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Finals locked in on Day 7 of ISA Masters

13 April, 2013 : - ISA: The 2013 ISA World Masters Surfing Championship confirmed all finalists on Saturday. Day 7 of the competition featured all the Repechage Finals that determined the last two athletes who would make it into the Grand Final. Day 7 also featured a Balsa Surfboard Demonstration and the ISA Alo…
ISA Masters gets hot'n'heavy on Day #6

12 April, 2013 : - ISA: Day 6 of the ISA World Masters Surfing Championship was greeted once again with a beautiful warm and sunny morning, and excellent surfing conditions with waves in the overhead range. Due to the extreme morning low tide, the competition was put on hold for an hour and a half to allow for optima…
Emslie shines for South African team at Masters

12 April, 2013 : - TEAM: South Africa’s Greg Emslie was the standout performer on Day 5 of the ISA World Masters Surfing Championship in Ecuador, posting three of the highest single ride scores and two of the top three heat totals as he blasted his way into the final heat of the qualifying stream in the Ma…
Billabong's shares drop nearly 30 per cent

11 April, 2013 : - INDUSTRY: Billabong's shares plunged nearly 30 per cent after emerging from a trading halt on Wednesday. Billabong has entered exclusive talks about a 60 cents-per-share offer from the Paul Naude/Sycamore Partners Management consortium. Shares in Billabong plunged by 29 per cent as they resumed tra…
Day 5 fires as ISA World Masters final nears

11 April, 2013 : - ISA: Day 5 of the ISA World Masters Surfing Championship was greeted with a beautiful sunny morning and over-head waves at the perfect right hand point-break in Montañita, located in the province of Santa Elena, Ecuador. Both the Grand Kahunas and Women’s Masters have confirmed th…
Worst wipeouts, best performances named

11 April, 2013 : - BIG-WAVE: The nominees in three of the most popular categories of the 2013 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards have just been revealed, adding to the momentum as the gala awards show approaches for big wave surfing's greatest annual event on May 3. The top finalists for the Wipeout of the Year, th…
South Africans keep the faith at ISA Masters

11 April, 2013 : - TEAM: All three of the South African surfers in action on Day 4 of the ISA World Masters Surfing Championship delivered impressive performances to win their heats and advance to the next round of their respective age divisions. The start of the competition was delayed to wait for optimum tidal cond…
Do or die on Day 4 of ISA World Masters

10 April, 2013 : - ISA: Day 4 of the 2013 ISA World Masters Surfing Championship was greeted with an increasing swell and a beautiful, sunny day. The morning had an extreme low tide and the contest was put on hold to allow for the conditions to improve and showcase the best performances from the world’s best ov…
More agony for South Africans at ISA Masters

9 April, 2013 : - TEAM: There was more agony for Team SA on Day 3 of the ISA World Masters Surfing Championship when two of the eight man team were eliminated from the event after placing third in their do-or-die repercharge heats at Montanita in Ecuador on Tuesday. The day started brightly for the SA squad when…
Bar raised Day 3 of ISA World Masters

9 April, 2013 : - ISA: The world’s best over 35 year old Men and Women surfers put on incredible performances during Day 3 of the ISA World Masters Surfing Championship on the perfect right hand point-break waves in Montañita, Ecuador. It was a beautiful sunny day in the South American country that sits …
Prestwich top dog at East London junior comp

9 April, 2013 : - JUNIORS: Durban surfer Slade Prestwich was a multiple winner at the Billabong Junior Series in East London, racking up the lion's share of the points and prizemoney on offer. In a tough U20 final, Slade was trailing behind a dominant Steven Sawyer from Jeffreys Bay before he stroked into a wide…
Tough day for South Africans at ISA Masters

9 April, 2013 : - TEAM: Yesterday was tough for the South African Masters surfing team in Ecuador as four of the six surfers in action in the rising 1.5 to 2.0 metre waves finished outside the top two in their respective heats and dropped into the grueling repercharge rounds at the 2013 ISA World Masters Surfing Cham…
Beachley fires Day 2 of ISA World Masters

8 April, 2013 : - ISA: Amazing conditions continued during Day 2 of the 2013 ISA World Masters Surfing Championship with 4-6 feet waves in beautiful Montañita, Ecuador. Day 2 featured the opening rounds of the Kahunas, Grand Kahunas, Women’s Masters, and Qualifying 2 of the Masters and Grand Masters. Aus…