ARTICLES RELATING TO SURFING

Win a dream come true: Smith

2013-05-20 12:08

South African Jordy Smith is delighted after picking up his first victory of the season on the ASP World Tour.

Jordy Smith wins in Brazil

2013-05-20 09:32

South Africa's Jordy Smith has won the Billabong Rio Pro in a hard-fought final over home-town favourite Adriano de Souza.

SA surfers win big

2013-05-13 13:45

The South African surfing team claimed double gold at the Reef ISA World Surfing Games in Panama at the weekend.

Jordy wins surfing X-Games

2013-04-20 15:09

SA surfer Jordy Smith has won Surfing’s X-Games - a virtual surfing tournament which includes some of the world's best surfers.

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Wipeout of the Year

2013-04-16 09:09

Watch the five nominees for the most brutal surfing wipeout of 2013.

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Waves for Change

2013-02-26 10:16

Watch 'Isiqalo' promote surfing and HIV awareness in the townships.

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Monster wave 'very challenging'

2013-01-30 19:49

Garrett McNamara has described the difficulties of riding monster waves, as he waits to hear if he broke the world record.

Chasing Mavericks

2013-01-21 12:30

Sometimes, the people who push the limits discover that the limits push back.

Buitendag bags second in Bali

2012-10-12 17:13

South Africa's Bianca Buitendag has finished second in the women's competition at the World Junior Surfing Championships in Bali.

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See pictures of big wave surfer Jacques Theron taking on massive waves.

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SA surf champs underway

2012-05-24 18:57

Freezing conditions and small surf greeted competitors on the opening day of the SA surfing championships at Long Beach.

Fanning wins at Bells Beach

2012-04-06 09:08

Australia's Mick Fanning won the Rip Curl Pro, beating 11-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater in the final.

Twiggy Baker cashes in

2010-04-24 13:26

South African Grant 'Twiggy' Baker won the Ride of the Year, the premier category in the Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards.

 

Chalupsky struggles at Molokai

2013-05-20 09:39

Oscar Chalupsky's bid to claim the iconic Molokai Challenge surfski ultra marathon title in the year that the turned 50, has failed.

ASP backs Jeffreys Bay Open

2013-05-14 17:02

The Jeffreys Bay Open of Surfing presented by Billabong is set to enjoy full support from the Association of Surfing Professionals.

Jordy Smith on fire in Rio

2013-05-10 10:13

SA's Jordy Smith has had an incredible start to the Billabong Rio Pro, in challenging three-to-five foot surf.

Jordy in Surfing X-Games final

2013-04-17 16:42

South African surfer Jordy Smith, who is placed seventh on the ASP rankings, has made it to the final of Surfing’s X-Games.

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Jordy's surfboards

2013-03-26 12:11

Watch Jordy Smith talk about his love of surfboards.

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Slater: Urban Jungle

2013-02-06 08:57

Watch surf champ Kelly Slater go in search of the perfect wave.

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New record high wave surfed

2013-01-30 10:38

A surfer has likely broken his own world record by riding a wave off the coast of Portugal - thought to be more than 100 feet high.

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Jordy Smith surf film teaser

2012-11-19 12:24

Bending Colours takes a distorted look at professional surfer Jordy Smith, changing the audience´s perspective on what form a surfing film can take.

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Hunting dinosaurs with a pocket knife

2012-08-22 14:34

Q&A with SA Big Wave surfer Jacques Theron who fancies nothing better than suiting up and tackling Mother Nature head on...

Huge entry for Pro Ballito

2012-06-08 14:20

The Mr Price Pro Ballito will host 23 of the world's top 32 surfers at this year's event on South Africa's East Coast next month.

Jordy Smith placed fifth in Oz

2012-04-06 22:27

South Africa's Jordy Smith has finished fifth in the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach tournament after losing in the quarter-finals.

SA's Holmes eliminates Slater

2010-07-17 12:57

South African wildcard Sean Holmes eliminated current world number one Kelly Slater at the Billabong Pro at J-Bay.

Martinez shreds in Teahupoo

2009-05-20 09:19

Bobby Martinez has won the Billabong Pro Tahiti defeating Taj Burrow in clean three-to-five foot waves at Teahupoo.

 
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