Ridiculously handsome, with real smarts, a fabulous model girlfriend, and one of the most progressive and exciting surfing styles in the sport, Julian Wilson, it seems, has an easy life. Perhaps that’s why the latest episode of “Coral Cuts” forced him answer some more of life’s tricky questions, such as choosing between an alaia, SUP, or kneeboard to ride for the rest of his life, tackling reincarnation, or having to decide on being a pro skater, snowboarder, or golfer in his post-surf career. For the record Wilson, an avid and talented golfer, went for golf. … More
Mick Fanning has missed out on a chance for some valuable competition in the Hawaiian swell just a week before his battle with Kelly Slater for this year’s world surfing title.
The 32-year-old Australian was on Saturday eliminated in the round of 64 from the Vans World Cup of Surfing, the second leg of the Hawaiian Triple Crown held on the famed North Shore of Oahu.
In heat eight, Fanning was outpointed by locals Gavin Gilette and Kalani Chapman, who both advanced to the next round … More
Kelly Slater stormed the Round of 64 of the 2013 Vans World Cup of Surfing, at Sunset Beach, Hawaii.
Slater, 41, rarely surfs in competition outside of elite ASP World Championship Tour events, but he has never won the World Cup of Surfing, too. The combination of the both variables is the highest scoring heat of the Round of 64 … More
Perfect surf invaded the 2013 Vans World Cup of Surfing, at Sunset Beach, Hawaii, as Round of 96 is completed.
Triple overhead waves allowed Beyrick De Vries, 20, having a day to remember, after scoring a the event’s only perfect 10 to date for a huge, deep tube ride hailed as the best barrel ever surfed on Sunset’s west peak during competition.
“It’s pretty much … More