Tag: surfing
-
Owen Wright wins Quicksilver Pro New York
Owen Wright, the 21-year-old rookie from DownUnder took out 10-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater in the final heat to win the first Quicksilver Pro New York. Thanks to hurricane Katia the surf was surprisingly good and the contest that was nearly cancelled due to hurricane Irene and doubters scoffed at (A surf contest in New York…
-
Kelly wins in Tahiti – highlights reel
Ten time world champion Kelly Slater won the Billabong Pro Tahiti yesterday. The contest was one of the best ever held; incredible waves, epic wipeouts and free surf sessions when the contest was on hold because the waves were too big! Check out the unbelievable highlights reel below: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs0IJxOVbDs&[/youtube]
-
Chopes Code Red
As hurricane Irene chugged up the east coast of North American yesterday, history was made in Tahiti with the biggest swell ever seen or surfed at Teahupoo. The Tahitian government called a rare code red (no boats allowed to leave port) and ISP contest organizers called off the Billabong Pro Tahiti for another day and…
-
Billabong Pro Tahiti – Day 7 Highlights
Very heavy. Lots of insane wipeouts. And the swell is building! Watch live today here. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTm42Iq9Rb0&feature=relmfu[/youtube]
-
Board’s-Eye View
Check out this awesome video of Kalani Robb surfing in slow motion! [cincopa AQPAYtan8MxR]
-
Blue sway
Tired of sitting at the computer? If you’re one of the great majority of us who, alas, can’t just toss it all and walk out and plunge right into the real ocean, a passable substitute is the fantastic footage in this inspiring video from award-winning surf filmmaker Jack McCoy. Not Paul McCartney’s finest moment with…
-
Billabong Pro Tahiti surf contest starts today
The Billabong Pro Tahiti surf contest started just a few hours ago at the famed surf break Teahupoo. The swell is 4-6 ft perfect tubes and should build considerably later in the week. You can watch heats live here. Watch highlights from yesterdays warm up session: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AiTTNLzwNg&[/youtube]
-
Bondi 8am
Today’s picture of Bondi beach from Aquabumps;
-
Surfer Babes
The top hits in a Google search for “female surfers” include a list of The Nine Hottest Female Surfers and an article at AskMen.com which muses that females have attracted more fans to the sport because, after all, “what red-blooded male doesn’t like to watch sexy female surfers prep on the beach and get wet…
-
Jack McCoy’s view from back stage
Award-winning surf filmmaker Jack McCoy has a very fresh perspective on surfing. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEtjRiV3-TA[/youtube]