Despite a magnificent run by dark horse Venezuela, host country Costa Rica’s Carlos Muñoz called all his chips in today to vault into contention for a World Title at the Billabong ISA World Surfing Games fueled by Monster Energy.
With conditions ranging from blazing sunshine to pouring rain, and tides at both high and low extremes, the 16-year-old Muñoz managed to have an interference call in two consecutive heats – and still win both of them, a feat that in most cases is considered almost impossible.
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The Qiantang River Bore in Hangzhou is a natural wonder that it is both beautiful and intimidating at the same time. The bore is formed at the mouth of the Qiantang River where it joins the Hangzhou Bay.
The tremendous narrowing of the river from a width of 100 kilometers and the gentle rising of the riverbed at this point constricts the river water and creates a giant wave that is called the tidal bore. This tidal bore has claimed innumerable lives in the past years and is still a threat to the local people.
Surfing the Silver Dragon in 2008 – Each fall, when the wave was at its largest, hundreds of thousands of Chinese people came to the annual Wave Watching Festival in Hangzhou. In September 2008, the visitors also watched spectacular surfing for the very first time asWabsono and GSM teamed up with the Chinese government and brought the sport of surfing to China…Â Details
The reigning 2x ASP Women’s World Champion feels like mixing it up. With a multi-month break from ASP Women’s World Tour competition, the 21-year-old superstar packed the bigger suitcase and relocated to Orange County, California, to live out the USA summer.
In commemoration of this, Rip Curl is enthused to launch the “Steph in the US†microsite, which follows the play-by-play American experience of one of our sport’s brightest stars.
“I’m really excited to be doing this,†stated Steph, fresh back from a trip to mainland Mexico. “There’s so much to do and experience, and I’m really looking forward to having fun and documenting it along the way.â€
So what’s on the agenda? More like, what’s not on the agenda… Details
An elite group of high-stakes tube riders is set to gather at Bali’s most revered wave this weekend. The opening ceremony for the Rip Curl Cup Invitational at Padang Padang will he held on Saturday, Aug. 1, the first day of the month-long event waiting period.
Rip Curl International team riders Dean Brady (Australia), Bruno Santos (Brazil) and Koa Smith (Hawaii) are slated to compete in the event along with such international stars as Bruce Irons (Hawaii), Ry Craike (Australia) and Jamie O’Brien (Hawaii).
All 32 surfers invited to compete in this year’s event will be on hand Saturday for the official heat drawing ceremony. Each surfer will … Details