In 2013 the title is decided during eight competitions between May and October. Until today we have seen four different winners in five competitions and it’s not always the most difficult dives that earn the highest scores from the judges. Consistency is what counts in a long season and now everybody can handle that and finish in the top every single time. Why is that? And what is more important — to show a new and more difficult dive or stick to your “tried and trusted” programme? Why do some athletes take the risk of missing a more difficult dive than stick to the “easier” ones they can do for high scores?
Catarina Sousa has been crowned the 2013 Miss Sumol Cup champion, at Praia da Barra, Ilhavo, Portugal.
The Portuguese bodyboarder repeated the 2011 victory, this time against Fatima Zahara, Emma Cobb and Olga Cutillas.
Sousa opened the final heat with … More
Kai Lenny & Pato Teixeira invite you to discover a Jet Surf session, its first test in the powerful waves of Hawaii
Camille Juban has broken the Guinness world record for the longest duration surfing a wave, in the iconic Chicama, in Peru.
The French sailor has ridden the longest windsurfing wave ever, with a total time of 7 minutes and 3 seconds.
In September 2012, Peruvian surfer Cristobal de Col performed … More