“Matt Wilkinson is without a doubt one of the best aerialists in Australia. Wilko has honed his skills from surfing around the beach breaks of NSW. But don’t be fooled, Wilko can hold his own in big spitting barrels as he proved to us when surfing against the world best in Tahiti.”
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It may be more than 7,000 miles from Hawaii, and almost 20C colder, but the West Country provided one of the world’s best waves for surfers today.
Wearing hooded, full-body wetsuits, a group of surfers took to the River Severn estuary in Newnham, Gloucestershire, to ride one of the world’s largest tidal surges – The Seven Bore.
The wave, which is caused by changing water levels, travels against the river current at around 13 miles per hour and can sometimes climb to two metres high.
There are about six main points along the 20-mile stretch of river where the wave is at its strongest strongest, with dozens of surfers and kayakers racing to meet the wave at each point … Pictures and more
A small prototype wave pool with waves very suitable for beginners. This wave pool is incomplete at only half of its intended length and this video was created to attract Indonesian investors for its completion. The location is Sukabumi city, West Java, Indonesia. Anyone wishing to build anywhere else (other than the US) is welcome to inquire. The wave machine features a very low energy technique.
Jordy Smith and John John Florence have been eliminated in Round 2 of the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast 2014, held in two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves at Snapper Rocks.
Mick Fanning used his wave priority perfectly to defeat Trials winner Matt Banting, with multiple trademark in-the-pocket snaps.
“A second-round loss is not a great way to start the year, so I just wanted to go out there and … More