Mark Healey, Peter Mel, Greg Long, Keala Kennelly, Shaun Walsh, Kai Lenny, Billy Kemper, Ben Wilkinson, Albee Layer, Makua Rothman, Rodrigo Koxa, Alessandro Costa, Jamie O’Brien, Mark Mathews. What do they have in common? The big wave surfing elite has taken a drop into the wild. Yes, Jaws has awakened and delivered the first big […]
Maya Gabeira has returned to the big wave surfing arena, nearly three months after the dangerous wipeout suffered at Nazaré, Portugal. The fearless Brazilian rider, 26, has had her first tow-in session of the year 2014, in Hawaii. Gabeira returned to the giant waves with Carlos Burle in the jet ski seat. In October 2013, […]
Reef Heazlewood, Emi Campbell, Sonny Perrussel, Summa Longbottom and Kian Martin were the standout surfers at the 9th Taj’s Small Fries, held in Yallingup, Western Australia. The two-to-three foot waves on offer at Shallows saw Sunshine Coast goofy-footer Reef Heazlewood taking the Under 16 Boys division from the hands of local surfers. “This is the […]
Kelly Norris has taken out the inaugural 2014 Carve Pro Junior, at Maroubra Beach, Australia. Norris managed to nail down the victory by a 1.67 point margin, against Jackson Giles, in tricky two-to-three foot waves. “This is just an incredible feeling. The waves were really tough out there and Jackson is such a good competitor […]
More than 2500 people opposed to public land grab on Gold Coast beaches, in a peaceful Sunday protest, at North Kirra Beach. The authorities have understood what was at stake, but the dossier is not closed. Campbell Newman, Premier of Queensland, rejected a $2 billion ocean terminal from happening at North Kirra. Gold Coast Ocean […]
The Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau 2014 might be run between 22nd-24th February, as a promising looking swell prepares to hit the Hawaiian Islands. Forecast charts and models don’t lie. A truly large swell is in the making, and will probably produce very large significant wave heights of 40-45 feet, within 1000 miles of […]
The inaugural Africa Invitational Surf Contest will be hitting the sands of Bureh Beach, Sierra Leone, between 21st-28th September, 2014. There is new surfing event growing in the African continent. The Africa Invitational Surf Contest wants to gather amateur and pro surfers from African countries, and the international surf community, in an annual competition. Surf Sierra […]
Taking a three-wave hold-down will not be a problem, as “Triton” will give you the ability to breathe underwater somewhere in the future. The inventor of “Triton” calls it the oxygen respirator concept. South Koran designer Jeabyun Yeon believes that, in the near future, his prototype will change our marine lifestyle. “‘Triton’ allows us to […]
Shaun White has been confirmed in two snowboarding events, at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, in Russia. The famous snow rider is also a regular surfer, but when he was only seven, a frightening wipeout almost changed everything. Snowboarding is gaining momentum. Unlike surfing, the winter board sport has been building its own space […]
Billy Stairmand claimed the 2014 New Zealand National Surfing Championships, at Kaiaua Bay. The surfer from Raglan secures his third national surfing title, and Gisborne Boardriders take the overall team trophy, in five-foot wave conditions. “I am stoked, I always get good results down here for some reason, there are always waves and heaps of […]