The International Surfing Association (ISA) has announced the ISA World Championship Series schedule for 2015. The governing body for the sport of surfing has planned eight competitions taking place in four regions. The world’s best SUP racers, SUP surfers and paddleboarders will travel to Sayulita, in Mexico, for the first event of the 2015 season […]
An Australian researcher has concluded that surfers are saving as many people from drowning as volunteer surf lifesavers. Anna Attard, author of the study “Guardians of the Surf: The role and value of surfers in Australian beach and coastal surf rescues,” noted that surfers rescue 5000 people per year in patrolled (45 per cent) and […]
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Bruce Irons wants to win the 2015 Volcom Pipe Pro, at Banzai Pipeline. The Hawaiian dominated the first round of competition held in 10-to-15 foot barrels. Irons, 35, competed in a special 40-minute wildcard heat against Gavin Beschen, Alex Gray, Kawai Lindo, JD Irons, Kaimana Henry, Derek Ho and Makua Rothman. With a near-perfect 9-point […]
Tyler Wright was washed over the rocks at Alley Reef, while competing at the 2015 Australian Boardriders Battle, in Cronulla. The 2014 ASP vice world champion was surfing in a punchy three-to-four foot swell with a punishing shore break, when a left-hander took her to a rocky and tricky section. Wright went through the chain-link […]
The Snapper Rocks Surfriders have conquered the 2015 Australian Boardriders Battle for a second successive year at Cronulla. Australia’s biggest grassroots, boardriders event series showcased the 20 best surf clubs in the country. The defending champions from Queensland maintained their consistency and finished second in the last event of the day in the teams’ relay […]