VIA – SANTIAGO TIMES Big wave surf competition comes to Chile Wednesday, 18 April 2012 18:41 Written by Struan Campbell Gray World’s top big wave surfers will test their skills at Playa Punta de Lobos in Pichilemu. Every Southern Hemisphere winter, vast low pressure systems line up in the south Pacific, funneling … Continue reading Big wave surf competition comes to Chile
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Chasing giants with Alex Gray
VIA – EASY READER Chasing giants with Alex Gray After his dream of competing on the professional world surfing tour was derailed, former Peninsula High surfer Alex Gray turned his sights on bigger game Alex Gray at Teahupoo. Photo by Glaser/A-Frame Last August, Alex Gray learned that the Billabong Pro Tahiti at … Continue reading Chasing giants with Alex Gray
Video: Record breaking daredevil surfs 40ft wave in a kayak
VIA – TNT MAGAZINE Video: Record breaking daredevil surfs 40ft wave in a kayak 12th Mar 2012 12:54pm | By Editor nconventional daredevil Tao Berman may well have broken the world record for surfing a 40ft wave, not with a surfboard but with a kayak. A video showing the extreme adventurer taking on massive … Continue reading Video: Record breaking daredevil surfs 40ft wave in a kayak
Surfer Andrew Cotton Rides a 50 Foot Wave Off Mullaghmore, Ireland (Video)
VIA – YAHOO! Surfer Andrew Cotton Rides a 50 Foot Wave Off Mullaghmore, Ireland The weekend of March 10th, 2012, off the shores of a charming seaside village in Ireland, monster waves were giving surfers the rides of their lives. Some of those surfers were Andrew Cotton, Finn Mullan and Tom Butler. Here are a … Continue reading Surfer Andrew Cotton Rides a 50 Foot Wave Off Mullaghmore, Ireland (Video)
Maverick's Invitational Official Forecast: Update 2/23/2012
VIA – SURFLINE Maverick’s Invitational Official Forecast: Update 2/23/2012 Posted: 02/23/12 What’s the surf look like for Maverick’s this week? Updated: Thursday Evening PST, February 23rd No major swells on the radar, although we will monitor a pair of swells over the next week Sat PM-Sun, the 25th-26th: Medium size NNW swell just … Continue reading Maverick's Invitational Official Forecast: Update 2/23/2012
RADIO INTERVIEW: A Word with Gerry Lopez
VIA – ABC 612 BRISBANE A Word with Gerry Lopez 17 February 2012 , 6:49 PM by Bernadette Young hierarchy /’huyuhrahkee/. noun, plural hierarchies. 1. any system of persons or things in a graded order, etc. (Source – The Macquarie Dictionary) As a 14 year old he was the Hawaiian … Continue reading RADIO INTERVIEW: A Word with Gerry Lopez
RIP Shaun Brooks – Memories of Brooko
VIA – SURF COAST TIMES Memories of Brooko ussell McConachy February 17 2012 Shaun Brooks showing his skills in big waves, a bottom turn on “Savage Sunday” at Two Mile Bay on the south west coast, late 1990s. Photo: STEVE RYAN I was honoured to be amongst the hundreds of … Continue reading RIP Shaun Brooks – Memories of Brooko
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Maverick's opening window pushed back to January
VIA – SF GATE Maverick’s opening window pushed back to January Bruce Jenkins, Chronicle Columnist Wednesday, November 30, 2011 (11-30) 15:06 PST — Among the surfers who live for a Northern California winter, it’s almost inconceivable that the month of December could pass without big, Maverick’s-style waves. That has become a distinct possibility, however, forcing … Continue reading Maverick's opening window pushed back to January