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Surfing Australia has announced the opening of an innovative AIS Aerial Surf Skate Training Facility. The new facility is an addition to the Hurley High Performance Centre (HPC) located in Casuarina Beach, New South Wales, and it will help Australian surfers boost and improve their aerial skills. The indoor equipment consists of a large split […]
He is willing to pay the ultimate price. Nathan Fletcher is about to paddle out in “Heavy Water.” No risk, no reward. The quote is old, but the challenges are out there for you to grab them. Fletcher, Danny Fuller, Kala Alexander and Grant Washburn are the stars of Michael Oblowitz’s latest adventure in dangerous […]
Portugal’s first Wavegarden surf pool will be built in Vila Nova de Gaia, in the north of the country. The artificial wave park is set to be installed in a camping area, near Madalena, less than 500 meters away from the local beach. Vila Nova de Gaia, shortly known as Gaia, is a Portuguese city […]
The hunt is almost over. The International Surfing Association (ISA) has announced the addition of its 97th member. Norway has officially entered the surfing world. Believe it or not, Norway is a surfing nation. The Scandinavian country features breathtaking fjords and a rugged coastline. Hidden surf and stand-up paddle spot are nearly everywhere. Despite the […]
Antoine Delpero and Alice Lemoigne have been crowned the 2015 European Longboard champions, at Vieux Boucau, in France. Delpero defeated Timothee Creignou in the final heat of the Longboard Pro Vieux Boucau and overtook brother Edouard in the rankings to win the overall title. “I’m super happy; that was a dream final against my good […]
Hawaiian freesurfer Albee Layer has won the inaugural Red Bull Unleashed, at Surf Snowdonia, in North Wales. The world’s first ever stadium-style surf contest attracted more than 2,000 spectators to Europe’s first artificial surf pool. The competition was held in a best of five, man-on-man format. Jordy Smith saw the show and enjoyed it. “You […]
Mick Fanning has taken out the 2015 Hurley Pro, at Lower Trestles, California. The Australian surfer defeated Adriano de Souza in a tight final held in three-to-five-foot surf. Fanning’s near-perfect 9.77 wave proved to be decisive. “This has been a great event for me. I came in early, and we had amazing waves. I’ve had […]
Broken surfboards make us sad. Reshape Surf is a network of craftsmen and surfers who aim to reduce surfing’s footprint by recycling and upcycling old and unused planks. You can call it a movement. Reshape Surf is igniting our brains. It is telling us to rethink the way we deal with snapped surfboards or with […]
Eighteen surfers have embarked on a few “Psychic Migrations,” Volcom’s latest surf adventure into the wild spots of the West Indies, East Indies, Australia, Polynesia, Central and South America. The movie was directed by Ryan Thomas, and it was shot in multiple uninhabited and remote wave peaks around the globe. Blue gems, challenging slabs, and […]
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