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Gary 'KONG' Elkerton launches his book today

23 November, 2012 : - KONG: Gary 'Kong' Elkerton was the first ever non-Hawaiian to win the prestigious Triple Crown Of Surfing. Kong went onto win the Triple Crown twice and runner up to the World Title 3 times, some say he deserved to have won those titles. In 2000, Elkerton at last claimed a World Title by beating…
Beachley floats plan to host WWT finale in Australia

19 November, 2012 : - WWT: Layne Beachley won all seven of her world titles in foreign lands, but now she has unveiled a plan to give an Australian the chance to win the 2013 crown in home waters for the first time in almost two decades. Beachley has revealed she wants her annual event moved to the end of the ye…
Court order for Kelly Slater’s deposition sought

19 November, 2012 : - INDUSTRY: World Marketing Inc., owner of the Visitor, Kahuka Bay and Poeta Moda brands, asked a federal court in San Francisco to order Kelly Slater, professional surfer, to appear for a deposition in a trademark case. QS Wholesale Inc. of Huntington Beach, Florida filed suit in federal court in…
Former Triple Crown champ Durbo on it

16 November, 2012 : - BEDE: Sometimes when things aren’t falling your way, you’ve just got to change a few things. That’s the strategy I’m taking into the Hawaiian winter season and upcoming Triple Crown series. I came to Hawaii straight after I lost out in the Santa Cruz event. I just wa…
Surfersvillage News-Alert Version 2:4

1 November, 2012 : - - MEDIA: The latest version of the hugely popular Surfersvillage Global Surf News-Alerts is preparing to launch in the next week. News-Alerts Version 2:4 will display in similar fashion to the extremely successful previous Version 2 models, however technical improvements transform it significantl…
Turtle Bay helps rejuvenate the North Shore

28 October, 2012 : - TRAVEL: Turtle Bay Resort, the only full-service hotel on Oahu's North Shore, has embraced its identity as the place for water adventurers. Capitalizing on surf culture and tourism might seem like a no-brainer for Turtle Bay, but for years the 443-room resort labored to find its identity. Wh…
Marlon Lipke is 2012 ASP European Champion

28 October, 2012 : - - CHAMPION: German surfer Marlon Lipke claims 2012 ASP European Champion title. Wins at the WQS 3*Protest Vendée Pro, the WQS 3* Cabreiroa Pantin Classic Pro, a 5th place at the San Miguel Pro Zarautz and a 9th place at the Sooruz Lacanau Pro were enough for the 28 year-old to claim the ti…
5 Seas: Nude surfing somewhere in Angola

27 October, 2012 : - VIDEO: Kepa has ended the third Sea of his project "FIVE SEAS". Guided by Google Earth he traversed the desert to reach the cherished wave dreamed of many times. He waited for the wave for days, but "the lady" left him only to see glimpses of a long, perfect, beautifully shaped wave, but "she" di…
Surf & Corporate Champs line up for BlackBerry SurfAid Cup

26 October, 2012 : - CHARITY: Four former world champion surfers are lining up to take on Sydney’s corporate world in the BlackBerry SurfAid Cup at Queenscliff Beach, Sydney, on Friday 2 November. Layne Beachley, Tom Carroll, Damien Hardman and Martin Potter will don the coloured singlet to help raise money for…
Portugal: Gabriel Medina and Sportsmanship

24 October, 2012 : - It’s been said that I like a good controversy. True. But I’ve seen so many half-truths, faulty reasonings, and outright lies bandied back and forth since Julian Wilson defeated Gabriel Medina at the Rip Curl Pro, that I think it would be a good time for everyone to sit back and take t…
Multiple Personality Disorder - No. 3

23 October, 2012 : - Here´s the third and final episode of Arnette´s web series Multiple Personality Disorder. Check out Chippa Wilson, Mason Ho and Zeke Lau trade off grinding left tubes, while not far away Nathan Fletcher pulls into some sizable waves on his own. Shot/Edit: Lugo Lugo. Music: Snakebit Dr…
Justine Dupont goes BIG in Ireland

22 October, 2012 : - Justine Dupont has highlighted her big-wave credentials by threading a huge barrel at Ailleens on Ireland’s west coast on Sunday 21st October. The 21-year-old World Tour surfer travelled with the Billabong Adventure Division from her home in Lacanau, France to surf the big-wave s…
McNamara targets 100ft wave in Nazare

22 October, 2012 : - VIDEO: Garrett McNamara has warmed up for the biggest waves in the world at Praia do Norte, Nazaré, Portugal. Wave conditions at Praia do Norte have been getting better, and Garrett has already been training on the huge waves. Perfect lines and 33 ft sets have been coming through the Nazar…