Surf News
Blame Laird. The big wave surfer from Kauai decided to shoot the Malibu Pier, at Surfrider Beach, California. You’ve got to time it well. Shooting the pier may seem easy, but when the wave travels at full speed you’ve got to make confident and quick decisions. Unfortunately, a few lives have been lost while shooting […]
There’s a stoked little tube rider in all of us just waiting to drop in. Gliding along inside the hollow of a perfect peeling wave and emerging triumphant from its natural rolling end is one of the first fantasies to capture the surfer’s spirit. Surf spots that produce good, clean barrels can get wild, so […]
The Billabong Pro Tahiti 2014 at Teahupoo was considered the best Dream Tour event of all time. If you still have doubts, take a look at the brilliant photos taken during barrel time, at the End of the Road. Kelly Slater extends his wings. He lost the event by 0.03 points.
Gabriel Medina defeated Kelly Slater to win the Billabong Pro Tahiti 2014, in 12-to-15 foot barreling waves at Teahupoo. The Brazilian surfer claimed his third Billabong Pro Tahiti title, in a spectacular final against the 11-time world surfing champion, and takes the lead of the ASP World Tour rankings. “I don’t really know what to […]
Michael Dunphy stole the Vans Pro 2014, at Virginia Beach, USA. The local star claimed the Men’s final against Deivid Silva, Luke Davis and Hiroto Arai, in demanding three-to-four foot waves at 1st Jetty. Despite the non-stop exchanges of long rides and connecting turns all the way to the beach, Dunphy’s opponents weren’t able to […]
Solid 10-to-12-foot-plus barreling waves fired up the conclusion of Round 2 and 3 of the Billabong Pro Tahiti 2014, at Teahupoo. Tiago Pires, the Portuguese Tiger, posted two near-perfect scores – a 9.00 and a 9.67 – to defeat Taj Burrow. Pires displayed his best performance of the season. “I really like these kind of […]
Nikki Van Dijk conquered the 2014 Swatch Girls Pro France, in small surf conditions, at Les Bourdaines, in Seignosse, France. The Australian surfer defeated Mahina Maeda in a wave starved final. Van Dijk takes the third place in the Qualifying Series rankings. “I’m just so stoked, this was a hard final, and I think I […]
The Endless Summer Resort, a four-acre artificial surfing pool, will be built in West Oahu, Hawaii. The North Shore of Oahu might have the best waves on the planet, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t build an artificial wave complex, a few steps away from the Seven Mile Miracle. Surf City Hui LLC have teamed […]
When surrealism hits the surfing scene, the best thing you’ve got to do is watch an “Expencive Porno Movie.” Surf movies are getting very experimental. Forget classic Hollywood angles, high-tech video effects, contemporary editing and mainstream soundtracks. Today, everything’s a lab. “Expencive Porno Movie” was shot entirely on Super 16mm, and that is why you’ll […]
Eighty surf dogs will hang 20 in the 9th Annual Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon. The canine surfing event will take place at Dog Beach, in Del Mar, on the 7th September, 2014. The surf dog competition will feature for the first time the Paddle Paws Parade, a stand up paddleboarding show for puppies mastered by the Helen Woodward […]