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Cool Shoe signs on for South Africa champs

8 May, 2013 : - CONTESTS: Surfing South Africa is proud to announce that Cool Shoe Corporation will sponsor the annual South African Surfing Championships which is scheduled to get under way with an opening function on June 26 in Durban. The surfing will commence at New Pier on Thursday June 27 and end with the final…
Dragon launches line of floating sunglasses

8 May, 2013 : - INDUSTRY: Dragon has seamlessly blended fashion with function to create the H20 Floatable Collection—its first ever line of floating sunglasses. Made for men and women who enjoy an active lifestyle in and around the water, the H20 Floatable Collection pairs 5 of Dragon’s most popular style…
Rip Curl adds two key hires to men's design

8 May, 2013 : - INDUSTRY: Rip Curl is continuing to invest in strengthening its Men's Design team with the appointment of two key hires: Shawn Peterson as VP of Men's Design and Tom Jackson as Senior Boardshort Designer. Peterson comes to Rip Curl with an impressive trackrecord, including 14 years at O'neill, where h…
Highlights: Mentawai Pro tube time at Lance's

8 May, 2013 : - VIDEO: This short film documents all the action from the 2013 Mentawai Pro. Oney Anwar won the event with a series of deep tubes. The 19-year-old from Lakey Peak, Sumbawa ripped his way to victory over Bali's Garut Widiarta in the Final, held at picture-perfect Lance's Right.…
Ombak Bali International Film Festival returns

8 May, 2013 : - FILM: The latest surf films from around the globe will explode onto the big screen at the 6th annual Ombak Bali International Surf Film Festival. Returning to the funky shores of Seminyak beach, Asia's one and only surf film festival once again screens premieres of the best new surf films around. Feat…
Flippy's beastly North Shore gun hits auction

8 May, 2013 : - HISTORY: Flippy's always been on the leading edge and still is. He wanted to ride all the outside breaks on the North Shore. They were already exploring Kaena Point by boat. They had ridden there, not 50-footers, but they were paddling into some pretty big ones. Flippy wanted a 'big' board …
Eight confirmed for Quiksilver Pro Junior

8 May, 2013 : - CONTEST: Eight junior surfers have been selected as 'Future Stars' to compete at the upcoming Quiksilver Pro Junior & King of the Groms surfing event to be held at New Pier beach on the 18th and 19th of May. Surfing South Africa is proud to acknowledge the eight surfers who will be competing in th…
Chirs Christenson signs on with Electric

8 May, 2013 : - TEAM: Currently residing in Cardiff, California, Chris Christenson is one of the most sought after surfboard shapers in the world. From longboards to fishes, Chris shapes a wide array of boards and credits his influence to such shapers as Dick Brewer, Skip Frye, and John Holly. When Chris is not shapi…
Action heats up Day 4 of Reef ISA World Games

8 May, 2013 : - ISA: Day 4 of the Reef ISA World Surfing Games brought a slight increase in the surf and impressive performances from the world’s best surfers. Due to an extreme low tide, the event began just before noon. The competition picked up once the tide covered the volcanic rock reef and the waves …
Lay Day: Billabong & Colgate Rio Pros wait

8 May, 2013 : - WCT: Event organizers have called lay days for both the Billabong Rio Pro and the Colgate Plax Girls Rio Pro, citing poor winds and opting for improved conditions projected in the coming days. Event Nos. 3 and 5 respectively on the 2013 ASP World Championship and Women’s World Championship Tours…
Kiwi surfboard construction engineers flex

7 May, 2013 : - INDUSTRY: In the never ending search for the magic board and the magic wave Surfboard shaper Paul Barron is known for experimenting with surfboard designs and has always had an innovative approach to shaping. Barron has shaped boards in many different countries and for some of the top pro-surfers in t…
XSories Surf & Skate event wraps in Hainan

7 May, 2013 : - CONTEST: On a gorgeous sunny day in China's tropical island province of Hainan, surfers and skaters converged on Riyue Bay for the first annual XSories Hainan Surf & Skate Contest.Thigh- to waist-high surf gave the surfers enough to showcase their talent on longboards. First place finishers in the…
Ils ont leur billet pour le Nicaragua !

7 May, 2013 : - FFS: Le comité directeur de la FFS a validé la sélection pour les championnats du monde juniors (8-16 juin) au Nicaragua. Une liste sans surprise si ce n’est que les sélectionneurs se sont laissés encore quelques jours de réflexion pour choisir la deuxi&…