Wednesday, 08 February 2012

Damien Warr has claimed the "Biggest Wave" trophy at the 2012 Surfing Life’s Oakley Big Wave Awards, held in Sydney, Australia. Warr got a $20,000 for an incredible 12-metre ride at Western Australia's Cow Bombie. "That was the first time guys had really taken it on by paddling, and it was amazing to watch," said Warr. "The day was just right, it was clean, not much wind, the sort of day we haven’t had there since 2006." In that day, Warr was planning to go to Margaret River. "It was...
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012

"Wave Warriors VI" will be released on the 21st December 2012. The iconic "Wave Warriors" series directed by Herbie Fletcher were a huge success in the 1980's and are preparing a great comeback. Legendary surfers like Gary Elkerton, Tom Curren, Martin Potter, Christian Fletcher and Derek Ho are only a few names that made "Wave Warriors" an historic document of old shool surfing. The "Wave Warriors VI" surf movie took years in the making and promises never-before-seen raw footage combined...
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012

Ben Winding and Cat Tanner have claimed the 2012 South Australian Kitesurfing Freestyle titles, held at the Grange Sailing Club, in Henley Beach. All categories have been run in one day of kiteboarding competition. The level of riding was exceptional as everyone was trying to impress the judges. The huge crowd certainly weren’t disappointed as they were treated to some amazing aerial acrobatics and some equally impressive thrills and spills. It was also exciting to see a number of the...
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Tuesday, 07 February 2012

The 2012 PKRA World Tour schedule has been announced. The world's finest kiteboarding championship will kick off in Dakhla, Morocco, on the 28th March, with a Freestyle contest. Riders loved the atmosphere of the Dakhla Attitude camp and the perfect conditions that the lagoon had to offer. It's promising to be an exciting year with 15 destinations on the calendar giving the opportunity to riders from the farthest corners of the hearth to partake in a PKRA event. There will be 11 Freestyle...
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Tuesday, 07 February 2012

Camille Juban has signed a contract deal with MauiSails. The hot Guadeloupe young wavesailor has recently won the AWT Ho'okipa Makani Classic wave contest, against a strong fleet of some of the world best sailors. "I'm really excited for 2012. I've worked hard for many years and I look forward to working with a leading brand in MauiSails. I believe this will help me take my sailing to another level", says Camille Juban. Given the opportunity, Juban decided to use MauiSails to help push his...
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Monday, 06 February 2012

Paulo dos Reis has captured the 2012 Downunder Pro, at picturesque Jimmy’s Beach, Hawks Nest, Australia. The Brazilian racer dominated the four-day regatta by winning all 7 races over the event ahead of Jesper Vesterstrøm, from Denmark, and 56 other windsurfers. "This was the first time I’ve come to Australia and I was very impressed with the hospitality and the great racing conditions. It was windy, and that’s the conditions I like, so I’m very happy to win and I will definitely be...
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Tuesday, 07 February 2012

Pierre-Louis Costes has resigned a sponsorship contract deal with Rip Curl, for two years. The 2011 IBA world bodyboard champion has been working with the surfing brand, one the "Big Four", for quite a while. The partnership between Rip Curl and Pierre Louis Costes is running since 2002, with only one goal: claiming the world title. But Pierre-Louis Costes had to work hard and to win other contests until the golden moment. The Frenchman living in Portugal won six national U18 French...
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Monday, 06 February 2012

Kahekili Labatte and Summer Hilen have won the Men and Women Open Am divisions of the first event of the 2012 USBA Science Hawaii Regional Tour, held at Makapuu Beach. It's always great to see riders from across the state competing in difficult and challenging wave conditions. All division had their standouts, however it was Summer Hilen in the Open Women's, Tanner McDaniel in the 13-17, JB Hilen in the Drop-Knee, Kawika Kamai in 12 and Under and Kahekili Labette in the Open Am that really...
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