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Dubai's surf center gets shut down

10 May, 2013 : - CULTURE: After saving in excess of about 100 people, staging monthly beach clean-ups and teaching thousands to surf, Daniel Van Dooren and Scott Chambers’ livelihood is hanging in the balance. And supporters say drownings could occur if the duo behind Surf Dubai are not allowed to operate…
Quarterfinalists decided at Colgate Plax Girls Rio

10 May, 2013 : - WWCT: The Colgate Plax Girls Rio Pro completed a massive opening day of competition, running through four rounds of competition to decide the Quarterfinalists in peaky two-to-four foot waves at Barra Da Tijuca. The event saw dominant performances from the event’s top seeds, tightening up a…
South Africans hold strong at ISA World Games

9 May, 2013 : - TEAM: The South African surfing team leads in the provisional standings heading into Day 6 of the 2013 Reef ISA World Surfing Games in Panama and is now the only country with all six team members still in contention for medals at the event known as the ‘Olympics of Surfing’. After a full d…
Crunch time Day 6 of Reef ISA World Games

10 May, 2013 : - ISA: Day 6 of the Reef ISA World Surfing Games reached the critical stage as the competition field was reduced and more surfers are out of the event. The race for the Fernando Aguerre World Team Champion Trophy, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President’s Trophy and the Copa V Centena…
ISA World Surfing Games get heated Day 5

9 May, 2013 : - ISA: Day 5 of the Reef ISA World Surfing Games showed positive signs of the coming swell. As the event approaches the final days of competition, the National Teams face critical rounds that will determine the final positions in the chase for the Gold Medals. Once again, competition had a delayed start…
Tricky tubes for Round 1 of Billabong Rio Pro

9 May, 2013 : - WCT: Round 1 of the Billabong Rio Pro was completed today in three-to-five foot waves at the primary site of Barra da Tijuca with the world’s best surfers navigating the at-times challenging barrels on offer and thrilling the crowd on the beach. The perennial threats were in form …
No Niño & No Niña: What do we call it then?

9 May, 2013 : - ENVIRONMENT: During April 2013, ENSO-neutral continued, with near-average sea surface temperatures (SSTs) observed across most of the equatorial Pacific Ocean, and below average SSTs confined to the far eastern equatorial Pacific. The Niño indices were near zero throughout the month, except for…
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…
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…
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…
Day 3 slows a bit at Reef ISA World Games

7 May, 2013 : - ISA: Day 3 offered challenging conditions for the world’s best surfers in the 2013 Reef ISA World Surfing Games. The morning’s extreme low tide combined with small waves caused for competition to go into a holding pattern. Once the tide increased, the waves improved and competition started…
Smaller surf day 2 of Reef ISA World Games

6 May, 2013 : - ISA: Day 2 offered smaller surf than yesterday’s picture-perfect waves and with clean conditions at the 2013 Reef ISA World Surfing Games in Playa Santa Catalina, Panama. Round 2 of the Open Men’s Qualifying and the Opening Round of the Open Women’s were on the schedule. 'The perform…