Click on the video player above now to watch coverage of the 2018 ISA World Surfing Games in Tahara, Japan. Canadian surfers expected to compete in Tahara include Mathea Olin, Bethany Zelasko and Paige Alms on the women's side, while Peter Devries, Sean Foerster and Cody Young will represent the country on the men's side. […]
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From Rome, to Shred: Italy's Surfing Phenom Beats the Odds on Tour
There’s a moment on his way to placing first at the World Surf League Qualifying Series in Martinique in March when Leonardo Fioravanti seems to be taunting the waves. For most of his run, the 20-year-old phenom is crouched low, whipping and flipping his board in ways that should send this land-dweller tumbling into the […]
Airbnb Dives into the Surfing Game
Airbnb Dives into the Surfing Game Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not include all credit […]
Risk of shark attacks led to an unprecedented decision to call off an elite surfing competition in Australia
Steve Robertson/Getty Images World Surf League just called off the Margaret River Pro in Australia because of shark attacks in the area. The competition is one of 11 that make up the World Championship Tour. There were two shark attacks approximately six kilometers from the event site earlier this week. One man had his legs […]
World Surfing League championships
Video World Surfing League championships0:49 Julian Wilson is the winner of the 2018 Quiksilver Pro on the Gold Coast March 15th 2018 2 minutes ago /display/newscorpaustralia.com/Web/NewsNetwork/Sport news and galleries/ Sport NRL News AFL Rugby Gold Football Cricket SuperRacing MotorSport Tennis Boxing Basketball Golf Cycling US Sports More Sports Jones makes statement on ‘scummy’ slur0:54 March […]
Teen surfing stars aiming for Olympic success
SHE’S a fearless teen tyro making waves as surfing surges towards Olympic status at the 2020 Tokyo Games. Central Coast boardrider Macy Callaghan, 17, just missed qualifying for the women’s professional world tour. But she’s been rushed into the line-up for the Roxy Pro world tour opener on the Gold Coast as an injury replacement […]
Surfing terrorist websites isn’t a crime, France’s top constitutional body says
Published time: 16 Dec, 2017 02:17 The top French constitutional authority has for the second time this year scrapped proposed legislation to criminalize visiting terrorist websites, ruling in favor of civil liberties over increased security from terrorism. The bill proposes to sentence anyone who visits jihadist websites “without any legitimate reason” to “two years of […]
Surfing in Sumba, Indonesia at the World’s #1 Resort, Nihiwatu (Video)
Surfing the World’s Only Privately Owned Wave at Nihiwatu Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not […]
‘I found my love for surfing again’
Sally Fitzgibbons and Steph Gilmore. Amanda LulhamThe Daily Telegraph Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit Email a friend AFTER the worst season of her career, Sally Fitzgibbons says she has rediscovered her love of surfing as she prepares to test herself against six-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore in […]
Book Review, Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
Barbarian Days tracks the life of the author and his obsession with catching waves across the world. But it’s more than a 500-page travel diary, it’s an portrait of how a niche sporting culture can completely envelop someone’s universe. After spending a childhood surfing in California and Hawaii, Finnegan opts to undergo an Odyssey of […]
