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Great forecast as teams lock for ISA Masters

5 April, 2013 : - ISA: A total of 21 countries and over 130 athletes are confirmed to compete in the 2013 ISA World Masters Surfing Championship in the beautiful and vibrant town of Montañita in the Province of Santa Elena, Ecuador. The confirmed countries are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, D…
Chlorinated mayhem at the Abu Dhabi All Stars

5 April, 2013 : - SUP: Set against the dramatic desert mountain and providing the most high performance waves of any wave pool in the world, Wadi Adventure provided the ideal venue for the surfing component of the Abu Dhabi All Stars, presented by Abu Dhabi Sailing and Yacht Club, UAE SUP and Wadi Advenure, The world…
Billabong share suspension indefinite

4 April, 2013 : - INDUSTRY: Billabong has gone into an indefinite trading suspension while negotiations with potential suitors continue. Billabong made the announcement to the market this morning before a trading halt on its shares was due to be lifted. The company has received six takeover offers since early 2012, b…
Women revel in clean surf as TSB Bank starts

4 April, 2013 : - WWCT: Opening day of the TSB Bank NZ Surf Festival featuring the Dow AgroSciences Pro completed Rounds 1 and 2 of competition, culminating the day’s action in offshore two-to-four foot waves at Fitzroy Beach. The ideal conditions saw performance levels rise throughout the day, including t…
Latest El Nino analysis suggests quiet season

4 April, 2013 : - ENVIRONMENT: During March 2013, ENSO-neutral continued, with slightly above average SSTs in the eastern portion of the basin. Weekly values of all the Niño indices were between -0.5oC and +0.5oC during the month. The oceanic heat content (average temperature in the upper 300m of the ocea…
BWWT set to charge Punta De Lobos, Chile

4 April, 2013 : - BIG-WAVE: The waiting period for the 2013 Quiksilver Ceremonial Chile will take place between April 15th and June 15h, 2013. Given the right swell, the World’s best big wave surfers will charge Punta De Lobos on the first stop of the 2013/14 Big Wave World Tour and a chance to top the BWW…
Nerve center launches for all surf-related apps

4 April, 2013 : - INDUSTRY: Creator of mysurfworld.com and the iSurfer Apps suite, Matt Jones, has recently created a website that brings surfers all the best surf apps to one spot on the web. The website appsforsurfers.com provides surfers with information, screenshots and much more about iPhone and iPad apps that h…
TSB Bank down to Semis: Carissa & Tyler out

5 April, 2013 : - WWCT: The TSB Bank NZ Surf Festival featuring the DowAgro Sciences Pro enjoyed clean three-to-four foot waves on offer at Taranaki with excellent surfing and major upsets going down as the original 18-woman field was whittled down to the final four. Stephanie Gilmore reigning five-time ASP Women&rsq…
South Africa names World Surfing Games team

3 April, 2013 : - TEAM: An independent subcommittee of the Board of Directors of Surfing South Africa has announced the names of the surfers who will represent South Africa at the 2013 ISA World Surfing Games in Santa Catalina, Panama from May 4 -12. The six members of the team are Shaun Joubert, Dale Staples, M…
Big Wave World Tour readies for Chile

3 April, 2013 : - BIG-WAVE The southern Pacific is off to a solid start in 2013, gracing the western shores of the Americas solid surf over the last couple weeks. Approaching the 2013 Quiksilver Ceremonial Chile waiting period (April 15 – June 15), the short-term forecast is calling for more of the same in…
Durban Surf Carnival returns to New Pier

3 April, 2013 : - SUP: The Durban Surf Carnival presented by Jeep Apparel will once again take place at the New Pier on Durban’s Golden Mile from the 7th to 9th June 2013. This popular multi disciplined surfing event in its 11th year will see South Africa’s top watermen battling it out for the variou…
De Souza ousts Young to ring the Bell

2 April, 2013 : - WCT: Adriano de Souza has claimed the 2013 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford over ASP Dream Tour rookie Nat Young in clean three-to-five foot waves at Bells Beach today. The event culminated in dramatic fashion today with the young Brazilian claiming the first South American men’s tit…
Offers on Billabong reported to be reduced

2 April, 2013 : - INDUSTRY: The securities of Billabong International Limited will be placed in Trading Halt Session State at the request of the Company, pending the release of an announcement by the Company. Unless ASX decides otherwise, the securities will remain in Trading Halt Session State until the commencement…