Bede Durbidge announced that he will retire from the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour in 2018. The Australian surfer will put an end to his pro surfing career as an athlete, possibly after the 2018 Margaret River. But he has big plans for the future. “I’m very excited to take on the role as […]
Surfing is a year-round sport because somewhere on the planet there is a storm. And where there is wind, there are waves. If you are extremely wealthy – like top company executives or lottery winners – then you can book a private jet to the Mentawais for winter’s next big swell. But all jokes aside, […]
Kelly Slater has broken his right foot while free surfing at Jeffreys Bay, in South Africa. The 11-time world surfing champion pulled into a closeout barrel, and his surfboard slammed back into his foot while underwater breaking his foot in two places. Slater was immediately forced to withdraw from the 2017 Corona Open J-Bay and, […]
The fans and the competitors won’t forget this day at J-Bay. It was pro surfing at its best. The South African point break delivered flawless six-to-eight-foot waves, and the athletes answered accordingly. The day kicked off with pure magic. When Filipe Toledo gained speed and launched into a magnificent air reverse, everybody knew this day […]
Alex Ribeiro has taken out the 2017 Volkswagen SA Open of Surfing at New Pier, in Durban. Despite the onshore wind, Dairy Beach delivered contestable three-to-four-foot waves for the last day of the prestigious South African surfing competition, a QS3,000 rated event. In an all-Brazilian final, Ribeiro needed over 15 waves to find two high […]
Gabriel Medina has been knocked out of the 2017 Outerknown Fiji Pro in Round 3. The world’s best wave riders continue to shine in the blue barrels of Cloudbreak. The iconic left-hand break delivered perfect six-to-eight foot cylinders, as the athletes fought for a place in Round 3 and 4. Italo Ferreira took down Medina […]
The ISA World Surfing Games are set to return to the French town of Biarritz for the first time since the historic edition in 1980. Tom Curren won the World Junior Surfing Championship 37 years ago and went on to conquer three world titles in 1985, 1986, and 1990. The American is the only surfer […]
And the first Kelly Slater artificial wave park goes to… The champ’s home state. The Kelly Slater Wave Co. (KSWC) is planning the opening of its first man-made surf pool in Palm Beach, Florida, just 120 miles away from the founder’s hometown of Cocoa Beach. The Surf Ranch Florida application was filed by a planning […]
Mick Fanning and Owen Wright have been confirmed on the 2017 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour. The three-time world surfing champion decided to return to competition again, after spending most of 2016 in free surf and decompression mode. Fanning says he is highly motivated and ready to do battle. “2015 was a tough year. […]
Ireland is one of the most underrated surfing nations on the planet. Despite the cold air and water temperatures, the Irish coastline is full of idyllic waves, and perfect surf spots. Do a quick internet search of “surfing,” and you’ll be met with hundreds of pictures of bright blue waters and skies to match. In […]