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• Jordy Smith takes out the Billabong Rio Pro
  19 May, 2013 : - WCT: Jordy Smith has won the Billabong Rio Pro in a hard-fought final over national favorite Adriano de Souza by a score of 17.80 to 16.34 in clean two-to-four foot waves at Barra Da Tijuca. The Billabong Rio Pro utilized the entirety of the event waiting period, culminating in a high-performance showdown from the ASP Top 34 amidst a bevy of […]
• Just eight remain at the Billabong Rio Pro
  18 May, 2013 : - WCT: Just eight surfers remain in the draw at the Billabong Rio Pro, with the quarter-finalists being decided today in barreling two-metre waves at Barra da Tijuca. Local rookie Filipe Toledo and South African Jordy Smith were among the stand-outs, both surfers scored perfect 10s in the tricky conditions – wowing the crowds with their freaki […]
• Sorpresas en el Segundo dia del Reef Panama
  17 May, 2013 : - ALAS: El segundo día de competencia del Reef Classic Panamá, 4ta fecha ALAS, culminó con las series hombre a hombre (men to men) listas para mañana. Los dieciséis sembrados del evento y la primera ronda junior fueron los protagonistas de este día. Mañana la primera ronda Damas y Longbard se unen a la competencia […]
• Port Stephens SUP event crowns champs
  17 May, 2013 : - SUP: The combination of a brisk south-west wind and an increase in swell created throaty, hollow conditions for competitors on the second day of the Shoal Bay Resort & Spa Southern Cross SUP Festival. Blitzing their way through the opening heats were the Open Women semis and the Open Men quarters who all adapted to the draining peaks wit […]
• Surf Film Festival d’Anglet fête sa 10ème édition
  17 May, 2013 : - FILM: Du 10 au 13 juillet l’International Surf Film Festival d’Anglet fête sa 10ème édition. A noter sur vos agendas, post-it, tablettes ou autres smartphones : pendant 4 jours, Anglet accueille l’événement incontournable de la culture surf, rassemblant amateurs et professionnels autour des meilleures réalisations cinématographiques de l’ann […]

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• Rio Pro Wrap-Up - Jordy Smith takes down Adriano de Souza in Brazil 19 maggio 2013
  The final day of the Billabong Rio Pro was a dramatic cap to an otherwise uneventful contest plagued by lay days and overshadowed by a massive Teahupoo swell. Passions were running high on the final day with three of the eight quarterfinalists claiming home-field advantage (Adriano de Souza, Gabriel Medina, and Filipe Toledo). That passion came to a boiling […]
• Quarterfinalists Decided at Billabong Rio Pro 18 maggio 2013
  The Billabong Rio Pro returned to Barra Da Tijuca for the second consecutive day […]
• Behind Zero to 100 - Lakey Peterson and filmer Aaron Lieber talk about their new surf movie 18 maggio 2013
  I met Aaron when we were filming Leave A Message a few years ago. I’d just signed with Nike, and I had thought the film came out amazing. He was one of the big guys on the edit team. I always travel with my family, and he came with us the first year. He was there the whole time, which was cool and fun. We work well together. I know when to give him his space […]
• 2013 Billabong Rio Pro Day 2 Wrap Up 17 maggio 2013
  After a week of lay days, the world’s best surfers got back to action at the punchy Brazilian beachbreak Barra Da Tijuca […]
• Craig Anderson, India - Photo: Chris Burkard 17 maggio 2013
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• The Isle: Season 2 - Albee Layer and Matt Meola coming to terms with the giant waves they throw themselves into at Jaws 17 maggio 2013
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• One And Only - Kolohe Andino gets comfortable in the barrel at P-Pass 16 maggio 2013
  Kolohe Andino gets comfortable in the barrel at P-Pass. […]
• Derek Dunfee, Mavericks - Photo: Todd Glaser 16 maggio 2013
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• Hype Beasts - The recent swell at Teahupoo was a spectacle, but were the tow-ins worth celebrating? 16 maggio 2013
  The much-hyped swell event at Teahupoo has quickly become a real-time global spectacle. Whether or not that spectacle is worth celebrating, however, is something to consider. […]
• On the Fly: Part III - Rob Gilley's tips on getting the most out of your surf travel dollar 16 maggio 2013
  This next part is tricky: checking your boards in. I’ve seen quite a few different strategies employed here. The bottom line is to be as nice as possible to the counter person, keep your board bag off to the side, and refer to it as a ‘surfboard’, as in the singular. If it’s anything less than coffin-size, at least half the time they won’t ask you to open th […]