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Heather Brown Wins Verizon 4G for Hope
As a renowned surf artist, it’s no surprise that Heather Brown’s passion for nature and sustainability helped her win the $10,000 grand prize for the Verizon 4G For Hope competition on behalf of the Kokua Hawaii Foundation. More »
Cold Water Surfer Series // Winter Through The Lens
New York winters are brutal. The teeth-chattering wind howls through the trees and angry waves crash upon the snowy shores. For the winter warriors of the Long Island surf community, that means just one thing: empty slabs for the taking. More »
Rob Kelly // Q&A
Shortly after last month’s Rip Curl Pro Puerto Rico, we caught up with New Jersey surfer Rob Kelly. Due to his recent success in contests, including a semi-final result in Puerto Rico, Rob has been making a name for himself. We had the liberty of asking the 23-year-old Ocean City native about his time in PR, his career with Billabong, his website, FrothyLip, and how Jersey is doing after Sandy. More »
Glenn Hall Interview // The Veteran-Rookie
Recently, we had the opportunity to chat with 31-year-old WCT rookie Glenn “Micro” Hall. The Irish-Australian talked about his new sponsorship deal with C-Skins Wetsuits, the perks of being a veteran rookie on tour, his decision to surf under the Irish flag and the luck of the Irish. What we learned: real men make their own luck. More »
The 2013 ASP World Tour Preview
Last year proved to be an insane time for surfing. It was the first time Joel Parkinson ever won a world title, beating out 11x World Champion super-athlete Kelly Slater. On the women’s side, Carissa Moore fell off the grid and Stephanie Gilmore took advantage of the absence by winning her fifth world title. The 2012 tour marked a shift in the surf industry. The world inhaled as the ASP announced it would be selling media rights for the 2014 tour. In November, Nike announced that it would be transferring its surfers to Hurley, and in an inevitable tragedy, Billabong also declared bankruptcy. But 2012 is done and this year’s tour is going to be a wild ride. Take a look at some of the factors that could make the 2013 ASP World Tour one for the books. More »
Rip Curl Pro Puerto Rico Freesurf (19 Photos)
The waves at Jobos never really turned on for the Rip Curl Pro Puerto Rico but during one of the lay days other parts of PR were firing. In fact, on one particular day you didn’t have to travel very far from the contest site to find perfect waves. Luckily for us (and now you) our photographer friend Mohammed Raoof got in the water and snapped the following water-shots of the freesurf sesh that took place. More »
Rip Curl Pro Puerto Rico (23 Photos)
For the second time in a couple years Rip Curl has brought an ASP contest to the beautiful island of Puerto Rico. Back in 2010 it was the world tour event that saw pumping waves at Middles, the passing of Andy Irons, and Kelly Slater win his 10th world title. The most recent event wrapped up last week and although it didn’t have the huge moments that 2010 brought us, this year’s 4-star event, which was held at Jobos in Isabella was a not only fun but successful and proves to me that Puerto Rico should be seriously considered as a permanent spot on the ASP world tour. During my time in Rico, I met up with rock-star photographer Mohammed Raoof of Ecliptic Visuals and he did what he does best and captured all that Jobos and the surfers had to offer with his camera. More »
A Day in Puerto Rico
If you’re following us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram you’ll now that I’ve been down in beautiful Puerto Rico for about a week or so. While everyone back home in New York is suffering in the cold, snowy, winter weather I’ve been busy surfing, drinking, exploring, and just plain ol’ relaxing. What I haven’t really done is spent time taking photos. Yesterday I snapped a good one of Tres Palmas doing its thing but nothing else until today. The photos below follow these chain of events almost exactly. Surfed some great leftovers this morning in Rincon, ventured up north to Jobos for the finale of the Rip Curl Pro, and then back down to Rincon for rum punches and the sunset. More »
Surf Blogs on Tumblr // The Ultimate List
A while back we put together a big ‘ol list of all the pro surfers, photographers, brands, and other surfing related people that were using Instagram. This time around, we decided to take on Tumblr. As Tumblr continues to blow up, I’ve noticed more and more prominent members of the surf community turning to the site for its viral photo sharing capabilities. From pro surfers, to the industry’s best photographers, to our favorite brands–we’ve archived the cream of the crop and compiled a list to help you keep your dashboard full of amazing content. More »
Lakey Peterson Interview // “Zero to 100″ Movie Preview
Lakey Peterson is one of the rising stars of women’s surfing at only 18 years old. Though she got a later start than most other pros, she’s quickly advanced to No. 7 in the world and one of the most progressive female surfers ever. Everyone knows it’s only a matter of time before Lakey is at the top of the food chain, eating up titles and flying over everyone else on tour. We had a chance to talk Lakey about her life, the upcoming 2013 world tour and her new surf movie “Zero to 100.” More »
Our 12 Favorite Posts of 2012
We’re a couple weeks into the new year but that doesn’t mean we still can’t reflect on highlights from 2012. Last week we gave you a list of the 12 most viewed posts on Surfbang in 2012 and today we give you our favorite posts. More »
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