Video Surfing – the gathering of the tribes longboard contest 2009 – ventura surf club members compete in coalition contest.tony stephens,&joe rickabaugh just a few of the clubs stand outs.
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Rip Curl International has officially announced that the coastal town of Peniche, Portugal, will host this year’s Rip Curl Pro Search, Stop No. 9 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour – to be held October 19 to 28.
The location has been a mystery to most all season, but today’s official press launch in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon unveiled the secret to media and the surfing industry.
“We’re excited about today’s announcement and even more excited to see the industry’s reaction to our decision to hold this year’s Rip Curl Pro Search in the beautiful country of Portugal,” said Scott Hargreaves, Rip Curl Event Manager. “The country has a lot of great waves and we’ve decided to lock in Peniche’s ‘Supertubos’ as our event spot. It’s a five-star wave and one of the best beachbreak tubes in the world!”
Supertubos is a powerful A-frame barrel that feeds off deep Atlantic Ocean swells and handles waves up to the 12-15ft (4-5m). Many surfers have nicknamed it the “European Pipeline” due to its similarities to Hawaii’s infamous Banzai Pipeline.
“The wave breaks all year, but the North Atlantic Ocean swells peak in the later part of Europe’s summer,” continued Mr Hargreaves. “This is why we’ve created the event window in October, instead of the June-July period we’ve had for the past four years.”
The change of schedule will also make this year’s Rip Curl Pro Search the second-to-last event on the ASP Men’s World Tour calendar, meaning for the first time it could be the event where this year’s ASP World Champion is crowned…Â Details
Video Surfing – Kelly Slater ripping Rincon! GOOFY Version !!! - The video has been mirrored so that Kelly Slater appears to be surfing goofy foot
This is one man’s view of the top ten surfing equipment innovations, other than the surfboard itself. There was a time when surfing equipment was nothing more than a long board with a glassed-in single fin, and a pair of cutoffs. These days the variety, reliability, and scope of surfing equipment is mind-boggling. Here’s one view of the best of the best.
10. Surf wax: There was a time when you would visit the home canning section of your supermarket or hardware store to pick up a bar of paraffin for your board. Remember that? Now you have a choice of waxes for every water temperature and in multiple flavors…Â Details