Jonathan Gonzalez has conquered the 2015 Nixon Surf Challenge in Hainan Island, China. The surfer from the Basque Country, 34, was voted by his peers the overall winner of the event, more than ten years after his first victory in San Sebastian, Spain. But it wasn’t an easy win for Gonzalez. In humid, hot weather […]
Brett Chenoweth Appointed To Board Of Surfing AustraliaWednesday, 10 June 2015 Senior executive and media and digital business specialist Brett Chenoweth has been appointed to the Board of Surfing Australia.Brett is a proven Chief Executive Officer in both public and private companies, specialising in media, with particular expertise in digital businesses and international operations. He […]
Costa Rica conquered the 2015 ISA World Surfing Games (WSG) at Playa Popoyo, in Nicaragua. In the Men’s final, Noe Mar McGonagle rode a near-perfect 9.93 wave, and another one in the eight-point range to steal the gold medal from Nic Von Rupp, Shane Holmes, and Leandro Usuna. “I didn’t do it for myself; I […]
The famous 7’8” Reverse Vee shaped by Maurice Cole for Tom Curren will be sold at the California Gold Vintage Surf Auction on September 26th, 2015, at the Culver City Veterans Memorial Museum. Tom Curren celebrated his only victory in Haleiwa (Wyland Gallery Pro 1991) against Martin Potter, Tom Carroll, and Johnny Boy Gomez, with […]
Sally Fitzgibbons won the Fiji Women’s Pro 2015, in solid eight-to-10-foot (3 – 3.5 meters) waves at Cloudbreak. The Australian surfer defeated Bianca Buitendag in the final heat and celebrated the ninth victory on the Dream Tour. Fitzgibbons opened the hostilities with an excellent 9.23 and sealed the deal with a 9.33 or two big, […]
Luke Campbell and Claire Bevilacqua conquered the Star Surf & Skate King of the Point 2015, at Trigg Point, Perth, in Western Australia. Despite the small wave conditions, local favourite Luke Campbell managed to throw down big outside manoeuvres followed up by solid finishing turns, to steal the victory from Jerome Forrest. “I’m originally from […]
The first resort in Southeast Asia to include a deep water standing wave machine will be built in China. American Wave Machines (AWM) will install their SurfStream artificial wave model at the Hainan Qizibay Grand New Century Resort, scheduled to open in Hainan, in September, 2015. The Surfstream offers up to seven different wave types […]
“The Search for Freedom” is more than an action sports documentary. The movie by Jon Long is almost a philosophical essay on what makes someone feel alive. The planet’s brightest surfers, windsurfers, skateboarders, snowboarders, skiers, and mountain bikers will tell what it’s like to explore the infinite possibilities of self-expression. Their state of grace. “Somehow, […]
“627 Hours” equals 37,620 minutes or, if you prefer, a total of 2,257,200 seconds. Well, that’s a lot of time. More than 26 days, actually. Alright, let’s stop the math and talk surf. Film director Kenneth Keeler has spent enough time with Matt McCabe, Mike McCabe, Chad Compton and Kellen Ellison, to understand that he […]
It has happened to us many times. When we get to the beach, we watch the swell lines on the horizon, and anxiety starts kicking in. Everything seems to stop. So, from here on out, just promise yourself you won’t take the first wave of the set. Ever. Those who love surfing know it. The […]