Dustin Barca is running for the office of Kauai County Mayor. The professional surfer, environmental activist, and mixed-martial arts fighter has been involved in local politics for much of his young adult life, but this is a rather radical decision. “When I returned home from a traveling surf career, I started becoming aware of the […]
Mick Fanning has been knocked out of the Billabong Rio Pro 2014, after being defeated by David do Carmo in Round 2, at Barra da Tijuca. Wildcard David do Carmo claimed a 7.00 for three big turns on his forehand and improved his situation with two backhand blast for a 7.93. With Fanning against the […]
A few surprises marked the first day of waves of the Billabong Rio Pro 2014, at the powerful beachbreak of Barra Da Tijuca. Tiago Pires sent Adriano de Souza and Sebastian Zietz to Round 2, with the first substantial ride of a 6.33 for two solid turns. Crowd favorite Gabriel Medina wasted little time to […]
Poenaiki Raioha and Emmy Merrill have been crowned the 2014 ISA World SUP Surfing champions, in Granada, Nicaragua. The young World Champions, Raioha, who is 17 years-old and the 20 year old, Merrill, who demonstrated the arrival of a new generation in the sport. Merrill made history in the ISA, as the first women in […]
Martin Suter has conquered the first edition of the Swiss Wave Pool Jam 2014, in Bern, Switzerland. Switzerland might be a landlocked country, but the European nation known for precise watches and high-quality chocolates also features top quality surfing and surfers. The Swiss Wave Pool Jam 2014 was the first-ever event held in an artificial […]
Jay Occhilupo, son of surfing legend Mark Occhilupo, has signed a contract deal with Billabong. Jay, 11, first began surfing in Coolangatta, as a toddler. The son of the 1999 world champion can also be seen riding the lines of skate parks, when the ocean’s flat. He is already showing signs of greatness at his […]
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 […]
Surfing Australia will invest further in equipment development, injury reduction, and performance enhancement. The governing body for surfing in Australia and Edith Cowan University have extended their partnership for a further three years to continue to develop the sport science research program at the Hurley Surfing Australia High Performance Centre (HPC). “The sport science research […]
Surfing can be funny, especially when the sport’s stereotypes come into play. Discover humorous jokes involving surfers, surfboards and surf lingo. Surfing jokes are usually silly. And that’s what’s great about surf pranks. If we’re able to laugh at ourselves, then we’re building a solid history and culture around surfers and surfing. Discover the best […]
Lebanon is the 84th Member Nation of the International Surfing Association (ISA). The Lebanese Republic has Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Although surfing and standup paddleboarding are fairly new sports to the country, fishermen have been using two-men boats to collect fish with […]