11 июня 2024 года
Caroline Marks (USA) and John John Florence (HAW) won the Surf City El Salvador Pro Presented by Corona, Stop No. 7 on the World Surf League (WSL) 2024 Championship Tour (CT) with Saffa regularfoot Matt McGillivray finishing joint third. The event’s results also affected the World Rankings seeing a shuffle within the Top 5 as Florence secured his place into the WSL Finals, and Marks moved to World No. 2 as she took another step closer to defending her World Title. Brisa Hennessy (CRC) moves to No. Читать дальше...
Louise Lepront, Luke Thompson, Crystal Hulett and Sam Christianson won the inaugural eThekwini Surf Pro, a World Surf League (WSL) Africa Regional Qualifying Series (QS) 1,000 and Longboard Qualifying Series (LQS) 1,000 respectively. The morning started with clean, small waves before the onshore winds picked up in the afternoon to create testing conditions for all competitors. Pictured: Louise Lepront (RSA), winner of the eThekwini Surf Pro QS 1,000. Credit: © WSL / Tostee Louise Lepront and Luke Thompson Win QS 1,000... Читать дальше...
Jordy Smith eased into gear as the SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro Presented by Outerknown, Stop No. 6 on the World Surf League (WSL) 2024 Championship Tour (CT) at the iconic Teahupo’o in Tahiti. The current world number 6 unfortunately lost out in the round of 16 but walked away from the event full of confidence ahead of the upcoming Olympic Games Reflecting on his performance and the unique atmosphere, Smith remarked, “As far as the feeling goes, being there for that comp felt a little different than in the past. Читать дальше...
Cape Town’s Paul Sampson recently finished second in the first-ever professional surfing event in Robertsport Liberia. The event was part of the newly formed African Surf Tour hosted by the African Surf Confederation in conjunction with the Liberian Surfing Federation with direct support from the President and the respective government department. Six nations were in attendance. Paul who is about to take on the world over the next few months from Ballito, USA, Portugal and Brazil will now be surfing... Читать дальше...
Rory Dace and Louise Lepront take out the respective titles in the Premier U16 Divisions of the Rip Curl GromSearch Nahoon Reef. Read on: The Rip Curl GromSearch Nahoon Reef presented by Sea Harvest had it all: massive surf, excellent surfing, some surprise results and a giant bait ball that drifted into the contest site and caused the event to be called off just two crucial heats before the finish. Thursday: Practice Day The day before the contest started was an epic, glassy day at Nahoon.... Читать дальше...
Zambezi Smaug and the Arkenswell By Linden Emmerson It all started with a tropical cyclone called Filipo and a bunch of frothing storm chasers. They were brave enough to tame the 18-foot bombs that breathed flames upon the Ponta do Ouro line-up during a calamitous week in which Filipo tore through the Mozambican coastline, leaving coconut palms unrooted, skippers without their boats and families without their homes. It was a truly devastating event and I wish all of those affected by the cyclone a life renewed through God’s grace. Читать дальше...
The invitees for the inaugural World Surf League (WSL) specialty competition, the J-Bay Classic Presented by Corona, have been announced. The specialty event will take place at the iconic Supertubes in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa, and will host a competition window from June 14 through June 23, 2024. The invitees for the WSL J-Bay Classic include a cross-section of talents from around the world. World Champions, free surfers, elite competitors, retired pros, and up-and-comers will converge at this... Читать дальше...
No, that was not the last Zag… Think of this little intermission as us having been caught behind a little section. We’ve managed to weather the section, have bottom-turned past it, and now have a long beautiful wall lined up in front of us. The possibilities are near endless. We’re on our forehand and feeling the rail crisply digging into the face as we head up and aim for the lip. We’ve got options, deep carve, slight delay and get vertical for a fin waft, layback and throw some style or aim for the lip and get aerial. Читать дальше...
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