Four past winners of the Hang Loose Pro Contest stills in the game for a second title in the historic tenth edition in Fernando de Noronha (PE). The current champion Brazilian Raoni Monteiro and Brazilians Jean da Silva won their heats, while Brazilians Guilherme Herdy and Victor Ribas finished in second and move on into the round of the 48 best surfers. Other stars who also had great performances was Brazilians Hizunome Bettero, Fabio Gouveia, Simao Romao and the two times World Pro Junior Champion, Pablo Paulino, which recorded the highest heat total score of the event so far.
As the limit of time to stay on the beach is 6 pm, two heats failed to close the Round of 96. The waves fell slightly on Tuesday, but the tubes continued pulling the highest scores…Â More info
Last week I was telling you about my day at the Action Sports Retailer (ASR) trade show in San Diego. This is where the companies involved in the action sports industry show off their new products.
I mentioned that I was amazed that some of the biggies in the surfing industry did not attend this year and one of them was Billabong. Well I was wrong on that one — they were there and I just somehow missed them. This is not surprising as I am a total geek at these shows.
Anything catches my eye, possibly the butt floss sting bikini booth or …Â More info
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After the success of this summer’s Northern Beaches Tandem Surfing Tour, Manly Surf School in Partnership with Nalu Association will be organizing another original tandem surfing event at Manly’s North Steyne Beach on Valentine’s Day week end: The Gentleman Surfer Week End.
Big tandem boards will be on hand and tandem surfing specialist Fred and Aurelie will be here to advise local surfers on the ancient and romantic art of tandem surfing, where couples grace the surf together on a single board. …Â More info
 well-known big-wave surfer has been charged with gross vehicular manslaughter and two counts of felony DUI in connection with a car crash that killed his passenger last year, authorities said.
A $500,000 arrest warrant has been issued for Milton Willis, 52, of Solana Beach, said Steve Walker, a spokesman for the District Attorney’s Office. The charge carries a sentence of up to 11 years and eight months in prison, Walker said. …Â More info
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