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SURFING: TSB BANK NZ SURF FESTIVAL | SALLY FITZGIBBONS SAILS...

The opening round of the TSB Bank New Zealand Surf Festival featuring the Dow AgroSciences Pro – the third stop on the 2012 ASP Women's World Championship Tour – saw the world's elite women riding two-to-three foot lon [...]

Posted On : Apr, 11 2012 | Comments : 0

Friends remember Ben Lomond man who died while surfing the H...

PLEASURE POINT - Scott Woodworth was a dedicated surfer, expert angler and contractor who often taught others his skills, friends said. "He had kind of a gruff exterior, but he was a big teddy bear," said friend Sara Holt. " [...]

Posted On : Mar, 14 2012 | Comments : 0

Zen claims first in surfing tour

While the wind dropped compared with the storm of the last two days, the sunny day helped the sea breeze strengthen all day and it again affected surface conditions. Zen won the final scoring 11.83 out of 20 points in the final. His highe [...]

Posted On : Mar, 05 2012 | Comments : 0

Teen wake surfing with dolphins off St. Pete Beach

Imagine the thrill of being able to surf with dolphins! According to some, it happens all the time, just offshore of Pinellas Beaches. Check out this video of 15-year-old Mitchell Overton wake surfing behind the Trade Winds on St. P [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Surfing Heritage Foundation gets new director

Bolton Colburn, former director of the Laguna Art Museum, is the new executive director of the Surfing Heritage Foundation in San Clemente. Colburn, a surfer who won a U.S. amateur title in the 1970s, was at the helm of the Laguna Art Mus [...]

Posted On : Jan, 25 2012 | Comments : 0

Surfing win part of Stairmand's game plan

Raglan's Billy Stairmand is living his surfing dream, and loving it. On Saturday the 22-year-old took out the open men's title at the national championships in Piha, which has put him in great stead for what's to come on his a [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

Surfing: Rolling waves not joints as drug testers move in

"We know you're carrying, sir," said the drugs inspection officer, at a far-flung airport. "Just tell us where it is." In truth, the only thing I was carrying was a surfboard. But until now it was a reasonable assu [...]

Posted On : Dec, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Taiwan’s First International Surfing Competition Held in Tai...

Taiwan’s first surfing competition! Taking after Malaysia and Thailand, Taiwan has become the latest location for the Asia Surfing Championship, earning its status as one of Asia’s best surfing spots, an excellent distinction [...]

Posted On : Nov, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Quiksilver surfing contest to return to LI

Despite a tropical storm that canceled much of this year's event, the Quiksilver Pro New York surfing contest will be back in Long Beach next year. The Association of Surfing Professionals released its 2012 schedule this week, putting [...]

Posted On : Nov, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Surfing boss quits after Slater debacle

Carr attributed the decision to the debacle last week of prematurely crowning Kelly Slater the world champion. Slater was awarded the world title after winning his round-three heat of the Rip Curl Pro in San Francisco, despite having not [...]

Posted On : Nov, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Surfing to be official high school sport in Hawaii

Hawaii will soon become the first state in the U.S. to call surfing an official high school sport. Gov. Neil Abercrombie and state education officials said Monday that riding the waves will join the likes of football, basketball, volleyb [...]

Posted On : Oct, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Sri Lanka ASP surfing meet to raise sport tourism profile

The Australasia Association of Sporting Professionals Men's World Longboard Title event and ASP 6-star Women's even has drawn surfers from 19 countries ranging from Argentina to New Zealand. The SriLankan ASP Pro meet is held for [...]

Posted On : Aug, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Slater wins 2011 U.S. Open of Surfing

In his typically dominant fashion, Kelly Slater has won the 2011 Nike U.S. Open of Surfing. Facing West Australia's Yadin Nicol in the final, Slater opened up with an eight-point ride and never looked back, winning the U.S. Open for t [...]

Posted On : Aug, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

US Open of Surfing draws huge crowds

Huntington Beach, Calif., is the epicenter of the world's surfing community this week for the US Open of Surfing. More than 500,000 people annually attend the 10-day festival of surfing, skateboarding, BMX and music. Ten-time Associat [...]