The view from the surfers' area at the Rip Curl Pro 2012.Spitting pits, slitting peaks, as close to the beach as possible. ...
With this new tour -- the future has never, ever looked so good."There was Barton Lynch & I on one side of the room and 32 people on the other side of the room, representing the rest of the surf industry, but we weren't giving in."So many surfers reps over ...
Just another sublime day in Hossegor. Dawn to dusk. ...
Another day at the beach, another milestone.On the most sublime day of surf seen in SW France all Autumn -Kelly Slater won his 51s WT contest victory.The milestone being a personal one -- "It has literally been 20 year. I had my first win here 20 years ago." ...
Joel's tube during his quarter-final with Gabe Medina was something much more than a 10 ...For the entire beach, it went beyond depth or criticality, and into the goosebump zone, especially for the Parkinson clan. {Wife Monica may have been even more stoked than Joel}.It is the zenith of one ...
This is the view from the surfers' area -- Yadin's 10-pointer, against Jeremy Flores in Round 2.And in the cruellest twist of fate, Yadin still didn't get through the heat. ...
Kelly Slater & Maurice Cole take in Julian's phenomenal 10-pointer from the surfers' area.{+Bonus, Owen Wright pulling into a closeout of doom!}As filmed by the surfers' 'Wandering WPS Pro Cam'.Quiksilver Pro, Hossegor, France. 2012 ...
Every year, the best surfers in the world retire to a basement beside a French lake to discuss surfing's future and their part in it. Sure, they may be cut-throat competitive animals in one of the most highly individualistic sports in the world: but when it comes to serious matters ...
"The door was pretty closed to me to ever come back ... "The reports have been filtering in for months now, 10 point rides at J-Bay, laser quick and more power than ever before, Nathan Hedge is back, and making a comeback not seen since the likes of his Narrabeen ...
The pros say thanks to the people of Pantin, the sponsors, and event organisers for putting on 25 years of one of the world's favourite surfing events. ...
In this episode, Jordy Smith and Julian Wilson turn Huntington into a roller derby -- almost scalping each other during their pier freesurf.Keen eyes will also see Owen Wright get taken out of the play at the 1:14 mark. ...
Huntington hop to huge air reverses, crazy crowds, amazing Californian women, the US Open has it all. ...
A few folk have rocked in already to get their small wave act down. ...
A select crew of out-of-towners -- from Tom Curren to John Florence -- waited out indoors during a three day tempest. When the wind backed off they scored Supertubes at its very best. ...
Blue Lines. Green Lines. Grey Lines. Depending on the time of the day, that's all you could see pushing into St Francis Bay from way up here on the mount. Well, that, and all the explosions and people disappearing in them as they flew down the full length of Supertubes.Many ...
90 seconds at the Mr Price Pro, Ballito Bay. The ocean mightn't have delivered what it's usually capable of doing in this particular KZN holiday town. But the surfers certainly did.Even in the onshores, the boys flipped the lumpy burgers like spatulas.Check this clip from the surfers area, from the ...
"The main thing I like about it? It's just a great surf wagon!" "I've done some really nice trips down the coast in it, just throwing all my boards in there and going looking for waves."It's a HSV. One of 25. In fact it's badged as number #1 of 25 ...