CONTENDERS CONSPIRACY
Kelly, Mick, and Taj Advance In Brazil
Foster's ASP World Title contenders Mick Fanning (AUS), Kelly Slater (USA) and Taj Burrow (AUS) continued to amass valuable ratings points by advancing to Round 4 of the Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro today.
SWELL ON THE WAY
Xcel Pro Enjoys Great Surf On Day 2
With surf at times 10'+ (Hawaiian scale), Day 2 produced solid high - performance rides at the 2007 Xcel Pro Presented by No Fear.
GETTIN' DIRTY
Burrow Blasts Back; Wardo Injured In Round 2
Taj Burrow wins as Round Two comes to a close heat at the 2007 Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro in Brazil.
BRAZIL IS ON!
Fanning and Slates Stomp Thru Round 1
Round One of the Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro Hits the water.
GILMORE GRIN: Steph Wins Mancora Peru Classic
Stephanie Gilmore wins the Mancora Peru Classic.
PRODIGIOUS REBUTTAL
Champions Determined On Versatility - Not Hawaii
If we implement a new rule that guarantees a finish in Hawaii, we risk denigrating the sport of surfing and disregarding the skills of some of the best surfers on the planet.
SAYONARA OSAKA: A Diary From The Dolphin Massacres Pt. 1
The journey, which began last November with an afternoon couch rap with Sea Shepherd's Paul Watson, has taken Rasta and our small team from Hawaii to Australia to Alaska to California to the Galapagos and Tonga. Along the way we've met shamans and rock stars, aboriginal tribal elders, A-list actors, cetacean scientists and dreadheaded vegan eco-pirates.
MANCORA PERU
Quarterfinalists Decided Down South
The Mancora Peru Classic will look to complete the remaining two heats of Round 3 today before finishing the competition tomorrow when a projected increase in swell is forecast to arrive
DOLPHIN SLAUGHTER
Footage of Rasta's Crew Confronting Killers
Dave Rastovich, Hayden Panettiere, and the Minds In The Water crew protest the slaughter of dolphins in Japan as police rally.
DECEMBER PREVIEW: Slabs, Irons In Mex, SURFER Poll + More!
Get a preview of the December 2007 issue of SURFER Magazine. Features include: Bruce and Andy Irons travel 1st class to Mexico, slabs of the world, and the 2007 SURFER Poll Wrap Up!
A NEW DYNASTY
Team USA Defeats Australia
With all of the confidence of a seasoned veteran organization, the newly formed PacSun USA Surf Team dismantled Team Australia yesterday in a scrimmage event
STANDING TALL
Legendary Shaper, Midget Smith, Battles Cancer
"When Midget first told me that he had cancer, it broke my heart. He's my favorite person in the whole world and the last person I would want this to happen to," said Andrew Loska, a close friend and shaping apprentice to Midget Smith.
BLOOD MONDAY
Rasta Confronts Dolphin Killers In Action
Less than 24 hours after professional surfer Dave Rastovich led an international group of over 30 surfers, celebrities, and musicians on a peaceful paddle-out ceremony to honor the more than 25,000 dolphins killed each year in Japan, fishermen in the tiny village of Taiji resumed the slaughter that had been delayed by the increased worldwide media attention.
OPEN SEASON
Hawaii Heats Up for Xcel Pro
It was day three of the Xcel Pro's holding period with a long range forecast of doom and gloom. It's been a rocky start to an already insanely sluggish early winter season so a barely head high swell meant the 24th annual event was dead ahead.
HIGH NOON AT KILLING COVE: Rasta And Crew Take A Stand
Acclaimed professional surfer and dolphin defender, Dave Rastovich, made a bold declaration against the ongoing commercial slaughter of dolphins in Japan by leading an international crew of surfers, musicians, actors and activists in a traditional surfing "paddle-out" ceremony to honor the memory of the thousands of dolphins killed each year at the notorious "killing cove" in Taiji Japan.
HIGH ROLLERS
Florida Wagers Big at Smith Hi-Roller Classic
Planning the dates to a surf contest and having good waves is always a game of odds, but it's literally a crap shoot with the SMITH HI-ROLLER events.
PRODIGIOUS ABSENCE
Hawaii Should Play Larger Role In Title Race
But let me tell you what should end: world surfing titles being decided anywhere but Hawaii.
SHARK SCARE
15 Ft. Tiger Clears Hawaiian Waters
Saturday, October 27, just a few minutes after noon, a large shark was sighted at the north shore surfing area known as Leftovers.
BUG'S EYE VIEW
Three Important Events Draw Near
A very important week in pro surfing is upon us. Events in three theatres, all weighted with potentially significant outcomes.
WOMEN'S PREVIEW
Peruvian Pits Await Women's Tour
Instead of a long layoff between the NAB Beachley Classic in Australia and the Hawaiian leg of the tour, the women are headed to Peru. Enter the Mancora Peru Classic.