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25. 4. 2022 Recommended

European Freestyle Pro Tour

The legendary freestyle windsurfing event on lake Neusiedl is back! Since 1998 the best Freestyle Windsurfers in the world travel down to the Austrian water sports capital to compete in the European Freestyle Pro Tour. This edition, taking placebetween the 27th of April and the 1st of May, will be…

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21. 9. 2017

Why Jetsurfing Is the New Watersport You Need To 'Get On Board' With

For adrenaline sports fans, there are almost endless opportunities to have fun when you get near the water. From jet-skiing to windsurfing, surfing to scuba diving, the ocean offers so many great ways to enjoy yourself if you like a bit of action and…

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14. 1. 2016

Nicholas and Silveira Crowned World Junior Champions

The world’s best junior surfers from the seven WSL regions of North America, South America, Japan, Europe, Africa, Australia, Asia and Hawaii converged on the world-class waves of Portugal’s Ericeira region for the Ericeira WSL Junior Champions, determining the undisputed men’s and women’s world…

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8. 12. 2015

Hawaiian Billy Kemper Conqueres "Jaws", the World's Most Dangerous Surf

When the Big Wave Tour event organizers made the call this Sunday to proceed with the first surfing competition of its kind to run at the infamous break known as “Jaws,” with competitors paddling into the notorious wave known for its incredible power and towering wave heights, one thing was clear…

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4. 11. 2015

World’s Best to Return to China for World Longboard Championships

Early December will see 36 men and 24 women assemble in Wanning, Hainan Island in the South China sea to compete at the now famous Riyue Bay for the Jeep World Longboard Championships presented by Wanning. China has successfully hosted the Longboard World Championships for the past four years and…

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9. 10. 2015

Adaptive Surfing History Has Been Made in La Jolla

It can happen to any of us. Still, it's amazing how through a sport people overcome obstacles. And events such as the inaugural ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship that culminated last Sunday at La Jolla Shores in grand fashion, crowning the first-ever ISA World Adaptive Surfing Champions, is…

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25. 9. 2015

Fanning and Moore Claim Hurley Pro and Swatch Women’s Pro

Three-time World Surf League Champion Mick Fanning has claimed the 2015 Hurley Pro at Trestles after squaring off against then-ratings’ leader Adriano de Souza in a hotly-contested Final. On the women’s side, two-time WSL Women’s Champion Carissa Moore bested South African Bianca Buitendag to take…

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11. 8. 2021 Recommended

Vanora ENGADINWIND by Dakine 2021

The international top event this year is all about the new Olympic windsurfing class, foil windsurfing and wingfoiling. More than 300 world’s best windsurfers from 42 nations will compete in various foil classes on Lake Silvaplana.

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25. 11. 2016

Santa Cruz Gnarly Surf

Santa Cruz is known as an epic place to surf with great beginner breaks and also some big waves to keep the most advanced surfers eyes wide open.  Santa Cruz is nicknamed "Surf City" any surfer need to put this killer location on the list of must hit…

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20. 12. 2015

Adriano de Souza Claims the 2015 World Surfing Title

December 2015 has been one of the biggest months ever in the history of professional surfing as the Billabong Pipe Masters achieved the largest audience and greatest live viewership in the history of the sport. Hawaii also saw Brazilian Adriano de Souza , who has clinched the 2015 World Surf League…

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6. 12. 2015

Carissa Moore Becomes the 2015 WSL Champion

When Honolua Bay delivered perfect conditions for world's best female surfers to lay it all down for final WSL points, one thing was certain; after a season-long battle between Carissa Moore and Courtney Conlogue which saw the Jeep Leader Jersey switch back and forth multiple times, it would be…

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22. 10. 2015

History Made: Team USA Wins World Junior Surfing Championship for the First Time

Following a historic week of competition featuring 322 of the world’s best junior surfers from 36 countries, the 2015 VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship held in Oceanside, California has come to a close. Heading into the final day of competition, Team USA was flirting with history, never…

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7. 10. 2015

Surfing’s Rising Stars to Surf Oceanside in Record Numbers

The 2015 VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship is set to take place in grand fashion, as a record-breaking number of countries will flock to Oceanside, California, October 11-18. More than 35 countries have enlisted over 320 of their top junior surfers to compete for medals and the honor of…

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18. 9. 2015

The East Coast’s Best Amateur Surfers to Take on Jennette’s Pier Outer Banks

The 48th annual Eastern Surfing Association’s (ESA) Easterns® will begin this Sunday, September 20 and run through Saturday, September 26th showcasing the East Coast’s best amateur surfers from the Great Lakes through the Gulf Coast of Florida. The organization’s largest championship event will be…

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5. 3. 2020

GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Cape Verde 2020

The first of 16 GKA Kite World Tour events begins in Cape Verde this month.Ten islands make up the archipelago of Cabo Verde which lies two hours south of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, due to their geographical location the islands are frequented with pumping swell and trade winds.The…

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22. 1. 2016

Josh Kerr Wins The Todos Santos Challenge in Dangerous Conditions

Having ran events in Chile and Maui so far, the 2015/2016 Big Wave Tour has already produced some exceptional moments so when the Todos Santos Challenge got called on this Sunday, all eyes were set on the world’s best big wave surfers, who had gathered off the coast of Baja, California to take on a…

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9. 12. 2015

The 31st Annual Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau Has Started

The traditional Hawaiian opening ceremony for the 31st annual Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau took place this weekend as the sun set on Waimea Bay, Hawaii. It was an emotional gathering of big wave legends, rising stars of contemporary big wave surfing, the Aikau family, and surfing's expanded…

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20. 11. 2015

Big Wave Surfers Brace for El Niño Swell Impact

Massive early season surf around the world sets high expectations for an epic winter. Big wave surfers from across the globe have been regularly challenging spectacular swells in recent months - producing record entries in the WSL Big Wave Awards - and continue to ready themselves for an…

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16. 10. 2015

Big Wave Tour: The Call

The world’s best Big Wave surfers are on heightened alert as the World Surf League (WSL) commences the second phase of the 2015/2016 WSL Big Wave Tour (BWT) season. With a window running from October 15, 2015 to February 28, 2016, the remaining portion of the competition year focuses on the Northern…

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5. 10. 2015

Great Success for the Easterns Surfing Championship despite Harsh Conditions

The ESA's 2015 Easterns Surfing Championship presented by the Outer Banks Tourism Bureau was a great success despite a nor'easter that sat off the coast for the entire event. Even with the extreme conditions, the event was a go and run a full six days completing 23 of our 25 divisions. The biggest…

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3. 9. 2015

The First-Ever World Adaptive Surfing Championship: A Historic Event for the Sport of Surfing

Having a disability doesn’t mean that surfing is out of reach. Of course, it's more complicated but there are surfers out there like Alcino Neto, Jeff Munson or Bethany Hamilton, who are living proofs that anything is possible. For the very first time, the ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship is…

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