Stories from extremehorizon blog
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Volcom Pipeline Pro kicks off in style
extremehorizon blog &bull Jan 30, 2012
Conditions settled down at the Banzai Pipeline today and yesterday's death-defying closeouts were replaced by long, hollow tubes at the Volcom Pipe Pro. California's Chris Ward and Costa Rican Carlos Munoz put on incredible performances at Backdoor that saw them… Full Story »
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Volcom Pipe pro 2012 - Kelly Slater makes the most of Lay day
extremehorizon blog &bull Jan 26, 2012
The Volcom Pipeline pro was expected to kick off yesterday but stormy conditions delayed the competition. This didn't stop Kelly Slater ripping it up at Pipe though, scoring some seemingly unmakeable barrels. Check out the video clip below: Full Story »
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Topics:
- Volcom
- Kelly Slater
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Volcom Pipeline pro 2012 expected to start today
extremehorizon blog &bull Jan 25, 2012
The Volcom Pipe Pro is expected to get underway today at 8am local time with the opening rounds of action at Banzai Pipeline, North Shore, Oahu. Surfline.com, the official forecasters for the event, anticipate a new north-west swell to start… Full Story »
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Matunas the original organic surf wax, fights back
extremehorizon blog &bull Jan 24, 2012
Last year a European wax brand called Green Fix, commissioned a report to test the validity of all the surfboard waxes on the market which had claims to organic constituents and one of the brands which they cast doubt over… Full Story »
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The next evolution of surfing - Wavegarden artificial man made waves
extremehorizon blog &bull Jan 17, 2012
Wavegarden are working on a new location for one of their artificial wave "pools" in Northern Spain. Expect to see a lot more on these kinds of man made waves in years to come- paying to surf is the future… Full Story »
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Does the Pope Surf?
extremehorizon blog &bull Jan 13, 2012
Judging by the quiver of balsa surfboards behind him in this shot, it looks as though the pope might well surf! Full Story »
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Bristol UK to get an artificial wave pool: Wave Garden
extremehorizon blog &bull Dec 23, 2011
We've been discussing artificial wavepools and reefs on the Extremehorizon blog for a number of years now and with the (unfortunate failed) reef in Bournemouth and now the Wavegarden, planned to be installed in Bristol, UK, the concepts are becoming… Full Story »
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Paddling is the New Towing
extremehorizon blog &bull Dec 19, 2011
A lot of things in life go in cycles and it looks as though big wave riding is one of them. From what I've seen recently big wave riders are returning more and more to a pure surfing experience and… Full Story »
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The biggest wave ever recorded of Irelands West Coast
extremehorizon blog &bull Dec 14, 2011
Monday 12th Dec 2011 saw a recording breaking wave recorded on a wave buoy in the Atlantic off the west coast of Ireland in Donegal. It was tracked at 20.4m which in terms of face size equates to around 70-80ft!… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Surf
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Billabong Pro Pipemasters 2011 Kicks off in HUGE style
extremehorizon blog &bull Dec 9, 2011
The 2011 Billabong Pro Pipemasters event, one of the Triple Crown Surf comps on Oahu's North Shore Hawaii, kicked off yesterday with an absolute classic day of surfing. Pipeline was firing with a 10-15ft west swell hitting all three reefs… Full Story »
