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Slater and Fanning in Round 2 of the Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2013

Kelly Slater and Mick Fanning have been relegated to Round 2, in the Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2013, held in three-to-five foot (1 – 1.5 metre) waves, at Supertubos, Peniche. Jacob Willcox caused another major upset this morning, relegating 11-time ASP World Champion and current ASP WCT No. 2, Kelly Slater, into the elimination Round […]

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Jacob Willcox claims the 2013 Rip Curl Pro Portugal Trials

Jacob Willcox has taken out the Rip Curl Pro Portugal Trials, at Supertubos, Peniche. The young Australian surfer defeated Nic von Rupp, Marlon Lipke and Ruben González in the final heat. He will be surfing against Kelly Slater and Kolohe Andino, in the first round of the main event. Willcox, who won the the ISA […]

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The top 17 surfers of the 2014 ASP Women’s World Championship Tour

The Top 17 female surfers that will kick off the 2014 ASP Women’s World Championship Tour season has been defined. Carissa Moore, winner of the 2013 ASP Women’s World Tour, leads the fleet of 17 girls who will battle for glory, in the world’s best surf peaks. Then, Tyler Wright, Sally Fitzgibbons, Courtney Conlogue, Stephanie […]

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How to dry your wetsuit faster

When the offshore winds and favorable swells are hitting your home break for an entire week, it’s great to have your wetsuit dry all the time. The surfing conditions are perfect, but you only own one wetsuit. And we know how putting on a cold, wet, wetsuit can be a dramatic body experience. So, the […]

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Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2013 may crown a new world champion

Mick Fanning is the only surfer who can clinch the 2013 ASP World Tour title, in the sand-bottom barrels of Supertubos, Peniche, Portugal. The Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2013 will see five contenders surfing for world domination: Mick Fanning, Kelly Slater, Jordy Smith, Taj Burrow, and Joel Parkinson. But the odds are playing in Fanning’s […]

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Carissa Moore is the new 2013 ASP Women’s World Tour champion

Carissa Moore has been crowned the 2013 ASP Women’s World Tour champion, on the final day of the final event of the season, the EDP Cascais Girls Pro, held in Portugal. Moore secured her second world surfing crown after sole remaining contender Tyler Wright was eliminated by compatriot Sally Fitzgibbons, in the Quarterfinals of the […]

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Mick Fanning wins the Quiksilver Pro France 2013

Mick Fanning has claimed the Quiksilver Pro France 2013 after Gabriel Medina defeating in bumpy four-foot surf, at La Penon, Seignosse. Wave face performance and aerial antics. The last day of competition in the Southwest coast of France, changed priorities. With no barrels on offer, it was the old school powerhouses’ day. With Jordy Smith and Taj Burrow […]

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Huanchaco is the first World Surfing Reserve in Latin America

The Peruvian surf town of Huanchaco will be officially dedicated as a World Surfing Reserve, on the 26th October 2013. Huanchaco, with its three miles of surf-rich, environmentally diverse coastline, will represent the first World Suring Reserve site in Latin America. The Peruvian surf sanctuary joins just four other sites to claim such status – […]

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Quiksilver Pro France 2013 rides final waves

The Quiksilver Pro France 2013 has entered the decisive final phase, at La Graviere, in Hossegor. The biggest upset came from Filipe Toledo, who eliminated current Jordy Smith, in Round 5. Toledo continued his dominant streak in the air to dominate the heat and hinder Smith’s situation in the World Title race. Mick Fanning defeated […]

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ASP World Tour fires unpleasant webcast commentators

Damien Fahrenfort and Jake Paterson have been suspended as webcast commentators of the Quiksilver Pro France 2013, following a real-time judging criteria analysis. French wildcard Marc Lacomare and Joel Parkinson were surfing Round 2 of the Quiksilver Pro France 2013. Fahrenfort and Paterson “Snake” were in the booth throwing their own opinions. Lacomare led the […]

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