SURFING RUMORS & GOSSIP
Surfer Carlos Burle rides possibly the biggest wave ever surfed
Brazilian surfer Carlos Burle road a storm surge off the coast of Nazare, Portugal on Monday that may have been the largest wave ever surfed. According to Deadspin, early reports have estimated that the wave was somewhere in the range of 100 feet high. If that’s the case, Garrett McNamara’s record of riding a 78-foot […]
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October 30, 2013
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Sunny Garcia
#tbt at the @azuniatequila party with @azuniajim having a good time
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October 04, 2013
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30 For 30 Review- Hawaiian: The Legend Of Eddie Aikau
Director - Sam George
Length - 117 minutes without commercials
Installment - #52 in 30 for 30/ESPN Films series
Most Similar To - Without Bias, Benji, Into The Wind
Grade - Middle 20 of 30 for 30 docs
Review - I’ve been eagerly awaiting the return of 30 For 30 for quite some time. The first documentary in the new slate of films is Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie...
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September 30, 2013
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A GLAM SLAM TALKS SURFING & STYLE WITH ROXY ATHLETE STEPHANIE GILMORE
Stephanie Gilmore has cemented herself as a dominant force in the surfing world and continues to make waves as the sport’s leading female star. At just 25 years of age, her list of accomplishments is endless. She is a 5x ASP World Champion and 2010 Laureus World Sports Award winner, just a small taste of her success. Her landmark achievements continue to pave the way for future...
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August 13, 2013
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SHAKE IT
Surfer twerks to warm up for event
If there remains an unfortunate segment of the blogosphere-perusing population that has yet to ever hear (or more fittingly, see) professional surfer Anastasia Ashley, that likely won’t last much longer now that a video has surfaced of her seductive warm-up routine that involves a wondrous display of twerking. Much like Australian hurdler Michelle Jenneke catapulted […]The post...
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August 06, 2013
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Blind Surfer Surfs Pipeline
Derek Rabelo was born blind. Though this would have disheartened many people, Derek had a different perspective on the ordeal. He wouldn’t allow the disability to stop him from pursuing his dreams. His father was a surfer, so naturally Derek wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps.
As reported by Surfer Today, Rabelo now has a documentary called “Beyond Sight” that follows...
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July 31, 2013
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Kelly Slater looking to golf after surfing career
STATELINE, Nev. Golf and surfing couldn't be more yin and yang, but for surfer Kelly Slater, it's a perfect blend that gives way to the zen that one hopes to achieve when playing sports.
Slater played his second American Century celebrity golf tournament at Edgewood Golf Club in South Lake Tahoe this week and has been a regular on the celebrity circuit in recent years....
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July 21, 2013
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A GLAM SLAM TALKS SURFING, MUSIC & STYLE WITH LEE-ANN CURREN
Lee-Ann Curren was born into a family of surfers. Though she’s the daughter of 3x ASP World Champion, Tom Curren, she’s developed a style and skill set all her own. Lee-Ann started competing relatively late, but the Biarritz native and Roxy brand ambassador has established herself as a rising star in European surfing. She’s already achieved success, having been crowned both...
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April 24, 2013
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Did You Miss Mick Fanning’s Wave of the Century?
Mick takes the cake at the Billabong Pro in Teahupo’o Tahiti! You gotta see Mick’s winning wave, it was a beast!
Via The Roosevelts
August 28, 2012
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Joakim Noah Hangs Ten with Laird Hamilton
Those were some tasty waves T...
Via Terez Owens
August 23, 2012
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Victoria Native Flores Earns Spot on Generals Roster
From Press Release
The Victoria Generals have added Victoria native Jeremy Flores to the pitching staff for the 2012 Texas Collegiate League season which begins on June 1.
Flores is currently finishing his junior year at Texas A&M University – Kingsville where he is 1-0 on the season with a 3.32 ERA. The left-hander has made a team-leading 18 appearances with 15 strikeouts...
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April 24, 2012
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Nike Premier Of “12 Miles North: The Nick Gabaldon Story”
Last night at the Montalban Theater in Los Angeles, Ca, Nike premiered “12 Miles North: The Nick Gabaldon Story.” 5thQTR was there to view the inspiring documentary of surfer, Nick Gabaldon, who is credited by surfing experts with being California’s first documented surfer of African-American and Latino.
Gabaldon is widely considered a role model for his part in...
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February 17, 2012
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Surf champ Slater to the defense
Eleven time world surfing champion Kelly Slater says he may travel to Chicago to attend the court hearing of a local surfer who police arrested this week for ... surfing.
Rex Flodstrom, 40, was arrested Tuesday for catching small, freezing waves at Oak Street Beach in Chicago, a beach on Lake Michigan where city officials have decreed that surfing is illegal, myFOXchicago.com reported...
Via Fox Sports
January 20, 2012
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World Champion Surfer Stephanie Gilmore (Lots of Pictures)
If you saw the ESPN Magazine Body Issue, I’m sure you noticed the YOWZA picture of four time world surfing champion Stephanie Gilmore. In case you missed it, I included it here after the jump. You can thanks me later. The 23 year old, 5’10″ 147 pound native New South Wales, Australia is um, kind of accomplished in her sport.
And um, kind of attractive.
Wow! huh? But we have...
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October 22, 2011
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