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Abu Dhabi All Stars Invit'l goes live this week

1 April, 2013 : SUP: Abu Dhabi plays host this week to some of the very best stand up paddlesurfers for the inaugural Abu Dhabi All Stars Invitational, presented by the Abu Dhabi Sailing and Yacht Club, UAE SUP and Wadi Adventure Park. The event takes the world of competitive surfing into a new realm, at the wave poo…
Billabong expected to consider offers over Easter

30 March, 2013 : - The due diligence process/es inside Billabong concluded on Thursday. , and the two consortiums involved are believed to have both firmed up takeover proposals. Billabong's board is expected to meet over the Easter break to consider the confirmed offers, from the United States-based leisure wear gro…
How old do you feel? Bede blogs on aging

25 March, 2013 : - BLOGS: When you earn your living from professional sport, you quickly realise you will ultimately have a limited lifespan relative to most other professions (unless you're Kelly of course! Back to him later). Last year was a tough and frustrating one for me. I had a lot of little niggling injuries …
SV Awards: Talent to be recognized....

24 MarchFebruary, 2013 - AWARDS: Surfersvillage Awards have been launched. Surfersvillage Awards are designed and developed to discover, encourage, and help, creative and technical talent, amateur and professional, to progress and evolve, in traditional and new media, in the models of print, photo, and video. SV…
Kelly Slater Wave Company dealt a blow

20 March, 2013 : - INDUSTRY: The Kelly Slater Wave Company has been dealt a blow with today's announcement that LM Investments has been placed into voluntary administration. LM Investments is a fund manager that reportedly holds $3 billion worth of investors funds and operates in 70 countries and were involved in a p…
Venezuelan surfing remembers Hugo Chavez

5 March, 2013 : - R.I.P: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died this Tuesday after a long battle with cancer. In 2008 it was said when speaking of the ALAS circuit, if Hugo Chávez sponsored any sport with oil money, it would be Venezuelan surfing. Four years later Antonio Sotillo, President of th…
What's up? - Rundown from Quiksilver's CEO

1 March, 2013 : - INDUSTRY: SMElive shed some light.... and apparently some clothes.. on the latest and greatest in the Quiksilver saga. Check out the company email from President and CEO, Andy Mooney, that was found posted up on Shop-eat-surf.com. That is....... after......…
Buy your next surf-trip or board with a Tweet

12 February, 2013 : - INDUSTRY/VIDEO: Twitter and American Express launched a partnership on Monday that will allow Amex card holders to make certain purchases simply by tweeting. According to Amex, cardholders first sync their card with Twitter. Then, when they come across products that are eligible to purchase unde…
Priscilla wins the My Bikini Walk Off in PR

10 February, 2013 : - VIDEO: Puerto Rican Priscilla Huggins took out the My Bikini Walk Off final at Sonido Del Mar Playa last night at the Rip Curl Pro Puerto Rico. The 4-star ASP event is runnig from February 9-13. Puerto Rico plays host to another marquee event at Jobo's Beach in Aguadilla. The 144 surfe…
Tropical Cyclone Haley forms near Tahiti

10 February, 2013 : - CYCLONES: TC Haley has formed in the South Pacific and is located roughly 300 miles west of Bora Bora, at about 22° S. Because of Haley's high latitude, the cyclone doesn't have long to strengthen as cooler water is not far away on the southeastwards track. Intensity is 45kts currently, and …
Slideshow: Nelscott Reef Big Wave Classic

6 February, 2013 : - SLIDESHOW: Saturday morning revealed clear skies and glassy conditions. The first heat hit the water at 11:15 am. Waves were in the 25-30ft faces range with perfect conditions for the best big wave surfers in the world to display their modern approach to big wave surfing. The display …
Garrett McNamara: 100ft Nazaré photos & Video

30 January, 2013 : - VIDEO/PHOTO: It is believed Garrett McNamara may have again broken the Guinness World Record for the biggest wave ever surfed. Authorities are waiting for an impartial analysis on the wave-height. The mayor of Nazare has advised the photographer has sent the photo to XXL experts to confirm the si…
Sumbawa to the WQS, Oney Anwar jumps

8 January, 2013 : - TEAM: Oney Anwar is a 19-year-old surfer from Lakey Peak, Sumbawa but has been living on the Gold Coast for nearly 5 years. Surfing since the age of seven he has risen through the ranks of the Australian Pro Juniors and created history as the first Indonesian surfer to win an Australian Pro J…