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Freestyle Tide Trainer, the gym-to-surf cross-training watch

Freestyle has announced the release of the Tide Trainer, a gym-to-surf cross-training watch. What happens when you blend a surf watch with a cross-training fitness planner? The Tide Trainer by Freestyle combines tide data with multiple performance timing functions for surfers looking to get in better shape. Freestyle partnered with Extreme Athletics to deliver a watch […]

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Wet Madrid brings surfing to the heart of Spain

Yes. Surfing will be possible in Madrid, the landlocked capital of Spain. Bienvenidos a Madrid, ciudad de olas. In English, you will say “Welcome to Madrid, city of waves.” Although it might sound strange, the truth is that the largest city in Spain will have its own artificial wave park. The dream – named Wet […]

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Surfing Australia releases 2015 National Titles calendar

Surfing Australia has announced the complete calendar for three 2015 National Titles events. More than 750 surfers will compete in the Australian Surf Festival, Australian SUP Titles and the Surf Dive N Ski Australian Junior Surfing Titles. “More than 50 individual titles will be contested across the prestigious Australian Titles. All these events will contribute […]

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Shark kills 13-year-old Elio Canestri

Elio Canestri passed away after being attacked by a shark in Réunion Island. The 13-year-old surfer was enjoying a few waves with friends in an area that is banned to swimmers when the shark attacked and dragged Elio further out to sea. Canestri was pulled from the water by a boat, but the young wave […]

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The high-tech gloves for cold water surfers

Are you a cold water surfer? If so, the Response Dry Glove 2 is for you. Yona Belfort and Sam Palmer wanted to solve a classic problem. And having great waves in freezing waters is a classic problem. That is why they developed a grippy, featherweight latex glove that goes over a fleece liner, all […]

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Mick Fanning wins the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach 2015

Mick Fanning conquered his fourth Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach title, after defeating Adriano de Souza in the 2015 final. The Australian and Brazilian surfers finished their tenth match-up with the same heat total – 15.27 points each – but it was Fanning who celebrated because in a tiebreak situation the highest single-wave score (8.17) […]

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Miguel Blanco and Teresa Bonvalot win the Caparica Primavera Surf Fest

Miguel Blanco and Teresa Bonvalot have conquered the inaugural Caparica Primavera Surf Fest, held in two-to-three foot waves at Praia da Caparica, in Portugal. In the Men’s final, Blanco rode a couple of long righthanders he ripped to pieces on his forehand to defeat Natxo Gonzalez. Miguel had previously reached a couple of finals, but […]

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