Kelly Slater scored a Perfect 10, and Jay Davies eliminated Mick Fanning. The Drug Aware Margaret River Pro 2015 couldn’t be crazier. Local wildcard Jay Davies is living the best days of his professional career. After eliminating Gabriel Medina, the fearless Australian sent the ratings leader Mick Fanning home with a 16.83 two-wave heat total […]
Scotland and Finland are the 95th and 96th member nations of the International Surfing Association (ISA). Surfing is growing fast thanks to Fernando Aguerre’s ambitious plan to take the sport into the ultimate stage: the Olympic Games. And the 100th mark is right around the shoulder of the wave. Scotland offers world-class waves and breaks […]
Wetsuits are fragile. In order to make our second skin last longer we need to know how to put it on without tearing the neoprene. Learn how to take off a chest zip wetsuit without help and without looking like a kook. Putting a chest zip on is almost as difficult as getting it off, especially […]
Gabriel Medina is out of the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro 2015. Jay Davies knocked out the 2014 world surfing champion from Brazil, at both The Box and Main Break. The winner of the Trials has reasons to celebrate. Not only Davies defeated Medina, but he is also through to Round 3 of competition, in […]
Infamous waves, breathtaking wipeouts and surfers winning heats with a combined heat score of 4.30 points. Welcome to the first day of competition of the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro 2015, in Western Australia. The world’s best surfers survived the test. The first heats were run at The Box, but the carnage continued later at […]
The competitive market of surfboard fins has a new player. Meet Feather Fins. Their first goal is to conquer the heart of the European surfers. Feather Fins was founded by Kike Aradas, in 2014. The fin adventure kicked off in Galicia, Spain, but a sudden partnership with Erwann Laflutewith sent the product across Europe. Feather […]
Freestyle has announced the release of the Tide Trainer, a gym-to-surf cross-training watch. What happens when you blend a surf watch with a cross-training fitness planner? The Tide Trainer by Freestyle combines tide data with multiple performance timing functions for surfers looking to get in better shape. Freestyle partnered with Extreme Athletics to deliver a watch […]
Yes. Surfing will be possible in Madrid, the landlocked capital of Spain. Bienvenidos a Madrid, ciudad de olas. In English, you will say “Welcome to Madrid, city of waves.” Although it might sound strange, the truth is that the largest city in Spain will have its own artificial wave park. The dream – named Wet […]
Surfing Australia has announced the complete calendar for three 2015 National Titles events. More than 750 surfers will compete in the Australian Surf Festival, Australian SUP Titles and the Surf Dive N Ski Australian Junior Surfing Titles. “More than 50 individual titles will be contested across the prestigious Australian Titles. All these events will contribute […]
Elio Canestri passed away after being attacked by a shark in Réunion Island. The 13-year-old surfer was enjoying a few waves with friends in an area that is banned to swimmers when the shark attacked and dragged Elio further out to sea. Canestri was pulled from the water by a boat, but the young wave […]