On April 29, 2018, a chest-to-head-high south swell wrapping through first peak provided perfect conditions for the 3rd Annual SurfAid Cup Santa Cruz. The tag team competition was hosted by Big Stick Surfing Association (BSSA) as part of the annual LogJam Classic and saw six teams of five compete for both the Fundraising and Surfing […]
Courtney Conlogue has conquered her second consecutive Cascais Women’s Pro, in the challenging five-foot waves of Guincho, in Portugal. The American surfer defeated Tyler Wright by a narrow margin and postponed the Australian’s lifelong dream. The next battles will be fought in Landes, France, and in Honolua Bay, Hawaii. “The world title race has definitely […]
Jordy Smith claimed the 2016 Hurley Pro at Trestles, in California. The South African defeated Joel Parkinson in three-foot surf at Lower Trestles. Smith opened his wave account with two average rides, and Joel seemed focused on waiting for a set wave which could offer a long, rippable wall. The South African’s third wave earned 8 […]
Tyler Wright was washed over the rocks at Alley Reef, while competing at the 2015 Australian Boardriders Battle, in Cronulla. The 2014 ASP vice world champion was surfing in a punchy three-to-four foot swell with a punishing shore break, when a left-hander took her to a rocky and tricky section. Wright went through the chain-link […]
A group of surf entrepreneurs from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, has developed “Surf Sauna” for cold water surfers who discover paradise in a hot shower after a gelid surf session. There’s nothing like feeling cold. When the water temperature is below 50°F (10°C), we wish we could be sitting in a tropical sunny beach, surrounded by […]
Carissa Moore has claimed the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach 2014, after defeating Tyler Wright, at Bells Bowl. For the second consecutive year, the Hawaiian powerhouse rang the bell. Carissa Moore defeated Wright by 16.23 to 15.77. Moore dispatched Sally Fitzgibbons in the Semifinals and went on to take out Wright in a rematch of […]