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Aussie summer sights on Newcastle festival

16 November, 2012 : - WQS: Newcastle will once again open its arms to the world’s best male and female surfers in 2013, hosting both male and female ASP 6-Star competitions. Professional surfers from around the globe will descend on Newcastle next February 13-24, with the men vying for the prestigious Mark Rich…
Kassia Meador sees title event as surf trip

16 November, 2012 : - TEAM: With the Swatch Girls Pro China getting under-way in less than a week, the world’s leading female longboard riders are readying themselves to contest the ASP Women’s Longboard World Title. The unique location, sense of adventure and discovery all make for the classic surf …
Climate change buffering Mangroves threatened

16 November, 2012 : - Valuable mangroves protecting coastlines, sustaining sealife and helping slow climate change are being wrecked by the spread of shrimp and fish farms, a U.N.-backed study has shown. About a fifth of mangroves worldwide have been lost since 1980, mostly because of clearance to make way for t…
Ventura becomes skatepark for NSSA event

16 November, 2012 : - CONTEST: The NSSA Gold Coast Conference continued with the third doubleheader of the 2012-13 season at Ventura Harbor’s South Jetty. Surf conditions ranged from fair, two-to-four foot scattered wind-swept peaks on Saturday to cleaner lined up chippy lefts with good ramp sections on Sunday.…
Gold Coast's Surf World appoints new patron

16 November, 2012 : - MUSEUMS: Surfing pioneer and shaping legend Joe Larkin was recently appointed as Patron of Surf World. Joe officially opened the museum back in 2009, and has continued to support Surf World in many ways, including being host to a fun roasting from friends and family earlier in the year. Joe…
Documentary in the works about blind surfer

16 November, 2012 : - FILM: Walking On Water Films has produced eleven documentary films. Beyond Sight: The Derek Rabelo Story is their latest project with S4J Hawaii Productions which tells the story of a blind, 17 year-old from Brazil who pursues his dream of surfing Pipeline. The documentary takes viewer…
Surfing banned in Vizag (India)

17 November, 2012 : - SURFING BAN: A ban on entering the water on Vizag’s beaches (India) has hit a small community of surfers. Vizag’s beaches attract many tourists and the promenade is a popular place to relax and unwind. However, the rough seas combined with rocky coastline and a natural gradient …
Drive Through: Portugal's best days

16 November, 2012 : - VIDEO: We spent last winter following some of Ruben Gonzalez’s (4x times national champion and a WQS warrior) surf sessions. This is the second webisode of some really fun surf along the Portuguese main coast. From the most urban beach of our country to the perfection of Ericeira, Gonzalez…
New York films score help for Sandy victims

16 November, 2012 : - FILM: On Monday, November 26th, 2012 at Anthology Film Archives in lower Manhattan the NY surf community will come together to help raise funds for Hurricane Sandy Relief and Recovery. New York Surf Stories is an evening of locally produced surf films that focus on the New York surfing community…
Corky Carroll on the ideal surfing crowd

15 November, 2012 : - CORKY: Anybody who surfs with any frequency these days will confirm that we are living in a time of insanely crowded conditions here in our local waters. When I was a kid growing up in the shadow of the Huntington Beach Pier, there were lots of people on both sides of the pier on any given morni…
SurfAid launches Mentawai fundraiser & trip

15 November, 2012 : - SURFAID: The Mentawai Islands, off Indonesia’s Sumatran coast, are home to some of the most perfect surf breaks in the world. A dream destination for surfers. But look past the azure blue waters and perfect waves and you’ll see communities challenged by regularly occurring natural di…
World comes to John Florence's backyard

15 November, 2012 : - VIDEO: From a very young age, John Florence has been turning heads with his unique style of surfing. OffTheWall.TV catches up with some of the biggest names in surfing to get their take on what makes John one of today's most successful pro surfers. This video launches just as John prepares to co…
Urban Beach launches Winter clothing line

15 November, 2012 : - INDUSTRY: Urban Beach announces the launch of their new Autumn and Winter 2013/14 collection, to be unveiled at ISPO Munich 2013. The new lines, which feature a range of Winter Technical apparel, are a first for the fast-growing brand, as they build on the success of their Summer apparel collect…