The first Malibu NoseRiding Championship in which women and men compete as equals will take place, in October 2013, at Malibu’s legendary Surfrider Beach. Sixty-four of the world’s best longboard surfers will compete for “most time on the nose”, in an objectively timed event. The event has been named “On One Perfect Day”. Josh Constable, Taylor […]
The leader of the ASP World Tour rankings is out of the Oakley Pro Bali 2013. Kelly Slater has been eliminated in Round 5, at the primary venue of Keramas. Excellent six-to-eight foot (2 – 2.5 metre) barrels greeted all surfers still riding the Indonesian wave lines. Taj Burrow and Joel Parkinson will battle themselves […]
Taylor Clark and Nikki Viesins have conquered the Under-18 divisions of the Surfing America USA Championships 2013, in Lower Trestles, California. In clean, shoulder-to-head-high waves, the winners of the Surfing America USA Championships 2013 have been crowned. A total of eight categories have new champions. Lower Trestles delivered great maritime conditions for the future of […]
Perfect barreling six-to-eight foot (2 – 2.5 metre) waves kicked in for Round 3 of the Oakley Pro Bali 2013, at Keramas, Indonesia. Beautiful airs and powerful turns invaded the Keramas wave tracks, as the event’s original 36-man field got reduced to the final 12. Without Gabriel Medina and Jordy Smith. Joel Parkinson put on […]
Dillon Perillo has taken out the Los Cabos Open of Surf, in clean two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves, at Zippers, Mexico. Perillo defeated Beyrick De Vries by posting an 8.67 and 9.57 for an eclectic mix of committed forehand maneuvers to conquer his first major ASP Men’s victory. “Mexico is one of my favorite places […]
Carapace has developed way to create custom wetsuits at a reasonable price, by creating digital patterns that are specific to your body. Wetsuits are a key piece of gear in the surfing world. Alex Wang and Andrew Park, co-founders of Carapace, have been working on a way of getting the perfect wetsuit for your body […]
“Uncharted Waters” is a feature-length documentary about the legendary Australian surfer Wayne Lynch. Wayne Lynch is everything he wanted to be. His unique approach to surfing has made his life turbulent and often conflicted yet, never useless. In many moments, only Wayne understood his own life. Directed and written by Craig Griffin, “Uncharted Waters – […]
Three Perfect 10 wave rides. In 1996, while competing at the Kirra Pro, Shane Beschen scored three flawless tube travels. Matt Warshaw, the passionate surf historian, is carefully preparing the launch of the digital version of the Encyclopedia of Surfing. Meanwhile, he found rare footage from Shane Beschen’s impeccable surf lines drawn at the 1996 […]
The pristine waves of Trestles, in California, have been saved from the toll road which would destroy the local surfing sanctuary. The Regional Water Quality Control Board blocked the 5.5 miles of concrete. Surfrider Foundation, environmental activists and the entire surfing community have reasons to celebrate. Trestles is safe, again and for now. “We are […]