Another Championship Tour is wrapped up and the 2015 Billabong Pipe Masters was a fitting showdown. The surf pumped, insane barrels and bone breaking wipeouts ensued, and slowly but surely the competitors were whittled down until there was only one left victorious. With six contenders for the World Title, the battle was on before the contest even started. Owen Wright ended his … [Read more...] about The Brazilian Storm Continues at the 2015 Billabong Pipe Masters
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2015 Quiksilver Pro France – Baltic Barrels and Boosting Airs
It was an uncommonly cold start to October in the Basque region of Southwest France, but that didn’t put anyone off surfing the chilly barrels that were being served up in Hossegor. The Quicksilver Pro France has been a solid event in the world of professional surfing for some time now, never skipping a year since 2002. The heavy barreling waves breaking close to the shore make … [Read more...] about 2015 Quiksilver Pro France – Baltic Barrels and Boosting Airs
2015 Hurley Pro and Swatch Women’s Pro – Fanning and Moore Come Out on Top
Lower Trestles was the venue for the eighth event of the World Championship Tour, and it brought the men and women back together after a brief hiatus over the last couple of events. The punchy high performance waves on offer at San Onofre State Beach leveled the playing field just a bit, especially after the big barreling waves of Fiji, South Africa and Tahiti over the last few … [Read more...] about 2015 Hurley Pro and Swatch Women’s Pro – Fanning and Moore Come Out on Top
2015 Billabong Pro Tahiti – C.J. Shines and Flores on Fire
The barrels at the 2015 Billabong Pro Tahiti didn’t quite get to the XXL levels like we’ve seen in some insane videos, but there sure were some draining kegs on offer. The changeable conditions, fluctuating swell and variable winds meant that the waves were constantly changing, really putting the world’s best on their toes. With heats running through the day, many of the guys … [Read more...] about 2015 Billabong Pro Tahiti – C.J. Shines and Flores on Fire
2015 Vans US Open of Surfing – Underdogs Come Out On Top
Huntington Beach was as packed as ever for the 2015 Vans US Open of Surfing, with thousands of fans and surfers from all over the world converging on this iconic Californian surf sport for a week of surf, skate, music and buckets of fun. If you took a gamble and backed the winners of the men’s and women’s event chances are you would have won big, because the underdogs stole the … [Read more...] about 2015 Vans US Open of Surfing – Underdogs Come Out On Top