An all time day of competition sees Gabriel Medina take his 3rd victory of the year.
With all due respect to the Rip Curl Pro Search Mexico that was held in 2006 at “La Jolla” in mainland Mexico, the 2014 Billabong Pro Tahiti was the best surf contest ever.
Read that again: Best. Surf. Contest. Ever.
Held in death-defying surf at one of the world’s most deadly waves, the Billabong Pro Tahiti garnered worldwide attention with its crazy barrels and cringe-worthy wipeouts. Here’s are eight reasons why we’re making this bold claim … Pictures and more
Koa Smith + Alex Smith, Travis Smith and Dylan Goodale.
In this arid African Desert, 1/5 of all the diamonds in the world exist. They were so common at one point that the locals could walk across the dunes on a full moon and spot them shimmering from a far. We went to this rumored place and found a diamond of our own.
For beginners, paddling through the surf is one of the most arduous and challenging aspects of the sport. Think about it—to get to where the waves are breaking, you have to fight your way through them. If there’s a nice wide channel, no problem, but the majority of us surf beachbreaks where there’s no clear-cut way to get past the breakers. This is where the “duck dive” comes into play. It’s an overlooked and under-appreciated part of surfing, but something you need to do well to increase your overall stoke level and wave count. Here are five quick tips to get you through the surf like, well, a duck … More