The Roundhouse Cutback is considered one of the most important critical maneuvers in the sport of surfing. Do you want to get it right? Pulling a Roundhouse Cutback is not hard, but completing a charming, powerful Roundhouse Cutback requires training. As an high-performance trick, it is also used to get back on the wave face, […]
“Thundercloud” promises to showcase the largest swell ever surfed in Cloudbreak, Fiji. June 8th, 2012, will remain in the memory of all surfers who were at Cloudbreak for the ASP World Championship Tour. A swell of massive proportions arrived at the left-hander to ignite the surf. History was in the making. A tight knit group […]
Jun Shiiba is the first surfer to win an ASP-sanctioned event in Taiwan, at the Taiwan Open of Surfing. The Japanese surfer defeated fellow countryman Yujiro Tsuji in the final, the most exciting heat of the entire event. Shiiba and Tsuji both posted excellent scores in a classic goofy verse regular battle, and with only […]
Parker Coffin and Chelsea Tuach have claimed the inaugural Sprite Soup Bowl Pro Junior, at Soup Bowl, in Barbados. The Sprite Soup Bowl Pro Junior, first stop on the 2013-2014 ASP North America Pro Junior Series, finished off in flawless three-to-five foot reef-break barrels. Parker Coffin took an amazing come-from-behind win in the final of the […]
Mick Fanning and Dane Reynolds have managed to escape defeat during Round of 64 of the Reef Hawaiian Pro, in Haleiwa. With waist/head-high waves on offer, John John Florence had the shocking exit of the event caused by Dale Staples and Matt Banting. Other top seed casualties included CJ Hobgood, Brett Simpson, Bede Durbidge, and […]
Sunny Garcia has conquered the Clash of the Legends, held during the Reef Hawaiian Pro 2013, in Haleiwa. A bad day turned good for six-time Triple Crown of Surfing champion Sunny Garcia today, bowing out of the main event but getting the better of a fun reunion with three other legends of the sport to […]
Surf gangs have been protecting their local surf breaks for decades. Wars, violence, death and respect. Which surf groups have written their name in the dark side of surfing? “My gang will get you”, Jim Morrison once warned us. While he visioned one of the worst sides of beach life and surf culture – threats […]
Surf Anywhere plans to build the perfect wave for surfing in your own backyard or neighborhood. The story of Surf Anywhere is quite simple. The Alberta River Surfing Association (ARSA) was looking forward to have a world-class wave. The individual goal quickly turned into a project to improve the world. Because the Kananaskis River is […]
Surfers want perfect waves, right here, right now. But, do they pay enough attention to the line-up before paddling out? As adrenaline junkies, surfers let their emotions flow freely. It’s pumping and there’s no time to lose. We put our wetsuit on in one minute and wax up our board in 30 seconds. The truth […]
Marco Fernandez, Yadin Nicol, Gabe Kling, Sunny Garcia and Ian Walsh have opened the Reef Hawaiian Pro 2013 in great style, at Haleiwa Beach Park, Hawaii. With double overhead, clean wave conditions, Fernandez was the top scoring surfer of the opening round – 17.17 points out of 20 (8.77, 8.4). “I like the bigger waves […]