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May 3rd, 2012

Surfing And Sharks

All surfers have some kind of relationship or stigma with sharks. They are the mysteriously fascinating predators that swim beneath your feet when you’re waiting for a set, the creatures that can smell the blood from your reef rash from…

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July 27th, 2011

Eric Geiselman South Africa Mini Edit

Not sure where I found this one but Eric Geiselman now has an account on Vimeo and this is the first video he uploaded 2 days ago. It’s a pretty good clip of him having some fun in South Africa…

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July 26th, 2011

John John in South Africa

At the recent ASP Prime Mr Price Pro Ballito, John John Florence was surfing like a madman and finished the event in 2nd place. I don’t know about you but with surfing like this, it looks like John John belongs…

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July 26th, 2011

Billabong Pro J-Bay Results and Recap

For the second year in a row, Jordy Smith has won the Billabong Pro J-Bay. Having a bit of a hometown advantage the South African really showed his abilities in the later rounds of the competition. The final against Mick…

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July 22nd, 2011

Billabong Pro J-Bay ON HOLD!!!!

I’m pretty sure everyone, including the pros slotted to surf in round 3 of the Billabong Pro J-Bay were expecting the contest to start up again early this morning in South Africa. Expectations were let down. After not one, or…

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July 21st, 2011

Billabong Pro J-Bay Update

Eight days of the eleven day waiting period have gone by and two rounds of competition have gone down at the 2011 Billabong Pro J-Bay. With more swell on the way, round 3 will likely kick off early tomorrow morning…

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July 19th, 2011

Taj Burrow at J-Bay

Lay day after lay day is the current situation down in South Africa for the Billabong Pro J-Bay but that isn’t keeping the pros from going out and free-surfing. Here’s Taj out doing his thing.

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July 15th, 2011

Tanner Gudauskas at J-Bay

Looks like Tanner Gudauskas has been down in South Africa longer then most of the other pros because he scored some real good looking waves at J-Bay. Hopefully the waves look this good when they decide to run the contest…

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July 14th, 2011

Josh Kerr at J-Bay

Josh Kerr has been down in South Africa for the J-Bay contest for a couple days now and looks like he’s making the best of his time before the comp starts.

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July 13th, 2011

Billabong Pro J-Bay Preview & Heat Matchups

The first day of the 11 day waiting period starts tomorrow for the 2011 Billabong Pro J-Bay. It’s been more than 2 months since the last World Tour contest in Brazil but the pros have been busy traveling, surfing and…

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November 21st, 2010

J-Bay Funday

The 2010 Billabong Pro J-Bay feels like such a long time ago but I recently found this video from the contest of some of the pros having a blasty blast and thought I’d share.

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August 4th, 2010

JBay’s Greatest Moments

Ever wonder what some of the most iconic moments in the past 25 years at the Billabong Pro J-Bay contest are? Watch this video and find out!

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August 3rd, 2010

Dolphins at J-Bay

Dolphins really are the original surfers.

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July 16th, 2010

Billabong Pro 2010 J-Bay Day One Highlights

Here are some highlights from the first day of competition at the Billabong Pro at J-Bay that we found over on surfinglife.com.au. The waves were pumping and the pros were putting on a show.

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July 15th, 2010

2010 Billabong Pro J-Bay Results & Photos: Day 1

The first day of the 2010 Billabong Pro at J-Bay is in the books. The weather was beautiful and the waves were pumping which lead to some real exciting heats this morning in South Africa. We’ve got all the round…

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July 13th, 2010

Billabong Pro J-Bay 2010 Heat Draw UPDATED

With the fourth stop of the 2010 ASP World Tour kicking off in a week from tomorrow, the buzz surrounding the contest is starting to increase. The event will take place in Eastern Cape, South Africa at the world famous…

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July 9th, 2010

Mick Fanning Training for J-Bay

With the J-Bay contest less then a week away, a lot of the pros have already arrived in South Africa to settle in and get in some sessions before the actual competition starts. Now with Parko out of the equation,…

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July 8th, 2010

Parko injured at home days before J-Bay contest

Australia’s Surfing Life just posted up some bad news regarding Joel Parkinson. Apparently he wiped out pretty bad at his in his backyard today at Snapper Rocks and came out of the water unable to walk with deep gnarly cut on his…

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