Day 4 – by early afternoon the first heat of the Round of 12 saw Hawaii’s Malia Manuel explode in to action with two scores in the ‘excellent’ range. Awarded a combined heat total of 17.25 (out of 20) to vindicate the decision to run, Malia strode into the Quarter-finals in emphatic style, where she continued in a similar vein of form to book a hotly-anticipated Semi versus Swatch Proteam surfer Courtney Conlogue.
Day 5 – Courtney Conlogue celebrated her 21st birthday today at Le Penon, Seignosse by winning the SWATCH GIRLS PRO FRANCE for the second consecutive year, picking up USD$8,000.00 for her efforts and a big confidence boost heading into a dramatic ASP Women’s World Title showdown.
Surfing is quite a graphical sport. Photos of barrels, wipeouts, rad turns and impossible airs are getting new lives with the retro animated GIFs.
Animated surfing GIFs are small treasures with stories behind. A perfect barrel, for example, has its highest moment when the surfer is deep in it.
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Virginia Beach – Patrick Gudauskas has won the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 4-Star Vans Pro in peaky two-to-four foot waves at 1st Street Jetty in Virginia Beach.
Gudauskas, current alternate on the ASP World Championship Tour (WCT), led the final from start to finish, opening his campaign with a strong 7 point ride, quickly finding a backup score of a 5. The San Clemente surfer would … More
Surfing takes place on coastlines all over the world from Australia to the Great Lakes. Referred to as he’e nalu, or “wave sliding,” in the Hawaiian language, surfing first began in ancient Polynesia and remained a major part of the Polynesian way of life.
Joseph Banks of Great Britain first described he’e nalu in his journal aboard the HMS Endeavour in 1769. Sadly, upon the arrival … More