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Longest Wave Ever Ridden at Uluwatu? July 29, 2017 Indonesia’s seen a historic run of swell in recent weeks, and Uluwatu has been firing. Seen here, is Russian surfer Andrei Ovchinnikov (aka “Dolphin”), who got pulled into a bomb and threaded the needle all the way down the line. This was the second huge […]
‘Journey to the Reef’ Trailer and Premiere Date July 10, 2018 Phil Schlieder, Director of ‘Journey to the Reef’, will be Premiering his film on August 1st, at Evo, in Portland 6:30P.M.-9:30P.M.! ‘Journey to the Reef’ is a Big Wave Surf movie set in the Pacific Northwest. The film follows a group of world-class professional surfers […]
2018 WSL BIG WAVE AWARDS CELEBRATE WORLD RECORD FOR BIGGEST WAVE EVER SURFED – KOXA WINS QUIKSILVER XXL AWARD, BREAKS WORLD RECORD FOR BIGGEST WAVE (UNLIMITED) – ALMS TAKES HOME HYDRO FLASK WOMEN’S PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR AWARD – WALSH WINS RIDE OF THE YEAR AND TUBE OF THE YEAR HONORS – MORE AVAILABLE AT WORLDSURFLEAGUE.COM […]
3X WORLD CHAMPION MICK FANNING ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT FROM WSL WORLD TOUR – 17 YEARS AT ELITE LEVEL, 22 CT VICTORIES, THREE WSL TITLES – 2018 RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH TO BE FANNING’S FINAL AS FULL-TIME COMPETITOR – MORE AVAILABLE AT WORLDSURFLEAGUE.COM Caption: Three-time WSL Champion Mick Fanning will retire from competitive surfing on […]
BILLY KEMPER AND PAIGE ALMS WIN 2017/2018 BIG WAVE TOUR TITLES – ALMS DEFENDS BIG WAVE CROWN FOR BACK-TO-BACK TITLES – KEMPER EARNS FIRST BIG WAVE TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP – MORE AVAILABLE AT WORLDSURFLEAGUE.COM Caption: Hawaii’s Billy Kemper and Paige Alms earn 2017/2018 Big Wave Tour Titles. Credit: © WSL LOS ANGELES, California/USA (Wednesday, February 28, 2018) […]
Billy Kemper Jumps to No. 1 on Big Wave Tour Rankings Chris Mauro/WSL Tuesday, February 13, 2018 The race for this year’s Big Wave world champion took a pivotal turn during the Nazaré Challenge in Portugal this past weekend. While Brazilian Lucas Chianca nabbed the big headlines with his first Big Wave Tour victory, Billy […]
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Lucas “Chumbo” Chianca Wins Nazaré Challenge Anna Dimond / WSL Sunday, February 11, 2018 It was only a matter of time before Lucas “Chumbinho” Chianca won a WSL Big Wave Tour event. But just a handful of big-wave cognoscenti could have predicted that a 21-year-old ingénue would win the Nazaré Challenge, whose host wave is […]
NAZARÉ CHALLENGE CALLED OFF FOR TODAY, NEXT CALL TOMORROW AM – POTENTIAL START TOMORROW AT 7:30 AM WET (11:30 PM PST, 5:30 AM BRST, 7:30 AM GMT, 6:30 PM AEDT) – EVENT OFFICIALS PAUSE CONTEST DUE TO DANGEROUS WINDS ON OFFER AT NAZARÉ – MORE INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT WORLDSURFLEAGUE.COM The WSL Big Wave Tour Nazaré […]
WSL BIG WAVE TOUR NAZARÉ CHALLENGE WILL RUN SATURDAY: GREEN ALERT – WORLD’S BEST BIG WAVE SURFERS PREPARE FOR XXL WAVES AT HARROWING PORTUGAL BREAK – FANS CAN WATCH LIVE ON SATURDAY AT WORLDSURFLEAGUE.COM & FACEBOOK LIVE – MORE INFO AVAILABLE AT WORLDSURFLEAGUE.COM Caption: World Surf League (WSL) Big Wave Tour (BWT) is placing the Nazaré Challenge […]
Nazaré Challenge Big-Wave Contest Could Run Saturday Anna Dimond / WSL Tuesday, February 6, 2018 It’s already been a winter to remember at Nazaré, the Portuguese break that has brought the world some of the biggest waves ever ridden. This week, a huge swell is again predicted to make its way toward Nazaré’s famous deep-water […]
