Surf News
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Drug Aware Margaret River Pro 2015 is the third stop on the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT). Michel Bourez is the defending event champion, but he will be under pressure in Western Australia, between 15th-26th April. The region offers world-class waves in breathtaking breaks, but Margaret River only hit the Dream Tour level […]
Carissa Moore won the Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach 2015. The Hawaiian defeated Stephanie Gilmore in a tight final, and she is the first female surfer to win three consecutive titles in the Australian break. In their 21st matchup in pro surfing, Moore and Gilmore gave all they had. Stephanie opened with a sharp […]
Original post: 2015 Melbourne Air and Space Show
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 […]
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) […]
The World Surf League (WSL) announced the schedule for the 2015/2016 Big Wave Tour (BWT). Mavericks, Dungeons and Nazaré are out of the equation. There will be five events in the American continent, a stage set for Hawaii and a stop in Europe. The 2015/2016 Big Wave Tour has no big surprises in the pocket […]
Kelly Slater and Joel Parkinson are out of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach 2015. The quarterfinalists have been decided. In the clash of the event, with less than five minutes remaining, the 2014 ASP World Tour champion rode a smaller inside wave without priority, rapped three turns to land a 7.17 and the win […]