Brazil, the land of g-strings, caipirinhas, samba, and the Oi Rio Pro. Say what you like about this WSL contest, but there’s never a dull moment when the surfing circus rolls into Rio. This year they set up a second site at a spot called Grumari, after a storm lashed the coast and trashed the competition site at Postinho. After all the complaints last year from surfers who got … [Read more...] about 2016 Oi Rio Pro – Shootings, Shocks and Some Sick Surfing
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2016 Drug Aware Margaret River Pro – John John Punts, Taj Retires and Seabass Stuns Us All
Three events into this year’s WSL Championship Tour and the 2016 Drug Aware Margaret River Pro did not fail to disappoint. There’s news to report from both in and out the water, and here’s betting that nobody guessed at the start of the event who ended up coming out on top. Hawaiian Sebastien Zietz somehow managed to clinch the win, his first ever win at a CT event, despite the … [Read more...] about 2016 Drug Aware Margaret River Pro – John John Punts, Taj Retires and Seabass Stuns Us All
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