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3 February, 2012 : - Surfing Australia and VB are brewing up a storm for Australian surfers with the chance to win the trip of a lifetime with three mates to Fiji. Australia’s 2.5 million recreational surfers are in the running for the VB Surf Shout of the Month and VB Surf Shout of the Year. Surfing Australia affiliated boardriding clubs...

3 February, 2012 : - In the 1940s, behind where Shutters and Casa Del Mar stand today, there was a beach known as The Ink Well - the only place on the Westside of Los Angeles where people of color could congregate comfortably. A teenager named Nick Gabaldon frequented the beach with friends and family. Malibu was off limits because of...

3 February, 2012 : - Adrian ‘Ace’ Buchan has been an elite ASP World Title competitor for six years now. He’s been a two-time Top 10 finisher, navigated injuries and scalped event titles. In addition to his impressive work in the water, Ace is also a regular contributor to the ASP Technical Committee as well as to several charity organizations...

2 February, 2012 : - The Santa Barbara International Film Festival, now in its 27th year has combed through 5,000 entries for this year's event. A special screening of local film maker Adam Pesce's 'Splinters' will show, as well as another award winning film titled 'Lost and Found' by Douglas Walker - a fascinating documentary on the discovery of...

3 February, 2012 : - British Longboard Union announced that the National Trust will be its Environmental Partner for the British Longboard Championships 2012. The 2012 British Longboard Championships will contain four events, two of which will be on the National Trust beaches of Woolacoombe and Crantock. The National Trust works on behalf of...

3 February, 2012 : - Hawaiian Island Creations is proud to announce the addition of Leila Hurst to the HIC Surfboard Team. Shortly after striking a sponsorship deal in early January, Leila headed off to Australia with a new quiver of Eric Arakawa boards in tow and ended up clinching the 2011 ASP World Junior Title at the Billabong World Junior...

3 February, 2012 : - A wintery reception greeted surfers at the third event of the 2012 Hyundai Tour held at the idyllic Sandy Bay on Northland's Tutukaka coastline. However, the strong onshore winds and occasional rain squalls didn't hamper the enthusiasm of the large number of competitors and spectators that had gathered around the event site...

3 February, 2012 : - Due to unfavourable winds, organisers have called off competition on day-three of the Oakley Pro Junior – North Stradbroke Island. Contest Director Adam Yates said 'The forecast is looking promising into the weekend, with a predicted increase in E swell and SSE winds arriving tomorrow. With only 19 heats in total remaining...

The winners of the Australia's Surfing Life Oakley Big Wave Awards will be announced at Simmer on the Bay, Dawes Point, Sydney, on February 8th, 2012. The finalists of the Biggest Wave, Biggest Slab and Biggest Paddle-in Ride have been named and are available at www.bigwaveawards.com.au.

Big waves and stunning images make the decisive list of Australia's most prestigious big surfing challenge. Mark Mathews, Marti Paradisis, Jamie Mitchell, Ryan Hipwood, Chris Shanahan, Ben Rufus, Damien Warr and Tyler Hollmer Cross are some of the surfers that may lift the title and grab the $35,000 in prizemoney.

"We felt the surfers themselves were the best judges of each other’s performances," explained event co-ordinator Nick Carroll. "They know these wild surf zones better than anyone else and they have a clear view of the challenge involved. We were stoked with the way they responded! They’ve come up with an epic group of finalists, that’s for sure."

2 February, 2012 : - Engineered for serious outdoor pursuits such as, surfing, SUPing, Fishing, Boating, Skiing/Boarding and other Alpine activities, the exclusive Tri-Pel lens combines the outstanding quality of the CZV (Carl Zeiss Vision) polarized filter, eliminating 99.9% of polarized light, elimination those annoying reflections...