29 January, 2015 - WSL QS: Bruce Irons has been behind many monumental tube rides on historic days at the Banzai Pipeline over the past 15 years. He won three events here between 2001 and 2002, including the esteemed Pipe Masters. A win has eluded him ever since. Today, following a magical ride in the opening day of the Volcom Pipe Pro, he declared he's back to win.

27 January, 2015 - WSL JUNIOR: North Shore's Dax McGill (Sunset Beach) has won the Sunset Beach Pro Junior Women's on the North Shore of Oahu with a powerful performance in firing 6-8 foot surf and the highest heat score of the event. Runner-up after a spirited exchange that included two tube rides was Honolua Blomfield (Haleiwa, HI); Summer MacEdo (Maui, HI) was third; and Brisa Hennessy (Kailua, HI) fourth.

25 January, 2015 - CLUBS: Snapper Rocks Surfriders have won the Original Source Australian Boardriders Battle for a second successive year at Cronulla. The defending champions from Queensland were on top of the leaderboard heading into Day 2 and maintained their consistency as a series of threats fell by the wayside. Despite finishing second in the last event of the day in the teams’ relay division, Snapper had enough points to take the overall title home again

22 January, 2015 - SHARKS: The numbers are in for shark activity along the Pacific coast of North America for 2014. In all there were six authenticated, unprovoked shark attacks on humans according to the Shark Research Committee, an independent shark study group.

20 January, 2015 - RIP: Ricardo dos Santos has died in a Brazilian hospital where he was last listed in critical condition. Ricardo was shot Monday morning after an altercation in Praia da Guarda do Embaú, near Palhoca in Santa Catarina.