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Jack Freestone World Junior Champion

18 October, 2012 : - VIDEO & SLIDESHOW: Jack Freestone won the 2012 Oakley World Pro Junior Championships in Bali this Tuesday. Freestone was the standout surfer all day pulling multiple high degree difficulty aerial moves which included a perfect ten point ride. It is Freestone's 2nd ASP World Pro Junior Ch…
Surf trip through India in under two minutes

17 October, 2012 : - VIDEO: European Sufer Arthur Bourbon is based in Anglet and originally from the French West Indies island Guadeloupe. He has been traveling the world the last few years, surfing the best spots and taking in the local culture. On this trip he created a video made from photos taken during…
New Junior World Champ crowned in Bali

16 October, 2012 : - Jack Freestone has won the 2012 Oakley World Pro Junior Championships in Bali today. Freestone was the standout surfer all day pulling multiple high degree difficulty aerial moves which included a perfect ten point ride. It is Freestone's 2nd ASP World Pro Junior Championship win - he won the tit…
VIDEO: XXL entries as Jaws wakes up

The best big wave surfers in the world surfed a massive early season NW swell at Jaws on Tuesday (10/October), Glassy conditions made for an incredible paddle session. Surfers were calling it one of the best days in the history of Big Wave surfing. The swell lasted until the next day before dropping and made for anot…
Paddle for Peace: Bali memorial paddle-out

12 October, 2012 : - In a tribute to the 202 people killed by the terrorist bombs, surfers took to the waves and joined hands during the 'Paddle for Peace' off Kuta beach in Bali. Ken Lucas, an Australian who organised the original 'Paddle for Peace' ceremony, said the event, similar to ones staged earlier, paid trib…
Nikki Van Dijk new women's world junior champ

12 October, 2012 : - Nikki Van Dijk has taken out the ASP Women's World Junior Title after defeating Bianca Buitendag in an epic final at the Oakley World Junior Championships Bali. The surf was in the 6 foot range with flawless tubes and walls reeling down the reef at Keramas. The event will go down as an historic e…
VIDEO: Oakley World Pro Juniors - Day 1

8 October, 2012 : - The 2012 Oakley World Pro Junior Championship got off to a flying start at Echo Beach, Canggu. The world’s best under-21 surfers showcased their range talent in the 3-to-4 foot surf. All of the competitors were keen to make their mark on this historical event; laying an early foundation t…
Ricky Carroll perfects circa '81 MR twin fin

8 October, 2012 : - Floridian surfboard craftsman Ricky Carroll took home his third title in the Icons of Foam Tribute to the Masters Shape-off presented by US Blanks honoring shaper/surfer Mark Richards. Carroll and five other shapers (Reno Abellira, Jon Pyzel, Pat Rawson, Wayne Rich, Taz Yassin) replicated an iconi…
Kling & Nicholl claim APSPR Corona event #2

8 October, 2012 : - APSPR Corona Extra Pro Surf Circuit at Middles Beach in Isabela, Puerto Rico crowned Florida’s Gabe Kling and Amy Nicholl in 3 to 4 foot clean surf. Runners-up were Josie Graves from Isabela, Puerto Rico and Nikki Viesins from Indialantic, Florida. Kling topped graves with consistent surfing…
ASP/ZoSea's future vision for Pro Surfing

8 October, 2012 : - The deal’s been done. After 36 years of toil and sweat and graft, pro surfing has been sold to a largely unknown private media company, ZoSea. So, surf fans, what are we in for under this new era free enterprise pro tour? Okay, enough excitement already or I’m going to have to lie down…
Selection Collection - Quiksilver Pro France

8 October, 2012 : - - VIDEO & SLIDESHOWS: This week's Selection Collection comprises two Slideshow galleries and a Video from the Final day of action where Kelly Slater claimed his 51st tour victory defeating fellow Quiksilver teamrider and wildcard Dane Reynolds. 20 years after his first professional v…
Octopus restrains shark, unties knots, takes food

6 October, 2012 : - VIDEO: Marine scientists were testing an underwater video system at the bottom of False Bay in Cape Town, using a bait canister to lure fish. An octopus broke into it, untied knots and stole the food, holding a pyjama shark hostage all at the same time. The Marine scientists captured fo…
The Great Fiji Shark Count

6 October, 2012 : - - The seas around the islands of Fiji are teaming with ocean life, and lots of sharks! From tourism operators, adventurers, marine researchers, coastal fishermen, deep sea anglers, anyone with a love for the blue and the wonders living in it, it was a time to check who is alive down there, and how…