Our Tips for the Women’s Corona Open J-Bay

Like Filipe Toledo on the men’s side, Carissa Moore locked in a WSL Finals spot courtesy of a victory at the Oi Rio Pro at the most recent Championship Tour contest, while the woman she beat in the final, France’s Johanne Defay, also looks like she will be hard to knock out of the top …

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Our Tips for the Men’s Corona Open J-Bay

After his victory at the Oi Rio Pro – his second of the year – Filipe Toledo has now locked in a spot in the WSL Finals at Trestles in September. The other four finals slots, however, are still up for grabs. With just two events left in the season, there are probably ten and …

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Women’s Oi Rio Pro – The Wash-Up

With just three events to go in the season heading into the 2022 Oi Rio Pro, the lucky five who would compete in the WSL Finals remained far from decided. The third last contest of the season, there was plenty on the line in this one, and while we still don’t know who will compete …

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Men’s Oi Rio Pro – The Wash-Up

The Oi Rio Pro has been a happy hunting ground for locals in recent years, and with nearly half of this year’s field hailing from Brazil – a couple of them among the favourites for this year’s world title – history seemed destined to repeat. Let’s take a look at how the 2022 incarnation of …

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Our Tips for the Women’s Oi Rio Pro

Though just three events remain before the WSL Finalists are decided, there is still plenty of water to go under the bridge on both the men’s and women’s side of the draw before we know who will be competing at Trestles. That makes each event pivotal, but there’s no time to take a breath; just …

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Our Tips for the Men’s Oi Rio Pro

Though just three events remain before the WSL Finalists are decided, there is still plenty of water to go under the bridge on both the men’s and women’s side of the draw before we know who will be competing at Trestles. That makes each event pivotal, but there’s no time to take a breath; just …

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Women’s Surf City El Salvador Pro – The Wash-Up

The women’s championship race is tantalisingly tight, with no surfer yet guaranteed a spot at the WSL Finals in Trestles and most of those outside the top five more than close enough to jump in. In something which is likely to become a trend for the remainder of the season, the Surf City El Salvador …

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Men’s Surf City El Salvador Pro – The Wash-Up

Though Filipe Toledo and Jack Robinson have opened up a little gap on the rest of the field in the run to the WSL Finals, the men’s world rankings are tight thereafter and there remains a host of competitors capable of making their way into the top five. The Surf City El Salvador Pro resulted …

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Our Tips for the Women’s Surf City El Salvador Pro

After the Championship Tour returned to G-Land for the first time in over two decades last week, the new stops keep on coming as we head to Punta Roca in El Salvador. A long, raking right-hander renowned as one of the best in the world when it’s on, if we get conditions to suit this …

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The Roxy and Quiksilver Pro G-Land – The Wash-Up

The return of the Championship Tour to G-Land after a more-than-two-decade hiatus marked the first event since the inaugural mid-season cut, and with virtually every surfer at the contest having a legitimate chance at finishing in the top five and making it to the WSL Finals, there was a sense of added importance from the …

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Our Tips for the Quiksilver Pro G-Land

And we’re back. A more-than-three-week hiatus following the Margaret River Pro will end on the 28th of May, when the Championship Tour returns for the Quiksilver/Roxy Pro G-Land. The event will be the first following the inaugural mid-season cut, meaning our two lists of competitors will be significantly smaller than they were for the first …

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Our Tips for the Roxy Pro G-Land

And we’re back. A more-than-three-week hiatus following the Margaret River Pro will end on the 28th of May, when the Championship Tour returns for the Quiksilver/Roxy Pro G-Land. The event will be the first following the inaugural mid-season cut, meaning our two lists of competitors will be significantly smaller than they were for the first …

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JS Surfboards – Winning Awards Like They’re Shelling Peas

JS Surfboards have been one of the biggest sellers of boards in Australia over the past decade, rolling out quality board after quality board and winning more than their fair share of SBIA Board of the Year awards in that time. That run started with their flagship Monsta board in 2012 and has extended through to the Raging Bull most recently, with a couple of other designs winning awards in between.