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GO! Quiksilver Ceremonial Chile greenlighted

31 May, 2013 : - BIG-WAVE: The 2013 Quiksilver Ceremonial Chile has officially been called ON by Contest Director Gary Linden for Tuesday, June 4th. 'It's all about timing when it comes to big wave surfing,' said Linden. 'The swell we have been waiting for is just around the corner.' The Quiksilver Ceremonial Ch…
The tech & the tacky of surf wax application

31 May, 2013 : - HOW-TO: Surf wax is a simple enough petroleum product with a storied past. In the early days of the sport, surfers used to paint their boards with varnish and scatter sand across the surface to ensure they wouldn’t slip off. This gritty solution was imperfect and painful, leading to an epidemic…
Big Wave World Tour now part of the ASP

29 May, 2013 : - ASP: The Association of Surfing Professionals International announces the acquisition of the global Big Wave World Tour, with arrangements for support in 2013 and formal sanctioning commencing in 2014. The new-found arrangement between the ASP and the BWWT will allow for top ASP surfers such as Kelly…
ISA World Junior Champs psych on Nicaragua

29 May, 2013 : - ISA: From June 8-16, Nicaragua will become the gathering place of the world’s best Junior surfers, who will compete in the 2013 Dakine ISA World Junior Surfing Championship Presented by Billabong in the perfect beach break waves of Playa Jiquiliste, Nicaragua. Playa Jiquiliste is a world-c…
Parapalegic ski driver tows Raimana into bombs

28 May, 2013 : - BIG-WAVE: Raimana Van Bastolaer surfed one of the biggest bombs of the day on May 13th, towed in by Baptiste Gossein, a Teahupoo hero. Baptiste had an accident at Teahupoo in 2009. The man is an inspiration. Even without the use his legs he remains one of the most experienced tow-…
Town & Country grom event taps great surf, aloha

28 May, 2013 : - GROMS Queen’s, Waikiki was invaded by nearly 300 keiki o ke kai this past weekend at the T&C Surfer Grom Contest which was held inside of the Queen’s surf break at Kuhio Beach due to a large south swell. On early Friday morning, the National Weather Service in Honolulu had issued a hi…
Quiksilver Saquarema down to the business end

25 May, 2013 : - PRIME: Competition on Saturday began in pristine conditions in front of a teeming crowd at the Quiksilver Saquarema Prime under sunny skies, warm weather and waves in the 4-6 foot range. With greatly improving conditions throughout the week, the light winds provided long barrels and a canvas for heav…
ISA World Junior Champs return to Nicaragua

24 May, 2013 : - ISA: The International Surfing Association announces the ISA will be returning to Nicaragua for the second year in a row for the 2013 DAKINE ISA World Junior Surfing Champs. The most important Junior event in the world has the full support of Nicaragua’s President, Daniel Ortega, and the c…
Dick Brewer LIVE at 'Sufer the Bar' 23 May

22 May, 2013: - TALK STORY: Dick Brewer is to modern surfboard design, what Kelly Slater is to modern day surfing. A contemporary shaping genius who was himself an impressive surfer, Brewer has set the pace in surfboard design for five decades. His designs have affected every generation since the '50s; his boards hav…
ASP announces EDP Cascais Girls Pro

22 May, 2013: - WWCT: ASP International confirms the addition of the EDP Cascais Girls Pro to the 2013 ASP Women’s World Championship Tour schedule as the eighth and final event of the 2013 season from October 3 – 7 in Portugal. 'We’re excited to confirm the addition of Portugal to this year’s…
Hugues Oyarzabal's 'My Euskadi': Episode 1

22 May, 2013: - VIDEO: Hugues Oyarzabal's 'My Euskadi': Episode 1 - Secret Spots and Sweet Kailani clip is about the place he grew up and learned surfing. It features almost exclusively secret waves in his local area at the border between France and Spain called the Basque Country or Euskadi in the Basque language. S…
Photographers invited to 'Design for Humanity' event

22 May, 2013: - PHOTOGRAPHY: Billabong are inviting photographers to share their vision of the concept 'Dream In Colours' and be in with a chance of joining their official AAA photography team at the Design for Humanity event in Los Angeles on August 17th, 2013. The judges are looking for photo submissions that captu…
Grind Media aquires TransWorld media titles

Industry: GrindMedia announced the acquisition of TransWorld’s action sports brands from Bonnier Corporation on Monday. Acquired brands include TransWorld SURF, TransWorld SNOWboarding, TransWorld SKATEboarding, TransWorld Ride BMX, TransWorld Motocross and TransWorld Business. This acquisition positions GrindM…