11
Apr
Surf Video – State Rd.
Desc: A couple swells during the first quarter of 2014 up and down the California coast.
Ft: Damien Hobgood
Archive for the ‘Surfing & SUP’ Category
Michel Bourez has conquered the 2014 Drug Aware Margaret River Pro, after beating Josh Kerr on the Main Break.
There has always been an underground element to the world of big wave riding. For the most part, those who put their life on the line at waves like Jaws, Mavericks, Waimea Bay, etc. aren’t doing it for a paycheck or to make the pages of surf magazines, they truly have a passion for riding mountain-sized waves. One such surfer is 26-year old Maui resident Paige Alms. Surfing alongside Maui chargers like Albee Layer and Matt Meola, big wave surfer Paige can hold her own—and then some—with the world’s best when thunderous swells hit the North Shore of Maui, particularly the legendary spot known as Peahi (a.k.a. Jaws).
How did you get into surfing big waves? … More
Team France is leading the charge at the 2014 ISA World Junior Surfing Championship (WJSC), in five-to-eight foot waves Ecuador.
With repechage heats, it’s a “do-or-die” moment for many surfers in the world’s largest junior surfing competition.
Josh Moniz, defending Boys Under 18 gold medalist, was eliminated from the contest. Another casualty was one of the event favorites, Noe Mar McGonagle from Costa Rica, who came close to a gold medal in 2012.
After five days of competition, the French team has … More