So, What Are Kelly’s Title Chances Now?
While it may not be Slater’s favorite stop on tour, three out of the last six years he did compete in Brazil produced 5th, 3rd, and 13th place finishes. Earlier this month, Kelly Slater...
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The Doherty Report: The Zipline Simulator – Time zones, hermit-crab racing, more backwash, and observations from Day Six of the Oi Rio Pro
Of course, while I was watching them on the big screen in Melbourne, both John and Steph – the respective ratings leaders on Tour this year – were being uncinematically bundled out of the...
Yago Dora In “Young Souls & Old Dreams” – Making a case for Brazil’s most dynamic freesurfer
His father Leandro is one of the country’s most accomplished coaches, he’s pushed Yago’s surfing since he was a kid, and now, Yago gets to show off on his home soil after he clinched...
Our 2017 Rio Pro Predictions – The SURFER Magazine staff picks their winners for event #4 of the season
The Oi Rio Pro, previously held in Rio de Janeiro, has now moved to Saquarema, a small town east of the Brazilian metropolis that has hosted a QS 10,000 event in the past and...
U.S. Wins Big At International Gromsearch Finals – Kade Matson and Caroline Marks take top honors in Maresias, Brazil
Mobile. Swellwatch. 16 of the world’s best junior surfers converged on the tiny beachside town of Maresias, Brazil, to compete in the 2017 Rip Curl International GromSearch Final. VideosEver Wondered Who Shapes Shane Dorian‘s...
Brazil
Buildings as sex on land, bikinis as sex on the beach, Bossa Nova so sexy in the air and surfing, perpetual sex, in the water. Buildings as sex on land, bikinis as sex on...
In the Shaping Bay with Marcio Zouvi – The man behind Sharp Eye Surfboards takes us on a tour of his San Diego factory
Zouvi got his feet wet as a shaper when he was a young kid back in Brazil. “In the ’70s, it wasn’t easy to get quality materials to make surfboards in Brazil,” Zouvi tells...
SUPFoiling in Brazil
If there are three things in the surf world that get core surfers (whatever core means) upset, they’re stand-up paddling, hydro foiling, and Laird Hamilton. Of course, Laird (and Kai Lenny! ) does both...
Culling Sharks Won’t Protect Surfers; Here’s Exactly Why Not
Surfers and local governments can take steps to reduce risks, such as avoiding high shark-contact surfing locations, choosing appropriate times of day to surf, hiring shark spotters, improving rescue and medical capabilities, and educating...
Gabriel Medina Opens Surf Training School in Brazil
Medina’s mother, Simone, is the president of the Gabriel Medina Institute. “Gabriel wants, with our help, to transform the lives of these children,” she said. “They need to be ready to conquer and get...
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