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Surfing Prodigy: Kanoa Igarashi

22 October, 2012 : - VIDEO: When it comes to surfing, there is no more exciting young surfer than Kanoa Igarashi. in 2012 alone, at just fourteen, he has taken 1st place at the U.S. Under 18 Championships, 2nd U.S. Open Pro Junior, and 2nd at the King Of The Groms Global Championships. With an extremely competitive e…
Wilson wins Portugal; Parko still No 1

19 October, 2012 : - VIDEO & SLIDESHOW - Julian Wilson defeated Gaberiel Medina in the dying seconds of a historic Final today to take out the Rip Curl Pro Portugal and claim his maiden ASP World Championship Tour victory in 3 foot waves at Supertubos. The event played a pivotal role in the hunt for the 2012…
Jack Freestone World Junior Champion

18 October, 2012 : - VIDEO & SLIDESHOW: Jack Freestone won the 2012 Oakley World Pro Junior Championships in Bali this Tuesday. Freestone was the standout surfer all day pulling multiple high degree difficulty aerial moves which included a perfect ten point ride. It is Freestone's 2nd ASP World Pro Junior Ch…
In case you missed it: Felix's Space Jump

16 October, 2012 : - VIDEO - After flying to an altitude of 39,045 meters (128,100 feet) in a helium-filled balloon, Felix Baumgartner completed a record breaking jump for the ages from the edge of space, exactly 65 years after Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier flying in an experimental rocket-powered airpla…
Paddle for Peace: Bali memorial paddle-out

12 October, 2012 : - In a tribute to the 202 people killed by the terrorist bombs, surfers took to the waves and joined hands during the 'Paddle for Peace' off Kuta beach in Bali. Ken Lucas, an Australian who organised the original 'Paddle for Peace' ceremony, said the event, similar to ones staged earlier, paid trib…
Historical perspective: Pro Surfing Media Deals

12 October, 2012 : - Graham Cassidy put together the most spectacular offer the sport of surfing has ever seen in the mid-1990s, one that makes the offer by ZoSea look amateur by comparison. Cassidy had persuaded CSI, one of the biggest sports broadcasters in the world at the time, to invest in the sport, promising t…
Fanning fired up & focused in Portugal

11 October, 2012 : - Mick Fanning will be hoping to show his class on the infamous sand-bottom barrels of Supertubos. The Aussie surfer was leading the tour until an uncharacteristic early exit from the Quiksilver Pro France last week. The result in France may have put Mick behind title rivals Joel Parkinson and Kell…
ASP/ZoSea's future vision for Pro Surfing

8 October, 2012 : - The deal’s been done. After 36 years of toil and sweat and graft, pro surfing has been sold to a largely unknown private media company, ZoSea. So, surf fans, what are we in for under this new era free enterprise pro tour? Okay, enough excitement already or I’m going to have to lie down…
Slater bests Parko to take the Hurley Pro

20 September, 2012 : - Kelly Slater reigning 11-time ASP World Champion has claimed the Hurley Pro at Trestles over Joel Parkinson in clean three-to-five foot waves at Lower Trestles, marking the iconic Floridian’s 50th elite ASP World Championship Tour win of his career. Event No. 6 of 10 on the 2012 ASP World…
Rip Curl is up for sale

17 September, 2012 : - - The Australian Financial Review reports this morning Rip Curl is up for sale. Rip Curl founders, Doug “Claw” Warbrick and Brian “Sing Ding” Singer together own 72 per cent of the company. Rip Curl has hired Bank of America Merrill Lynch to explore a partial or full sal…
Hurley Pro Trestles updated forecast by Surfline

16 September, 2012 : - - See what's in store for the Hurley Pro thanks to the official Surfline forecast. Here's a brief overview: Fun size South-southwest swell prevails Sunday. South wind in the morning will likely create some bump, with cleaner conditions in the afternoon/evening. The surf temporarily fa…
VIDEO & SLIDESHOW: Billabong Pro Tahiti final day

28 August, 2012 : - Mick Fanning claimed the 2012 Billabong Pro Tahiti over Joel Parkinson in classic four-to-six foot waves. Competition culminated in dynamic fashion, with swell pulsing for the all-Australian Final. Fanning was put on the ropes early in the Final bout with Parkinson collecting a 9.50 and an 8.…
Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2012 info

28 August, 2012 : - After last year’s incredible display of barrel riding at Supertubos, the world’s greatest surfers will once again return to Peniche. The Rip Curl Pro will run from October 10th-21st at the most hollow beach break in Europe. Supertubos is a powerful wave that is fuelled b…