Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 22, reigning and three-time ASP Women’s World Champion, remains on track for her fourth consecutive ASP Women’s World Title after defeating world no.2 Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 19, to triumph in the Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic in Sydney, Australia today.
In a thrilling climax to event no.4 of the 2010 ASP Women’s World Tour, Gilmore came from … Details
Joan Duru (FRA) claimed his second consecutive Protest Vendee Pro title defeating Glen Hall (IRL) in a low scoring 35-minute final. Using his priority and taking advantage of the scarce waves on offer Duru made history being the first competitor to claim The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 4-Star Protest Vendee Pro twice in-a-row.
After waiting for the tide to push in over the reef at La Sauzaie consistent 3-4ft (1.0m) waves were on offer for the final day of competition of the US$ 85.000 ASP Men’s Star event. Late this afternoon the huge full tide meant   … Details
In the beginning, it was simply for the challenge. Soon, the stakes were raised and the hunt focused on XXL checks. And now, heavywater surfers have a legitimate World Tour, which just named its first-ever Big Wave World Champion – Brazilian Carlos Burle.
“What I did tonight doesn’t belong to me. It belongs to all of you. It belongs to our sport,” Burle said to an invite-only crowd of the world’s top chargers gathered at the Surfing Heritage Foundation. “All of you guys come up here and hold this trophy with me.” … Details
Raimana Van Bastolaer gets a big ol’ barrel at Teahupoo on the biggest swell there in years on March 17, 2010
Manoa goes huge on March 17, 2010
Total commitment… Rusty Long (San Clemente, CA) nuts up in huge fashion and pulls in at Mavs in the wee hours of the morning before the start of the Maverick’s Surf Contest on February 13, 2010
Maroubra’s Mark Mathews’ incredbily thick barrel at The Right in Western Australia
A new look at the epic paddle-in wave shared by Shane Dorian and Mark Healey at Waimea Bay on December 7, 2009
During Shane Dorian’s first-ever morning at Maverick’s, the Hawaiian demonstrates that he knows how to make a big drop and pull in