Ricardo Christie conquered the 2017 Martinique Surf Pro, at Basse-Pointe, in Martinique. Inspired by the Caribbean gods of the sea and pristine three-to-four foot waves, the Kiwi surfer defeated Bino Lopes in a tight matchup between two Qualifying Series (QS) veterans. Christie proved he’s ready to return to the Dream Tour by putting out a […]
Bells Beach Reignites For World’s Best at Rip Curl ProSunday, 5 April 2015 BELLS BEACH, Victoria/Australia (Sunday, April 5, 2015) – Easter Sunday at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, the second stop on the Samsung Galaxy World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT), saw huge crowds and big scores as the world’s best surfers […]
Richard Christie is the first Kiwi surfer to qualify for the elite of surfing, since Maz Quinn reached the ASP World Tour, in 2002. The surfer from Gisborne, who gets called “Ricardo” by his brothers, waited an agonising 16 days before being confirmed on the 2015 World Surf League. If Alejo Muniz had won the […]
Jesse Mendes, Ricardo Christie, Joan Duru and Yadin Nicol are in the semifinals of the SATA Azores Pro 2014. The final four heats of the Round of 16 were completed before moving into the quarterfinals to decide the last four men standing. Mendes, with a solid 8.00 point ride under the belt and less than […]