Surfing Life #297

Dark pasts and dirty secrets in surfing's forgotten states...

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The Billabong Rio Pro Final

Jordy Smith takes home $100,000 and a second place ranking on the WCT.

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Rio vs J Bay

With all the brouhaha surrounding the waves at Rio for the first day of competition we thought we’d better wade on in to the debate.

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Teahupoo As It Happens

Surfing Life's live feed straight from Tahiti.

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Soli Bailey In Green

Meanwhile in Australia...

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Kelly Slater On Kelly Slater

ZoSea, wave pools, and other things that make Kelly, Kelly. 

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Julian Wilson's Loop Revert

A new aerial added to the dictionary of surfing maneuvers. 

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Behind The Cover

Laurie Towner talks us through his latest cover of Surfing Life.

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Bosch DIY Series: Fixing A Rail Ding

Surfing Life and Bosch bring you the first part of the DIY series, Fixing A Rail Ding.

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Friday Fox: Summer Somewhere

Friday, 13 April 2012
A summery Friday Fox to blast away those Autumn blues...

Funtitled Four

Friday, 13 April 2012
Bruce's cousin JD Irons and his mates in Volcom's latest pumping clip from Hawaii.

10 x 10

Friday, 13 April 2012
Which was bigger: Kelly's 10-point boost in New York, or the most recent Bells Beach edition? We asked the man himself.

Just a little Husah Husah

Thursday, 12 April 2012
This is just a little one surf with Creed McTaggart and Asher Wales. The boys both made their heats in the Newcastle Pro Junior and we herd there were waves down the coast so we stopped off at the bakery then headed down.

Black, White & Orange

Thursday, 12 April 2012
Colourful Kolohe Andino in West Oz ... in black and white.

Wade's Winning Ways

Thursday, 12 April 2012
Wade Carmichael won back-to-back Pro Junior titles in Tahiti last week and rocketed to the top of the Australasian Pro Junior Series. Reckon he's more stoked about the wins ... or about the epic freesurf barrels they all scored at Rangiroa?

Winning Boards

Thursday, 12 April 2012
With Mick, Sally and Steph all riding his boards Darren Handley was a very happy man at the Rip Curl Pro. Find out what it takes to make boards to win at Bells.
Maui surfer Albee Layer is the 2012 Innersection champion, barely edging out Jamie O'Brien to win the $100,000 cash prize. Watch his winning section, featuring the sort of huge airs and huger waves that surfers have come to expect from Maui's next generation. There's a reason the first two Innersection's were won by surfers from this island, folks.
Have you seen JOB's Innersection part? He didn't win the $100,000 grand prize, but with this clip he went darn close.

DRAGON WELCOMES NOA DEANE

Wednesday, 11 April 2012
Noa Deane. Distinctive character and ability to match... he has a bright future ahead and we are proud to introduce him as the latest addition to Dragon South Pacific's Surf Team.

The Sweet Taste Of $100G

Wednesday, 11 April 2012
How would you react if Taylor Steele arrived on your porch with a bottle of champagne and a $100,000 cheque?
Bells Beach is a Rip Curl contest, so there was a corporate push for Rip Curl winner, right? Was it all a conspiracy from some faceless men in the judge's booth?

Jordy & John Quik Pro 2012

Tuesday, 10 April 2012
O'Neill's finest, Jordy Smith & John John Florence talking you through the opening event of the 2012 world tour.

Sally And Steph

Tuesday, 10 April 2012
The top two women at the 2012 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach do all the post-heat interviewing for us...
Mick Fanning was a relieved and excited Bells Beach bell ringer when he spoke to Surfing Life.

Hey Kerrzy!

Tuesday, 10 April 2012
A chat with Josh Kerr on day three of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach.
Round the corner from Bells is where all the freesurfing goes down. Watch this and you'll see why...

Ripcurl Pro Bells Beach - Day 2

Tuesday, 10 April 2012
The school holiday crowds flocked to watch the men's and women round 2 action at Bells Beach.

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