Adriano de Souza is the only Brazilian left in the 2014 Billabong Rio Pro, as competition moves to the quarterfinals, at Barra da Tijuca. The first heat of the day featured a barrel shootout between Gabriel Medina and veteran Travis Logie. Medina wasted little time in establishing a lead, earning an 8.50 for a deep […]
Lebanon is the 84th Member Nation of the International Surfing Association (ISA). The Lebanese Republic has Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Although surfing and standup paddleboarding are fairly new sports to the country, fishermen have been using two-men boats to collect fish with […]
Prince George has been offered a custom shaped six-foot surfboard by the mayor of Manly, in Australia. We knew that the Duke of Cambridge was a keen water sports enthusiast. He was spotted catching waves in Cornwall and Portugal, several times in the last decade. Prince William owns surfboards and bodyboards, although he admits he’s […]
The nominees for the 2014 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards have been announced. Apparently, we live in an Anglophone world. Grant Baker, Shane Dorian, Billy Kemper, Greg Long, and Shaun Walsh have been nominated for “Ride of the Year”. Surprisingly, there is not a single European wave in the most important category, despite the […]
Taylor Jensen and Jen Smith have claimed the 2014 Australian Longboard Surfing Open, at Kingscliff, New South Wales. The Legendary Pacific Coast Open Pro final was fiercely contested between two former ASP World Longboard champions Taylor Jensen and Harley Ingleby. The American surfer Jensen came out on top even though he only pulled three waves […]
Afghanistan has joined the International Surfing Association (ISA) as its 82nd member nation. The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, a landlocked country located in South Central Asia and part of the greater Middle East, is officially part of the surfing world. Although Afghanistan has no ocean waves, the country has a small population of surfers who […]
Cam Richards and Mahina Maeda have conquered the Ron Jon Vans Junior Pro 2014, in small surf, at Shepard Park, Cocoa Beach. The surfer from South Carolina secured the first ASP Pro Junior victory of his career against Parker Coffin, Derek Gomez and Tristan Thompson. “I’ve very surprised and I’m really happy. I’m glad to […]
Grant “Twiggy” Baker is the 2013/2014 Big Wave World Tour champion. The South African big wave charger has had a stunning season, with two consecutive victories at the Punta Galea Challenge and Mavericks Invitational. In the penultimate event of the 2014 Big Wave World Tour, Grant Baker finished in a well-deserved third place, which means […]
The Oakley Surf Shop Challenge 2014 will kick off on the 28th March, at Seaside Reef, in Cardiff, California. The surf series will cross the USA collecting regional qualifier winners from Florida, North Carolina, New Jersey, Hawaii and Orange County, before concluding on July, at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz. The Oakley Surf Shop Challenge […]
Jordy Smith and John John Florence have been eliminated in Round 2 of the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast 2014, held in two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves at Snapper Rocks. Mick Fanning used his wave priority perfectly to defeat Trials winner Matt Banting, with multiple trademark in-the-pocket snaps. “A second-round loss is not a great way […]