Apr 25
24 April, 2010 : - - Praia da Vila, Brazil -- The opening round of the Billabong Pro Santa Catarina was completed today in pulsing two-to-three foot (1 metre) rights at lefts at Imbituba’s Praia da Vila. Despite a slew of high-profile upsets, today bore witness to some sensational surfing...
Apr 25
25 April, 2010 : - - The 'First in Surfing News' iPhone app has been released by Surfersvillage and is aimed at surfers, the surf-industry, and lifestyle enthusiasts. Fee download. The Surfersvillage iPhone App is the only app dedicated to Surfing News.
Apr 25
25 April, 2010 : - - Grant 'Twiggy' Baker from Durban, South Africa took top Ride of the Year honors in the premier category of the Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards presented by Monster Energy, at a glittering function in Anaheim, California last night.
Apr 25
25 April, 2010 : - - Shaun Joubert was the star on Day 1 of the Billabong Junior Series at Umhlanga Main Beach as the top seeds tumbled out of the ASP Grade-1 rated Pro Junior men’s event in conditions described as ‘extremely challenging’ by the organisers...
Apr 25
25 April, 2010 : - - VF Corporation, the parent of The North Face and Vans, acquired a 5% stake in U.K. outdoor retailer Blacks Leisure in a move that seems to be designed to block any future bid by Sports Direct.
Apr 25
The opening round of the Billabong Pro Santa Catarina was completed today in pulsing two-to-three foot (1 metre) rights at lefts at Imbituba's Praia da Vila.
Event No. 3 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Santa Catarina plays an important role in both the hunt for the 2010 ASP World Title and the mid-year requalification race for the ASP Top 45, and despite a slew of high-profile upsets, today bore witness to some sensational surfing.
Apr 25
Grant "Twiggy" Baker from Durban, South Africa took top Ride of the Year honors in the premier category of the Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards presented by Monster Energy, at a glittering function in Anaheim, California last night.
Baker, 36, pocketed US $50,000 for his incredible ride on an enormous wave which he paddled into during the Maverick's Surf Contest at Half Moon Bay in Northern California on February 13, 2010.
Watch the 2010 Ride of The Year winner, HERE.
Apr 24
25 April, 2010 : - - Contest organisers at event no.4 of the ASP Women’s World Tour, the Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic have called another lay day, with virtually flat conditions on offer at the main event site of Dee Why in Sydney today.
Apr 24
24 April, 2010 : - - Billabong team rider Grant ‘Twiggy’ Baker from Durban, South Africa, won the Ride of the Year, the premier category in the Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards presented by Monster Energy, at a glittering function attended by 2 250 people in Anaheim, California last night.
Apr 24
24 April, 2010 : - - It was the celebrities’ turn at the Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic in Sydney today, with the Sydney.com Celebrity Challenge hitting the water at Dee Why. Following a decision by seven-time ASP Women’s World Champion and event director Layne Beachley to call a lay day...
