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No shortage of drama as 2017 Hurley Pro Trestles kicks off

The 2017 Hurley Pro Trestles kicked off in San Clemente, California. And four surfers are already out of the event. The competition kicked off in three-to-four foot surf at the cobblestone break of Lower Trestles. Round 1 and four heats of Round 2 have already been completed, which means four athletes are packing up and […]

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Small barrels and a few surprises at Teahupoo

Matt Wilkinson survived the Round 2 guillotine at the Billabong Pro Tahiti 2016. The leader of the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT) rankings defeated the local hero Hira Teriinatoofa in an extremely tight and tense heat. “I came into Tahiti really psyched. I went out yesterday, and John John was in the heat […]

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Pope Francis, the coolest surfer of the Catholic Church

Pope Francis is officially a surfer. Two surf activists have offered a surfboard to the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, in an event held in the Vatican Synod Hall. Sean Brody and Daniel Hopkins, global surf travelers and founders of the Kwepunha Surf Retreat, were invited to speak at the end of the World […]

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Kelly Slater defends premium surf spots on the ASP World Tour

Kelly Slater believes that there should be premium surf spots delivering double points on the ASP World Tour. Despite a few hip and lower back injuries, Kelly Slater is ready to attack the 12th world surfing title. The greatest competitive surfer of all time is about to enter his favorite stages on the ASP World Tour: Fiji, […]

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