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Newquay ensures Europe's only Night Surf event

23 May, 2013: - NIGHT SURF: The renowned Night Surf will return to Fistral Beach, Newquay in June thanks to an exciting new partnership between UKPST and the Newquay Business Improvement District. The only event of its kind in Europe, the extremely popular Night Surf attracts the best British surfers, many inte…
Scotty & Christopher ‘Turkey’ Stopnik join Electric

22 May, 2013: - TEAM: Scotty & Christopher ‘Turkey’ Stopnik have joined the Electric ambassador program. 'We are stoked to join the Electric family, especially knowing that we can be different, and do what we want. We surf, skate, play music, build and ride old motorcycles, we live a diverse life, and…
Vincent Duvignac wins Nixon Surf Challenge

22 May, 2013 : - INVITATIONAL: The 12th edition of the Nixon Surf Challenge, headed north to Iceland last week for an incredible adventure just below the Arctic Circle. After a week of surfing little-known breaks Reef Rider Vincent Duvignac was voted Best Overall by his fellow surfers. The 25-year-old stood out from …
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…
VIDEO & Images: Billabong Rio Pro final Day

20 May, 2013:- VIDEO: Jordy Smith won the Billabong Rio Pro over favourite Adriano de Souza displaying an incredible variety of technical airs and turns in the Final. Smith’s run to the final was nothing short of amazing as he defeated dangerous rookie Filipe Toledo, and two-time ASP World Champion Mick Fanning…
Quiksilver Saquarema Prime starts on Tuesday

20 May, 2013 : - PRIME: The Quiksilver Saquarema Prime presented by Coca-Cola, takes palce May 21-26. 96 surfers from 17 different countries are confirmed to do battle for points qualifying for the 2014 WCT. Half of the WCT surfers that competed in Rio will remain in Brazil to compete at one of the best waves in the …
USA Blue Water Task Force Report

20 May, 2013: ENVIRONMENT - Summer is right around the corner and many people will soon flock to the beach. To help make sure the beach does not make you sick, Surfrider Foundation and Emergen-C Blue are releasing the Second Annual Blue Water Task Force Annual Report to share water quality results from the Foundation…
Liz Clark captures Panama Surf Island

29 April, 2013 : - TRAVEL: The next morning the wind helped me decide to point Swell toward the mainland. Heather woke up in the night with pain in her right ear. I cringed at the mere notion of ear pain but was sure that the worst was over if she started on my super powered eardrops and rested that day. We caug…
Score: Sharks 12/year : Man 11417/hour

20 April, 2013 : - SHARKS: Approximately 100 million sharks are killed by humans every year according to a recent report in the Marine Policy journal. It did add the number of sharks killed could in fact range between 63 million and 273 million. In contrast only 12 humans were killed by sharks in 2011.…
2013 hurricane season forecast

11 April, 2013 : - TROPICS: The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season could see 18 named tropical storms with nine forming into hurricanes and four of those increasing into major hurricanes. An average year has: 10 named storms, 6 hurricanes with 2.5 becoming major storms. Predictions from Colorado State and the government&…
Bells Beach Women's Final Video Highlights

1 April, 2013 : - VIDEO: Carissa Moore claimed the 2013 Rip Curl Women's Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford over Tyler Wright in clean three to five foot waves today. Moore opened the final with a 9.57 and then survived a twenty-five minute lull as both competitors anxiously waited for the ocean to cooperate. With two…
#Tournotes: Carissa Moore | Bells

1 April, 2013 : - VIDEO: Hear from Carissa Moore and Lakey Peterson on the final day of womens competition at the Rip Curl Pro and watch as Carissa Moore (very deservedly) rings the Bell at Bells Beach. “It feels great to be a part of the World Title race again this year,” Carissa said. “Last year w…
Abu Dhabi All Stars Invit'l goes live this week

1 April, 2013 : SUP: Abu Dhabi plays host this week to some of the very best stand up paddlesurfers for the inaugural Abu Dhabi All Stars Invitational, presented by the Abu Dhabi Sailing and Yacht Club, UAE SUP and Wadi Adventure Park. The event takes the world of competitive surfing into a new realm, at the wave poo…