“The Eddie” can go. Quiksilver, World Surf League (WSL) and the Aikau family have reached an agreement, and the iconic big wave surfing competition will continue uninterrupted. The contest format remains the same for the 2016/2017 edition. The event will be called on somewhere between December 1st, and February 28th, only if waves reach a minimum […]
Keala Kennelly has caught one of heaviest Teahupoo bombs ever by a female surfer. The veteran surfer from Kauai followed an XXL swell hitting Tahiti and scored the wave of a lifetime. The massive waves were detonating onto dry reef. Keala waited for her turn, for her wave. Raimana Van Bastolaer took a break and let […]
Greg Long has won the 2014 Billabong XXL “Ride of the Year”, with the wave ridden at Puerto Escondido, Mexico, on the 7th June, 2013. After being acquired by the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP), the brand known for awarding big wave stunts crowned an almost all-anglophone group of daredevils. The only exception was Gautier […]
Alex Gray has conquered the Dive N’ Surf Oregon Pro 2014, at Nelscott Reef. The maritime conditions were almost perfect. Nelscott Reef was pumping 20-25 foot clean wave faces under light offshore winds. The Women’s Superheat, a special competition for the big wave female addicts, was taken out by an in-form Bianca Valenti, who left […]