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Nelscott Reef Big Wave Surfing Pro/Am Event 2017/18 Update If you feel your brand would be a solid mix with our Nelscott Reef Big Wave Surfing Pro/Am Event, email: ericakiskalian@mac.com, call 805-443-2045 or dm for a full disclosure on sponsorship opportunities. The event holding period begins in October 1, 2017 and runs through March 31, […]
“So excited for tonight, Big Wave Awards 2017” – Fred Pompermayer “I’m nominated with three photos on the Biggest Paddle and Biggest Wave category with Kai Lenny at Jaws and Ben Andrews and Christopher Mashburn at Mavericks. This is my 10 years in a row nominated which comes from lots of dedication and passion with […]
Dick Brewer Plumeria Surfboards An exclusive interview and look into the life and history of Dick Brewer and Plumeria Surfboards. The History and Story Behind Dick Brewer S U R F I N G L E G E N D The BeginningRaised in the Long Beach and L. A. area, Dick Brewer came from […]
NO TALK, NO MAPS, NO PHOTOS: PIONEERING DESERT POINT IN THE EIGHTIES ”No talk, no maps, no photos,” them’s the rules for Bill Heick and crew when they stumbled upon Desert Point in the early eighties. Bill along with a few close buddies dubbed the Golden Beards, had been chasing waves off Lombok when they […]
It’s Time: WSL Big Wave Awards name winners tonight Big Wave Updates Huntington Beach Welcomes Elite Big Wave Surfers for 2017 Big Wave Awards Gala Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 29 April, 2017 – The 2017 World Surf League Big Wave Awards will celebrate the performances of this past season and honor icons of the big […]
New documentary explores the enigmatic island of Maui Home to some of the world’s most diverse and best waves, Maui also grooms a wide range of pros comfortable in a vast array of surf Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 23 April, 2017 – When winter swells collide with a chunk of reef just off the north shore […]
Thorsten Durkan Update on Athletes Be Cause Project I just wanted to give an update regarding my latest Athletes Be Causeproject for Haiku Elementary School‘s new water fountains and reusable canteens for all the students. We raised roughly $16,000 for the project with the gracious donations of friends and family, and massive donations from Skyline […]
The Beginning of Tow-In Surfing Motorized form of big-wave riding popularized in the early 1990s, in which the surfer, towed from behind a personal watercraft (PWC), is whipped into the wave. For decades surfers had been unable to overcome the rushing trough-to-crest flow of water on waves bigger than 25 or 30 feet. Tow surfers, by giving […]
HUNTINGTON BEACH WELCOMES ELITE BIG WAVE SURFERS FOR 2017 BIG WAVE AWARDS GALA – WINNERS REVEALED AT BIG WAVE AWARDS SHOW ON SATURDAY APRIL 29 – EVENT TO BE BROADCAST LIVE ON WORLDSURFLEAGUE.COM AND LIVESTREAMED ON FACEBOOK – MORE AVAILABLE AT WORLDSURFLEAGUE.COM Caption: Kai Lenny (Paia, Hawaii, USA) has been nominated for the TAG Heuer […]
Big Wave Surfing Ocean Safety Program Professional big wave surfer, Eric Akiskalian is leading a new global water patrol and safety program to help ensure that big wave surfers are safer in the future. Eric’s safety crews will be running water safety during the big wave seasons at well recognized big wave locations throughout the […]
ONE MAN’S MISSION TO MAKE SURFING SAFER AT MAVERICKS by Matt Rott on 27th April 2017 It’s been awhile since we’ve heard anything from Half Moon Bay. After the Titans event went belly up a couple of months ago, Mavericks appears to have gone quiet in protest. But while things have wound down at Pillar […]
WORLD SURF LEAGUE ANNOUNCES OUTERKNOWN AS TITLE SPONSOR FOR FIJI PRO – THREE-YEAR SPONSORSHIP OF MEN’S AND WOMEN’S EVENT – MORE INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT WORLDSURFLEAGUE.COM Caption: 11-time WSL Champion Kelly Slater (USA) competes at the Championship Tour event in Fiji in 2016. Credit: © WSL / Sloane CLICK HERE FOR HI-RES PRESS IMAGES: https://wdrv.it/9770d4826 Please be advised, […]
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