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Artful, slow-mo take on chaotic Wedge session

12 June, 2013 : - VIDEO: California was hit with a mega south swell recently and the coast's favorite mutant wave, The Wedge, went positively, well, mutant-y. This clip from esteemed photographer, cinematographer Brecht Vanthof captures the destruction of bodyboarders, bodysurfers and surfers in beatiful slow-motion …
Hall Of Shane: Mr. Dorian to be inducted

7 June, 2013 : - TEAM: Shane Patrick Dorian has accomplished much as a waterman in his 40 years; from winning a Hawaiian state title and pushing the paddle-in limits on the North Shore’s outer reefs to contending for world titles, capturing prestigious big wave awards and staring in major motion pictures. For h…
Gabriel Villarán listo para desfiar olas tsunámicas

6 June, 2013 : TEAM : La temporada 2013-2014 del Tour Mundial de Ola Grande BWWT se encuentra lista para iniciar y la localidad de Pichilemu en Chile recibirá a la primera fecha. Los mejores tablistas especialistas en ola grande del mundo, entre ellos el peruano Gabriel Villarán, tomarán parte de…
Quiksilver Ceremonial Chile applies the brakes

6 June, 2013 : - BWWT: After much anticipation, The 2013 Quiksilver Ceremonial Chile was unable to run as scheduled on the beaches at Punta de Lobos, Chile. The forecast had originally projected a 15-foot swell, but the surf ultimately did not reach the necessary heights. 'In an effort to maintain the integrity …
GO! Quiksilver Ceremonial Chile greenlighted

31 May, 2013 : - BIG-WAVE: The 2013 Quiksilver Ceremonial Chile has officially been called ON by Contest Director Gary Linden for Tuesday, June 4th. 'It's all about timing when it comes to big wave surfing,' said Linden. 'The swell we have been waiting for is just around the corner.' The Quiksilver Ceremonial Ch…
Parapalegic ski driver tows Raimana into bombs

28 May, 2013 : - BIG-WAVE: Raimana Van Bastolaer surfed one of the biggest bombs of the day on May 13th, towed in by Baptiste Gossein, a Teahupoo hero. Baptiste had an accident at Teahupoo in 2009. The man is an inspiration. Even without the use his legs he remains one of the most experienced tow-…
Key satellite fails as hurricane season launches

27 May, 2013 : - ENVIRONMENT: The GOES 13 satellite positioned to track severe weather in the eastern United States has failed, just as the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season is about to start. NOAA activated a spare satellite, which will provide coverage of the East Coast, while it tries to fix the failed one. 'There is…
Shawn Dollar's Cortes bomb new world record

17 May, 2013 : - BIG-WAVE: Less than two weeks after winning the Pacifico Paddle Award at the Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards ceremony, Guinness has officially certified Shawn Dollar's 61-foot wave at the Cortes Bank off California as a new World Record. The 30-year-old resident of Santa Cruz, California caught the sup…
Teahupoo swell keeps (steam) rolling

16 May, 2013 : - VIDEO: Things continued to roll at Teahupo'o on Tuesday with Quiksilver's Pete Mel saying he caught the most magical wave he's ever had at Chopes. Also lighting up the heavy session were Keala Kennelly, Alain Riou and a host on international stars…
Ocean unloads total MAYhem at Teahupoo

15 May, 2013 : - VIDEO: Big wave riders from the world over woke up after catching last minute flights to a massive Teahupoo that got bigger during the day. Koa Rothman picked up one of the bombs of the day. Laird, Raimana, Sancho all picked up some epic waves & it was an insane day of surfing Teahupoo's massive …
Mega swell lights up Tahiti, more in store

14 May, 2013 : - BIG-WAVE: Today was another crazy day in surfing history. It started of clean & 6 to 8 foot then during the morning there was the odd moment where you could feel the ocean grow. By lunch time there two or three tow teams. Then the serious stuff began, from three teams to ten or twelve…
XXL Awards sees new paddle world record

4 May, 2013 : - BIG-WAVE: Shane Dorian has won the XXL Ride of the Year while Shawn Dollar has won the XXL Biggest Wave Award as well as the Pacifico Paddle Award for a Cortes Bank behemoth. Dollar's history-making wave was estimated by experts to be 61 feet in height, a new paddle world record. Cortes Bank…
Gary Linden on big waves & balsa boards

1 May, 2013 : - BIG-WAVE: Big wave surfer, surfboard shaper and Big Wave World Tour Director Gary Linden is a pioneer when it comes to heavy surf. 'Not only does Gary shape his big wave boards, he also charges big waves on his own equipment,' says Peter Mel. 'He's the most experienced guy you could have running the B…