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VIDEO: Quiksilver Saquarema Prime Day 3 highlights |
| 26 May, 2012 : - - Thursday saw Willian Cardoso set all scoring records at Itauna Beach. Judges scored a 9.7 and a 8.33 ride, the highest heat wave total of the event. Kolohe Andino continued his outstanding performance and advanced directly into the Round of 16, as did Matt Wilkinson. Jonathan Gonzalez staged an upset sending Gabriel Medina into... |
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TROPICS: Bud weakens, Sanvu near Iwo, Beryl forms |
| 26 May, 2012 : - Bud now a tropical storm, is landfalling to the south of Puerto Vallarta. Bud's winds will continue to rapidly weaken Saturday. Typhoon Sanvu is nearing Iwo To, Japan, moving NNE at 8 mph. Subtropical Storm Beryl has formed 195 miles SSE of Cape Hatteras. It is the second preseason tropical storm to form in the Atlantic Basin... |
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Championnats de France de Surf Masters 2012 |
| 26 May, 2012 : - Le Côte des Basques Surf Club accueille les compétiteurs des Championnats de France de Surf Masters 2012 de la Fédération Française de Surf sur la plage de la Côte des Basques. Du 26 au 27 Mai 2012, les meilleurs surfeurs français de plus de 28 ans viendront s’affronter pour gagner leur qualification au Championnat du... |
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Rip Curl Pro Mentawai turns on for Day 2 at Macaronis |
| 26 May, 2012 : - Big scores, close calls, and intense action was the order of the day Friday for Day 2 of the Rip Curl Pro Mentawai 2012, as the top seeds went head-to-head and traded blows in what could only be described as the best competitive action ever seen at a Coca-Cola ISC and ASC event. Though visibly tired at the end of a long day... |
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Robinson tops at Queensland Masters & Women’s event |
| 26 May, 2012 : - Burleigh Heads power house Kyle Robinson today claimed the blue ribbon O/35 Men's Division at event-one of the 2012 Queensland Masters & Women’s Surfing Series, in clean but tricky 0.5m – 1m waves at Narrowneck Beach. Peaking perfectly in the final, Robinson was the standout surfer of the day... |
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VIDEO: Quiksilver Moments 2, A new short film |
| 25 May, 2012 : - Moments 2 is Quiksilver’s new short film. Go from urban sprawl to island perfection with Jeremy, have fun and sip coconuts with Dane, see what dreams are made of with the 11X World Champ and get lost in the timeless groove of Ando. Filmed in, Tahiti, Indonesia, Fiji, Australia, Costa Rica, Mexico and Reunion Island with appearances from... |
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Macas goes mental Day 1 of Rip Curl Pro Mentawai |
| 25 May, 2012 : - Macaronis lived up to the hype on Thursday, as the most fun lefthander in the world delivered a veritable highlight reel of surfing action on the opening day of the 2012 Rip Curl Pro Mentawai 6-star Coca-Cola ISC/ASC sanctioned professional surf competition in the wave playground of the Mentawai Islands in Indonesia... |
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Southern Cross SUP Festival crowns state champs |
| 25 May, 2012 : - Moving south to a beach break at Birubi, Glen Turner, Michael Davis, John Christensen and young Kai Bates were delivered perfect waves. With an opening 6.27 ride young Kai Bates nailed a wave that set the standard and it was answered back with a 7.67 from Michael Davis. Backing it up with an equally impressive 7.23... |
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Rip Curl subsidiary Ozmosis names General Manager |
| 25 May, 2012 : - Rip Curl subsidiary Ozmosis has appointed Zeni Krasniqi to the role of GM after what it describes as an extensive search. He will replace former GM Tom Cahill, who will continue to work closely with the business as a property leasing and management consultant. Having started in retail sales with Ozmosis in 2001... |
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Artist Eoin O'Conner adds Ireland's latest big wave |
| 25 May, 2012 : - Eoin has struck again, painting another giant mural, this time in Bundoran and measuring a massive 2,000 sq/ft. One local commented, 'you can see it from the other side of town, it really looks great.' Wandering around the town look out for more of Eoin’s work and one of them, down on the retaining wall is at its best... |
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Kai Lenny en France pour la traversée St Tropez-Calvi |
| 25 May, 2012 : - Jeune Hawaïen de 19ans, Kai Lenny a acquis à travers le globe une solide expérience des conditions de navigation extrême quel que soit le support. Plus jeune surfer à avoir surfé Jaws, double champion du monde de Stand Up Paddle, reconnu dans le monde des sports de glisse comme le plus grand waterman de sa génération... |
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Oracle Fox blogger Mandy Shadforth takes a road trip |
| 25 May, 2012 : - In the beginning (when our Alba was only a tiny growing flower) we travelled over seas and continents to the city of love. I was shooting the next billabong campaign and M was making a short film. I was only nine weeks and tired, my belly hadn’t begun to swell yet so i hardly believed i was growing a person inside there... |
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Tahiti to highlight the Stand Up World Tour again |
| 25 May, 2012 : - Since the World Tour's first visit to Tahiti in 2009 for the Stand Up World Tour Contenders, Tahiti has become firmly entrenched at the heart of the Stand Up World Tour with some of the most groundbreaking action ever witnessed in the sport. From the 26th May to the 3rd June, the Sapinus Pro... |
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Viana do Castelo recebe prova rainha do surf nacional |
| 25 May, 2012 : - As ondas de Viana do Castelo, e especificamente as da praia da Arda, em Afife, vão ser palco da prova rainha do surf nacional, a Taça de Portugal 2012, entre 24 e 29 de julho. Para esta escolha da Federação Portuguesa de Surf, foram decisivas as condições excecionais da região para a prática da modalidade... |
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Lay Day called at the Quiksilver Saquarema Prime |
| 25 May, 2012 : - In accordance with the predicted forecast, a decrease in swell size at the Itauna Beach point break has forced officials to call a lay day at the 2012 Quiksilver Saquarema Prime presented by Coca-Cola. Quality waves in the waist-to-chest high range are breaking in both directions, but the long interval in between sets... |
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