Competition heats up at Snapper Rocks, as the world’s best surfers battle for a spot in Round 4 of the 2017 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast, in Australia. With the famous right-hander peeling down the line in the three-to-five foot range, John John Florence unleashed his technical experience to defeat Mikey Wright in Round 3. “Mikey […]
It’s still hard to believe that Andy Irons is not surfing the same waves we do. But while there are memories, he will continue to live in our mind and hearts. Recently, brother Bruce Irons, wife Lyndie Irons, and longtime friend Joel Parkinson visited Andy’s garage, which has been virtually untouched since his passing in 2010. […]
Can you imagine Kelly Slater surfing in 1986? Herbie Fletcher says it was “raw talent at a young age.” Kelly Slater is the most successful professional surfer in the history of the sport. He won his first ASP World Tour title in 1992, and his last in 2011. The Floridian started pulling airs in a […]
Kelly Slater and Joel Parkinson are out of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach 2015. The quarterfinalists have been decided. In the clash of the event, with less than five minutes remaining, the 2014 ASP World Tour champion rode a smaller inside wave without priority, rapped three turns to land a 7.17 and the win […]
ALYSSA LOCK AND JEAMES YOUNG TAKE OUT UNDER-18 TITLES AT THE SUBWAY SUMMER SURF SERIES IN YAMBASaturday, 21 March 2015 TURNERS BEACH, YAMBA (Saturday, 21 March 2015): The final Subway Summer Surf Series event for 2014/2015 crowned the champions of the Under-18 divisions today, after the premier age group tore apart difficult two-to-three foot peaks at […]
Grommets Shine In Solid Cronulla Waves At The Subway Summer Surf SeriesSaturday, 7 March 2015 The latest leg of the Subway® Summer Surf Series got underway in solid and tricky six foot waves at North Cronulla today.Kai Warner (North Narrabeen, NSW) managed to find multiple long righthanders in the Under-18 Boys to notch up a […]
The Caparica Primavera Surf Fest will launch the 2015 European junior surfing season, from April 1st-4th, in Portugal. The new event will be the first of two under-20 competitions to take place in Portugal. The World Surf League (WSL) is debuting a new format in which all events offer the same amount of ranking points. […]
Bert, the anonymous street artist, has released a limited edition print inspired by Gabriel Medina’s maiden world surfing title. The original piece titled “The Creation of a Teahupoo Champ” was originally put up on the wall under the I-5, at Trestles, in celebration of Medina’s win at Tahiti, back in September 2014. “I knew I […]
Richard Christie is the first Kiwi surfer to qualify for the elite of surfing, since Maz Quinn reached the ASP World Tour, in 2002. The surfer from Gisborne, who gets called “Ricardo” by his brothers, waited an agonising 16 days before being confirmed on the 2015 World Surf League. If Alejo Muniz had won the […]
The 2015 World Surf League will showcase the best 34 surfers on Planet Earth. There are new faces and a few classic names. The ASP World Tour lived 30 years. In 2015, the brand gets a new name. The World Surf League will kick off with three Australian legs, starting February 28th. There will be 12 […]