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The best big wave surf spots in the world
The best big wave surf spots in the world have a few things in common. They're only suited for experienced surfers,...+ Full Wave |
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SURFING
| The best big wave surf spots in the worldFriday, 27 January 2012
The best big wave surf spots in the world have a few things in common. They're only suited for experienced surfers, they only break once in a while and they can kill a rider in seconds.
Let's put things in perspective. A 50-foot wave (15 meters) carries about 1.7 MW of power across each meter of wave front, in a 15-second period scenario.
If you've decided to surf the biggest wave of your life, there are few things you should know. Get the right surf gear, ask for jet ski and boat... + Full Wave |
Dennis Wilson: the only surfer in The Beach BoysFriday, 27 January 2012
Dennis Wilson was the only member of The Beach Boys who actually surfed. The surfing spirit of the famous US band was in the heart of Dennis Wilson.
The founding drummer of The Beach had a troubled life, but lived it until the end with waves in his mind. "Hey, surfing's getting really big. You guys ought to write a song about it", Dennis once told his brother Brian and Mike Love, back in 1961.
Almost all Beach Boys' tunes had something to do with warm weather, sand, beach, waves, ocean,...+ Full Wave |
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KITESURFING
Kitesurfing life begins at 60 for Richard BransonThursday, 26 January 2012
Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, is a busy man but he has always time for one of his favourite hobbies. No, not women. The answer is kitesurfing.
The 61-year-old business mogul says "life begins at 60" and he is probably right. The footage of Richard Branson kitesurfing in open waters, off the Necker Island, is quite impressive.
Despite the choppy waters and waves, Branson shows he is in shape and ready for long distance kitesurfing races. Ludo Brockway, Richard's nephew,...+ Full Wave |
The 73-year-old Floridian kitesurferTuesday, 24 January 2012
Louis Gomez is 73 years old and he's an avid kitesurfer. Yes, it's not 37, but 73 years. This former software engineer for JP Morgan Chase discovered kiteboarding when he was 65 and decided to give it a go.
"I told my wife that sport just didn't exist when I was younger," Mr. Gomez tells The Wall Street Journal. "To heck with that, I wanted to try it because I wanted to do it. It was a challenge."
The young wind addict had his first contact with kitesurfing on Lake Geneva, Switzerland,...+ Full Wave |
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WINDSURFING
Reggio Calabria added to the world windsurfing tourFriday, 27 January 2012
Italy will be hosting a new stage of the Professional Windsurfers Association World Tour stage, for the first time in 10 years.
The 2012 Reggio Calabria PWA Slalom World Cup has been added to the calendar of competition and windsurfers will have the opportunity to taste the warm weather of one of the oldest cities in Italy.
The windsurfing contest will be played between 19th-24th April on the "toe" of the Italian peninsula. Men and women divisions are planned and everyone should expect...+ Full Wave |
Tyson Poor conquers the 2012 La Ventana ClassicThursday, 26 January 2012
Tyson Poor has conquered the 2012 La Ventana Classic 11-Mile Island Crossing, held at Baja California Sur, in Mexico.
The event represents the spirit of wind riding. Great weather conditions, superb windsurfing and kiteboarding competitions, paddling clinics, live auctions, parties and fund raising efforts.
Again, the old and healthy rivalry of windsurfers and kitesurfers was here to stay. The year 2012 has seen a couple of windsurfing victories and the 2012 La Ventana Classic drove in the...+ Full Wave |
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BODYBOARDING
New bodyboarding judges announced for the 2012 IBA World TourThursday, 26 January 2012
Simon Thornton, Dudu Pedra, Pat Caldwell and Ben Seversen are new faces of the 2012 IBA World Tour judging team. The former professional bodyboarders will be scoring the best waves on the planet, starting at the IBA Pipe Challenge, in Hawaii.Judging offers riders who have finished their competitive careers an opportunity to continue their association with the sport. It also puts the IBA in line with other professional sports that offer their athletes career pathways when their competitive...+ Full Wave |
The handboarder of the Montreal river waveFriday, 20 January 2012
He is known as Carlos "The Handboarder". In Montreal, Canada, it is possible to ride waves and this man proves it well. Habitat 67 is Canada's most famous standing wave.
It is located in the local Lachine Rapids with a large community of local surfers. Carlos "The Handboarder" is probably the most regular bodyboarder, kneeboarder, bodysurfer and "handboarder" at Habitat 67.
Despite the harsh weather conditions - the air temperature might reach -20ºC (-4 Fahrenheit) - Carlos is regularly...+ Full Wave |
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