The surfing world can’t get enough of 23-year-old Alana Blanchard, and now it appears that the modeling world is taking notice of Alana’s, ahem, assets, as well. Born and raised on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, Alana has taken the surfing world by storm with her ultra-small bikinis and racy Instagram feed.
But it’s not all fun and games for the world’s No. 10-ranked female surfer. “I definitely have some bratty moments … More
Maya Gabeira has returned to the big wave surfing arena, nearly three months after the dangerous wipeout suffered at Nazaré, Portugal.
The fearless Brazilian rider, 26, has had her first tow-in session of the year 2014, in Hawaii. Gabeira returned to the giant waves with Carlos Burle in the jet ski seat.
In October 2013, she broke her ankle in an horrendous wipeout, after getting hit by a massive 60-foot white water wall. Maya spent the last 90 days recovering … More
‘The Condor’ was recently appointed the ASP’s new deputy commissioner
Last week, surfing’s ASP World Tour appointed big-wave rider, commentator, and all-around good guy Peter Mel deputy commissioner, which is a new position created in part to give young surfers who love riding giant waves a chance at competitive careers. In the past, big-wave specialists had to rely more on sponsorship dollars to fund their surfing dreams because there weren’t very many events on the Big Wave World Tour, and the prize money was … More
The Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau 2014 might be run between 22nd-24th February, as a promising looking swell prepares to hit the Hawaiian Islands.
Forecast charts and models don’t lie. A truly large swell is in the making, and will probably produce very large significant wave heights of 40-45 feet, within 1000 miles of Oahu.
Although the storm is … More