Parker Coffin and Chelsea Tuach have claimed the inaugural Sprite Soup Bowl Pro Junior, at Soup Bowl, in Barbados. The Sprite Soup Bowl Pro Junior, first stop on the 2013-2014 ASP North America Pro Junior Series, finished off in flawless three-to-five foot reef-break barrels. Parker Coffin took an amazing come-from-behind win in the final of the […]
Mick Fanning and Dane Reynolds have managed to escape defeat during Round of 64 of the Reef Hawaiian Pro, in Haleiwa. With waist/head-high waves on offer, John John Florence had the shocking exit of the event caused by Dale Staples and Matt Banting. Other top seed casualties included CJ Hobgood, Brett Simpson, Bede Durbidge, and […]
Sunny Garcia has conquered the Clash of the Legends, held during the Reef Hawaiian Pro 2013, in Haleiwa. A bad day turned good for six-time Triple Crown of Surfing champion Sunny Garcia today, bowing out of the main event but getting the better of a fun reunion with three other legends of the sport to […]
Surf gangs have been protecting their local surf breaks for decades. Wars, violence, death and respect. Which surf groups have written their name in the dark side of surfing? “My gang will get you”, Jim Morrison once warned us. While he visioned one of the worst sides of beach life and surf culture – threats […]
Surf Anywhere plans to build the perfect wave for surfing in your own backyard or neighborhood. The story of Surf Anywhere is quite simple. The Alberta River Surfing Association (ARSA) was looking forward to have a world-class wave. The individual goal quickly turned into a project to improve the world. Because the Kananaskis River is […]
Surfers want perfect waves, right here, right now. But, do they pay enough attention to the line-up before paddling out? As adrenaline junkies, surfers let their emotions flow freely. It’s pumping and there’s no time to lose. We put our wetsuit on in one minute and wax up our board in 30 seconds. The truth […]
Marco Fernandez, Yadin Nicol, Gabe Kling, Sunny Garcia and Ian Walsh have opened the Reef Hawaiian Pro 2013 in great style, at Haleiwa Beach Park, Hawaii. With double overhead, clean wave conditions, Fernandez was the top scoring surfer of the opening round – 17.17 points out of 20 (8.77, 8.4). “I like the bigger waves […]
The Taiwan Open of Surfing 2013 will be sanctioned by the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP), for the first time in history. The event will be held in the wave rich coast of Taitung, the ideal setting for this breakthrough ASP 1-Star contest. Two world champions, Taylor Jensen and Harley Inglebywill trade their longboards for […]
An experienced big wave surfer is missing after suffering a wipeout at Alligator Rock, on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. Kirk Passmore was last seen catching a 20-foot wave, wiping out, and getting hit by a second wave, in Haleiwa. The 32-year-old, who runs the Third Stone local surf shop, was the only wave […]
Haleiwa is located at the western end of the Seven-Mile Miracle, in the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. Its tricky reef usually works best during the winter season, with mid period Northwest swells coming far away from the Pacific Ocean. Haleiwa is known for the hollow rights, rippable sections and powerful closeouts.The Haleiwa Reef Finger […]