Makua Rothman has been crowned the 2014/2015 Big Wave Tour champion. The Hawaiian daredevil, 30, won the Billabong Pico Alto 2014 and secured a runner-up finish at the Punta Galea Challenge 2015. With no more events being run in the Northern Hemisphere window, Rothman takes the overall title. “I feel amazing to be the WSL […]
SUBWAY SUMMER SURF SERIES GETS SET TO CALL CRONULLA HOME THIS WEEKEND.Monday, 2 March 2015 SYDNEY (Monday, 2 March 2015): The Subway® Summer Surf Series will call Cronulla home this forthcoming weekend when the elite two-day competition kicks off on Saturday.The Cronulla event looks set to showcase over 100 of the country’s best male and female […]
– The 2015 Samsung Galaxy World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT) officially kicked off today and the world’s best surfers hit the lineup at Snapper Rocks for the opening day of the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast presented by BOQ. Both the men and the women surfed through Round 1 in an exciting […]
(Clifton Beach, Tasmania): ROUND ten of the Wahu Surfer Groms Comps wrapped up the national series for another season in Tasmania on Saturday, with 2ft peeling waves on offer at North Clifton beach.The day’s action was highlighted by the wonderful spirit in which the kids and families participated in a combination of surfing and Wahu […]
Day one of the 2015 Samsung Galaxy World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT). The world’s best surfers dropped in at Snapper Rocks for the opening day of the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast. Gabriel Medina, the 2014 ASP World Tour champion, proved he’s ready to defend his title with the highest heat total of Round […]
Jamie O’Brien, Pierre-Louis Costes and Mark Cunningham have conquered the Pipeline Warriors 2015, at the Banzai Pipeline, on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. Da Hui and the Waterman League invited some of the best Pipeline wave specialists to compete in the inaugural edition of this surfing, bodyboarding and bodysurfing event, which included Perfect-10 performances. […]
The world’s best surfing achievements in 2014 have been highlighted at the 2015 World Surf League (WSL) Awards, a ceremony held in Coolangatta, Australia. Wetsuits were left at home, as the planet’s most successful wave riders wore their tuxedos and gala dresses. Gabriel Medina, Stephanie Gilmore, Mick Fanning, Tyler Wright, Harley Ingleby, Chelsea Williams, Vasco […]
BUDDING JUNIOR SURFERS TO LINE-UP IN LAST ROUND OF WAHU SURFER GROMS COMPS IN TASMANIAThursday, 26 February 2015 Clifton Beach / Tasmania – 26/2/2015): Budding junior surfers will be on show this weekend at the picturesque Clifton Beach as the final round of the ten event Wahu Surfer Groms Comps heads south to Tasmania.A full […]
The Newcastle City Council Boardriders have conquered the SurfAid Cup Newcastle for the second consecutive year, in pumping four-to-five foot waves at Merewether Beach, New South Wales, Australia. A total of 14 corporate surfing teams raised $40,000 for mother and child programs in remote areas of Indonesia, in Nias, Mentawai islands, Sumbawa and Sumba. KCE […]
Brazilian powerhouse Bruno Santos claimed the Perfect Chapter 2015, a tube riding contest held in Carcavelos, Portugal. “Bruninho” replaced the recently deceased Ricardo dos Santos and was able to honor the memory of his fellow surfer with a flawless performance in the barrel. Santos truly was the man of the event with a total final heat […]