An epic Finals day at the Fiji Women's Pro saw Sally Fitzgibbons reign supreme and claim victory after a day of pumping surf at Cloudbreak. She went head-to-head with five-time World Champion Stephanie Gilmore in their first match-up of the 2014 WCT season.
You may be unfamiliar with his name but Santa Barbara's Andrew Bennett recently had the trip everyone wants - six days in the Mentawais, six days of perfect waves.
The timing is bad. The Indonesian swell season has just begun with surfers filtering into the archipelago, while on Bali an outbreak of Dengue fever has struck. Dr Joel Menzies provides sound advice to all surfers intending to make the trip.
Of all the ASP's recent acquisitions the Big Wave World Tour has the most potential for mainstream appeal. Yet for it to succeed the organisers must pursue conflicting objectives: put the sport's largest names in spotlights while also including unknown local soldiers.
Otis Carey has been crowned Australian Indigenous Surfing Champion at Bells Beach taking down former Australian Champion Russell Molony in small but clean waves.
As a south/south-east swell charged up Australia's East Coast (the same swell that's gonna hit Fiji tomorrow afternoon), Tim Bonython charged out of his Avalon abode and south down the highway.
As a south/south-east swell charged up Australia's East Coast (the same swell that's gonna hit Fiji tomorrow afternoon), Tim Bonython charged out of his Avalon abode and south down the highway.
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