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Second lay-day at SWATCH Girls Pro China

24 November, 2012 : - WWLT: There will be no surfing today at the Swatch Girls Pro China 2012 hosted by Wanning for the second day in a row. Signs of the new swell are starting to appear, but it's still too small to put the competition on. The ASP Women's World Longboard Champion will be crowned tomorrow as it's…
Patagonia launches first 'Neoprene-Alternative' wetsuit

23 November, 2012 : - INDUSTRY: Patagonia and Yulex Corporation have announced the introduction of a guayule-based wetsuit, a renewable biorubber that is the first alternative to traditional fossil-based Neoprene. 'When we started to build wetsuits we knew that neoprene, by nature of its production, was the most envi…
Drama and delight on Day 2 of WWLT in China

22 November, 2012 : - WWLT: The Swatch Girls Pro China completed Round 3, reducing the field to just 12 surfers remaining in contention for the 2012 ASP Women’s World Title. Today saw three of the top five rated surfers lose as the small surf forced competitors to work for their heat wins. Wen Ling Chou made hi…
Women's World Longboard champs kick off

21 November, 2012 : - CHAMPIONSHIPS: The Swatch Girls Pro China got off to a flying start at Riyuewan Bay today, with Rounds 1 and most of Round 2 completed in small 1 - 2 foot long left handed waves. The competitors were forced to put it all on the line to win their heats as this is the event that will decide the 20…
China parties as Swatch Girls Pro kicks off

20 November, 2012 : - ASP: The event that will crown the 2012 ASP Women's World Longboard Champion, the Swatch Girls Pro China got underway with style tonight at the Sheraton Shenzhou Peninsula Resort and was followed by an opening ceremony in Wanning city attended by tens of thousands of locals, media and event…
Tradies Surfmasters closes at Cronulla

19 November, 2012 : - CONTEST: Tiny waves graced North Cronulla for the second and final day of the 2012 Tradies Surfmasters. A strong north-easterly wind and a small one-foot swell created challenging conditions for the 80-plus competitors. It was a battle of the locals in the Retro/Single Fin division between Brad …
Rain brings waves to Taiwan Open of Surfing

17 November, 2012 : - ASC: After an excellent day of weather yesterday, rain was the order of the day as all but the Junior division contestants saw action on Day Two of the 2012 Taiwan Open of Surfing, taking place at Jinzun Harbor in Taitung County, Taiwan. Despite the inconvenience of the rain for the organizers a…
Taiwan Open launches at Jinzun Harbor

16 November, 2012 : - LONGBOARD: Taylor Jensen from the USA started off the 2012 Taiwan Open of Surfing at Jinzun Harbor in Taitung County by posting a single wave score of 7.3 points and a great combined heat score of 13.3 in the first round of the Noserider Invitational Division to advance into the sem…
Kassia Meador sees title event as surf trip

16 November, 2012 : - TEAM: With the Swatch Girls Pro China getting under-way in less than a week, the world’s leading female longboard riders are readying themselves to contest the ASP Women’s Longboard World Title. The unique location, sense of adventure and discovery all make for the classic surf …
Surfing New Zealand & Hyundai relaunch tour

15 November, 2012 : - LONGBOARD: The 2013 Hyundai Tour has been confirmed with another five-event whistle stop tour around the country this summer. The Tour will crown the best longboard and stand up paddleboard surfers in New Zealand. The Tour kicks off in early January with a return to the famed waves of Manu …
Mickey Munoz heads surf festival lineup

15 November, 2012 : - FILM: The California Surf Festival presentation for its final closing night will hit on the theme 'Extreme Journeys To Stoke'. On Saturday the museum will open with: new surf film screenings; a book signing by Mickey Munoz and his new book No Bad Waves; Kalyn Aolani a Falsetto Hawaiian sing…
Sustainable surfboard community to rally

9 November, 2012 : - ENVIRONMENT: Golden Days Surfrider Eco Challenge offers the chance to gather and surf with industry giants. Surfing Queensland, Tommy Wegener, Codfish, and Surfing Green make this day an opportunity for the wood surfboard and sustainable surfboard community to get out and enjoy sharing …
Locals given wildcards into Swatch Girls Pro

9 November, 2012 : - LONGBOARD: Swatch announces that four more 'girls' have been invited to join the competitors in the upcoming Swatch Girls Pro China. Naming the four young women surfers as 'wildcard' participants in this high-profile competion underlines the popular Swiss watchmaker’s enthusiastic…