Aritz Aranburu conquered the 2017 Billabong Pro Tahiti Trials, at Teahupoo. The Spanish surfer defeated Nathan Edge in a final held in challenging ocean and weather conditions. Despite the absence of the classic Teahupoo barrels, all 32 trialists gave their best to earn a spot in the main event. “It’s a dream come true,” expressed Aritz […]
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 […]
Floridian surfing legend Cory Lopez is the new name written on the East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame. The goofy-footer from Dunedin is one of the most traveled free surfers on the planet. “Lopey” has a long and successful career. He is one of the three famous contemporary Floridian surfers who made it to the […]
Niccolo Porcella has suffered one of the worst wipeouts of all time in Teahupoo, Tahiti. The Italian big wave surfer caught a huge wave, got barreled, and then the powerful cannon swallowed him up. The stunt will certainly enter the gallery of the most dangerous wipeouts of 2015. “Feeling beyond! With a lot of training […]
Jamie O’Brien is fired up. The Pipeline master has set himself on fire in Teahupoo, Tahiti. The barrel-riding expert ignited the idea of surfing on fire over a year ago when he asked fans for ideas of what he should do next. “They said ‘it would be cool if you lit yourself on fire’ and […]
Nichols Wins Vahine Pro JuniorSunday, 12 April 2015 Tahiti continued to turn on great waves for the final day of the 2015 Papara Surf Festival. Big scores and exciting battles were the order of the day that saw three champions crowned on the tiny tropical island in the Pacific.Taumata Puhetini (PYF) took out the blue […]
The 2014 Billabong Pro Tahiti will run between August 15th-26th, at the world-famous reef pass of Teahupoo. A solid swell is expected to hit the magic island in the second week of competition. Glenn Hall, Mitch Coleborn, Tuamata Puhetini, and Nathan Hedge will join the Dream Tour surfers as Teahupoo prepares a cold meal to […]
The nominees for the 2014 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards have been announced. Apparently, we live in an Anglophone world. Grant Baker, Shane Dorian, Billy Kemper, Greg Long, and Shaun Walsh have been nominated for “Ride of the Year”. Surprisingly, there is not a single European wave in the most important category, despite the […]