Surf News for December 2011
31 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
Surfing will have an exciting beginning to the 2012 contest calendar, with the ISA China Cup and the Hainan Classic taking place at Hainan Island in China as part of the Hainan Wanning Riyue Bay Inter...
31 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
Congratulations to 18-year old Victoria O’Day from Orlando, Florida! The blonde bombshell works at Quiet Flight Surf Shop and dreams of going to Hawaii. We caught up with her for a bit more…...
31 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
Surfers and the board of Directors citing scheduling uncertainties as the primary reason....
31 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
The world’s best surfers will journey to Northern California next November....
30 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
Julian Wilson's 2011 highlight reel is in here, and it's an edit you don't wanna miss......
30 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Meola manages to surf through an entire session with a Santa hat Christmas days arrives bearing gifts — a few very inverted aerials from the 2:10 mark onward...
30 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Lost in an abstract thought. Mason Ho. Photo: Taras I love Jimi Hendrix! This song is perfect to slam in the truck before BIG Pipe/Backdoor, Sunset, Waimea Bay or any big waves because it calms you d...
30 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
.entry strong {font-size:150%; font-style:italic;} .entry p {margin-bottom:35px;} At the forefront of women in big wave surfing, Maya had a close one earlier this year during the Code Red swell in Ta...
30 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Big wave surfer Axier Muniain has an incredible surf session in the Basque Country, Spain. Muniain and other experienced European chargers took the correct alignment of swell and winds to surf eight-m...
30 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
The Californian skateboarding fever is back. With the colors of the 60's and 80's, the streets are being invaded by the new trend of the flat surfing days. Meet Globe's Bantam Cruiser, a skateboard wi...
30 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Australia's first surfing photograph was taken in 1912 and shows Tommy Walker performing a headstand on his heavy wooden surfboard while riding a wave at Main Beach, Yamba. The historic surf photo was...
29 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
TransWorld SURF's Jerry Ricciotti compiled his best clips from early December into this ripping little highlight reel....
29 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Like a ballet dancer, Kolohe turns and spins on point with precision Watch him turn his head and follow through at the 0:54 mark...
29 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
SHERM: This image is shot in August of ’95. Maurice Cole was doing an anti-nuclear protest in Hossegor. That’s Rob Machado right there in the glasses, and there’s Maurice’s son. And so the President o...
29 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
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29 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
The year 2011 had great surf stories. SurferToday readers from more than 220 countries of the world were breathless with the incredible surf stunt performed by the Hawaiian waterman, Garrett McNamara ...
29 December 2011 | Grind TV
Chris Ward must be pretty tired of the phrase "Where's Wardo?" by now. So tired, in fact, that he just released a 12 minute short film titled "Now you know". Turns out Wardo has been hiding out in Bal...
29 December 2011 | Grind TV
Debris from the tsunami that devastated Japan in March could reach the United States as early as this winter, according to predictions by NOAA scientists. However, they warn there is still a large amo...
28 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
The final two rosters for the ISA China Cup have been submitted, rounding out what should be a highly competitive event and exciting start to the New Year....
28 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Ben Wilkinson and his self-shaped 9’2.” Photo: Hamish Humphreys The first time I saw Ben Wilkinson was at Maverick’s. We were caught inside and scratching to make it over a 15-footer that had...
28 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
11 Dane’s Departure Not with a bang, but with a whimper, Dane is officially off the tour. In a post titled “Declaration of Independence,” he waffled eloquently and long-windedly abou...
28 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
The midyear rotation in the 2012 ASP World Tour has been deactivated. "Scheduling uncertainties" have been cited as the primary reason for the decision taken by the Association of Surfing Professional...
28 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
The 120-foot wave will be surfed in Ireland. Alastair Mennie, a renowned Irish big wave surfer believes that there are two surf spots off Ireland capable of delivering record high surfable waves. Al M...
28 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Kelly Slater was the best paid pro surfer of 2011. The 11-time world surfing champion from Cocoa Beach, Florida, cashed in $556,250 in the 2011 surf contest season. Interestingly, Slater is the only U...
27 December 2011 | ASP World Tour
RIP: Sean Collins (1952 - 2011) HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/USA (Tuesday, December 27, 2011) – Surfing is an imperfect science. There are simply too many variables to control and predict. This ...
27 December 2011 | ASP World Tour
With the deactivation of the midyear rotation in 2012, Gabriel Medina (BRA), 18, will be a mainstay amongst the world’s elite throughout the whole of next season. COOLANGATTA, Queensland/AUS (Wednesda...
27 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
It is with a heavy heart that we share the news of Sean Collins’ passing yesterday....
27 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Sean Collins, founder and chief forecaster of Surfline, died Monday after suffering a heart attack while playing tennis in Newport Beach. He was 59. A shocked surf world is mourning the surprise passi...
27 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Life is a mystery. Sean Collins, the founder of Surfline, has passed away on the 26th December, after suffering a heart attack while playing tennis with his wife, Daren. Collins, 59, was probably the ...
27 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Do you remember the best surf session of your life? Where did you surf it? How were the waves? What are the best images of that day? Were you surfing with friends? "The Best Session Ever" is the new i...
27 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Judging waves in pro surfing contests is not an easy task. Error is part of the human nature and it is impossible to be 100% accurate in the evaluation of one thousand waves. To put things into perspe...
27 December 2011 | Grind TV
Surf-forecasting pioneer Sean Collins, whose influence on surfing might have been greater than that of even the sport's elite wave riders, died Monday after suffering a heart attack while playing tenn...
27 December 2011 | Grind TV
Sad day in the surf forecast biz, as Surfline founder and President Sean Collins passed away of an apparent heart attack. He was 59.Collins was widely recognized as the premiere global surf forecast g...
26 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
A look back at the year in "Page 1" photos... Which one was your favorite?...
26 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
A very …Lost edited feature from BaliBelly.tv How good are Chris’ minor tube adjustments at the 4:47 mark? He still belongs on tour....
26 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Florida natives step-off into massive aquatic tepees How absolutely perfect is that first wave at 0:22?...
26 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
We revisit the final event of the Vans Triple Crown, The Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons And boy were they graced with epic conditions. This is Pipeline in two and a half days...
26 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
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26 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
The surfing world is astonished by the number of live streams and viewers that followed the 2011 Triple Crown of Surfing online. More than 10.4 million live streams across 13 days of competition were ...
26 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Surf magazines are part of the history of surfing. Surf magazines explore the surfing lifestyle and have been building the concept of surf cultures for decades. The greatest surf spots, the most succe...
25 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
The 2012 world bodyboarding season is warming up. The 24 bodyboarders that will compete at the Grand Slam Series (GSS) are already set and defined for another year of barrels, wedges and ARS. Pierre-L...
23 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
With holiday season in full swing the interweb edits are slowing down—but here's five of our favorites from this week......
23 December 2011 | Surf Europe
Dazza Crawford is a man with a camera in the water, and he’s quite good. Dazza dug in the crate for Desert Island Dicks back in 2010. But it was so good we thought we’d remind ourselves of...
23 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Sterling Spencer. Photo: Taras I picked five songs for your ears this weekend. Like it! NOW! All these songs are in my new movie SURF MADNESS! Finding good music that you can afford to put in a...
23 December 2011 | Grind TV
Even way out here, I rarely feel that 'far away' from humanity anymore. Not only is there plenty of plastic as a human reminder on the beaches, but we have so many amazing ways to connect and be invol...
23 December 2011 | Grind TV
As those of us who followed the Hawaiian season can attest, John John Florence absolutely DOMINATED the North Shore this year, plain and simple. And it came as no surprise, John John has been a heir i...
23 December 2011 | Grind TV
I recently got a letter from a teacher in the UK, asking if I would write a letter to his 14-15 year old students who have been assigned a big project on climate change. He asked me to include a bit a...
22 December 2011 | ASP World Tour
Adrian "Ace" Buchan taking the drop at Teahupo'o.AVOCA BEACH, New South Wales/Australia (Thursday, December 22, 2011) – Adrian “Ace” Buchan (AUS), 29, is one of the be...
22 December 2011 | ASP World Tour
The Northern Pacific power of Steamer Lane will host the world’s best surfers next year as the O’Neill Cold Water Classic Santa Cruz joins the 2012 ASP World Title schedule. SANTA CRUZ, California/USA...
22 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
The O’Neill Cold Water Classic Santa Cruz has been confirmed as an elite ASP World Title event for 2012. The world’s best surfers will journey to Northern California next November for the 10th of 11 s...
22 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
The man behind the tractor logo, Jason Stevenson, shows off the boards his star team rider, Joel Parkinson, ripped his way to a runner up finish on at the 2011 Pipe Masters....
22 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
2004 Women's World Champion Sofia Mulanovich Joins The Peruvian Squad...
22 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
SHERM: This is Andy Irons in 2003. We’re on the North Shore, and as you can see they found Saddam Hussein. So I had Andy, the world champ, pose reading the news. And the thing that I loved abo...
22 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
We’re not quite sure who this Hector kid is… …but he sure can manufacture airs...
22 December 2011 | Grind TV
..And we're back to 11.Fresh off of announcing that Quik is pulling the NYC event, the ASP has made up for it by officially adding the Cold Water Classic Santa Cruz to the schedule. It seems that the ...
21 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
A multi-faceted greening approach to the 2011 Rip Curl Pro Search SF has delivered a significant and a trio of green accolades for the unique ASP World Tour surfing event....
21 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
As Chris gazes longingly into her eyes, North Shore royalty Coco Ho talks about the lack of women's events in Hawaii and the current state of bikinis and fashion....
21 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
For westerners following the news of the great flood in Thailand, it was eerily similar to the Hurricane Katrina disaster in New Orleans...see how you can help!...
21 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
Win A Gerry Lopez Pipeliner Gun at Surf Expo. All proceeds go to the ESA!...
21 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
Body Glove’s PR1ME wetsuit has gone global and the surfers of Portugal are dubbing it the season’s best....
21 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
Will the real Dane Reynolds please stand up? An interview featured in Tracks magazines Jan, 2011 issue....
21 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
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21 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
The girls vacation to the island of the Maldives Sun rays, crystal clear water and great company. Life is beautiful!...
21 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
The waves were great, the beach was packed, the surfing show was intense and the surrounding atmosphere was super cosmopolitan. That's right, the 2012 Quiksilver Pro New York has been cancelled. In a ...
21 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Raditya Rondi, Arip Nur Hidayat, Yasnyiar "Bonne" Gea and Decha Sithidej have conquered the inaugural Asian Surfing Championships Awards. They are the first professional Asian surfing champions. "Than...
21 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Waterproof surf cameras have become part of the surfer's gear and equipment. In the last decade, digital photo and video cameras have been improved and upgraded to fit the wave riding needs. Today, it...
21 December 2011 | A1 Surf
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21 December 2011 | Grind TV
We've all had that surf journey fantasy where we stumble upon a magical setup without a soul around and not a drop of water out of place. Solitude and perfection.Watching this clip reminds us why we s...
21 December 2011 | Grind TV
So that's a headline I never expected to find myself typing, but here we are. Almost 15 years after teenage sensations Chris Ward and Cory Lopez first graced the grainy VHS tapes of Lost Enterprise's ...
21 December 2011 | Grind TV
Euro-Aerialist Reubyn Ash has been experimenting with new air-variations for some time now, and here's his latest clip. First off, he sorta doesn't land it. At one point he's sitting on his board with...
21 December 2011 | Grind TV
A lot of actors will go to extreme means to prepare and film for their roles. Tom Hanks lost 50 pounds for "Castaway," and Robert De Niro gained 60 pounds for "Raging Bull." Some actors learn to ride ...
21 December 2011 | Grind TV
In 2011, researchers at the California Academy of Sciences added 140 new relatives to our family tree. The new species include 72 arthropods, 31 sea slugs, 13 fishes, 11 plants, nine sponges, three co...
20 December 2011 | ASP World Tour
COOLANGATTA, Queensland/AUS (Wednesday, December 21, 2011) – The world’s best surfers will again be returning to the Gold Coast early next year when the holiday capital hosts the calendar’s two ...
20 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
"one thing to remember is that i have a heart and i have bones and muscle and skin and eyes and teeth. i have emotions. sometimes i act according to emotions. sometimes i think and make a conscious de...
20 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
Check out O'Neill's latest and greatest in wetsuit innovation...we ain't talkin' about brownies when we say, "buttery, gooey, and warm."...
20 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
A rag tag band of hired guns ventures into Baja in search of waves, fish, and fun aboard a 58-foot charter boat....
20 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
Check out this video from San Sebastián (Spain) last week....
20 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
Tracks sits down with Garret Parkes at the Quik house to chat about all things Hawaii....
20 December 2011 | Surf Europe
Dusty Payne’s controversial commentary on girls surfing may have provided some comic relief in Lost Atlas, but it was his surfing that kept us psyched. In honor of his part Kai Neville and his gang ...
20 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
The North Shore’s Aaron Gold is an endangered species of wave rider: the competitor/surfer/shaper. Up in Pupukea hills, under the Gold Surfboard label, he builds guns for big-surf hunting. The 29-year...
20 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
MY OWN TRAJECTORY HAS BEEN DEFINED BY GIVING UP People love to talk about the importance of “sticking with it.” We’re taught to “follow through,” “never give up” and to “keep on truckin’.” But I thin...
20 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Returning to the first two contests of the Vans Triple Crown That’s Haleiwa and Sunset, ‘case you’d forgotten...
20 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
The 2012 ASP World Tour is getting ready for a new season of planetary surfing. The world's best surfers are packing and will head to the Gold Coast, after Christmas, for one of the biggest and most f...
20 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
"At the California beaches there are schoolboys who easily rival the best Hawaiian experts in the thrilling sport of surfboard riding. That is partly because of the superior surfboards they use - ligh...
20 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Gerard Butler, the actor that will play Jay Moriarty in the upcoming surf movie "Of Men and Mavericks", has survived a huge wave while filming at Mavericks. Butler was rescued from the big surf, after...
20 December 2011 | Grind TV
Australian, Mandy Shadforth (aka Oracle Fox) popular fashion blogger and Billabong came together to create a fresh, bohemian, organic, authentic surfer girl line.Reflective of Oracle Fox's free spirit...
20 December 2011 | Grind TV
It pains me to report on anything involving Lindsay Lohan, Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton, etc.. but after a bit of a rumor followed by hilarious confirmation by Damien Dooma Fahrenfort (that can't be t...
19 December 2011 | ASP World Tour
Florence on one of his perfect 10-point rides at this year's Billabong Pipe Masters. NORTH SHORE, Oahu/Hawaii (Friday, December 16, 2011) - The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, presented by Rockstar...
19 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
As if to thank the locals for putting up with the crowds, trash, and traffic created by the annual influx of visitors, the Banzai Pipeline fires as the tourists leave....
19 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
"Surfing's audience is passionate, active and adventurous, and, if they cannot watch in person, they're finding Vans Triple Crown of Surfing events on their computers and mobile devices," says Vans Vi...
19 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
"We are very excited about the top level teams from USA and Brazil for the ISA China Cup," said the ISA President Fernando Aguerre....
19 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
The unique camaraderie-driven event, which combines elements of both team and traditional surfing competition formats, will hit the north side of the Huntington Beach Pier for two days between Jan. 6-...
19 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
Judging by a few web clips of him taking surfing lessons to gear up for the film, putting him in the novice category would seem generous—which makes you wonder what he was doing in the line up at one ...
19 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
he 2011 Quiksilver Pro New York scored excellent waves, but unfortunately will not be back in 2012....
19 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
We always suspected Pipeline had a hidden evil-beauty, but does this apparition prove it?...
19 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
Ep 3 stars local boys Sean Moody, Mikala Jones, and Stephen Koehne and Ep 4 is all about Taylor Knox and Conner Coffin....
19 December 2011 | Surf Europe
You surely saw Jamie O’s impressive performance throught to the quarter finals at this year’s Pipeline Masters, along with many other local favourites like Evan Valiere doing well too. Wit...
19 December 2011 | Surf Europe
Dane Reynolds Moments from Quiksilver Australia on Vimeo.That’s right, Dane Reynolds is off tour next year, ye will have heard the news by now. Boohoo. What next? Will he get dropped by his spon...
19 December 2011 | Surf Europe
Wooh. Not another Ozzie Wright free download? That’s right folks, Ozzie’s Valley of Scum is now available for free download over at Volcom. Merry Xmas.Related posts:Pray for the Jonnys ...
19 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Lowers in December? Kolohe Andino indulges, of course. How ’bout that bottom turn fin-throw combo at the 1:40 mark?...
19 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Dusty Payne’s controversial commentary on girl’s surfing may have provided some comic relief in Lost Atlas, but it was his surfing that kept us psyched all year. In honor of his banger section and an ...
19 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Surfing in China is growing rapidly, as the sport becomes more popular in the land of the Great Wall. China is preparing to host one of the first surf contests of 2012. The ISA China Cup is the inaugu...
19 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Surf magazines call it the heaviest wave of the year, others pick it as the biggest wipeout of 2011 and a few believe it is one of the most difficult rides ever. Nathan Fletcher is a surfer with more ...
19 December 2011 | Grind TV
Has anyone else been wondering where the hell Luke Stedman has been? After a brief tour stint, the tall aussie model/surfer seemingly retired to his harem of women and called it quits.As it turns out,...
19 December 2011 | Grind TV
This may just be my terrible memory talking, but does this year's flow of North Shore video clips seem a lot stronger than years past? I feel like they just keep coming and coming and coming.Mason Ho ...
18 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
New swell arrives on the North Shore and it's all about Pipe and Backdoor firing....
18 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
What's not to love about the Ho family? This clip of Mason alone will bring a smile to your dial....
18 December 2011 | Surf Europe
Wotcha People! Have you had terrific surfing times lately? It’s all been a bit special, hasn’t it? Waves have been mad good near my yard. Anyway enough about you. It’s very soon a New Year and it prom...
18 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Tanner Gudauskas. Photo: Sherm Lou Reed – “Romeo had Juliette” I love this song because it seems like he is just talking through the lyrics instead of singing. Lou Reed is su...
18 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Video by Rory Pringle...
18 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Video by Wangdu Hovey Albee Layer, Billy Kemper, Matt Meola, the Walsh twins and more get their feet wet....
18 December 2011 | Grind TV
An atoll away from the site of my 'big cry', I found a little more reason for hope...Here was an atoll that had been inhabited by a single family for many generations. I spent some time getting to kno...
17 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
Dylan Graves talks through the boards he rode while in Europe this Fall including including shapes by Stretch, Bob Hurley, Alex Knost, and a Pukas model that has LED lights glassed into the deck....
17 December 2011 | Surf Europe
Doing the Desert Island Dicks page of Surf Europe can at times be a bit like… eating sweaty bum crack – except not as fun. Then at other times, you think, holy mushroom biryani, this guy i...
17 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
The Beach Boys are returning to the world music stages, after 40 years. The most famous surf band in the planet is making a glorious comeback with 50 concerts worldwide. The Beach Boys decided to reun...
17 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Wavegarden, the artificial wave concept developed in the Basque Country, will be installed in Bristol, United Kingdom. The coastal city will get the first installment of the man-made surfing wave park...
16 December 2011 | ASP World Tour
The 2011 Quiksilver Pro New York scored excellent waves, but unfortunately will not be back in 2012. LONG BEACH, New York/USA (Friday, December 16, 2011) – Quiksilver and the ASP (Association of...
16 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
On the North Shore of Oahu? Head into Foodland and pick up the new issue of TransWorld SURF! With your purchase you’ll receive a free trucker cap from your friends at Spy Optic...
16 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
A collection of this week's best web clips—headlined by Mason Ho at Pipe. How 'bout the lines he draws out there?...
16 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
“It is unfortunate that we announce the cancellation of the 2012 Quiksilver Pro New York,” Dave Prodan, ASP International spokesman, said....
16 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
The final stop of the 2011 Nixon WTA (winner-takes-all) wrapped up on the North Shore of Oahu during the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons....
16 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
This is the location you may be looking for if you have a taste for adventure and the unexpected....
16 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
Dusty Payne, Makua Rothman and a host of other shredders dominate Backdoor, Pipe and Off the Wall....
16 December 2011 | Surf Europe
Newquay’s Mark ‘Egor’ Harris and Mitch Corbett’s Endless Winter surf trip into how Britain’s surf scene has evolved into a thriving industry it is today and the key chara...
16 December 2011 | Surf Europe
From the maker of the notorious Pinchmysalt.com blog comes the full-length shred flick Surf Madness, featuring Taj Burrow, Nate Tyler, Torrey Meister, Craig Anderson, Rob Machado, Sterling Spencer, Da...
16 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
SHERM: This is Benji Weatherly at Pipe. I believe this was shot in November of ’91. And this is the Momentum days when Benji had his house there — The Pipe House — at the time. Anyway, I was on...
16 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
They say birds of a feather flock together.. a few little designer birds flocked to Sayulita, Mexico this November for some relaxation and a lot of inspiration. When myself, Layla Pakzad, designer for...
16 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Video by Sean Lesh Ehukai is the playful neighbor next door to the daunting Pipeline Kelly and John John grab their small wave crafts for small wave fun!...
16 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Dane Reynolds will be greatly missed in the upcoming 2012 ASP World Tour. There are many very good surfers, but Reynolds has always been different. We were used to his unexpected moves and impossible ...
16 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
The best Irish big wave surfers have been training hard for the second annual Billabong & Monster Tow-in Session, at Mullaghmore Head. As previously reported, a big swell has stormed the coast of ...
16 December 2011 | Grind TV
More bumps in the road for the ASP as today Quiksilver announced that it would not be holding the Quik Pro NY next season as perviously scheduled. Despite an incredible turnout in amazing waves in it'...
16 December 2011 | Grind TV
Have you heard? Jet packs are totally going to be the next iphone!So this is borderline relevant, but I rarely come across 2 amazing jetpack videos in one day, so deal with it.The first is a device th...
15 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
Mike Gleason, Braun, and TransWorld team up to "Grow for a Cause" in an effort to raise money and awareness for the Surfrider Foundation....
15 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
The iconic point break of Burleigh Heads on Australia’s Gold Coast to play host to the final of the 2011 World Junior Championship of surfing....
15 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
While we wait for Pipe to ignite, Tracks goes yard hopping on the North Shore with Benji Weatherly, Parko and Rasta....
15 December 2011 | Surf Europe
by PeeWee‘Outile’ is French for tool and inutile means useless and I’ve been called both…Making your own board is tres chic. I usually get my boards from the very awesome C Bra...
15 December 2011 | Surf Europe
This year’s Pipline Master Kieren Perrow couldn’t have been more deserving of the title. And you could look just like him, for nothing! Just ‘like’ this Facebook page to win th...
15 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
A short compilation of Off the Wall wipeouts. This should stoke out Jimmicane after he wrote a short piece called “That’s Bullshit! Where’d the Wipeout Sections Go?” Well, they’re ba...
15 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Kolohe Andino braves Pipe. Photo: Taras The circus has left country. The North Shore. It is quiet here but waves still pump and wind still blows and menace still floats in the air. Many of ou...
15 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
A surfer from Eagle River was rescued by the US Coast Guard, on a cliff near Fossil Beach, Kodiak Island. A Jayhawk helicopter surfer hoisted him from a 200-foot cliff in an Hollywood-type action mome...
15 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Surfboard traction pads were introduced in the surfing world in the 1980's by the famous surf brand Astrodeck. Traction pads were marketed as a successful business by the iconic Herbie Fletcher, after...
15 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Jack McCoy, the iconic surf movie director of "Blue Horizon", joined Bali Strickland and Eugene Tan to capture the intense images of a neon night surfing session, at Bondi Beach, in Australia. Colors ...
15 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
A surfboard owned by Kelly Slater has been offered to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. The surfboard, made of white fiberglass and sporting a blue wave design covered with sponsor ...
15 December 2011 | Grind TV
Hello, here is your weekly dose of aquatic pornography. Most of it from Hawaii, which should come as no surprise. What is a surprise is that the one clip in here that has any violence is from Australi...
15 December 2011 | Grind TV
While backroom drama between surfers, tour directors and sponsors made for a tumultuous 2011 ASP season, beyond all the internet chatter and puffed-up posturing - or maybe despite it - the consumer fa...
15 December 2011 | Grind TV
Underrated aerialist Ryan Carlson has just inked a deal with Katin USA. There's no shortage of talent in Surf City, but any HB local can tell you that Carlson is one of the best aerial surfers in town...
15 December 2011 | Grind TV
A few days after the Napoleon breakdown, I went to talk at the elementary school in the nearby village, like I've been doing at various stops over the last few months. I give a presentation about plas...
14 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
Madness and hilarity ensue as Chris Coté prowls the North Shore of Oahu bike path during the Pipe Masters. Part 2 of 2....
14 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
No heavy sell here! Just a bunch of products Tracksmag.com thinks would make great gifts...
14 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
A terrifyingly raw surfing movie that leaves mother nature to direct the action....
14 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
A West Oz Barrel fest starring Clay Marzo, Ry Craike, Dino Adrian and Shaun Cansdell...
14 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
Here is the top 34 (minus Dane Reynolds!?!)....
14 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
Kirk Owers gets his snout in the pig pen and discovers there's more to like then just booze, drugs and aggro....
14 December 2011 | Surf Europe
After taking 1st place in the 2011 etnies tube rider challenge, UK ripper Tom Butler has continued to seek out some big challenging, dangerous slabs around the UK and Ireland. On a constant vigil for ...
14 December 2011 | Surf Europe
See Pipe? See Laurie Towner’s gnarly wipeout where he dislocates his shoulder in that cave? See him paddle back out and do it again? The kid charges, obviously, but he’s also pretty dope i...
14 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Marcus Gneist, AKA Journey. Photo: Myers There’s this German dude in my neighborhood. Big blonde fella, surfs every day. And every time I see him, he’s riding something new. It’s always someth...
14 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
While the digital launch of Sterling Spencer’s Surf Madness! seemed to be smooth sailing, it was quite the contrary. According to Spencer himself, his website, pinchmysalt.tv crashed. “I t...
14 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Weather experts have recorded the biggest wave ever to hit Irish shores, off the Donegal coast. A giant 67-foot wave was measured by special buoy, on Tuesday, as a force 10 storm raged across the nort...
14 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Santa Claus is an avid surfer. From the cold waves of the Alaska to the warm rides of sunny summer Australia, Christmas means hitting the waves in red wetsuits. Santa Claus is known for being everywhe...
14 December 2011 | Grind TV
Here it is, folks. Sterling the Centaur Spencer's masterpiece of wierdness SURF MADNESS.Sterling hails from Florida, where his father Yancy Spencer was a legendary East Coast Surf pioneer, and his sis...
14 December 2011 | Grind TV
L.A. natives Matt Pagan and Matt Mohagen made their annual pilgremage to Hawaii's North Shore this year to compete in the Triple Crown. The two Matts have been globetrotting together since grommethood...
14 December 2011 | Grind TV
Here is beautiful little nugget of surf-smut gold. A highlight reel of Laurie Towner's year, with some very interesting commentary from Joel Parkinson layered on top. After talking about Laurie's well...
13 December 2011 | ASP World Tour
SAN FRANCISCO, California/USA (Tuesday, December 13, 2011) - A multi-faceted greening approach to the 2011 Rip Curl Pro Search held in San Francisco in November has delivered a significant “first” and...
13 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA) of Cocoa, Florida was awarded a $1 million grant from Chase at the first-ever American Giving Awards......
13 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
A gathering of surf stars past and present on the North Shore of Oahu......
13 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
Surf Madness! is a quirky collaboration between Sterling Spencer and Dave Malcolm. It's an against the grain, masterfully disjointed surf film— full of good surfing and great laughs. It's here. And i...
13 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
Flat day fun. Tracks takes in some of the sights on the north shore....
13 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
It feels so weird not being in Hawaii this season. It's the first one I've missed for years...
13 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
Check out why Laurie's backhand surfing reminds Joel Parkinson of Andy Irons'....
13 December 2011 | Surf Europe
Leftover footage from Marc Lacomare’s Namibia hit a couple months back. If you missed the first episode, here it is below:More Surfing VideosNo related posts....
13 December 2011 | Surf Europe
Tim Boal. Mexico. Black n’ White. Beastie Boys.Related posts:THE BLACK SHARK INNERSECTIONJoan Duru in Black & WhiteRed Bull Rising: Tim Boal makes Rip Curl Pro Hossegor Quarter Finals...
13 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Kohl Christensen, main contender for the Milosky Mettle We are on a farm. Chickens cluck, dogs bark, tradewinds blow and Kohl is making me a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. He spreads the PB ...
13 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
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13 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Escape to the far East. To Paradise in the Maldives Billabong beauties in bathing suits...
13 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
O’Neill has a new video chronicling life on the North Shore seen through the eyes of O’Neill’s surf team. The video is called 7 Mile. Here’s a taste of what is to come, highlighting John John Fl...
13 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Surf City USA resident Ryan Carlson is known for his huge innovative airs and unique style. Surfing magazine deemed Ryan as one of this years most underrated surfers in the world. He earned worldwide ...
13 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
The World Surfing Reserve dedication ceremony for Santa Cruz, California, will be on April 28th 2012. The ceremony will officially establish the Santa Cruz coastline as a World Surfing Reserve, joinin...
13 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
The average U.S. surfer is 34 years old and earns $75,000 per year. He has studied in the university and is currently employed. These are the main results of a study developed by G. Scott Wagner, Chad...
13 December 2011 | A1 Surf
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13 December 2011 | Grind TV
Truth: the guy holding the camera rarely gets the deserved recognition for his talents. Anyone who has actually tried to film someone else surfing can tell you, it's not easy. Not to mention the knowl...
13 December 2011 | Grind TV
Here is a mysterious video from our friends in South America. Brazilian unknown Ricardo Wendhausen launches and lands one of the biggest rodeos i've seen. The guy gets some altitude at this funky rock...
13 December 2011 | Grind TV
South Australian Museum and University of Adelaide scientists working on fossils from Kangaroo Island have found eyes belonging to a giant 500 million-year-old marine predator that sat at the top of E...
13 December 2011 | Grind TV
A new study examining the complex and dynamic interactions between white sharks and Cape fur seals in False Bay, South Africa, offers new insights on the physical conditions and biological factors und...
13 December 2011 | Grind TV
That same week I spent hanging out with the fishes under Swell, I watched locals return day after day to fish the same spot in the reef. I could see them hauling up Napoleon wrasses. This great wrasse...
12 December 2011 | ASP World Tour
Kolohe Andino (USA), 17, will join the elite ASP Top 34 in 2012. BANZAI PIPELINE, Hawaii/USA (Monday, December 12, 2011) – With the completion of the 2011 ASP World Tour, the ASP Top 34 have been dete...
12 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
With the completion of the 2011 ASP World Tour, the ASP Top 34 have been determined for 2012....
12 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
Two of surfing's biggest powerhouses, Australia and France, have confirmed the teams that will represent their country at the ISA China Cup....
12 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
Koa and Alex Smith talk story on the North Shore of Oahu....
12 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
Madness ensues as Chris Coté prowls the bike path during the final day of the 2011 Pipe Masters. Part 1 of 2....
12 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
After several celebrations in honour of KP's win, the North Shore turns into a sleepy Sunday Ghost town....
12 December 2011 | Surf Europe
Australian mad dog Kieren Perrow, last year’s runner-up to Jérémy Flores, goes all the way this year taking down Parko in the final and requalifing for the World Tour in the process, despite tak...
12 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Pipe barrels and an absolutely horrendous wipeout at 1:33 Windows rolled up and squashed like a bug. Worst of the Hawaii season? Jamie O’Brien + Wigolly Dantas + TJ Barron = North Shore tubes...
12 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
The North Shore sometimes can be a wee overwhelming Jordy Smith takes a quick flight over to Maui and ends on the rocks...
12 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
John John Florence has conquered the 2011 Triple Crown of Surfing. He was the best surfer in the overall three stage surf jewelry of Haleiwa, Sunset Beach and Banzai Pipeline. But, who is this John Jo...
12 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Kelly Slater will be selecting and picking his competitive moments, from 2012 on. The 11-time world surfing champion believes it's time for a change in his life and pro surfing career. "I'm in somewha...
12 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
The 2011 Billabong Pro Tahiti was a memorable event in the history of surfing. The greatest week of surf and surfing in the modern era was documented by the world’s best photographers, film-makers and...
12 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
The surfers that will compete in the 2012 ASP World Tour have been detemined. The Association of Surfing Professionals has completed the draw and Kelly Slater will be headlining the elite of pro surfe...
12 December 2011 | A1 Surf
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12 December 2011 | Grind TV
At the end of the 2011 Sports Illustrated releases their Year-End Double Issue featuring the great sports moments from the year. In 2011 SI turned to the fans to decide which sports moment should grac...
12 December 2011 | Grind TV
Kolohe Andino has solidified himself a spot on the 2012 world tour commencing in late February at Snapper rocks, and to celebrate, he unveiled his new website. In this digital age, having your own web...
12 December 2011 | Grind TV
And that's a wrap folks. The 2011 season has come and gone, now that the dust has settled, and the ASP has done the math correctly, lets have a look at our 2012 World Tour competitors, shall we?A coup...
11 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
Kieren Perrow requalifies for the 2012 world tour, then wins the Billabong Pipe Masters....
11 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Kieren Perrow has conquered the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons over Joel Parkinson, in four-to-six foot waves, at Banzai Pipeline. John John Florence found his way to the podium as the...
10 December 2011 | ASP World Tour
Slater will face off against Florence in Quarterfinal No. 2 of the Billabong Pipe Masters tomorrow! BANZAI PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Friday, December 9, 2011) – The Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of An...
10 December 2011 | ASP World Tour
Expect to see a lot more of John John Florence (HAW), 19, in 2012. BANZAI PIPELINE, Hawaii/USA (Saturday, December 10, 2011) – After two historic days at the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of ...
10 December 2011 | ASP World Tour
Michel Bourez (PYF) will face off against Evan Valiere (HAW) in Quarterfinal No. 3 of the Billabong Pipe Masters. BANZAI PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Saturday, December 10, 2011) – The Billabong Pipe Master...
10 December 2011 | ASP World Tour
BANZAI PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Saturday, December 10, 2011) – Kieren Perrow (AUS), 34, has won his inaugural ASP World Tour event, taking out the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons over fel...
10 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
Normally a drop in the swell means a drop in the action. Not today......
10 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
Action Sports Youth Nonprofit JSAW and LastClck Team-up for Once In a Lifetime Vacation Auctions for Charity...
10 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
Blue collar, Aussie workhorse Kieren Perrow wins his first WCT event ever and Pipeline protegee John John Florence claims his first (of many we think) Vans Triple Crown titles....
10 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
The Billabong Pipe Masters rolls into its second day, more upsets and careers on the line....
10 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Isn’t she lovely? Malia Manuel all smiles. Photo: Taras Electronic: Shelter (Flinch Dubstep Remix) by The XX The XX have some cheeky tunes, this is a faster Dubstep remix of their song &...
10 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Kieren Perrow, a deserving winner with a priceless trophy. Photo: Sherm Kieren Perrow just won the most coveted surfing event in the world – the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons ...
10 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Kelly Slater will face John John Florence in the Quarterfinals of the 2011 Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons, surfed in firing 10-foot (3-4 metre) Pipeline, Hawaii. John John Florence, cu...
10 December 2011 | Grind TV
After an unbelievable day one, Pipeline delivered quite the encore today, as the Pipe Masters field has been whittled down to 8 quartefinalists.Dawn on day two revealed very little drop in size from t...
10 December 2011 | Grind TV
The 40th anniversary of the Billabong Pipe Masters is already being called one of the best surfing contest ever, and for good reason. The best Masters' swell in decades was pounding the North Shore of...
10 December 2011 | Grind TV
What a day of drama. Pipeline wasn't pretty, but she definitely made things damn interesting today.First John John gets Slater-ed by Slater, then Slater gets Slater-ed by Parko in the semis, then Park...
09 December 2011 | ASP World Tour
John John Florence posted the first perfect 10 of Billabong Pipe Masters competition today. BANZAI PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Thursday, December 8, 2011) – The opening day of the Billabong Pipe Masters wi...
09 December 2011 | ASP World Tour
BANZAI PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Friday, December 9, 2011) – The Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons is on for the second consecutive day with firing 10 foot (3-4 metre metre) waves. Today’s p...
09 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
One of the biggest days of competition ever seen at the famed Banzai Pipeline sees broken dreams, broken boards, broken bodies, and balls out surfing from the worlds best in fifteen-foot surf. Full ph...
09 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
The search for Miss December 2011 is underway. To enter the TransWorld SURF Model Search email your photos to surfmail@transworld.net. Please include name, age, hometown, and some information about yo...
09 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
Heading into the middle of December—here's what we rounded up......
09 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
Vote Here! Vote Often! These guys deserve it......
09 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
Day one on the North Shore and after a few rumbles in the night Pipe turns on for the event....
09 December 2011 | Surf Europe
10 to 12 feet but not many were staying open, it was the locals who dominated the opening day of the Billabong Pipe Masters.Related posts:Big Swell Expected for Opening Day of Billabong Pipe MastersBi...
09 December 2011 | Surf Europe
The River Severn Bore is one of Britain’s most spectacular natural phenomenas, as well as a truly unique wave. Not content with surfing this tidal surge in the day, Mitch and Egor have teamed up...
09 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
This is Sunny Garcia at Sunset Beach, I think in 2000, right before he became World Champion. I just saw him riding this little tricycle up and down the beach walk at the Sunset contest and just went,...
09 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Phil Roberts discusses the hours and craftsmanship that goes into building a beautiful piece of art. Gerry Lopez shaped the board and Phil recreates Brian Bielman’s photograph. What a team! Firs...
09 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
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09 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Hypnotizing tubes and turns from the days leading up to the Pipe Masters. Another fine edit from Carpinteria’s Sean Lesh. John John threads a long one at 0:49...
09 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
The opening day of the Billabong Pipe Masters witnessed historic 10-to-15 foot (4-5 metre) surf at the iconic Hawaiian barrel of the Banzai Pipeline to complete Rounds 1 and 2 of competition in arguab...
09 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Warren‘s description: “One time Francis farted on my beef. So I told him to sit on it. Texas style.” Please translate for us....
09 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Kelly Slater will be testing a new innovative wetsuit at the Pipeline Masters. The 11-time world surfing champion is going to hit the water with Quiksilver's Xplosive. The surf brand's Research & ...
09 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Monstrous barrels, in the 10-to-15 foot (4-5 metre) range, were pumped in the Hawaiian garden of Banzai Pipeline to finish the Round 2 of the Billabong Pipe Masters. It was a "locals only" surf party ...
09 December 2011 | Grind TV
CREATIVE DESTRUCTION: trailer from CREATIVE DESTRUCTION on Vimeo.You may recall Wade Goodall's CREATIVE DESTRUCTION series, which brought us installments of the amusing and amazing adventures of Wade ...
09 December 2011 | Grind TV
Wow. Did we all just get laid? That was incredible.Pipeline put on a show today. Third reef sets stacking out to sea, double up monsters detonating on the first reef, and plenty of cleanup sets washin...
08 December 2011 | ASP World Tour
BANZAI PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Tuesday, December 6, 2011) – The opening day of the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons is LIVE this morning in big 10-to-15 foot waves at the iconic Hawaiian ...
08 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
Arnette Welcomes Nathan Fletcher To Its Surf Team FOOTHILL RANCH, CA – December 8, 2011 – Arnette is proud and honored to announce that Nathan Fletcher is joining their family as the latest member of ...
08 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
Get barrelled longer with Surf The Earth – licensed since 1988. We know what you want! A hassle free holiday with the least crowds and best waves. With luxury hotels, family friendly lodges, surf cam...
08 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
Tracks hits the North Shore and so does a new swell....
08 December 2011 | Surf Europe
These days it’s all about the rookie behatches huh? Medina just won two events. John John is Triple Crown ratings leader after his win at Sunset.So what kinda high performance silliness are we g...
08 December 2011 | Surf Europe
A few entertaining highlights from this year’s Surfer Poll Awards included Dane Reynolds booing on stage and the time it took Bruce Irons to find the stage. Apart from that, not too many surpris...
08 December 2011 | Surf Europe
Tipping Barrels from Sitka on Vimeo.Tipping Barrels, a short by Arran and Reid Jackson, highlights the environmental pressures this pristine coastline brimming with wildlife faces from the Canadian go...
08 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
KoloheAndino.com has joined the blog world. And we rejoice! Regular stunning visuals for our retinas....
08 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
When Pipeline rolls over in bed, Danny Fuller goes in for the cuddle. December 6, 2011. Photo: Hamish Humphreys Today the waiting period starts and the Pipeline Masters will most likely run. An...
08 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
The First Annual Steep and Deep Pipeline Photo Challenge Roster of Participants Surfers Aamion Goodwin Adam Melling Alex Gray Alejandro Moreda Anthony Walsh Billy Kemper Billy Stairmand Brent Dorringt...
08 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Learn more about the Milosky Mettle Learn more about the Live Like Sion Steep and Deep Challenge...
08 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
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08 December 2011 | Grind TV
I'm back! :)The swell was running a few days late, leaving me plenty of time to spend with my underwater neighbors. The coral is alive just here below Swell. I made a mooring with a piece of chain wra...
08 December 2011 | Grind TV
Kelly Slater, who has dominated pro surfing over the past two decades and has been referred to as the Tiger Woods of his sport, might be considering pro golf as a second career.It's not as far-fetched...
08 December 2011 | Grind TV
Here we have another installment of Under-rated East Coasters with your host, Sean Benik.Sean is a RIght-Coast Lensman who trots the globe with his cohorts, in search of waves and women. The East Coas...
08 December 2011 | Grind TV
The 3rd annual Fox Mini Moto Surf Industry Challenge took place on the North Shore of Hawaii at the Kahuku MX Track. Fox athletes like Ricky Carmichael and Ian Walsh as well as industry executives got...
07 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
The Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons, the final stop on the 2011 ASP World Title Series, will commence its waiting period this Thursday, December 8....
07 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
Black Box Distribution sample sale this coming Friday and Saturday in Carlsbad, CA....
07 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
With Pipeline, Backdoor, and Off The Wall going off in the background, Taj Burrow unveils his North Shore blades....
07 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
SPY Optic today announced the appointment of Devon Howard as marketing director....
07 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
Skin cancer is a cold-hearted b-i-a-t-c-h. Yet, surfers often forget that the sun can kill....
07 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
Who was Jack Freestone, Ryan Callianan and Brent Savage reading while filming for this vignette? Was it Hans Arp?...
07 December 2011 | Surf Europe
Summer’s over. Time to get serious and be a man.by Chas Smith. Pic: Pete FlemingSurfing in the summer sure is as pleasurable as sex and as easy as drinking coffee in the morning. The air is warm. The ...
07 December 2011 | Surf Europe
Pictured: Gabriel Medina (BRA), Kelly Slater (USA), Taj Burrow (AUS), Bruce Irons (HAW) and John John Florence (HAW) at the Billabong Pipe Masters press conference. Credit: ASP/SCHOLTZWord is Pipe ...
07 December 2011 | Surf Europe
Harrison Roach cruisin’.No related posts....
07 December 2011 | Surf Europe
MARIO AZURZA Photo: Pacotwo/WEMazza Aza is a Basque man from Zarautz. So many Z’s! He’s sponnied by San Miguel beer, which is pretty rad. Maz wanted to be stuck on a desert island knocking...
07 December 2011 | Surf Europe
Holy sheesh kebab this clip makes me wanna go to France. No wait! I am in France! But it’s pissing down, howling onshore and deserted… But just a couple of months back, it was all differen...
07 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Video by Sean Lesh Pipe turns on as the Billabong Pipeline Masters is ready to commence tomorrow in pumping surf. Will wildcards like Jamie O’brien have their way with the world’s elite?...
07 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
The Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons will be surfed in big wave conditions, as a big swell is looming on the horizon. The final stage of the 2011 ASP World Title Series is also the third...
07 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
The Peruvian surfer Cristobal de Col has conquered the Open Men gold medal in the new South American Beach Games Surfing Championships, held in Manta, Ecuador. The second edition of the surf contest t...
07 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Garrett McNamara has scored a 45-foot wave riding WaveJet, a motor powered surfboard, in Nazaré, Portugal. The man who has recently surfed a 30-metre (+98ft) wave in the same location, caught a massiv...
07 December 2011 | Grind TV
The 41st annual SURFER Poll and Video Awards will air live Tuesday night from the Turtle Bay Resort on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. The event is viewable at surferpoll.com beginning at 7pm Hawaii ...
07 December 2011 | Grind TV
Check out the girls of the Billabong surf team ripping it up in the Maldives for the promotion of Billabong's Surf Capsule collection. Featuring riders Courtney Conlogue, California / Catherine Clark,...
07 December 2011 | Grind TV
Two weeks ago, the prospect of an epic Pipeline Masters seemed like just a pipe dream (that was lame, sorry). The season had been slow to say the least, and with a dismal forecast for Haleiwa, the who...
07 December 2011 | Grind TV
For the second year running, Turtle Bay on the North Shore of Oahu played host to the biggest night in surfing, the 41st annual SURFER Poll Awards. The Top 10 men and Top 5 women--as voted by fans-- w...
07 December 2011 | Grind TV
Sean Lesh brings us the sights and sounds of this North Shore season in his new video series, all nicely packaged into bite -sized webisodes. Sean does a great job of filming and editing, and has a ke...
06 December 2011 | ASP World Tour
The Banzai Pipeline in all its glory awaits the world’s best surfers for the 2011 Billabong Pipe Masters in Honor of Andy Irons.BANZAI PIPELINE, Hawaii/USA (Monday, December 5, 2011) – The Billabong P...
06 December 2011 | ASP World Tour
Gabriel Medina (BRA), Kelly Slater (USA), Taj Burrow (AUS), Bruce Irons (HAW) and John John Florence (HAW) at the Billabong Pipe Masters press conference. BANZAI PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Tuesday, Decem...
06 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
An invigorated Slater unloads his thoughts on the year that was, Bobby's good points and the sell....
06 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
In this clip Rob shares some insights to his incredible history out Pipe and what her hollow lefts mean to him....
06 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
With a big swell looming on the horizon, surfers could be battling massive Pipe on the opening day....
06 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
He’s got that whip like Julian and lots of pop like Kolohe. But where has Nick Rosza been?...
06 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
He’s young. Still only 17. He’s got support. His entire family traveled with him once he qualified for the WT, already witnessing two wins. He’s got all the big maneuvers. As seen in...
06 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Danilo Couto, putting in the time on land to stay safe in the water. Photo: DJ Struntz Based on what I’d seen of Danilo’s surfing, I was expecting to meet a psychopath. He’s got photos and vi...
06 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
The San Diego State University has launched "The Center for Surf Research" to study the culture and economic power of surfing. The new surfing institution will bring together surfers, environmental or...
06 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Surf leashes are a key surf gear. Also known as "kook cords" and leg ropes, surf leashes save you tremendous efforts and may save your life, too. How to choose a surf leash? You'll guide you through a...
06 December 2011 | A1 Surf
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06 December 2011 | Grind TV
Here's another crazy lookin Aussie film titled RAW, directed by Mark Brightwell. Check the webthing here.It's got some slabs, some punts, some rail, and some heavier slabs. The Oz and Tahiti sections ...
06 December 2011 | Grind TV
The 41st annual SURFER Poll and Video Awards will air live Tuesday night from the Turtle Bay Resort on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. The event is viewable at surferpoll.com beginning at 7pm Hawaii ...
06 December 2011 | Grind TV
The good folks over at Rusty have been pumping out a video diary series titled DON'T BRO ME IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME, following their team's Hawaiian vacation. I'd like to point out that in the islands, "...
06 December 2011 | Grind TV
Fisher Heaverly is an East Coaster with a mean tail-blow and a name that just sounds like he should be famous. He has recently been traversing the 50 glorious states in search of ramps and tubes, and ...
06 December 2011 | Grind TV
Researchers have discovered that the destructive tsunami generated by the March 2011 Thoku-Oki earthquake was a long-hypothesized "merging tsunami" that doubled in intensity over rugged ocean ridges, ...
05 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
A few days ago Reef McIntosh stroked into what he called, "One of the best waves of my life," at Off The Wall. We ran into him yesterday and turned on the video camera as he talked us through his gem....
05 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
Eddie Aikau, a Hawaiian hero who saved and inspired lives as Waimea Bay’s resident lifeguard and big wave charger, continues to touch generations....
05 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
This image of Frenchman Jeremy Flores surfing Jeffery's Bay in South Africa in a full suit seems apt....
05 December 2011 | Surf Europe
Newly qualified Hawaiian phenom John John Florence dominates the field in heavy 10 ft Sunset conditions and takes the lead in the Triple Crown ratings. Check the highlights above.Related posts:12 Ques...
05 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Hurley and Contrast Magazine are proud to present the third annual Anti Canvas: a showcase of boardshort art for charity on Friday Dec. 2, 2011. This year the event is moving to Nextdoor, which is loc...
05 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
According to Conner Coffin: “Somewhere in the midst of a hard drive exchange, these clips seemed to go missing when Kai [Neville] was editing Lost Atlas. This is footy from our trip down to the ...
05 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Video by Sean Lesh Koa Smith, Julian Wilson, Ola Eleogram, John John Florence, Jordy Smith, Jamie O’brien and Stephen Koehne get slotted on the best day of the winter so far What a day of surfin...
05 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
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05 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Versa Traction signs licensing contract to represent Carve in the United States. Sydney, Australia (December 2, 2011) – Carve today announced the signing of a multi-year agreement with Versa Traction ...
05 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Santee, CA., December 5, 2011 – WaveJet brand Ambassador, Garrett McNamara, who recently set the world record for riding a 90ft wave in Nazare Portugal achieved another first in the world of surfing. ...
05 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Surf the Channel Islands. Is it possible? Where are they located? Interestingly, there are two different Channel Islands where you could surf uncrowded spots. The European Channel Islands are an archi...
05 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Surf comics are a great way of pumping a surfer's heart. Dream barrels are always possible when you see yourself in a surf comic strip. Fun, color, hilarious gags and unique pieces of surf culture his...
05 December 2011 | Grind TV
As promised, here is Part Two of the new HOMEGROWN series by filmer Chris Papaleo and surfer Nick Rozsa. This chapter brings us some of Nick's turkey-fueled punts around his home turf during the Thank...
05 December 2011 | Grind TV
Volcom Brazil sent us this little package straight from Mexico, and to our surprise it wasn't cheap drugs, it was a short surf flick, and it was pretty damn good. Titled "Illusion en el Desierto" , wh...
04 December 2011 | ASP World Tour
NORTH SHORE, Hawaii/USA (Sunday, December 4, 2011) – It always takes me longer to pack for Hawaii than anywhere else in the world. About three hours most times actually. But it’s always the best...
04 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
Hawaiian John John Florence has realised a childhood dream by winning the Vans World Cup at Sunset Beach,...
04 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
Phillip Island boardriders were tickled pink with their Victorian Jim Beam Surftag victory....
04 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Sunny Garcia keeps the dream alive in the Vans World Cup of Surfing 2011, after winning his Round 2 heat against Mitchel Coleborn, Carissa Moore and Alain Riou. It was a highly touted heat that drew t...
04 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
The director of the upcoming surf movie "Of Men and Mavericks" is going to step away curtly-shooting film because of complications surrounding a recent heart surgery. Curtis Hanson, who directed L.A. ...
04 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Wetsuits are one of the most important inventions in the history of surfing. Wearing a wetsuit is the best way to keep us in the water, for more time. Cold water surfers know that very well. Buying a ...
04 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
SurferToday.com has announced the best wave riders of the year 2011.The last 12 months were pretty intense and have raised new faces and old talents in the surfing, kiteboarding, windsurfing and bodyb...
04 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Sunset Beach has its tricks. There are multiple secrets behind the famous Hawaiian wave. Sean Collins has investigated the various combinations offered by Sunset Beach, in big wave surfing days and in...
04 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Lewis Rosenberg was the first surfer to hit the water and waves of the United Kingdom, back in 1929. Rosenberg had been inspired by Australian surfers and decided he should experience surfing, too. Th...
04 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Mick Fanning has got a bulged disk in his my neck, since August, and has pulled from the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing. The Australian bullet has been feeling pain in his left arm during his surf train...
04 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Challenging waves test surfers of the Vans World Cup of Surfing. Dane Reynolds took the most out of the 10-to-12 foot surf available, at Sunset Beach. The Ventura surfer scored 18.37 and was the sta...
04 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Kelly Slater has been confirmed in the 27th edition of the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau. The 11-time world surfing champion was one of the invited riders and will paddle out, if a big swell hit...
04 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Hawaii's John John Florence won the Vans World Cup of Surfing, at Sunset Beach, Hawaii. the 19-year-old prodigy led a spectacular tube-riding battle in perfect 10-foot surf against Michel Bourez, Adam...
03 December 2011 | ASP World Tour
SUNSET BEACH, Oahu/Hawaii (Friday, December 2, 2011) - Hawaii’s John John Florence has stood on the sand here at Sunset Beach watching the crowning of surfing champions since he was 6-years-old....
03 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
Since Sunset Beach plays no favorites, instead, John Florence simply played with Sunset Beach. From dodging 15 foot rogue west peaks to threading throaty 6 foot inside bowl barrels—John John made it l...
03 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
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03 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Hawaii's John John Florence won the Vans World Cup of Surfing, at Sunset Beach, Hawaii. the 19-year-old prodigy led a spectacular tube-riding battle in perfect 10-foot surf against Michel Bourez, Adam...
03 December 2011 | Grind TV
John Florence, 19, took another step up the legend ladder on Friday by winning the Vans World Cup at Sunset Beach in solid surf. In the final his familiarity with the lineup helped ease him into a sev...
03 December 2011 | Grind TV
Cruising has always been an art form...and all popular art forms are cyclical. Today's fringe dweller is tomorrow's cliche', obligating the real vanguard to explore new frontiers. It's true that nothi...
02 December 2011 | ASP World Tour
Dane Reynolds was on point in solid Sunset Beach today. SUNSET BEACH, Oahu/Hawaii (Dec. 1, 2011) - When he’s on, he’s really on. Dane Reynolds (Ventura, CA) took a gnarly Sunset day by the...
02 December 2011 | ASP World Tour
WAIMEA BAY, Oahu/Hawaii – (Thursday, December 1, 2011) - It’s a rare international sporting event that can have no set date, be held just eight times in a span of 27 years, and still gain ...
02 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
After a Thanksgiving hiatus—our five favorite weekly web clips are back....
02 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
Amidst a day of incredible surfing in massive conditions at Sunset Beach, Dane Reynolds reminds the world that he is the most exciting surfer in the world to watch live....
02 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
Dane Gudauskas lands the cover with a solid Portuguese pit, a scintillating Matt Wilkinson interview, and a trip to Baja like no other....
02 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
The world's best big wave riders gather at Waimea Bay to mark the opening of the 2011/12 Quiksilver In Memory Of Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational. Exclusive photos and video from the special day......
02 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
Tassie boys Hamish Renwick and Kyle Cooper notch up a first for the Apple Isle....
02 December 2011 | Surf Europe
Independent surfboard designer Eric Arakawa reflects on finding the path and passion that unintentionally led him to become a world renowned surfboard craftsman.In this short form profile, VitaBrevisF...
02 December 2011 | Surf Europe
With the Winter North Shore season underway, Reef pays tribute to iconic surfers of the Islands with the launch of their ‘Icons of Aloha’ campaign. Shot by famed fashion photographer, Steven Lippman, ...
02 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Video by Sean Benik Damien Hobgood calls him Fisherly — in all honesty because he thought that was his real name Let’s run with it. Fisherly’s the man....
02 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
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02 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Photo: VansTripleCrown/ASP/Kirstin When he’s on, he’s really on. Dane Reynolds (Ventura, CA) took a gnarly Sunset day by the horns, and put on the show of the contest in the final heat of ...
02 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
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02 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Come on and take a ride on the most innovative plastic cruiser on market – the Bantam. GLOBE is taking it back to the days when these were the only boards available to get your shred on. For man...
02 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Mick Fanning has got a bulged disk in his my neck, since August, and has pulled from the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing. The Australian bullet has been feeling pain in his left arm during his surf train...
02 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Challenging waves test surfers of the Vans World Cup of Surfing. Dane Reynolds took the most out of the 10-to-12 foot surf available, at Sunset Beach. The Ventura surfer scored 18.37 and was the sta...
02 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Kelly Slater has been confirmed in the 27th edition of the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau. The 10-time world surfing champion was one of the invited riders and will paddle out, if a big swell hit...
02 December 2011 | A1 Surf
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02 December 2011 | Grind TV
Dane Reynolds, you can only hide from us for so long. The first two waves of your heat against Jules Wilson, Hank Gaskell, and Tomas Hermes, was the kind of poetry we've been fiending for. fiending! S...
02 December 2011 | Grind TV
John Florence, 19, took another step up the legend ladder on Friday by winning the Vans World Cup at Sunset Beach in solid surf. In the final his familiarity with the lineup helped ease him into a sev...
01 December 2011 | ASP World Tour
Will Miguel heal in time for Pipeline? SUNSET BEACH, Oahu/Hawaii (Thursday, December 1 ,2011) – Miguel Pupo (BRA), 19, has been building momentum on his rookie year on the ASP World Tour. The high-fly...
01 December 2011 | ASP World Tour
Will Nat Young join the elite in 2012? SUNSET BEACH, Oahu/Hawaii (Thursday, December 1, 2011) – Nat Young (Santa Cruz, CA), 20, 2009 ASP North America Pro Junior Series Champion, has battled through t...
01 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
Some great stocking stuffers in here......
01 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
Billabong's Jack Freestone, Ryan Callinan, Brent Savage (what a bad ass name!) and friends schralp through the beachbreaks and bars of southwest France in this great short film entitled, La Creme....
01 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
The Vans World Cup of Surfing in on in macking conditions at Sunset Beach on the North Shore of Oahu! Watch it LIVE all day, work can wait......
01 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
This event is billed as Haley’s “Dream Show” as the lineup includes a few of her favorite bands. Hope to see you there....
01 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
19-year old Kai Lenny secures his 2nd World Title here at the Hawaii Island Finals with an impressive and dominant performance that saw his 4 counting results as 2 firsts and 2 seconds....
01 December 2011 | Transworld Surf
Kaenon, Hinano, Ocean Minded, and Ladera Skateboards sample sale Saturday December 10 in Newport Beach....
01 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
With an ingrained love of surfboard-ology shaper Luke Short’s foam apprenticeship is one to be envied....
01 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
Good waves at the Action Sports Ready Australian Junior Surfing Titles...
01 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
To celebrate the start of summer the crew at Radiator are giving away 15 of their primo wetsuit vests......
01 December 2011 | Tracks Magazine
Waterman Shane Dorian gives us the insight of daily life as a family man and one of the worlds leading big wave chargers....
01 December 2011 | Surf Europe
Some call him Stinky, some call him Nico, Nic… even Mick (Lowe). I just call him sexy. He here is shredding some gnarl in France town this autumn.Monster Team Trip from FMG on Vimeo.No related p...
01 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
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01 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
“A lot of chicks.” — Jack Freestone. 0:43 George Greenough redux via Ryan Callinan. 2:25 Jack Freestone applies Jiu Jitsu to unassuming mate, Brent Sauvage. 3:58 The barrel fest star...
01 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
Sherm: OK, OK — this shot I love. This was when Andy was gonna win, I believe his third World Title at Sunset. So about 2003 or 2004. Andy had pretty much sealed it up with his winning wave, and look ...
01 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
SANTA CRUZ, CA (November 21st, 2011) – O’Neill Wetsuits is once again at the forefront of wetsuit technology. Technobutter is O’Neill’s new, exclusive, and most advanced neopr...
01 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
To celebrate the debut of their After Party and Glory Daze sunglasses, Arnette is getting ready to go all out at the Tiki Bar, in beautiful city of Costa Mesa, CA., on December 2, 2011. With humble be...
01 December 2011 | Surfing Magazine
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01 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Sunset Beach has its tricks. There are multiple secrets behind the famous Hawaiian wave. Sean Collins has investigated the various combinations offered by Sunset Beach, in big wave surfing days and in...
01 December 2011 | Surfer Today Surfing
Lewis Rosenberg was the first surfer to hit the water and waves of the United Kingdom, back in 1929. Rosenberg had been inspired by Australian surfers and decided he should experience surfing, too. Th...
01 December 2011 | Grind TV
While Americans are bracing for another round of winter storms this week, way Down Under things are looking much brighter...literally. Australian surfers celebrated the arrival of summer with a midnig...
01 December 2011 | Grind TV
ry craike is one of the blessed gentlemen who have their lives pretty well sorted out. Ry is a professional freesurfer, living the dream at home in West Oz. He literally gets paid to have fun with his...
01 December 2011 | Grind TV
The 2011 Surfer Poll Awards will take place December 6th at the Turtle Bay resort and the nominees for Video Awards categories have been posted. This year may be the most competitive awards yet as the...
01 December 2011 | Grind TV
Hello folks, welcome to Adult Surf Cinema. There's something about this time of year that makes me all warm and fuzzy inside, and it's not the booze. Ok, maybe it's the booze. Happy Holidays from all ...