A new swell greeted the top seeded surfers at the Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro on Thursday, and surfing’s vanguard put state of the art surfing on display in the skate park conditions at Lower Trestles.
As expected, Dane Reynolds, Jordy Smith, Owen Wright and Jadson Andre delivered with their mind-bending assaults … Details
The team who will attempt to break the world personal watercraft record by riding from London to New Zealand is in place and in training for their 32,000 km epic journey to boost public awareness about ways to prevent cancer and raise funds for global cancer research.
New Zealand pilot Jeremy Burfoot will lead The Ultimate Ride team of Irish ‘petrol head’ Adrian Erangey, Kiwis Travis Donoghue and Garry Learmonth and Ivan Otulic from Croatia. Otulic and Erangey are particularly well qualified to attempt the personal watercraft (PWC) record. Otulic last year broke the Guinness watercraft endurance record with a ride of 1,014 miles (1,641 kilometres) off Krk, one of a thousand islands on the Croatian Adriatic coast … Details
Taty Frans proves he’s the man to beat after claiming his crown with emphatic style ahead of Belgian boy wonder, Steven Van Broeckhoven, and the 2009 world champion, Jose ‘Gollito’ Estredo, at the first stop of the world tour on Lake Neusiedl.
Following a year’s break from freestyle, the town of Podersdorf played host to the PWA’s finest style masters for their first event of 2010. The sun didn’t stop shining throughout the opening weekend, which gave a group of elite show offs the opportunity to perform in front of thousands of crazy Austrian party goers. Unfortunately, the wind wouldn’t play ball, but this didn’t stop six of the PWA’s stars from busting out their best moves to plenty of beachside beats for the crowds … Details
 The final days action from Podersdorf where Taty Frans took the honours in the first freestyle World Cup of 2010