Marlon Lipke conquered the 2012 Protest Vendee Pro, in a close fought low scoring final against Vincent Duvignac, Joan Duru and Romain Cloitre. The decisive heat was surfed in shifting 4-5ft waves, in which wind conditions severely affected peaks. “The left here is so much fun, I remember surfing it like 10 years ago when […]
A group of Portuguese surfers has been surfing waves with the helping hand of catamarans, in the River Tejo, in Lisbon, Portugal. On rush hour, the flat waters of Tejo get a very special 2-foot swell, in rather unusual conditions. Catamarans linking both sides of River Tejo are creating waves that can be ridden by […]
Eighty surfers were knocked out of the 2012 ISA World Junior Surfing Championship. By the end of the day, just 116 of the record-number 303 athletes were still in the running for a spot on the three podiums. “I always tell the competitors, I know everyone wants a medal, but you’ve got to be prepared […]
Santa Cruz will be the fourth World Surfing Reserve, after Manly Beach, Ericeira and Malibu. The official dedication of the iconic Californian surf region will be held on April 27th and 28th. The Santa Cruz World Surfing Reserve is located on the northern side of Monterey Bay along California’s Central Coast within the protected coastal […]
Jamie Mitchell has announced the release of “Decade of Dominance”, a surf movie featuring his long waterman career as professional paddleboarder and SUP specialist. Mitchell has been winning the infamous Molokai-2-Oahu World Championship of Paddleboarding, since 2002. The event defies the strongest and toughest humans in the world’s most treacherous bodies of water, the 32 […]
Surfers of Salina Cruz, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, have banned all digital and printed surf media for a period of two years, in the local surfing spots. All foreign professional cameramen will not be allowed to take pictures or videos, after an article published in a U.S. surf magazine in 2011 wounded the […]
Surfing logos are everywhere. In surfboards, surf magazines, surf shops and in vinyl car stickers. Surfing badges and surf insignia are symbols of the world’s most famous surf brands. Surf company logos are used in sponsorship deals and can be seen on the nose and rails of pro surfboards. Surfing brand logos are a marketing […]
The pressure is on. The repechage heats decided who keeps tracking the medals at the 2012 ISA World Junior Surfing Championship, in Playa Venao, Panama. “I handle the pressure by being relaxed, by thinking about something else, by getting distracted, because it can make you real nervous to think about who you’re competing against, and […]
Shane Dorian, Carlos Burle, Savannah Shaughnessy and Darryl “Flea” Virostko have taken the 2011/2012 Mavericks Awards. The event wasn’t surfed at Half Moon Bay this year, but there were fearless big wave performances that should be highlighted. Contest director Jeff Clark, Bruce Jenkins, Matt Ambrose, Grant Washburn and Dick Keating got seated together to analyze […]
Onshore winds, stormy clouds and inconstant wave faces marked the third day of action at the 2012 ISA World Junior Surfing Championship. Playa Venao delivered rippable three-to-five-foot waves for the qualifying rounds of both Girls and Boys divisions. Picking the right equipment and selecting the right spot to sit in the lineup has proven critical. […]