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2013 likely to be one of warmest on record

23 December, 2012 : - ENVIRONMENT: Global temperatures are forecast to be 0.57 degrees above the long-term average next year, making 2013 one of the warmest years on record. It is very likely that 2013 will be one of the warmest 10 years in the records which goes back to 1850, and it is likely to be warmer than …
Moskova ad campaign wins ISPO award

21 December, 2012 : - INDUSTRY: After only two years in existence, Moskova has managed to gain awareness and credibility through its innovative ad campaigns that feature their athletes in an environment that differs from the one they are typically known for. «For the team that shared and captured those intimate…
Lunasurf partners with Janga wetsuits

21 December, 2012 : - INDUSTRY: Lunasurf and Janga are collaborating on a new breed of high performance wetsuits. The result of decades of knowledge from our team riders who have worked closely with testing, refining and validating Janga's cold water wetsuits in some of the harshest and remote surfing conditions…
DC Shoes' snow-cam concept wins award

20 December, 2012 : - INDUSTRY: DC is proud to receive this award attributed by the ISPO 2013 Jury consisting of experts and top executives of our action sport Industry. 'Very good implementation. The idea to offer the user on a website the possibility to view, edit and share their own videos taken at a snow park is …
21:12 :12: Winter Solstice or End of the World?

20 December, 2012: - BIG BANG: The solstice mark s the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere. The precise moment of the 2012 solstice will be 21 December 2012 at 11h12 UTC. The 2012 December solstice occurs on the speculated date for 'the end of the world'. Scenarios sug…
Filipe Jervis goes left in the Azores

20 December, 2012 : - VIDEO: Filipe Jervis, is one of the best ever Portuguese pro surfers. He found a lonely and rippable left somewhere in the Azores Islands and surfed it almost alone for three days in a row. The young goofyfooter scores this lengthy skate-ramp of a wave and blasted through the Azores airspac…
Seven.T brings 'handmade' to the industry

18 December, 2012 : - INDUSTRY: While the low-cost benefits of mass produced surf goods helps some surf companies turn a profit, one group out there is finding that the opposite approach can be true. Meet Seven. T, a brand specializing in surfboard covers who are discovering that consumers value the creativity and cu…
Window closes for Portugal big wave event

16 December, 2012 : - BIG-WAVE: For two months we’ve been looking at the sea of Nazaré waiting for waves over ten meters, and with the waiting period of the Red Bull Mito coming to an end, it is now certain to be impossible to get the ideal conditions to launch the challenge. The mythical waves of P…
Park-Oh! Joel Parkinson wins the world title

14 December, 2012 : - WORLD CHAMPION: Josh Kerr has defeated Kelly Slater in the semifinals of the Billabong Pipe Masters, ending Slater's bid for a world title and handing the 2012 ASP Men's World Title to Australian Joel Parkinson. 'The amount of support I got was huge,' said Parkinson. 'I want to thank everyone wh…
Parko wins the Billabong Pipe Masters

14 December, 2012 : - PIPE: Joel Parkinson has claimed his maiden ASP World Title today at the final stop of the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour season, by winning the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons.The Billabong Pipe Masters was also the third and final leg of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing s…
DC Shoes wraps up epic November

14 December, 2012 : - INDUSTRY: DC Europe Newsletter is out now: Browse highlights from the DC Shoes surf team and the rest of the talented DC Shoes stable of riders as they expand across the globe to gather up some fresh video clips while throwing in claims and celebrations. The latest Newsletter is availa…
Billabong Pipe Masters waits another day

13 December, 2012 : - PIPE: A fourth consecutive lay day has been called for the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons, with the pattern of small surf continuing at Pipeline. A new swell is expected to fill in tomorrow however, prompting a restart to competition. 'As expected we’ve got another small da…
Cream of surf film crop to air globally

13 December, 2012 : - INDUSTRY: The Surf Film Festival World Tour was announced today by Ananda Media. The show will feature a selection of the best surf films and festivals from around the world and air during primetime on the Nautical Channel to more than 20 million subscribers in 37 countries including the US, Rus…