Big Waves
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Blog: Tim Boal on Mavericks with Dorian & Sancho
Surfer Village &bull Feb 10, 2012
10 February, 2012 : - Today was a pretty special day... Getting to surf Mavericks was a pretty unexpected experience to start with but to be there on such a perfect day with such special surfers was one of the… Full Story »
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Weekly World Wrap: Southern Hemi vs. Northern Hemi
Surfing News and Contests, Surf Reports, Wave Forecasts &bull Feb 10, 2012
10 February, 2012 : - This week: The surfing world's focus shifts to the Southern Hemisphere as Brazil and Burleigh light up; An unsung pro hero signs a new contract in Indonesia while the Aussies honor power surfing; Big waves… Full Story »
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European Association of Surfing Doctors will discuss surf-related diseases
Surfer Today &bull Feb 10, 2012
The European Association of Surfing Doctors (EASD) will be holding its first annual conference on Surfing Medicine in Sagres, Portugal, between 8-10th June 2012. Surf doctors share a passion surfing related medical disorders and will discuss them with other doctors… Full Story »
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(02/10) Reef Re-signs Machado, Welcomes Jamie Mitchell to the Team
Surfline Surf Wire &bull Feb 10, 2012
PRESS RELEASE Cardiff, California's Rob Machado, 38, surfing's longtime icon of style, re-signed a footwear deal with Reef, extending their relationship for the next three years. Machado is a traveling ambassador of the Reef Modern Gypsy lifestyle and will represent Reef's premium leather sandal collection. In… Full Story »
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Damien Warr nabs biggest wave for Oakley award
Surfing News and Contests, Surf Reports, Wave Forecasts &bull Feb 10, 2012
8 February, 2012 : - The best day in five years at Western Australia's Cow Bombie has given Damien 'Taco' Warr the big cheque in Surfing Life's Oakley Big Wave Awards. At a typically raucous presentation last night in Sydney,… Full Story »
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Rob Machado Re-Signs With Reef
Transworld Surf &bull Feb 9, 2012
Machado is a traveling ambassador of the Reef Modern Gypsy lifestyle and will represent Reef's premium leather sandal collection. In addition to re-signing Machado, Reef has also inked a footwear deal with all-round elite waterman and recent ASL/Oakley Big Wave Award recipient… Full Story »
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Damien Warr wins "Biggest Wave" of the 2012 ASL Oakley Big Wave Awards
Surfer Today &bull Feb 8, 2012
Damien Warr has claimed the "Biggest Wave" trophy at the 2012 Surfing Life's Oakley Big Wave Awards, held in Sydney, Australia. Warr got a $20,000 for an incredible 12-metre ride at Western Australia's Cow Bombie. "That was the first time… Full Story »
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The Tao of Tow
About.com Surfing &bull Jan 30, 2012
In a recent discussion with Hawaii's madman in residence, Mark Healy, I asked him about whether he thought tow-in surfing was diminishing the respect that surfers had for big waves. His answer gave insight into a burgeoning movement in big… Full Story »
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Ken Skindog Collins: "The ASP Sucks!"
Surfing.....A Guide &bull Jan 21, 2012
Ken "Skindog" Collins, one of the best big wave surfers in the world, wrote a great little piece to Surfline about his frustration in regards to the ASP. He said many things that nobody has wanted to say or were… Full Story »
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Irony
Surf Quiver &bull Jan 19, 2012
Last year around this time I was spending too much time at work. I'd get full of anxious energy and when the surf was good I would charge. Well, I would try to charge, but because I was spending my… Full Story »
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All is not quite lost... (but most of it is!)
Stand Up Paddle Surfing &bull Jan 10, 2012
First of all, thank you everybody for the tips, offers of help and sympathetic thoughts about my hard drive disaster. Yep- I'm the bonehead who will now go right out and buy a back up drive for everything on the… Full Story »
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Cycles and Lessons
Surfing the Waves of Life &bull Jan 9, 2012
It might seem odd to state the obvious, life goes on. Each day the sun comes up, the tide changes, and the sun goes down. We all know that we'll have periods of surf and flat spells, good offshore winds… 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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(12/15) Vans Live 2.0 App Now Available for Android
Surfline Surf Wire &bull Dec 15, 2011
PRESS RELEASE The world's top action sports contests and exclusive music events areat your fingertips with the free Vans Live 2.0 app, availablenow for Android devices at Android Market and soon wherever Android apps are available, joining the previous released version on iTunes… Full Story »
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Surf Vacation Suggestions.
Surfing Waves Forum &bull Dec 14, 2011
Hey Everyone,Sorry it's been awhile since I've posted, been busy with work and what not. So it's nearly 2012 & time for me to start planning my surf trip this year. Last year, I went to Tamarindo, CR which was… Full Story »
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Ireland records 67-foot wave off Donegal
Surfer Today &bull Dec 14, 2011
Weather experts have recorded the biggest wave ever to hit Irish shores, off the Donegal coast. A giant 67-foot wave was measured by special buoy, on Tuesday, as a force 10 storm raged across the north coast. "The M4 weather… Full Story »
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Jason Finlay wins the Fronton Pro 2011
Surfer Today &bull Dec 14, 2011
Jason Finlay has taken the 2011 Fronton Pro, in Gran Canaria. The last stage of the 2011 IBA World Tour crowned a new world bodyboarding champion, in the last heats of the year. Pierre-Louis Costes handled the pressure and reached… Full Story »
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(12/12) Big Wave Surfer Al Mennie Teams Up with Irelands Largest Campervan Rental Company
Surfline Surf Wire &bull Dec 12, 2011
PRESS RELEASE Bunk Campers, Irelands largest camper van rental company has recently joined forces with surfing sensation Al Mennie, in an effort to promote Ireland as a world class surfing destination known the world over. Bunk Campers have provided the world-class surfer with a top of the line 'Ranger' campervan, to… Full Story »
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Red Bull team rider Ian Walsh fires early at Pipe
Surfing News and Contests, Surf Reports, Wave Forecasts &bull Dec 12, 2011
9 December, 2011 : - Big wave surfer, Ian Walsh, had the perfect conditions for his 2011 Billabong Pipe Masters debut, as he progressed in some huge surf at the Banzai Pipeline. Hawaiian local, Walsh, was greeted by arguably the… Full Story »
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New buoy off Maui will help predict surf heights....
Surfing News and Contests, Surf Reports, Wave Forecasts &bull Dec 12, 2011
10 December, 2011 : - - University of Hawaii researchers have deployed a new buoy off Maui that will provide data to mariners as well as help in the forecast of big wave surf heights. The buoy was installed north… Full Story »
