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NAZARE: AS HEAVY AS IT GETS Posted 11-11-17 Magicseaweed And hoooo boy, has Nazare awoken. Sure, there’s been a few scratching sessions over the past few weeks at Praia do Norte but nothing like what was witnessed over the past two days. Portugal’s infamous big wave nightmare launched a pounding tirade straight out of the […]
Nazare – The Greatest Show On Earth Posted 11-11-17 Forbes.com As surfing has become more popular and equipment more advanced, the boundaries of what kind of waves are considered surfable have changed dramatically. The eternal surfer hunt for the biggest wave (matched only by the internet’s insatiable lust for anything extreme) has over the past […]
EXCLUSIVE: ANDREW COTTON ON HORROR NAZARE WIPEOUT Posted 11-9-17 Magicseaweed “I pulled up over a lump. I knew it wasn’t going to barrel or that I wasn’t going to outrun it, so I just hit the eject button and thought, fuck, I gotta get out of this. Then a whole world of pain happened,” relays […]
Rebel Sessions 2017 prize winners announced at awards ceremony Posted 11-5-17 The Rebel Sessions 2017 prize winners were each awarded their share of R100 000,00 at an awards ceremony held In Kommetjie, Western Cape, South Africa on Saturday night. After a disappointing winter with no surfable days at the Dungeons it was only in the […]
Bianca Valenti on Playing Bigger Posted 11-4-17 WSL Bianca Valenti started her professional surfing career in the mortal-sized waves of Dana Point, Calif., where she grew up. But it wasn’t until later, when she moved to the state’s Bay Area, that she developed a taste for the heavier stuff. During a session at San Francisco’s […]
IAN WALSH ON KNIFING THE GREATEST EVER BARREL RIDDEN AT JAWS Posted 11-3-17 Magicseaweed Not too long ago, Peahi was considered a tow-only wave. But then a handful of local boys started pushing the limits out there, and suddenly the wave that had started the tow movement was the ultimate paddle arena. Ian Walsh was […]
Blind Derek Rabelo Surfs Nazare Posted 10-30-17 SwellNet Photo Sequence by Tim Bonython. The movie Beyond Sight follows Derek Rabelo’s life mission to get barrelled while surfing. Derek is blind which makes it a classic story of overcoming adversity. Of course, it’s a feel-good movie, you cheer for Derek’s pluck and courage rather than question his […]
JAMIE MITCHELL: JAWS MAY HAVE BEEN BEST BIG WAVE EVENT EVER Jamie Mitchell has been one of the major stories of the year when it comes to big wave surfing, between win at Nazare and a second at Puerto, a broken sternum, and being named performer of the year at the Big Wave Awards. Jamie […]
Exclusive: What Happened to Laurie Towner? Posted 10-30-17 Stab Magazine Surf fans born in the early 2000s may not recognize the name of 30-year-old Angourie local, Laurie Towner. “Laurie Towner?” they might ask. “Who’s she?” As anyone born in the 20th century will tell you, Laurie Towner is not a she. Laurie is a […]
Ian Walsh Charges to Victory at Perfect Pe’ahi WSL Saturday, October 28, 2017 When dawn broke Saturday on Maui Mike Parsons took his first sigh of relief in over a week. The new Big Wave Tour Commissioner hadn’t been sleeping much since calling this event on, and after a successful opening round on Friday, the […]
WORLD’S BEST BIG WAVE SURFERS CHARGE OPENING ROUND OF BWT PE’AHI CHALLENGE – ACTION-PACKED WOMEN’S & MEN’S FINALS DAY SET FOR TOMORROW – KEMPER CONTINUES HUNT FOR HISTORIC THIRD-STRAIGHT WIN – MORE AVAILABLE AT WORLDSURFLEAGUE.COM Caption: Ian Walsh (HAW) dominated the Pe’ahi lineup to earn the highest score of the day, an excellent 26.13, in […]
NAZARE SEASON OPENER IN ALL HER BRUTAL GLORY Posted 10-28-17 Magicseaweed A few days ago, Portugal’s premier meat grinder breached the XXL range. It may not be pretty, but when Nazare gets to that size, you can count on some of the world’s top chargers to dance with this monstrosity. Right here, the […]
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