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Alex Botelho wins "Wave of the Year" at 2018 EDP Mar Sem Fim

Alex Botelho is the grand winner of the 2018 EDP Mar Sem Fim (Endless Sea) Awards. The surf exploration project designed to boost the visibility and development of the Portuguese big wave riding community announced this year’s award winners. Botelho, who finished the 2017 Big Wave Tour season in eighth place, ended up taking out […]

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The day a Moth sailor towed a foil surfer

Have you ever seen a foil surfer being towed by a sailing dinghy? Probably not. But well, there is always a first time for everything. Francisco Andrade, a Portuguese Olympic sailor, towed his fellow countryman and surfer, Vasco Santos, across the water and without the need to use any motor-powered watercraft. Andrade is currently competing […]

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The Surfing Christmas Gift Guide for 2018

Christmas is the perfect time to celebrate family life, friendship, and love. And it is also a special occasion for any surfer. Whether it’s cold or warm, rainy, sunny or snowy, the beach is one of the best places for wave rider to spend his or her free time. And surfers sure know how to […]

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Jay Quinn takes out 2018 British Surfing Championships

Jay Quinn has been crowned 2018 British surfing champion at Fistral Beach, in Newquay, England. The iconic Cornish surf break has once again welcomed Britain’s best surfers. This year, athletes were confronted with challenging, yet highly contestable ocean conditions. The British Surfing Championships attracted riders from England, Wales, Scotland and the Channel Islands, who competed […]

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Sanded launches Australian-made fused carbon tape for surfboard reinforcement

Surfboard manufacturing supplier Sanded Australia has developed a thermal bonded non-woven carbon tape to be used in the construction of surfboards. And it’s made in Australia. Composite rail tapes have become an important part of surfboard construction. With the rise of EPS/Epoxy surfboards, carbon rail and stringers, tapes have become more function over fashion, as […]

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Yago Dora wins inaugural Red Bull Airborne

Yago Dora won the Red Bull Airborne France, a World Surf League (WSL) specialty event, in four foot waves at Plage des Culs Nus, in Hossegor, France. The inaugural Red Bull Airborne hosted an 18-man field consisting of a cross-section of the world’s best surfers from the elite Championship Tour and a global field of […]

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United Airlines eliminates surfboard bag fees in California

United Airlines will remove service fees for surfboards, wakeboards, and paddleboards for customers traveling to or from California. The decision takes effect on October 5, 2018, and exempts customers from paying the previous $150 or $200 service fee on direct United Airlines or United Express itineraries that originate or end at any California airport. The […]

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True Surf: the official mobile game of the World Surf League

The World Surf League (WSL) has announced the launch of its mobile surfing game. True Surf is available for download now. One of the interesting innovations about True Surf is that, not only it features 21 world-class surf breaks, but the ocean conditions also change according to real-time surf forecasts. The new surfing game imports […]

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