Archive for the ‘Surfing & SUP’ Category
Garrett McNamara has decided to withdraw from the prestigious 2013 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards.
The man who defies Nature in Nazaré says he wants to keep his rides pure and away from prizes, non-official sponsors and alcohol endorsement.
“We decided to pull my waves from Nazare out of Billabong XXL because   … More
Some of the world’s best female Longboarders are preparing to descend on Kingscliff from March 20-24 to contest Australian Longboard Surfing Open and gain valuable qualifying points in the 2013 ASP Longboard Qualifying Series (LQS).
Australia’s number one ranked ASP competitor, Georgia Young (WA), will be out to improve upon her disappointing equal 13th position in 2012 and is looking forward to surfing Kingscliff again  … More
Yesterday Kelly Slater became the first pro surfer to confirm while still on tour that the sport had a recreational drug problem. A “rampant†one, he told the Gold Coast Bulletin.
The sport has had no shortage of former pros saying the same thing, most recently Gary Elkerton, who admitted in his autobiography that he almost died of an overdose himself in 1985.
And the overdose death of Andy Irons, alone in a hotel room in Texas on his way home from a contest in November 2010, was the most tragic confirmation possible, one from which the sport is still struggling to  … More