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Jordy Smith has taken the 2010 Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay
Jordy Smith (ZAF), 22, has claimed his maiden ASP elite victory, taking out the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay over Adam Melling (AUS), 25, in front of a capacity hometown crowd. Event No. 4 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay was nothing but blaring Vuvuzelas...Read more
Cori Schumacher Wins the Roxy Jam 2010
Cori Schumacher has won the Roxy ASP Women's World Longboard Championships at july 11 in Biarritz, at the world famous venue of La Côte des Basques defeating fellow finalist Kaitlin Maguire in clean two-to-three foot (0.5 to 1 meter) waves in a 100% American heat...Read more
Roxy Jam to Host ASP Womens World Longboard Championships
The 2010 edition of the Roxy Jam will once again host the prestigious Roxy ASP Women's World Longboard Championships (WWLC) from July 10 to 14, gathering an international 32-woman field ready to battle for the undisputed ASP Women's World Longboard title...Read more
Les réalisateurs et le jury à Anglet
Lors de la conférence de presse organisée hier à l'Espace de l'Océan d'Anglet, le programme des films en compétitions et le jury ont été dévoilés à la Presse. Des membres du Jury mais également des réalisateurs et des artistes étaient présents lors de cette conférence organisée...En savoir plus
Julian Wilson wins inaugural Sri Lanka Airlines Pro
Julian Wilson has won today the Sri Lanka Airlines Pro in flawless 4 to 6 feet surf on an epic final day. Wilson came into this event courtesy of a wild-card from the sponsor and throughout the event he dominated, continually posting the day's highest scoring rides and took a deserved win....Read more
Rip Curl is heading back down to Peniche in 2010
Rip Curl International and Rip Curl Europe officially announced that their ASP World Tour stage will once again be held in Supertubos. This year from the 7th to 18th October, the Rip Curl Pro, the 8th event on the world circuit will once again be coming to the mythical Portuguese shores of Peniche...Read more
International Surf Film Festival Anglet
Bruno Delaye Production et la ville d'Anglet présentent le 7ème International Surf Film Festival qui se déroulera à l'Espace de l'Océan du 7 au 10 juillet 2010. C'est donc sur le site de la Chambre d'Amour, spot historique de la Côte basque, que la planète glisse se retrouvera pour le rendez-vous...En savoir plus
keep surfing, ein Film von Björn Richie Lob
Keine Lust auf der Parade der überberzahlten Sportdiven mit übermäßigen Schauspielpotenzial, auch unter FIFA WM bekannt? Dann geht es euch wie mir! Was machen in so einen Fall? Meine Lösung: ein schönes Surffilm anschauen! Wie gut, dass seit ein paar Wochen den deutsche Surffilm...Mehr
Lee-Ann Curren misses out on Peru ASP World Tour Event
The French team Roxy surfer, Lee-Ann Curren pulled out of the 5th event of the ASP Women's World Tour in Peru due to a knee injury. The sole European surfer qualified alongside the female elite of world surfing, felt a pain during a recent training session on the Basque Coast...Read more
L'Ecume des Vagues
A l'occasion de la Journée Mondiale de l'Océan le 8 juin 2010 et de la sortie de son dernier parfum, la Cologne du Parfumeur, la Maison Guerlain présente l'Ecume des Vagues, une exposition de somptueuses photos de vagues photographiées sur tous les océans par Sylvain Cazenave...En savoir plus
Aritz Aranburu wins the Marsia Surf International in Brazil
Euskadi's Quiksilver Team surfer, Aritz Aranburu, today won the Maresia Surf International, a WQS 6 star event, at Praia Mole beach in Florianopolis/Santa Caterina (Brazil). This is the greatest result of the 24 year european ripper's career...Read more
Chile's Merello Wins Quiksilver Ceremonial Punta De Lobos
Local big wave rider Cristian Merello, 28, has won the Quiksilver Ceremonial Punta de Lobos Big Wave Invitational, presented by Suzuki, staged in waves of up to 30 feet today. The event launched the 2010-2011 Big Wave World Tour that Merello now leads...Read more
Erstes Münchener Surffestival
Erstes Münchener Surffestival vom 04. Bis 06. Juni 2010 im Forum am Deutschen Museum Nach drei erfolgreichen Jahren Surffestival in Hamburg wagt das Team von HHonolulu Events den Sprung in die heimliche Surfhauptstadt Deutschlands...Mehr
Eurosurf Junior 2010: France Championne d'Europe!
Eurosurf Junior 2010 - Viana do Castello / Portugal Dimanche 16 mai 8ème. La France est CHAMPIONNE D'EUROPE JUNIOR !!! Mais ce fut dur, et un suspense insoutenable a accompagné la magnifique performance de nos kids. Julia Skopp ouvre le bal en bodyboard ondine....En savoir plus
Billabong Sylt Surf Camp 2010 am 14. und 15. August in Rantum
Das Billabong Surf Camp Wochenende in Rantum auf der Nordseeinsel Sylt feiert in diesem Jahr seinen fünften Geburtstag. Am Wochenende vom 14. und 15. August haben erneut 30 Kinder und Jugendliche zwischen 8 und 14 Jahren die einmalige Gelegenheit das Wellenreiten für sich zu entdecken...Mehr
Jadson Andre Wins Billabong Pro Santa Catarina
Jadson Andre has defeated Kelly Slater to claim the Billabong Pro Santa Catarina. The third stop on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Santa Catarina culminated in dramatic fashion today with the rookie claiming his inaugural victory in front of a capacity crowd at Praia da Vila...Read more
German Surfer Sebastian Steudtner Wins Biggest Wave Award
Regarded as the Oscars of big wave surfing, the 2010 awards recognize the biggest and documented over the past twelve months. 2300 surf-stoked fans packed the Grove Theater in Anaheim to witness mind-blowing rides from Chile, Europe, Hawaii, Mexico, California and French Polynesia...Read more
Royden Bryson wins the O’Neill Cold Water Classic Scotland
Lord Royden Bryson has won the O’Neill Cold Water Classic Scotland 2010 in epic Thurso East conditions. “Really?! I am a Lord?” asked Royden. “I had no idea! I was just so happy with the ASP ratings points and the $20,000 from this competition as well as that highland sword...Read more
Carissa Moore Takes Out TSB Bank Womens Surf Festival
FITZROY, Taranaki/New Zealand (Friday, April 16, 2010) - Carissa Moore (HAW), 17, 2010 ASP Women's World Tour rookie, has claimed the 2010 TSB Bank Women's Surf Festival over Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 19, in pumping offshore barrels at Fitzroy Beach...Read more
The first online Gay Surfers community
LGBT dudes and dudettes who love to hang ten can now surf the web and find support. Surfing is often seen as a macho sport where many fear rejection for being gay. In the past, some professionals who came out lost their sponsorships....Read more
Kelly Slater claims his fourth Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach
Kelly Slater former nine-time ASP World Champion, has claimed his fourth Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach title over reigning two-time ASP World Champion Mick Fanning in clean three-to-four foot waves at the backup venue of Johanna Beach....Read more
Sebastian Steudtner finalist in the Billabong XXL Awards
Sebastian Steudtner towed into a clear nomination by charging left on one of the biggest waves of the day on December 7, 2009. Despite four years of Jaws apprenticeship, Steudtner was a virtually unknown quantity in the big wave world until this life-changing ride pushed him to instant celebrity....Read more
Stuart Kennedy wins the O'Neill Cold Water Classic Tasmania
March 28, 2010 - Marrawah, Tasmania, Australia - In some of the best conditions this competition has seen so far, Stuart Kennedy took out the 2010 O'Neill Cold Water Classic Tasmania in emphatic style with the highest combined heat total of the event....Read more
Women Reach New Heights in Big Wave Surfing
With this year's big wave season nearing its climax, the number of entries coming into XXL headquarters has shattered all past records in terms of total entries and number of surfers involved, forcing organizers to add a dedicated section to the event website....Read more
Projection de film de surf sur la plage
Cette tournée est une animation gratuite, tout public. Sa vocation première est d'être un divertissement adapté à son environnement. Les stations balnéaires de notre région (côte Atlantique) sont bercées par une ambiance surf, les images de ce sport séduisent la majorité des spectateurs...En savoir plus
Taj Burrow wins the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast
The opening event of then 2010 ASP World Tour season, the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast started the year off with a bang, bringing the greatest assemblage of surfing talent in history to one of the most iconic pointbreaks in the world, and the world's best surfers shattered high-performance barriers...Read more
DVD Review: USED - A never ending Surf movie , par Anthony Onfray
Avec Jeremy Flores, Abdel Elharim, Ozzie Wright, Jean-sébastien Estienne, Heitor Alves, Sébastien Saint-Jean, Aritz Aranburu, Michel Bourez et plein d'autres, ce film contient une grande série de ride...En savoir plus
Jamie O'Brien Wins Volcom Pipeline Pro
Prayers, plundered surfboards and Pipeline perfection were the order of the final day of the Volcom Pipeline Pro, and local boy Jamie O'Brien avoided the drama to walk away with the win. O'Brien, 26, clinched his third Pipeline Pro title today...Read more
Maxime Huscenot wins Billabong World Junior Championship
Maxime Huscenot (REU), 17, and Laura Enever (AUS), 18, have claimed their respective ASP World Junior Titles, dominating the punchy two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves on offer at North Narrabeen for the final day of the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships fueled by Monster Energy....Read more
15 years old Tyler Larronde challenges JAWS
Tyler Larronde, only 15 years old and son of the French big wave rider Michel Larronde, created the surprise on December 25th by braving a solid 20 feet Jaws in Mauï (HW). JAWS is considered as one of the most impressive and dangerous wave in the world...Read more
MySurfRoom.com , un site communautaire sur les surf reports
Dans la majorité des sites, il faut attendre que le webmaster valide les surf report avant de les voir en ligne, maintenant dans les surf report en attente on voit les photos du jour avant leur validation. Les membres peuvent voter pour des surf report et ainsi les faire valider directement...En savoir plus
ASP One Ranking System Unveiled for 2010 and Beyond
The concept of the ASP One Ranking system is to make ASP-sanctioned World Tour and Qualifying Series events contribute to a surfer's year-end rating. The ASP One Ranking system will be the primary means for determining if a surfer is eligible to compete...Read more
2010 ASP World Tour and ASP Women's Worldr Tour Schedules Released
With a historic 2009 coming to a close, the 2010 ASP schedule has been released and will mark some major shifts in venues and dates in order to ensure that the world's best surfers battle one another in...Read more
Billabong Pro Mundaka No Longer
Billabong International has today announced that after discussions with the Association Of Surfing Professionals (ASP) and surfer representatives from the World Professional Surfers (WPS) it was collectively decided the Billabong Pro Mundaka would no longer...Read more
Taj Burrow Claims Billabong Pipe Masters, Parkinson Takes Vans Triple Crown
After 11 years on the ASP World Tour, Taj Burrow hit major pay dirt today in the Billabong Pipe Masters, winning $90,000 after taking down reigning and six-time Pipe Masters champion Kelly Slater in the final...Read more
Mick Fanning Claims Second ASP World Title
Mick Fanning has been crowned World Champion, following a stunning performance at the Banzai Pipeline today. Heading into the final stop of the World Tour season, Fanning held the ASP ratings’ lead over fellow Gold Coast surfer Joel Parkinson...Read more
swapsurf.com, an Surf community house exange program
The idea of Swap&surf was materialized slowly after a super positive experience of a house swap with a family of surfers in Jersey. That's when the idea of this site came up with the goal of helping surfers from around the world get in touch with each other...Read more
Greg Long Wins Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau 2009
After 25 years with most of those spent waiting, Waimea Bay delivered an event of legendary proportions today at the Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau. It was 25 years to the day since the first "Eddie" was held and waves of up to 50 feet poured in to Oahu's North Shore as if on cue...Read more
Billabong Pipeline Masters - The final showdown
Year in year out, the Billabong Pipe Masters, the crown jewel of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, is the most anticipated surf event in the world. Marking its 39th year, the world's longest-running professional surf contest, returns to the North Shore's infamous Banzai Pipeline for yet another year of...Read more
Stephanie Gilmore Claims Third Consecutive ASP Women's World Title at Sunset
Stephanie Gilmore, has claimed her third consecutive ASP Women's World Title today, making history as the only surfer ever to win the prestigious crown each year they have competed at the elite ASP World Tour level...Read more
Billabong acquires online boardsports retailer Swell.com
Billabong International Limited today announced it has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire the United States-based online boardsports retailer Swell.com. Swell, founded in 1999, is a leading online retailer in the US boardsport sector and sells many of the industry's leading brands...Read more
Joel Centeio wins the Reef Hawaiian Pro 2009 at Haleiwa, HI
Patience and faith in his home break of Haleiwa delivered local boy Joel Centeio the biggest victory of his career today, winning the Reef Hawaiian Pro in 6- to 8-foot surf with a late barrel ride and only the mandatory two waves to his credit. Joel, 26, came from the very first round...Read more
Las nuevas publicaciones de Willy Uribe: Territorio Cantábrico & 88 Visual
Territorio Cantábrico es un paseo a través de una tierra estupenda. Willy Uribe ha siempre considerado la costa cantábrica como su hogar, así que es un pequeño homenaje fotográfico, con algo de texto...Leer mas
Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau Announces Invitees and Alternates
Quiksilver.com/Eddie launches today with the announcement of the 28 coveted Invitees and 24 Alternates to this year's 25th Anniversary celebration of The Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau...Read more
Ingelby Takes ASP World Longboard Title
The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Oxbow World Longboard Tour Maldives event today crowned two champions - Harley Ingeby (Australia) as the 2009 ASP World Longboard Champion and Kai Sallas (Hawaii) as the inaugural Oxbow Maldives event champion....Read more
Mick Fanning Claims 2009 Rip Curl Pro Search, Solidifies Lead in ASP Title Racea
Mick Fanning has claimed the 2009 Rip Curl Pro Search at Supertubos in Portugal, defeating fellow Finalist Bede Durbidge and cementing his lead in the now two-horse race for the 2009 ASP World Title...Read more
De Souza Takes Inaugural ASP World Tour Win at Billabong Pro Mundaka
Adriano de Souza claimed his inaugural ASP World Tour win today, taking out the Billabong Pro Mundaka, eliminating fellow Finalist Chris Davidson in punchy two-to-three foot waves at the backup venue of Sopelana...Read more
Lee-Ann Curren qualifiée pour l'élite du surf féminin en 2010
La surfeuse française du Team Roxy, Lee- Ann CURREN, est officiellement qualifiée pour le circuit d'élite du surf professionnel féminin : l'ASP Women's World Tour en 2010. En se hissant en demi-finale de la dernière manche du circuit WQS de l'année. ...En savoir plus