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Stephanie Gilmore London Surf Film Festival

Steph Gilmore: “Don’t Take It Too Seriously”

· by Sam · in Surf Culture

What advice can a world famous surfer offer to us learner surfers? Stephanie Gilmore, one of the biggest names in modern surfing, 5 times world champion (having won her first event at just 17) and current leading surfer on the…

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ASP Coming Good On Digital

· by Sam · in Pro Surf, Tech, Uncategorized

Late last year I commented on the ASP weighing in on the digital sphere and after the announcement yesterday that Kelly Slater had split from Quiksilver we got to see a real insight into the bonuses of having of a…

Kelly Slater Pipemasters

April Fools From Kelly Slater?

· by Sam · in Pro Surf

International surf media is up in arms today (1st April) since Kelly Slater apparently called it time with Quiksilver. You can read the original article from the ASP here. I wasn’t 100% where I stood to start with the first…

Mavericks International Broadcast On Live TV!

· by Sam · in In Other News, Pro Surf

A brand new year and news has broken that for the first time in history, Mavericks International is going to be broadcast globally on live TV. It’s one of the heaviest, gnarliest waves on the planet and the conditions look…

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ASP and Mozilla

· by Sam · in Meanwhile, Pro Surf, Tech

It’s a month on from announcements about the ASP lumbering into mainstream digital media and there are some interesting partnerships cropping up. One in particular is Mozilla (responsible for serving the Firefox browser) who are now working with the Vans…

ASP Goes Digital

· by Sam · in Meanwhile, Pro Surf, Tech

“The first national and global media deals in the history of professional surfing” The ASP yesterday announced movements towards ‘internet-focussed media distribution’ including agreements with ESPN, Youtube and Facebook across linear broadcast, digital and social media to come to fruition…

Breaka Burleigh Pro Results

· by Sam · in Meanwhile, Pro Surf

Julian Wilson turns up the heat in the Breaka Pro competition based at Burleigh Heads in Queensland. Only his second year on the ASP pro list – he’s a young gun surrounded by surfing fanatics – and if you’ve ever…

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My surf slang dictionary with loads of surfer Stick Man doodles as examples...



Hack – “Throwing spray” with a quick and powerful top turn or cutback.



Bottom turn – Turning in the trough of a wave to face along it. A crucial manoeuvre and often the very first thing a surfer does after he’s popped up.

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