The 2012 ASP Europe Men's Star Series will end up with the Islas Canarias Santa Pro, at the iconic break of San Juan, Lanzarote.
The best professional surfers of the Old Continent prepare to decide this year's European champion and will play a vital role in determining the qualifiers for the 2013 ASP World Championship Tour.
There is an exciting forecast showing consistent swell for the entire waiting period and an unusual low wind activity. Tiago Pires, Heitor Alves, Patrick Gudauskas, Travis Logie will surf in the primary venue of San Juan and the backup sites of Famara and both waves of La Santa.
With precious ranking points and a share of the $155,000 prize-money purse, the excitement is on from October 23rd-28th, in Lanzarote, Canary Islands.
With two event wins under his belt already this year, Marlon Lipke, current front-runner in the ASP Europe title race will be looking to confirm his excellent form and stay ahead of his closest competition, Guadeloupe's Charles Martin, Glenn Hall, Romain Cloitre and Vincent Duvignac, who currently sit in the Top second to fifth spots respectively.
Islas Canarias Santa Pro Round of 144 Matchups:
Heat 1: Vasco Ribeiro (PRT), Guillermo Satt (CHL), Vicente Romero (ESP) Heat 2: Ian Gouveia (BRA), Andre Silva (BRA), Alex Kamkoff (USA), Josie Graves (PRI) Heat 3: Eric Geiselman (USA), Bruno Rodrigues (BRA), Dimitri Ouvre (GLP), Joao Kopke (PRT) Heat 4: Ramzi Boukhiam (MAR), Evan Thompson (USA), Yannick De Jager (NDL), Miguel Villalba (ESP) Heat 5: Gony Zubizarreta (ESP), Francisco Bellorin (VEN), Jatyr Berasaluce (EUK) Heat 6: Santiago Muniz (ARG), Leandro Usuna (ARG), Robertson Goncalves (PRT), Damian Moro Ceballos (ESP) Heat 7: Ty Watson (AUS), Teppei Tajima (JPN), Borja Agote (EUK), Carlos Marques (ESP) Heat 8: Gabriel Villaran (PER), Eneko Acero (EUK), Carlo Zapata (PER) Heat 9: Maxime Huscenot (FRA), Nobuyuki Osawa (JPN), Hunter Lysaught (USA) Heat 10: David Do Carmo (BRA), Yujiro Tsuji (JPN), Abdel El Harim (MAR), Luca Dioguardi (CNY) Heat 11: Cristobal De Col (PER), Bino Lopes (BRA), Frederic Robin (REU), Evandro Munoz (ESP) Heat 12: Caio Ibelli (BRA), Dillon Perillo (USA), Paulo Moura (BRA) Heat 13: Luke Davis (USA), David Van Zyl (ZAF), Tristan Guilbaud (FRA) Heat 14: Krystian Kymerson (BRA), Matt Pagan (USA), Lucas Silveira (BRA), Patrick Beven (FRA) Heat 15: Halley Batista (BRA), Alexandre Chacon (BRA), Edouard Delpero (FRA), Will Davey (GBR) Heat 16: Beyrick De Vries (ZAF), Chase Wilson (USA), Adrien Valero (FRA) Heat 17: Nic Von Rupp (DEU), Sidney Guimaraes (BRA), Ethan Egiguren (EUK) Heat 18: Luel Felipe (BRA), Frederico Morais (PRT), Freddie Meadows (SWE), Lenny Perdomo (CNY) Heat 19: Carlos Munoz (CRI), Alan Donato (BRA), Jesus Chacon (VEN), Mickael Picon (FRA) Heat 20: Adrien Toyon (FRA), Jerome Forrest (AUS), Jose Ferreira (PRT) Heat 21: Simao Romao (BRA), Steven Pierson (PYF), Rudy Marechal (FRA), Manuel Lezcano Cruz (CNY) Heat 22: Davey Cathels (AUS), Miguel Tudela (PER), Romain Laulhe (FRA), Julian Del Pozo (CNY) Heat 23: Gavin Gillette (HAW), Manuel Selman (CHL), Alexander El Naib (DEU), Natxo Gonzalez (EUK) Heat 24: Chris Friend (AUS), Filipe Jervis (PRT), Norman Landa (EUK)
Bob Meistrell, co-founder of Body Glove, has passed away at 84.
Bob was hours younger than his brother Bill, who left the world of waves in 2006. The identical twins started Body Glove, in 1965. They wanted to stay longer in cold water temperatures.
Robert Meistrell was a passionate diver and, above all, a waterman. Personal submarines were also part of his list of hobbies. He even discovered a gold coin treasure in a paddle wheel steamer that sunk off Crescent City, California.
Top seeds have fought back to earn a ticket to Round 3 of the Oakley Pro Bali 2013, at Keramas, Indonesia.
With clean four-to-six foot (1.5 – 2 metre) waves on offer at the primary site of Keramas, Kelly Slater smashed wildcard Jack Robinson by capturing the day's high 18.17 out of a possible 20 for a masterful display of forehand tube-riding and power turns.
"There are some really good waves out there when they come. Still though, I'm two for two on slow heats. The waves are fun when they [ ... ]
The "ISAF Beginners Guide to Kiteboarding" is a complete wind riding manual for starters, with launching, safety, self-rescue and pack down lessons.
Aspiring kiteboarders can enjoy numerous experiences, setting personal goals at every level. Learning well is part of the process of becoming a good rider.
The sport combines the best elements of windsurfing, sailing and wakeboarding all in one and not only offers the fastest performance but has the highest and longest 'airtime' potential.
The 7th Annual Kiteboarding 4 Cancer (KB4C) will take place in Hood River, Oregon, between 13th-14th July, 2013.
The largest amateur kiteboarding race in North America expects to attract 200 riders racing and raising funds for Athletes 4 Cancer's Camp Koru Survivorship Program.
The Kite Derby challenges the tenacity of the most advanced and novice kiters alike with a six-hour endurance race. Kiteboarders race around a three-mile course on the Columbia River, spanning more than 100 miles per [ ... ]
Giuseppe Zerillo and Pawel Gardasiewicz have been crowned the 2013 Raceboard Youth and Masters world champions, at Marina Julia, Monfalcone.
The final day of windsurfing races saw one more race being run, for a total of six counting for the overall results.
Light wind specialists Giuseppe Zerillo and Pawel Gardasiewicz made it clear right from the start that they were in it to win it, taking bullets in every single race.
Antoine Albeau has conquered the 2013 PWA Catalunya World Cup, in Spain. The final took four hours to be completed, due to the gusty and shifty winds.
Albeau has tasted his inaugural season triumph, on the beautiful shores of Costa Brava, to halt Bjorn Dunkerbeck from claiming the title, for the first time, in three years.
The French sailor demonstrated his perfectly timed starts time and time again, along with a phenomenal top speed to blow the competition out of the water.
The Jeff Wilcox Memorial Classic has been revived. One of the longest running independent bodyboarding events in Australia will be run for the 16th year, since 1990.
"You don't have to reach the top to be a champion, just be the best you can be". Jeff Wilcox's quote has never been so updated and real. Inspiring the new generation, that is what the event's all about.
Jeff was a brilliant sportsman with amazing potential, excelling in bodyboarding and hockey. He passed away with only 14 years [ ... ]
The King of the Box 2013 will attract more than 180 of Australia's best wave riders to the Box Beach, in Port Stephens, Australia.
The world's best bodyboarders have been visiting the Box Beach, in New South Wales, but this year the competition will be opened to surfers, too.
An innovative contest structure will have a two-week waiting period to ensure the best possible conditions. The two selected windows are September 5th-8th or September 12th-15th.