Sebastian Zietz defeated Julian Wilson to claim the 2016 Drug Aware Margaret River Pro, in Western Australia. Its his first ever Dream Tour victory. The former Championship Tour (CT) competitor earned a spot in the event as an injury replacement surfer, but he used his Hawaiian trumps to overcome the Australian in the decisive matchup. “The […]
The Big Wave Tour (BWT) has added Nazaré’s Praia do Norte to the 2016/2017 schedule. The circuit managed by the World Surf League announced that the Portuguese beach break will challenge the world’s best big wave riders. The new calendar showcases six breaks, three in each hemisphere. But there’s more: the schedule includes a brand […]
Sixteen slab surfing specialists will compete at the 2016 Red Bull Cape Fear, at Sydney’s Botany Bay. At the spot also known as Ours, all variables are against surfers. The place is cold, sharky, shallow, rocky, and truly dangerous. Fortunately, an elite group of surfers is willing to give it a go, no matter how […]
Mick Fanning is the Waterman of the Year 2016 by the Surf Industry Manufacturers Association (SIMA). The three-time world surfing champion from Sydney, Australia, will be honored at the 27th Annual Waterman’s Weekend between August 5th-6th 2016, in Laguna Beach, California. Fanning, who has never had an easy road throughout his career, experienced last season […]
“Ninety-five percent of the people that were surfing in the 90s were probably on the wrong surfboard.” The statement is from Rob Machado, and he is 100 percent right. The fish surfboard design emerged in the 1960s, but the format lost traction in the subsequent decades. And by the time surfing reached the 90s, everyone was […]
The Main Break delivered the first waves of the 2016 Drug Aware Margaret River Pro, in Australia. And yes, Matt Wilkinson has won his Round 1 heat against Stuart Kennedy, and Dusty Payne. The Championship Tour (CT) leader found two good waves and found the key to Round 3. “This 6’1” board is feeling really […]
Traveling with surfboards is like handling a Chinese vase. A small mistake can have huge consequences. Learn how to pack your surfboard bag and prevent damage during travel. Because surfboard packing is the art of transporting feathers. Surf trips are always the best and most exciting moments of a year. Our well-deserved surf holidays always arrive […]
The 2016 ISA World Surfing Games will be held in Jacó, Costa Rica, between August 6th-14th. The event organized by the International Surfing Association returns to the Central American nation seven years after being held in Playa Hermosa. Costa Rica will be able to defend its 2015 title in home waters. The institution led by Fernando Aguerre […]
It’s the third and final stage of the Australian leg. The 2016 Drug Aware Margaret River Pro kicks off with an unexpected Championship Tour (CT) leader. Matt Wilkinson, grand winner of the first two events of the pro surfing season, will be eyeing a historical third consecutive win on the Dream Tour. It might be […]
Sixty amateur surfers have participated in the Oasis Open, Canada’s first ever indoor surfing contest, held in Montreal. Wave pools are spreading throughout the world, and the American Wave Machines (AWM) are doing their role in promoting surfing in landlocked regions. Canada has a long tradition in surfing is still far from Tofino, the country’s […]