Many of the world’s top-ranked surfers are in Southern California to compete in the 6.0 Lowers Pro, today through Saturday at Lower Trestles in San Clemente.
But the high-stakes Assn. of Surfing Professionals World Qualifying Series contest also will provide a glimpse into the sport’s future.
The contest roster includes a sizable contingent of next-generation athletes, among them Nat Young, a 17-year-old from Santa Cruz who last summer won the national amateur championship at Lower Trestles.
“I want to make it, but I don’t feel that much pressure because I’m going against the world’s best,” said Young, who finished …Â Details
This extraordinary video may look like it was shot in Hawaii or Australia, but here’s the shock. It was taken off the coast of Ireland in hard winter, filmed by three young men bent on a mission to find the perfect wave.
St Ives-based pro-surfer Tom Lowe and friends Fergal Smith and Mickey Smith have spent the past few months squaring up to vicious conditions on Ireland’s wild west coast, filming a stunning new surf movie. They were injured, almost drowned and encountered the kind of bitter weather that Lowe describes as “just stupid”.
In one heart-stopping moment Lowe was forced to …Â Details