By Kelly
So it is all over the internet: Coco Ho dropped in on Layne Beachley in the Final heat of the Reef Hawaiian Pro. Layne needed a ride of 6.83 to beat out Hawaiian Carissa Moore, a close friend of Coco. After being cut of by Coco, she did not get the chance to show her stuff and possibly win the contest.
Was there a conspiracy amongst the friends? Did this incident cost Layne a chance to win a contest in her retirement year? These are all issues being debated in the surf world.
The latest news is the ASP Athlete Rules & Discipline Committee reviewed video, held interviews from those present, and made a ruling. Coco will not be fined, but will be required to attend counseling on the rules and sportsmanship expected in ASP events.
In a statement …
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By Bry
Stephanie Gilmore, the reigning ASP World Champ, won the Movistar Classic Mancora Peru in Peru yesterday which boosted her back into the top position on the ASP Ratings. With only two events left on this year’s tour, both set to take place in Hawaii, anything could happen.
The Movistar Classic moved to a new location yesterday, from Mancora to Piscina, giving competitors a chance to compete in three to four foot swell. Stephanie Gilmore surfed consistently throughout the day, but managed to peak in the finals when it counted, and came out tops scoring the highest score of the day and taking the title.
Silvana Lima, who is incidentally lying 4th on the ratings, also had a ripper of a day, but just couldn’t seem to pull it together in the finals. Both will head to Hawaii with one common goal in mind, to …
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By Bry
Layne Beachley, 7 x World Surfing Champ, announced last month that she is retiring from professional surfing at the end of the 2008/09 season. Although it is a massive blow to women’s surfing, it’s no surprise really as Layne has definitely put in adequate time over the last few decades, and can be stoked with her solid involvement in the growth and evolution of women’s surfing.
Layne got her first taste of life as a Pro at the young age of 16 when she made the decision to focus all her attention on the tour and competing, which back in the late Eighties was considered ‘a big thing’. She kicked off her professional career by winning her first event in 1993. By 1998 she had her first World Title under her belt, and has spent the last decade gathering a …
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By Kath
You pull into the parking lot, the sun is just rising and the rays zap through the morning cloud to reveal green waves peeling along the point like neon lazer beams. It is on! It’s cooking, banging, pumping, firing, going off!
You pull your clothes off in a hurry flashing bits and bobs at the other people who are pulling into the parking lot, those other people who could potentially take your waves! One leg in the wetsuit, sunscreen being smooshed on your face and in your eyes, leashes, wax in your mouth, other arm through…right you’re ready to go. And then you stare at the nifty electronic key in your hand and think ‘What the hell should I do with my key?’
By now the other surfers are on the edge of the water and you’re scuttling around trying …
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By Kath
While everyone up North heads into the winter with fluffy boots, beanies and waterproofs, down South it’s the beginning of summer time! And it couldn’t have come a moment sooner, we’re over the cold, we want to run around in shorts and slops again, and we’re amped to surf in boardies and get some serious Vitamin D influx.
But let me paint a scenario for you, and tell me if you can relate?
1. You get to the beach with your best fluro boardies, your board is waxed, your lotion is smeared on thick, and you’re ready to surf your guts out.
2. Hmm, okay it looks a little small, maybe a bit choppier than you’d like but there must be waves out there.
3. Paddle out. Ho-hum, preeeettty small. Ooh there’s a wave, paddle, paddle, aaah, it left you behind.
4. Okay here’s a bigger one, paddle like bunny rabbit on smack, get onto …
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By Megan
Professional organized sports have had online communities for years, Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball, and even Hockey. If you are a fan of sports I am sure you have heard about these fantasy leagues, I am all too familiar with them from my boyfriend. However, today I came across something that takes online fantasy playing to a whole new level… our kind of level. Surfer Magazine has launched The Fantasy Surfer Challenge.
Four events remain in the Woman’s WCT, including the Beachley Classic kicking off in Sydney next week, and here is your chance to right in the midst of the action. Not only will you be tracking and participating ever step of the way through the remainder of the tour, there are plenty of prizes to be won on Women’s Fantasy Surfer, including Roxy wetsuits …
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By Candice
The ASP has gone totally tech savvy on the crowd and launched an ASP channel on YouTube.
Yup, a channel. For those of you that pay attention to the ASP tour and tune into watch your favorite surfers battle it head to head in epic conditions, contest after contest, you’ll know the joys of the live webcast. It’s like real live TV. Complete with witty commentators, live interviews, ad breaks between heats and 20-second heat countdowns. It’s like being at the contest in some exotic location but without the traffic, raging crowds and sunburn.
For those of you that haven’t experienced the live webcast, you probably have a crappy computer or stuck in the dark ages with your machines version of Flash. Shame that must suck!
So, what does this mean for the average fan?
Well, those of you with average machines can now also join in on the fun for starters. …
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By Kath
There is nothing I hate more than a filthy board that’s caked with 6 months worth of oil and petrochemicals transferred from the parking lot to your feet to your wax job. Yuk. Usually there are some cool bits of hair and sand jammed in there too. In fact, I hate it so much that I have become a machine board cleaner and know every trick in the book for getting your board all sparkly white. Read on…
1. Wax Combs
Don’t even bother trying to clean your board without one. I once used a mini-ruler from my Spider Man stationary set as a wax comb and not only could no longer see Spider Man or rule straight lines, it took me about three hours to do the job. Combs come in a myriad of shapes, sizes and colors. Get one that’s nice …
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By Candice
Sparrow fart starts, sandy bathtubs and long lost beach towels - we do it all for the love of surfers.
Being the significant other of a surfer is a not a job description just any bimbo can fill. Seriously, on paper it seems like a career path made in endless summer heaven but in all honesty, it’s just as crap as going out with a construction worker… ok maybe not that bad, maybe I am being a touch melodramatic, whatever.
Why the ungratefulness I hear you ask? It’s just that after 8 years of being the hot beach babe and 8 sizzling hot surfer boyfriends later, I’m still waiting for the beach house with the open plan kitchen over looking my local point break. I’m still waiting for that designated area specifically for boards, wet wetsuits, towels, wax combs and the like. And I’m still …
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By Robin
Mozambique is a paradise for surfers who crave adventure, with dirt roads, tropical to subtropical climate, wildlife and the thrill of surfing uncrowded epic breaks. It is located on the south east coast of Africa and is best known for its magnificent beaches, abundant seafood, spectacular diving and waves going off everywhere!
If you fly to Durban, South Africa, you can get to Mozambique by driving, flying or sailing. The drive to the border is about 5 hours, and the roads are decent – until you cross the border that is. You buy your visa’s at the border post. If you fly, you really only have one choice of airport to land at, the countries capital, Maputo. It’s a short flight, an hour or so. Be prepared for feral, wild Africa, where time is not a concept and there …
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