Nobody could have guessed how this year’s Pipe Masters was going to end. With Slater, Fanning and Medina all in with a chance of clinching the World Champion title the stage was set for one of the most dramatic season showdowns the ASP has seen in a long, long time. How things all panned out just goes to show how the unexpected can happen, with none of the title … [Read more...] about Pipe Masters 2014: Triple Crown Wilson and World Champ Medina
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The ASP is Dead, Long Live the WSL!
The news is out and no doubt you’ve heard, from next year the Association of Surfing Professionals will cease to exist. In its place we will have the World Surf League, or WSL, so what is going to change? Very little essentially, same awesome surfers, same epic breaks, just a different name and logo, but the rebadging must mean something. As the old saying goes, if it ain’t … [Read more...] about The ASP is Dead, Long Live the WSL!
Quiksilver Pro France 2014: Florence Reigns and Wright Rips
Somehow the French leg of the World Tour always seems to serve up the goods, and at this year was no different at the Quiksilver Pro France. The men and women were treated to a range of different conditions to really keep things mixed up and unpredictable, from punchy shoulder high waves to double overhead monsters. The heavy beach break barrels of Siegnosse and Hossegor are … [Read more...] about Quiksilver Pro France 2014: Florence Reigns and Wright Rips
The Vans US Open of Surfing – Highlights from the 2014 Festival
The Vans US Open of Surfing is all wrapped up for another year, the adrenaline-pumping days, the wild booze-fuelled nights, what one hell of a festival it was. But wait, even though Huntington Beach transforms itself into the venue for what could be called the craziest action sports festival the world over, lets not forget about exactly what is at the centre of this monumental … [Read more...] about The Vans US Open of Surfing – Highlights from the 2014 Festival
J-Bay Open 2014 – Fanning Wins, Flores Fined and Medina Still on Top
The best waves of the WCT Tour this year? Quite possibly. The J-Bay Open served up the goods and the surfing was exceptional in more ways than one. One reason being that there was a noticeable lack of aerial tricks in the 6th stop of the 2014 Men’s World Championship Tour, but the barrels sure made up for it. Another was the fact that two surfing legends, Curren and Occy, went … [Read more...] about J-Bay Open 2014 – Fanning Wins, Flores Fined and Medina Still on Top