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Hainan Is. China's Hawaii, More surfers than primates

23 January, 2013 : - - TRAVEL: The exotic, magnificent, tropical island of Hainan in Southern China is set to become the main attraction for surfers in China starting next weekend. The Hainan Riyue Bay International Surfing Festival will take place in Wanning, Hainan Island, China from J…
Surfing with Shark Attack myths

5 January, 2013 : - SHARK: Two shark attacks already in NSW so far this summer. Is there any science behind shark myths? Luke Allan lost a finger and suffered a thigh wound when surfing near Port Macquarie on December 28. Two days later, life guard Danny Sheather narrowly escaped when a shark left a 30cm bite mark hi…
Antarctica or Bust: Kepa jumps on board

4 January, 2013 : - VIDEO: At this hour Kepa Acero will have already sailed to Antarctica. We assume that it will not be easy to upload his videos during the trip, so probably it will have to wait until the end of January to see it. Anyway he has already uploaded a video about the trip to Ushuaia. Kepa is very v…
Stand Up World Tour 2013 schedule announced

1 January, 2013 : - STANDUP: Another successful closes year for the Stand Up World Tour and we look ahead to 2013, the New Year will bring most of the same events back, but with some changes and exciting developments making for the most groundbreaking year yet for this World Championship Tour. With the introduction o…
2013 likely to be one of warmest on record

23 December, 2012 : - ENVIRONMENT: Global temperatures are forecast to be 0.57 degrees above the long-term average next year, making 2013 one of the warmest years on record. It is very likely that 2013 will be one of the warmest 10 years in the records which goes back to 1850, and it is likely to be warmer than …
Seven.T brings 'handmade' to the industry

18 December, 2012 : - INDUSTRY: While the low-cost benefits of mass produced surf goods helps some surf companies turn a profit, one group out there is finding that the opposite approach can be true. Meet Seven. T, a brand specializing in surfboard covers who are discovering that consumers value the creativity and cu…
ASP video tribute to 2012 World Champ Parko

16 December, 2012 : - VIDEO: A look at Parkinson's incredible road to the 2012 ASP World Title - Congrats Joel! 'Consistency paid off,' Parkinson said. 'This is where I wanted to stand at the end of the year. This is what I’ve worked for my whole life. I can’t describe what this feels like. I’ve had…
Pucha launches her 2013 calendar

6 December, 2012 : - PREVIEW: Pucha Garcia, 10 times Panamanian Womens Surfing Champion, 2012 Surfer of the Year, and 2012 ISA Masters Bronze medalist recently announced her 2013 edition calendar with a launch party on Saturday 24 November 2012 at El Sitio de Playa Venao (site of the ISA World Surfing Games). Pu…
Extreme weather is new normal

5 December, 2012 : - ENVIRONMENT: Extreme weather is the new normal and poses a threat to the human race, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said as efforts to agree a symbolic extension of the U.N. Kyoto Protocol looked to be faltering. In a speech to almost 200 nations meeting in Doha to try to get a breakthrough, …
Paddle-in contest announced for Jaws

28 November, 2012 : - PADDLE-IN: Twenty-one intrepid big wave paddle-in surfers from around the world have been invited to take on the menacing wave giant known as Jaws for the inaugural Red Bull Jaws, Paddle at Pe'ahi. With no assistance from motorized personal watercraft to catch these monstrous waves, the ath…
City of Malibu partners with SurfAid

27 November, 2012 : - MENTAWAI: SurfAid US is proud to announce that it has formed a partnership with The City of Malibu whereby the City has adopted the Mentawai Islands, off Sumatra, Indonesia, as a Sister Surf Paradise. The partnership serves to promote and support SurfAid’s humanitarian efforts in the …
Sebastian Zietz wins 2013 World Tour spot at Haleiwa

26 November, 2012 : - VIDEO & SLIDESHOW: Sebastian Zietz, 24, posted the first major win at the Reef Hawaiian Pro today and qualified for the 2013 ASP World Tour. Taking out John John Florence, Sunny Garcia, Julian Wilson and Alejo Muniz along the way. Zietz now leads the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing series ratin…
Triptych explores wildly different coasts

26 November, 2012 : - VIDEO: Michael Kew’s new movie, Triptych, is a three story compilation from locales around the globe that only pro surfers go to and you and I only dream of...kind of. The waves are world class and dreamy, yet the stories he tells through visual montage make the lands seem a little ee…