Afgelopen weekend vond de O’Neill Jackpot plaats op het Noorderstrand van Scheveningen. Tijdens dit Benelux Kampioenschap Golfsurfen strijden de beste 48 golfsurfers uit de Benelux om de kampioenstitel 2015. Jaarlijks komen de beste surfers uit de Benelux samen om uit te vechten wie zich een jaar lang de beste surfer van de Benelux mag noemen. Het Benelux Kampioenschap Golfsurfen; beter bekent als de O’Neill Jackpot, vormt jaarlijks het grootste podium op eigen bodem voor surfers uit de Lage Landen.
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A surfer has been described as ‘lucky to be alive’ after a wipeout that saw them washed up on rocks in Cornwall.
They were surfing the Cribbar ahead of high spring tides on Tuesday afternoon. The reef, which is also known as the ‘Widow Maker’, is found off Towan Headland in Newquay. Its waves attract experienced surfers from across the world and can reach 20 – 25 ft.
The Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal surged onward through four heats of competition in tricky conditions.
See the sport of surfing as it’s never been captured before in John Florence and Blake Vincent Kueny’s second signature release, in association with award-winning film studio, Brain Farm. The first surf film shot entirely in 4K, View From a Blue Moon follows the world’s most dynamic surfer John Florence and his closest friends from his home on the North Shore of Oahu to his favorite surfing destinations around the globe.
From the dreamy blue perfection of the South Pacific to the darkest uncharted waters of Africa (and everywhere in between), Florence faces a broad spectrum of emotions as he continues to seal his legacy as one of the most gifted surfers ever. And while the young Hawaiian is pulled in increasingly different directions, there is no form of pressure that will keep him from his ultimate goal — to redefine what is possible in the ocean.