Meet Mitch Crews, Michael Dunphy, Alisha Gonsalves and Bree Kleintop—four pro surfers living together on the North Shore of Oahu during the prime winter surf season. The entire surf industry including the pros migrate to the North Shore every winter to compete on surfing’s biggest stages including the Reef Hawaiian Pro, the Vans World Cup Of Surfing, and the Billabong Pipe Masters. In this episode, the crew move into their new home and look ahead to a season of epic surf, competition, parties, and yeah…some drama.
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With a coastline of around 7,516 km, India has one of the finest beaches in the world. The waters are favourable for surfing with no extensive reefs or shark infested waters. Surfing is however an unexplored activity in the country. Probably people want to go out and conquer the swell, but do not know where to. Here is a list of five surfing destinations in the country:
1. Murdeshwara
In the district of Uttar Kannada, situated 16 kms from Batkal, this beach is known as a surfers’ paradise for … More
Season 1, Part 2 of 4: Life on the road as a professional surfer has introduced Laura Enever to amazing people—it’s where she’s met some of her closest friends including boyfriend Granger Larsen. In the second installment of IM LAURA, we join Laura and her friends in Western Australia and Victoria for two of the biggest surf competitions of the season at Margaret River and Bells Beach. Despite pumping waves Laura struggles to find form, and the future starts to look a little uncertain; Laura opens up about the challenges she faces and highlights the importance of self trust whether that be in surfing or any aspect of life. Welcome to the ups, downs & merry go rounds of 2013.
Young guns have stood out during the opening round of competition of the 2013 Vans World Cup of Surfing, held at Sunset Beach, Hawaii.
Cooper Chapman, 19, and Hawaii’s Seth Moniz, 16, provided a glimpse into pro surfing’s future, with a level of maturity and exciting performance well beyond their years.
Chapman reached the Round of 32 at the 2013 Reef Hawaiian Pro, and is now … More