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Jonathan Gonzalez wins the 2015 Nixon Surf Challenge

Jonathan Gonzalez has conquered the 2015 Nixon Surf Challenge in Hainan Island, China. The surfer from the Basque Country, 34, was voted by his peers the overall winner of the event, more than ten years after his first victory in San Sebastian, Spain. But it wasn’t an easy win for Gonzalez. In humid, hot weather […]

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Paddle Pillow eases the paddling back pain

Whether you’re young or old, novice or veteran surfer, sooner or later you’ll feel that pain on your lower back. Paddle Pillow promises to give you more water time. It’s a very simple idea, and sometimes it’s just all you need. All surfers have felt it. When we’re surfing too much, it hurts. The Paddle […]

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"It’s either quit or win," says Kelly Slater

Kelly Slater believes that it’s make-or-break time for him in the World Surf League. He says, “it’s either quit or win.” With a couple of throwaways, Kelly Slater is under pressure. The world, the fans, the media, everyone wants the 11-time world surfing champion to perform at the highest level and, ultimately, to win events. […]

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Costa Rica wins the 2015 ISA World Surfing Games

Costa Rica conquered the 2015 ISA World Surfing Games (WSG) at Playa Popoyo, in Nicaragua. In the Men’s final, Noe Mar McGonagle rode a near-perfect 9.93 wave, and another one in the eight-point range to steal the gold medal from Nic Von Rupp, Shane Holmes, and Leandro Usuna. “I didn’t do it for myself; I […]

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The Wave Bristol promises a better surfing experience with Wave Loch

The Wave Bristol has decided to change the artificial wave technology used in the surf park scheduled to open in 2016, in England. Nick Hounsfield, the founder of The Wave Bristol, has signed a contract with US company Wave Loch to develop a project that will pump six-to-eight waves per minute. “For the last five […]

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Austin gets the first Wavegarden in North America

The first public Wavegarden in North America will open in Austin, Texas, in 2016. The NLand Surf Park will feature 11 surfing areas with four different surfing levels ranging from beginner to professional. The artificial wave technology will create one-foot, four-foot and perfectly tubing six-foot waves every 60 seconds. Located on a beautiful rural property […]

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Surf Snowdonia opens August 1st

Europe’s first public surf pool will open on August 1st, in the green Conwy Valley, in Snowdonia, Wales. Surf Snowdonia will feature the world’s first Wavegarden artificial wave pool. The world’s first proper inland surf lagoon will pump a two-meter high barrelling wave. The ride starts at the centre of the surf pool, peels perfectly […]

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Tom Curren’s famous 7’8” Reverse Vee will go on auction

The famous 7’8” Reverse Vee shaped by Maurice Cole for Tom Curren will be sold at the California Gold Vintage Surf Auction on September 26th, 2015, at the Culver City Veterans Memorial Museum. Tom Curren celebrated his only victory in Haleiwa (Wyland Gallery Pro 1991) against Martin Potter, Tom Carroll, and Johnny Boy Gomez, with […]

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Sally Fitzgibbons wins the Fiji Women’s Pro 2015

Sally Fitzgibbons won the Fiji Women’s Pro 2015, in solid eight-to-10-foot (3 – 3.5 meters) waves at Cloudbreak. The Australian surfer defeated Bianca Buitendag in the final heat and celebrated the ninth victory on the Dream Tour. Fitzgibbons opened the hostilities with an excellent 9.23 and sealed the deal with a 9.33 or two big, […]

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