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Top 5 UK Surf Spots: A Surfaholic’s Guide

by Nucleus Surf Snow Skate May 18, 2012
Top 5 UK Surf Spots: A Surfaholic’s Guide

Like most surfers, I’ve spent a lifetime chasing perfect waves. My travels have taken me across the globe and I’ve experienced all of the good and bad things that go hand in hand with budget travel. Luckily, most of my favourite spots are right here in good old Blighty. Here is a list of the [...]

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Mo Freitas Takes 7th Place in the La Torche Pro France

by Outdoor Hub May 8, 2012
Mo Freitas Takes 7th Place in the La Torche Pro France

Redondo Beach, CA– After his extraordinary show in the semi-finals, 14 year old, Mo Freitas, shows he’s a formidable force in the SUP community.  Mo finished 5th in the beach race and 12th in the long distance for an overall 7th place in the Stand Up World Tour Event. The Stand Up World Tour was established in 2009 and [...]

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Film Detailing Life Story of Famous Surfer Josh Kerr Now Complete

by Diane E. Alter May 8, 2012
Film Detailing Life Story of Famous Surfer Josh Kerr Complete

Surf movie director Matt Kleiner has just finished adding the final touches on a film based on the life story of Australia’s most famous aerialist surfer. Light: The Natural Agent That Stimulates Sight is a short signature film which features famed surfer Josh Kerr’s collection of unrivaled moves in a way that only an accomplished [...]

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Video of New World Record for Largest Wave Ever Surfed

by Outdoor Hub Reporters May 7, 2012
Video of New World Record for Largest Wave Ever Surfed

Garret McNamara is one of the most accomplished surfers in the world. He’s one of only two people in history to surf tsunami waves created when glaciers suddenly drop huge blocks of ice into the ocean (referred to as calving).  Now he’s set himself even further apart from crowd by surfing a wave off the coast [...]

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Standup Paddleboard Companies Settle Out of Court, Surfrider Gets Unexpected $25,000

by Outdoor Hub May 7, 2012

Surfrider Foundation is receiving a donation this week in the amount of $25,000.  The unexpected donation is part of an out of court settlement between legendary surf shaper Jimmy Lewis and Starboard World Ltd and its U.S. Distributors.  The two companies are competitors in the Stand Up Paddleboard market. Last month, Maui-based Lewis filed suit [...]

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South Americans Hold Momentum Heading into Billabong Rio Pro

by Outdoor Hub May 7, 2012
Adriano de Souza (BRA), 25, current ASP World No. 2 and defending Billabong Rio Pro winner, will be back at Barra da Tijuca this week to rekindle the magic from last season.

The world’s best surfers are descending on Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro for the next stop on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour season, the Billabong Rio Pro, to be held from May 9 – 20, 2012. Event No. 3 of 10 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour, the Billabong Rio Pro will recommence this [...]

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Santa Cruz, California to Become the Fourth World Surfing Reserve

by Outdoor Hub Reporters April 30, 2012
Santa Cruz, California to Become the Fourth World Surfing Reserve

Santa Cruz, California will be officially dedicated as a World Surfing Reserve this Saturday in a series of beachfront celebrations and ceremonies. The heralded Santa Cruz surf zone joins just three other sites to claim such status–Malibu in California, Ericeira in Portugal, and Manly Beach in Australia. The dedication ceremony will officially establish the Santa [...]

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Sooruz Royan Atlantique Pro Junior Solidifies Europe’s Junior Tour

by Outdoor Hub April 26, 2012
Sooruz Royan Atlantique Pro Junior Solidifies Europe’s Junior Tour

ASP Europe is delighted to announce that a new event will join the 2012 European Pro Junior Tour. The Sooruz Royan Atlantique Pro Junior, an ASP 1-Star Men and Women Pro Junior event will run from July 12-15, 2012 on the beautiful beaches of La Côte Sauvage in Royan – France. Royan is situated just [...]

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ASP Women’s World Championship Tour Surfers Get a Taste of Aussie Rules Football

by Outdoor Hub April 24, 2012
ASP Women’s World Championship Tour Surfers Get A Taste Of Aussie Rules Football

Amongst the sea of red of white AFL fans at Sunday afternoon’s match between the Sydney Swans and the North Melbourne Kangaroos sat five of the Top 17 ASP Women’s World Championship Tour surfers. The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic finished up at Sydney’s Dee Why Beach on Saturday, with American Courtney Conlogue (USA) winning the [...]

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Day One of ASP 3-Star Protest Vendee Pro Opens with Solid Performances

by Outdoor Hub April 20, 2012
Day One of ASP 3-Star Protest Vendee Pro Opens with Solid Performances

The opening day of the ASP 3-Star Protest Vendee Pro ran through the first two rounds of competition on two different sites. This morning eight heats were surfed at the secondary site of Les Dunes in choppy 4-5Ft waves , before the decision was taken by event officials to move back to the main site [...]

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Competition Heats Up at the Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic

by Outdoor Hub April 20, 2012
Competition Heats Up at the Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic

The 2012 Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic ran through Rounds 2, 3 and 4 at Dee Why beach today. The stormy conditions seen over the past few days cleaned up, with clean four-to-six foot (2 meters) surf on the beach and the pointbreak. Stop No. 4 of 7 on the 2012 ASP Women’s World Championship Tour, [...]

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Sally and Steph Soar at the Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic

by Outdoor Hub April 19, 2012
Sally and Steph Soar at the Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic

The 2012 Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic got off to a sensational start in Sydney today. The tricky four foot (1.5 meters) surf, at the world famous Dee Why point offered up the perfect challenge for the world’s best female surfers to show what they’re made of. Stop No. 4 of 7 on the 2012 ASP [...]

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ASP 3-Star Protest Vendee Pro Set to Commence

by Outdoor Hub April 19, 2012
ASP 3-Star Protest Vendee Pro Set to Commence

The ASP 3-Star Protest Vendee Pro will kick-off tomorrow morning in Vendée. A field of over a 100 competitors will gather for the opening day of competition. A first call will be made at 9am at the secondary site of Les Dunes for a possible start shortly after. With a better outlook on the forecast [...]

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Bianca Buitendag Wins ASP 1-Star Bréti Girls Pro Junior

by Outdoor Hub April 18, 2012
Bianca Buitendag Wins ASP 1-Star Bréti Girls Pro Junior

The Bréti Girls Pro Junior was completed today in stormy 2-3Ft waves on the secondary venue of Les Dunes in Brétignolles-sur-Mer. Bianca Buitendag (ZAF) 18, emerged as the winner at the end of a 30mn final besting current World Junior N°2 Johanne Defay (FRA), Maud Le Car (FRA) and Josephine Costes (FRA). Bianca Buitendag was [...]

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Lay-Day Called at the Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic

by Outdoor Hub April 18, 2012
Lay-Day Called At The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic

Today is the first day in the 2012 Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic event window, with stormy sea and strong winds event organisers have called a Lay-Day. Stop No. 4 of 7 on the 2012 ASP Women’s World Championship Tour, the Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic offers valuable ratings points in the race for the ASP Women’s [...]

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Behind the Boards: An In-Depth Chat with Matt ‘Mayhem’ Biolis

by Outdoor Hub April 18, 2012
Behind the Boards: An In-Depth Chat with Matt ‘Mayhem’ Biolis

Kolohe Andino, Taj Burrow, Julian Wilson, Travis Logie, Mick Fanning, Dusty Payne, Brett Simpson – it’s an esteemed list of wave-riders and all have played a crucial part in the reigniting of Matt ‘Mayhem’ Biolis as a premiere shaper to the world’s best surfers. Biolis, whose Mayhem shapes gave rise to the …lost label and [...]

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Billabong to Award a Prize for “Best Big Wave Wipeouts of the Year” (with Video)

by Outdoor Hub Reporters April 17, 2012
Billabong to Award a Prize for “Best Big Wave Wipeouts of the Year” (with Video)

*Update. Garret McNamara won the “Best Big Wave Wipeout of the Year” and also the “Biggest Wave Award” for a wave in Portugal that set the Guinness World Record. Read the full story here. On May 4th, Billabong will recognize the best surfing competitors at the XXL Global Big Wave Awards 2012. Unless the winner [...]

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Sydney Harbour Launches the 2012 Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic

by Outdoor Hub April 17, 2012
Sydney Harbour Launches The 2012 Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic

This morning the world renowned Sydney Harbour played host to the official launch of the 2012 Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic. Seven-time ASP Women’s World Champion, Layne Beachley welcomed the surfers and media to the seventh annual Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, the event that offers the richest prize purse on the ASP Women’s World Championship Tour, [...]

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ASP Expands into South Korea with ASP 2-Star Event in June

by Outdoor Hub April 16, 2012
ASP Expands into South Korea with ASP 2-Star Event in June

ASP International is pleased to announce the sanctioning of the first-ever event in the Republic of Korea, the ASP 2-Star men’s Murasaki Quiksilver Open of Surfing to take place at Jeju Island’s Mun Beach from June 14 – 18, 2012. “The announcement of ASP Japan’s partnering with Murasaki Sports and Quiksilver on the forthcoming South [...]

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World’s Best Female Surfers Head to Sydney for the 2012 Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic

by Outdoor Hub April 16, 2012
World’s Best Female Surfers Head To Sydney For The 2012 Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic

This week Sydney’s Northern Beaches will play host to the Top 17 female surfers in the world, as they gather to compete at the prestigious Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic at Dee Why. The event is organised and run by seven-time ASP Women’s World Champion, Layne Beachley and offers the richest prize purse on the ASP [...]

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