Ricardo dos Santos has been suspended for three months and fined US$1,500 for the incident with Jamie O’Brien, during the Billabong Pro Tahiti 2013. The Brazilian surfer won’t be able to compete in the Mahalo Surf Eco Festival, a four-star surf contest held in his country. Dos Santos has opted to leave Jamie O’Brien’s recent […]

Frederico Morais, the Portuguese wildcard, has eliminated Kelly Slater in the Round 2 of the Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2013, at the primary venue of Supertubos, Peniche. Morais, 21, current ASP World No. 96, caused the major upset of the event so far, taking out the 11-time ASP World Champion, in Round 2 of competition. […]

Belgium has joined the International Surfing Association (ISA), as its 77th member. Located in Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands, Belgium has over 65 kilometers (40 miles) of coastline and waves. The country offers a variety of large sandy beaches and a few protected jetties, favoring north groundswells and south-west […]

Seaford Boardriders Club have won the South Australian qualifying round of the Be The Influence Australian Boardriders Battle. Australia’s biggest ever professional Boardriding Club Series kicked off in Victor Harbor, with over $100,000 in prize money up for grabs. Led by experienced ASP World Tour surfer Dion Atkinson, Seaford dominated the excellent powerful clean two […]

Jamie O’Brien has been banned from the 2013 Triple Crown of Surfing, after punching Ricardo dos Santos during the Billabong Pro Tahiti. The Hawaiian charger will not be showing off his tube riding skills at his Pipeline break, as the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) decides to punish him with no competition untill the end […]

Kelly Slater has been spotted tasting the heavy barrels of Praia do Norte, Nazare, Portugal. Hawaiian big wave king Garrett McNamara sent the call. “Should be like this tomorrow morning @kellyslater”. The photo sent through his Twitter account showed an A-frame peak shining unridden. The Floridian got the message and drove out to Nazare, home […]

“The Ductumentary” is a portrait of Joel Tudor’s greatest contribution to surfing and longboarding. The documentary, directed by Graham Nash and Reagan Ritchie, explores the multiple aspects of Joel’s life as a surfer, his ultimate decision to leave competitive surfing and the vision that inspired him to create the unique Duct Tape contests. “I need […]

Scary wipeouts, never-ending wave hold-downs, steep drops and inevitable bail-outs. Big wave surfing can be painful and, sometimes, your life is in serious danger. Big wave surfers have learned to prepare for the big occasions. Their daily job requires a perfect balance between physical health and mental preparation. You are not born a big wave rider. […]

Surf filmmaker Taylor Steele has kidnapped Mick Fanning and taken him the to the most radical places on the planet. The Australian is “Missing”. The movie project takes Mick Fanning out of the competition world of the ASP and drops him square into reality and hidden locations. Basically, he would turn up on day one, […]