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Billabong Pro Mundaka
The Billabong Pro Mundaka, part of the ASP 2006 Foster's Men's World Tour will be taking place in Euskadi, Spain, from October 3-14th.
Most Surfers on a Wave - Successful Record Attempt!
Muizenberg beach in Cape Town became the unofficial home of the Guinness World Record for the 'Most surfers standing on a single wave' on Sunday 17th September when 73 surfers caught and rode the same wave. The official record stands at 44 set by the Lahinch Surf Club in Ireland in May while a claim of 53 has been submitted from Bali.
Volcom Totally Crustaceous Tour
Damien Fahrenfort overcame a stacked field to win the Volcom Elephantfish Title at East Beach, Port Alfred on Sunday. In perfect 6ft+ waves, Fahrenfort edged out runner-up, Ryan Payne, in a close final thanks to an impressive display of massive forehand surfing. Payne’s long tube ride midway through the heat brought him agonisingly close to a victory but it was a series of huge, aggressive turns that eventually secured the win for Fahrenfort.
Boost Mobile Pro Results
Billabong Team Rider Bede "Durbo" Durbidge, has upstaged seven times world champion Kelly Slater to take out the Boost Mobile Pro in California. In his first ever World Championship Tour (WCT) win, the 23 year-old Aussie was on fire, ousting Andy Irons, Taj Burrow and local favourite Chris Ward on his way to the final in fun 3-4ft waves at Trestles.
Reef Classic in Barbados
The Barbados Surfing Association once again is inviting surfers from across the globe to come and compete and enjoy our great waves and hospitality.
Freespirit British Surf Team Announced
With surfing growing massively year-on-year as a mainstream UK sport, 2006 could consolidate Britain's presence as a key surfing nation at the World Surfing Games on California's Huntington Beach.
Billabong Pro Teen Series
With only two events remaining on the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Australasian Junior series, the country's best 20 underaged surfers are gearing up for a final fight at Bells Beach, Torquay.
2006 Surfer Poll Awards
Reef’s elite had a monumental night at the 2006 Surfer Poll Awards witnessed by a packed house at the Grove Theatre in Anaheim, California. Voted on by fans, Bobby Martinez, Rob Machado, Mick Fanning and Sofia Mulanovich all made the prestigious top ten Surfer Poll list, with Martinez and Mulanovich both picking up category specific awards as well.
Pat Gudauskas Wins Pantin Pro
Pat Gudauskas secured his 2nd WQS event win for the 2006 season at the Pantin Pro to place himself within striking distance of WCT qualification.
Caribbean Surf Network
Surfing is set to take on a new regional appeal. The Barbados based company ‘Caribbean Surf Network’ is aiming to take the sport in the region to levels that will see surfers competing more seriously eventually breaking into the international arena.
Beach Party
A free beach party and concert to celebrate the Royal Single Trophee 2006 will be taking place on 16th September.
Secret Java
Travel company Kimasurf has a red hot special offer: between November and March a speedboat will take you from Bali to the East coast of Java where totally uncrowded waves are just waiting to be surfed.
Nixon Surf Challenge 2006
The 7th annual Nixon Surf Challenge is due to kick off from 29 September – 1st October 2006 in San Sebastian, Spain.
The Jack McCoy Collection
Jack McCoy and Billabong are re-releasing the classics, Bunyip Dreaming, Sons Of Fun, The Green Iguana and Sik Joy in a special edition four pack DVD box set.
Irish Team Selected for World Surfing Games
The Irish Surfing Association has announced the Irish Surf Teams to attend the World Surfing Games at Huntington Beach, California on the 14-22nd October and the European Junior Surfing Championships in Doninhos, Ferrol, Spain on 11-19th November.