Liberia is the 71st nation to join the International Surfing Association (ISA). After the last civil war, the country has a growing tourism industry, part of which circulates around its 350 miles of pristine, white-sand coastline in Western Africa. Surfing is also getting more popular in Liberia and the ISA is trying to spread the […]
Barra da Tijuca and its powerful three-to-five foot (1-1.5 metre) barrels provided the ideal canvas for the world’s best surfers to push the limits of high-performance beachbreak surfing. It’s quarterfinals time and Australia is the leading nation with one surfer in each heat fighting for victory at the 2012 Billabong Pro Rio. Joel Parkinson, Mick […]
Francisco Bellorin has reconquered the 3rd Trinidad and Tobago International Surf Festival 2012, held in Sans Souci, under blue skies and 5-to-7 foot waves. Surfers from Australia, Barbados, Jamaica, United States and Venezuela enjoyed perfect surf conditions and displayed high-flying aerial maneuvers and traditional power surfing, much to the amazement of the large crowd. Last […]
Surfers attending the Hurley Surfing Australia High Performance Centre (HPC) will have access to a 40-board testing quiver provided by three of the planet’s leading surfboard shapers. Darren Handley Designs, Channel Island Surfboards and Stacey Surfboards will provide equipment for a 40-board test centre as part of the $2 million HPC. Funded by the Federal […]
Terry Martin, a legendary surfboard shaper, has passed away in Capistrano Beach after battling melanoma for two years. With a 60-year shaping career, Martin started creating boards at Hobie Surfboards factory, back in 1963, where he would produce ten planks a day. Gary Propper, Corky Carroll, Gerry Lopez, Wayne “Rabbit” Bartholomew and Joyce Hoffman enjoyed […]
Broken surfboards, heavy wipe-outs and crazy barrels. The Billabong Rio Pro is back at the primary venue of Barra da Tijuca, in challenging four-to-six foot (1.5 – 2 metre) waves. Tiago Pires and Michel Bourez are the only ones already qualified for Round 4. Adam Melling led the day’s proceedings with superior barrel-riding skills. The […]
Why does a former NFL star and keen surfer decide to commit suicide at 43? Junior Seau went surfing in San Clemente on Monday, but two days later he decides to leave the world with a warning sign. Seau has been considered one of the best linebackers in the US football history. He was adored […]
Sunny Garcia and Bobby Martinez will be participating in the Bud Light Lime Surf Series (BLLSS), between 1st-3rd June, at the Harbor, Oceanside, California. “It’s nice to be a part of this contest,” said first-time participant Bobby Martinez. “The format seems fun and there are a lot of good surfers competing, and I’m appreciative to […]
The Brazilians were not lucky in the first day of surfing at the 2012 Billabong Rio Pro, played at the Arpoador surf sport. Gabriel Medina, Tomas Hermes, Willian Cardoso, Heitor Alves, Jadson Andre and Raoni Monteiro were relegated to Round 2. In the clean two-to-four foot (1.5 metre) lefthanders on offer Julian Wilson was in […]
A pumping southwest and northwest swell combo delivered great surfing conditions with shoulder to overhead peaks for the grand finale of the NSSA Southwest Conference, at the southside of the Huntington Beach Pier. Taylor Clark took his fifth victory of the season with a powerful, progressive surfing performance on southside. Clark’s consistent and dominant surfing […]