Pipeline didn’t quite live up to our very lofty expectations to kick off the season, but with improved conditions at Sunset Beach we saw some more entertaining competition at the women’s Hurley Pro – albeit still not at the level this wave is capable of producing. Still, there were plenty of talking points to arise …
After an underwhelming beginning to the year at the Billabong Pro at Pipeline, the forecast looked a little better – albeit still not fantastic – for the men’s Hurley Pro Sunset Beach. And that’s how it turned out, with solid conditions prevailing throughout much of the event window. A few big scores at the tail …
Conditions at the season-opening Billabong Pro didn’t make it particularly easy for anyone to show what they are capable at Pipeline at just the second full women’s CT event there in history, but nonetheless we ended up with a final which may well be an indication of signs to come this year. Carissa Moore and …
After the season started in underwhelming fashion at Pipeline, the Championship Tour now heads to Sunset Beach for the Hurley Pro with only a couple of days to catch our breath. Fortunately, after a slow first couple of days of the event window conditions are looking a lot better for this contest than the Billabong …
Just a couple of short years ago, the women’s Championship Tour had never been to Pipeline, but that all changed when their 2021 Maui Pro was moved there from Pipeline partway through the contest. After the success of that event – or the end of it – the 2022 season started with the first ever …
The first event of the season is upon us, and for the third successive year it will kick off at one of the finest waves on the planet. The Billabong Pipeline Masters is one of the most highly anticipated events of every season wherever it is on the calendar, and this year is no different. …
The 2022 Men’s Championship Tour saw Filipe Toledo finally earn his maiden world title, but he did so in the absence of Gabriel Medina and John John Florence. This year, he won’t have that luxury, though he will nonetheless be a major contender. Those three round out the favourites, but the current quality at the …
The 2023 World Surf League is almost upon us, with the Championship Tour set to begin with the Billabong Pro Pipeline on the 29th of January. The women’s side of the tour will likely see the usual suspects competing at the pointy end of the season, but there isn’t a great deal separating them. With …
A few short years ago, the sight of a surfer carrying a softboard under their arm was typically an indication of someone very much in the early stages of their surfing life. Today, however, that’s far from the case. Some softboards remain great crafts for beginners, but these boards now come in such a wide …
Softboards have for many years been a popular choice of craft for beginners, and though they’re becoming increasingly common under the feet of more advanced surfers, they remain a hit with those a little less comfortable in the water. They’re buoyant, easy to paddle with, and easy to catch waves with, while there’s also the …
With summer fast approaching, it’s just about time to dust the cobwebs off the mini mals and longboards which have been sitting in the shed over the colder months. The thruster fins that have tided you over during the winter swells won’t do you a whole lot of good in the softer summer surf, and …
Rip Curl makes some of the best wetsuits going around; wetsuits which are renowned for their comfort, warmth and durability. The sheer quantity they sell, however, means that there are invariably a whole lot of Rip Curl wetsuits around the world whose surfing days are past them. Historically most of these end up in the …
After a pulsating WSL Finals Day to determine the 2022 world champions – a day which culminated in Stephanie Gilmore winning a record eight title in incredible fashion, and Filipe Toledo breaking through first his first – the professional surfing world’s head has turned to the next season. Set to kick off in late January, …
With just a solitary world title between the five men competing at the 2022 WSL Finals – fourth seed Italo Ferreira the only competitor to win one in the past – it was overwhelmingly likely that a new champion would be crowned by day’s end. With inexperience as prevalent as it was, performance under pressure …
Wow. The 2022 WSL Finals were just the second using this format in CT history and the first following a season not disrupted by Covid, and wasn’t it one to remember. The waves can certainly get better at Trestles than what was on offer in the early hours of Friday morning, but they were rippable …
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