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Five minutes with Dane

Dane Reynolds and surf contests don’t always mix. Back in the days when he was competing full-time on the ASP world tour, you could expect one-word mumbling answers at press conferences, late nights out before early morning match-ups, self-deprecating post-heat interviews with early round flame outs….

Tale of two rookies

When the Quiksilver resumes in France we’ll see John John Florence and Kolohe Andino matched up against each other in round four, along with Brazil’s Miguel Pupo. It’s the first time Florence and Andino will meet in world tour competition, which makes it a heat worth watching. ESPN Surfing caught up…

Keeping it Cosmic

It’s hard to figure that 13 years ago, when Billabong’s Cosmic Creek Challenge first started, that it would be what it is today, or that it would still be even running. Conceived by the maestro of crappy equipment, Donavon Frankenreiter and his longtime friend and co-conspirator Eric Diamond, the initial…

Crane on Clemente

The argument could be made that the hotbed of American surfing is San Clemente, Calif. I’m may be biased, my mail gets delivered here, but the relatively quiet town has produced more game-changers and world tour surfers Jim Hogan, Matt Archbold, Christian and Nathan Fletcher, Dino and Kolohe Andino,…

‘Riding a wave for the pure enjoyment’

Editor’s note: Keith Malloy recently produced, directed and starred in his first film production, a movie about bodysurfing called “Come Hell Or High Water.” If you haven’t had a chance to see it you should. Shooting ‘Come Hell Or High Water’ Check out Chris Burkard’s amazing photos from filming…

Kelp Flip

Remember in winter of 2011 when Zoltan Torkos claimed to have landed the first kickflip on a surfboard as part of the Volcom KickFlip-Off? Chaos and controversy ensued. Was it above the lip? Was it a legitimate air? Would it be the future of surfing? Should it be the future of surfing? Should this guy…

Rolling with Freestone

While the Billabong Pro Tahiti continues to play an aquatic game of chess with Teahupoo, lets take this opportunity to get to know young Billabong team rider Jack Freestone. He was the first Australian in 10 years to win the ASP World Junior title back in 2011, and most recently he finished runner-up…

Broadcasting from nowhere

Word at the end of the road in Tahiti is that the Billabong Pro has called another lay day Sunday, but there could be a slight bump in swell through the afternoon, which would set up enough surf for Round 3 Monday. “That’s what we’re looking at right now,” said contest director Luke Egan. So, […]

Chafing Mavericks

Well, Hollywood has done it again, and not in a good way. The trailer for “Chasing Mavericks” just dropped and it looks good — if you keep it on mute. Visually, you will see epic cinematography of that iconic Northern California big wave spot, some fine looking women, and Gerard Butler (my wife is…

Talking American gold

As things stand going into the final weekend of the ISA World Masters, Team USA currently leads the standings and is well positioned to potentially top the podium with a gold medal. With a drained out, mid-morning tide and the contest temporarily on hold at Nicaragua’s Playa Colorado, ESPN Surfing…

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