do Norte, Portugal this week. (more…)
Kolohe Andino Wins Down Under
The Up-and-Comers Have Arrived After back-to-back victories in Brazil, talented 17-year-old Californian Kolohe Andino has won the Fantastic Noodles Kangaroo Island Pro in South Australia. The momentum he brought down under has seen his place in the ASP World Rankings move up from 31 to 24, which gives him a better shot at qualifying for the 2012 ASP World […]
Good Times at Ocean Beach
San Francisco Does Not Suck Here’s a cool video shot at Ocean Beach San Francisco where the recent Pro Search was held. (more…)
Garrett McNamara Sets Big Wave Record
G-Mac Tames a 90-footer With all the commotion surrounding Kelly Slater‘s ASP crown snafu now over, it’s time to report some news concerning big-wave surfer Garrett McNamara. (more…)
Gabriel Medina wins Rip Curl Pro Search
NEW KID ON THE BLOCK 17-year-old Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina has taken out the Rip Curl Pro Search in San Francisco, making this his second win in only four events. The young champ has quickly risen through the ranks and his talent is being compared to that of legendary surfer Kelly Slater. (more…)
ONLY A SURFER KNOWS THE FEELING
EXPRESS YOURSELF Many people have watched surfers from the beach or from the comfort of their lounge, and wondered just what it must feel like to fly down the face of a heaving wall of water, power out of a bottom turn launching towards the lip and smashing a turn off the top being momentarily […]
The Impact Zone
Wipeouts Whether its struggling for a breath, finding which way is up after being thrown around ‘rag-doll’ style, trying not to think about the massive gashes of reef jam on your arms, legs face or feet, or praying for mercy as you fall to the bottom of a massive heaving slab of death not knowing […]
Kelly Slater Not King Yet
Case of Mistaken Champ There were plenty of celebrations when Kelly Slater was crowned the 11th ASP World Champ – but due to a math error, it would seem that the title was somewhat premature. (more…)
KELLY SLATER’s 11th World Title
Congrats Ke11y Kelly Slater has made history in San Francisco with a record 11th world title. Thousands gathered on San Francisco’s Ocean Beach to see the legend clinch the 2011 crown with a third-round victory at the penultimate event, the Rip Curl Search. (more…)