Bert, the anonymous street artist, has released a limited edition print inspired by Gabriel Medina’s maiden world surfing title. The original piece titled “The Creation of a Teahupoo Champ” was originally put up on the wall under the I-5, at Trestles, in celebration of Medina’s win at Tahiti, back in September 2014. “I knew I […]
Richard Christie is the first Kiwi surfer to qualify for the elite of surfing, since Maz Quinn reached the ASP World Tour, in 2002. The surfer from Gisborne, who gets called “Ricardo” by his brothers, waited an agonising 16 days before being confirmed on the 2015 World Surf League. If Alejo Muniz had won the […]
The 2015 World Surf League will showcase the best 34 surfers on Planet Earth. There are new faces and a few classic names. The ASP World Tour lived 30 years. In 2015, the brand gets a new name. The World Surf League will kick off with three Australian legs, starting February 28th. There will be 12 […]
Tom Carroll conquered the third and final 2014 ASP Heritage Series event, in pumping double overhead barrels, at Banzai Pipeline. Carroll, Gary Elkerton, Derek Ho and Sunny Garcia celebrated the history of professional surfing by taking to the water and challenging themselves in the fast tubes of Hawaii’s most popular surf break. The two-time ASP […]
The Qualifying Series (QS) format will see dramatic changes. The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) has announced that the “Star” series will be renamed and merged in 2015. Meet the new designations. There are five new QS levels replacing the former seven “Star” events. Numbers reflect points on offer:
Alex Ribeiro has claimed the Mahalo Surf Eco Festival 2014, held in Itacare, Brazil. Ribeiro is ready to celebrate the 2014 ASP South American title, after a stunning performance in Bahia. The Brazilian surfer defeated Paul Cesar Distinguin, in a low scoring final, and heads to the O’Neill SP Prime with confidence. “I’m so proud […]
Michael Rodrigues and Coco Ho conquered the Oceano Santa Catarina Pro 2014, an ASP 6-Star event held at Praia da Joaquina, Florianopolis, in Brazil. Rodrigues defeated Santiago Muniz, the younger brother of Dream Tour campaigner Alejo Muniz, with a wide collection of aerials and moves on the small wave faces. “I feel pretty emotional right […]
The 2014 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing season will deliver $1.4 million dollars in prize money. Welcome to Hawaii. The world’s best male and female surfers will compete in three events during the six-week competition period: Reef Hawaiian Pro, Vans World Cup of Surfing, Billabong Pipe Masters. But the Hawaiian leg will also include two […]
Ben Skinner won the King of the Longboard 2014, at Playa de Somo, Cantabria, Spain. The ASP Europe sanctioned specialty event combined both performance and classic longboard styles in long peeling two-to-four foot waves, at Ribamontan al Mar. The innovative format saw Ben Skinner displaying a full array of manoeuvres including hang-tens, drop-knee turns and […]
The 2014 ASP World Tour champion will be decided at the Billabong Pipeline Masters, in Hawaii. Gabriel Medina and Kelly Slater are out of the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal. Shifty five-to-eight foot barreling waves sent the world title race to Pipeline. Joel Parkinson, who also lost his Round 3 heat, is mathematically out of […]