• Everyone goes BIG as Oakley Pro Bali kicks off

    Everyone goes BIG as Oakley Pro Bali kicks off

    18 June, 2013 : - WCT: Round 1 of the Oakley Pro Bali was completed today in rippable three-to-five foot waves at the primary venue of Keramas. The new tour venue of Keramas delivered major upsets and mammoth scores throughout the opening 12 heats of the event. Reigning ASP World Champion Joel Parkinson and Kell…

  • NSW Longboard Titles kick off in Bonny Hills

    NSW Longboard Titles kick off in Bonny Hills

    18 June, 2013 : - LONGBOARD: The first day of the Australian Skin Cancer Clinics NSW Longboard Titles kicked off today in Bonny Hills. Competitors in the Over-45s, Over-50s, Over-55s and Over-60s men attacked the long, tapered four-foot walls. Six-times Australian champion, Richard Smith made his mark on the event ea…

  • Video & Slideshow of ISA World Juniors Finals

    Video & Slideshow of ISA World Juniors Finals

    18 June, 2013 : - VIDEO: Team Australia is the new ISA World Junior Surfing Championship Gold Medal Team and winners of the Team Champion Trophy. In the individual divisions, Hawaii’s Josh Moniz won the Boys Under-18, Hawaii’s Tatiana Weston-Webb won the Girls Under-18, Australia’s Jacob Wilcox won …

  • Talk Story: Shark lady comes to Turtle Bay

    Talk Story: Shark lady comes to Turtle Bay

    18 June, 2013 : - VIDEO: Kimi Werner has taken her lifetime of ocean immersion in our Hawaiian waters to creatively turn her passion free-diving, spearfishing, painting and culinary arts into a career. Born and raised on Maui, Kimi now resides at Pupukea, right here on Oahu’s Fabled North Shore. Her accomp…

  • SIMA names environmental group recipients

    SIMA names environmental group recipients

    18 June, 2013 : - INDUSTRY: The Surf Industry Manufacturers Association (SIMA) Environmental Fund announced today the 20 ocean-environmental organizations named as beneficiaries of the 24th Waterman's Weekend, the surf industry's annual environmental fundraiser to be held August 9-10, 2013.  The weekend begins w…

  • Skullcandy embarks on some big changes

    Skullcandy embarks on some big changes

    18 June, 2013 : - INDUSTRY: Skullcandy, Inc. announced the Company is taking significant steps to better align its product, marketing and sales functions in order to strengthen its position as the leading performance and lifestyle audio company. The Company also announced certain executive changes and the commencemen…

  • Huntington Beach honors 100th year of surfing

    Huntington Beach honors 100th year of surfing

    18 June, 2013 : - HISTORY: One could argue that the pier made HB 'Surf City'. The first one was built at the beginning of the 1900’s and followed over the years by subsequent rebuilds, one of which stands today. 100 years ago, railway magnate Henry Huntington invited pioneer surfer George Freeth, originall…

  • Oney Anwar wins entry to Oakley Pro Bali

    Oney Anwar wins entry to Oakley Pro Bali

    17 June, 2013 : - ASP: Lakey Peak’s Oney Anwar defeated Putra Hermawan (Nusa Lembongan) today to win the Oakley Pro Bali Trials and the coveted Indonesian wildcard spot in the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Championship Tour (WCT) event that is scheduled to start tomorrow at Keramas Beach in G…

  • Rottnest Island pumps for HIF Pro Am final

    Rottnest Island pumps for HIF Pro Am final

    17 June, 2013 : - CONTEST: The third and final event of the Health Insurance Fund of Australia (HIF) Pro Am Series was completed in superb conditions at Strickland Bay on Rottnest Island over the weekend, with excellent winter waves blessing competitors that made the journey to 'Rotto'.  Jake Paterson (Yall…

  • Lay Day called for Los Cabos Open of Surf

    Lay Day called for Los Cabos Open of Surf

    17 June, 2013 : - WQS: Competition has been called off for the opening day of the ASP 6-Star Los Cabos Open of Surf, with small one-to-two foot waves on offer at Zippers. The Los Cabos Open of Surf’s ASP 6-Star status will play a crucial role in surfers’ qualification campaigns for the 2014 ASP World Cham…

  • Alvaro Malpartida claims Maui & Sons Arica Pro

    Alvaro Malpartida claims Maui & Sons Arica Pro

    17 June, 2013 : - WQS: Alvaro Malpartida has won the ASP 3-Star Maui and Sons Arica Pro presented by Monster Energy and Sony over Anthony Walsh in hollow waves in the 4-6 foot range at the reef break of El Gringo, in Arica, Chile. With his victory today, Malpartida earned US$8,000 and 750 points towards his ASP …

  • Body Glove co-founder Bob Meistrell passes

    Body Glove co-founder Bob Meistrell passes

    17 June, 2013 : - RIP: With heavy hearts the Meistrell family is sad to announce the passing of Bob Meistrell, waterman, adventurer and the co-founder of Body Glove International and Dive N' Surf Inc. He had a wonderful life, and would have been 85 next month. He lived his motto of "Do what you love, love what y…

  • Swell on the way as Oakley Pro Bali finishes draw

    Swell on the way as Oakley Pro Bali finishes draw

    17 June, 2013 : - WCT: The Oakley Pro Bali will commence its competition window tomorrow morning with a strong likelihood of running in the opening days. The forecast calls for Medium size, long period SW swell will build in for the first two days of the event waiting period, Tue/Wed the 18th-19th, easing for th…

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