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Vans Triple Crown of Surfing to top off an exciting year

6 November, 2005 : - - The world's most dangerous wave. Seven seconds of sheer terror. A force of nature. The most coveted title in all of surfing. All aptly describe the final jewel in the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, the Rip Curl Pro Pipeline Masters.…
Winners announced in groundbreaking Oakley Big Air

3 November, 2005 : - - The groundbreaking Oakley Big Air has come to a close with the announcement of the winners last night at Zeta Bar in Durban. Taking top honours for the most radical, innovative aerial was 2006 WCT qualifier David Weare who took home the substantial R50 000 first place prize for pulling off poss…
Brazil to host the 2006 Quiksilver ISA WJSC at Maresias

October 31, 2005- The 2006 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships will bring the best junior surfers from all corners of the globe to compete for the prestigious world junior surfing title May 6-14, 2006 in beautiful Maresias, Brazil. Confederação Brasileira de Surf (CBS), the national governing body for…
Britain holds energy summit to tackle Global Warming

1 November, 2005 : - - LONDON - Energy ministers from 20 countries met in London on Tuesday to discuss how to tackle climate change through technology and persuade big polluters the United States, India and China to become involved in the fight.…
Gotcha DHL Pro a landmark international surfing event

2 November, 2005 : - - The prestigious Gotcha DHL Pro has been upgraded to a one star ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) event which is expected to attract international surf stars as well as South Africa’s best surfers to Umhlanga’s main beach from December 9 to 11.…
2 South African surfers secure their slots on 2006 WCT

31 October, 2005 : - - This comes after the final day of the six star Onbongo Pro Surfing WQS event, held in Florianópolis, Brazil. Greg Emslie (EL) blazed through to the semi finals where he was unlucky to be eliminated. He secured 1825 pts and US$3750 for his efforts. This result is Emslie's second best for 2005 an…
Health and Surf Travel info: How Bird Flu is transmitted

31 October, 2005 : - - The H5N1 strain of the avian influenza virus, which can be harmful to humans, has spread from Asia to Russia, Romania and Turkey.…
Venue Change for Baboonfish Cape Town surf contest

31 October, 2005 : - - Volcom Baboonfish surfing event organisers have announced a change of venue for this weekend’s popular Volcom Qualifying Series (VQS) surfing event which will take place at Derdesteen in the Western Cape. The Baboonfish presents South Africa’s top surfers with the final opportunity to qualify t…
Du Toit/Palmboom clinch titles at Durban GromSearch

30 October, 2005 : - - Chad du Toit (Berea) and Heidi Palmboom (Bluff) clinched the premier U16 titles in the Rip Curl GromSearch held at the Bay of Plenty in Durban at the weekend. Their victories sealed their places into the Rip Curl GromSearch Grand Final event in Durban on November 26 and 27 where the winners fro…
Longboarder Ml. Grendon clinches victory at Scottburgh

30 October, 2005 : - - Bluff longboarder Michael Grendon clinched a sensational victory in the Jeep/ Mercury South Coast Surf Carnival laying claim to the prestigious KZN Open Longboard Surfing title at the weekend. The event combined longboarding with the second Pro Kiteboarding contest of 2005.…
Peak season arrives for Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards

NEWPORT BEACH, CA -- (October 26, 2005) -- Surfers along the West Coast of North America got an early taste of winter power as the first major northwest swell of the season hit this week. This marked one of the earliest …
Factory 7 Online Board Shop launches in South Africa...

27 October, 2005 : - - Factory 7 Online Board Shop is set to revolutionise the sport of bodyboarding in South Africa by providing access to a plethora of the globe’s most sought after brands. Factory 7 is the initiative of the Footit brothers Kelly and Derek who designed the nation’s most popular and informative body…
The FCS System has evolved with P2 plug and M-5 fins

25 October, 2005 : - - FCS are pleased to announce the release of two new products designed to dramatically improve fin performance and performance surfing; P2 (plug), Glass Flex – (FCS’s new composite material) and M-5 (the first of the new generation of production fins).…