Archive for the ‘Surfing & SUP’ Category
For surfers who ride big waves, perhaps the most enticing, terrifying and humbling spot on Earth is a sunken island in open ocean 100 miles off the Southern California coast.
Cortes Bank was a California channel island 10,000 years ago, when the Ice Age lowered the sea level by 400 feet, journalist Chris Dixon says in his just-released book, “Ghost Wave: The Discovery of Cortes Bank and the Biggest Wave on Earth.”
Greg Long surfs a wave estimated at more than 50 feet at Cortes Bank, about 100 miles off the Southern California coast. One day in 2008 at Cortes Bank, Long may have ridden the two biggest waves ever surfed, according to fellow San Clemente surfer Mike Parsons.
Today it’s a hidden island, a sea mount where the ocean floor rises from a depth of 6,000 feet almost to the surface. In 1990, Dixon … More
With under one week to go until the SWATCH GIRLS PRO China hosted by Wanning commences on the idyllic, tropical shores of Hainan Island, the lineup has been announced for a $10,000 prize purse specialty Noserider division. In another first for the groundbreaking SWATCH GIRLS PRO China hosted by Wanning (along with being the historic debut of international competition in China), the Noserider division will be a unisex event, pitting the skills of male and female surfers against each other.
An eclectic 10-surfer field of  … More
Santa Cruz, California / USA — The 2011 ASP PRIME O’Neill Cold Water Classic California is set to unfold at the iconic pointbreak of Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz from October 26 through 31 2011 and will see several of the world’s best surfers battle for the crucial points on offer at the elite event.
The O’Neill Cold Water Classic California is the last of the three event O’Neill CWC series which offers a bonus for  … More