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    When I paddled for that wave, I never thought that could happen.   We had been surfing Mundaka with much more dangerous conditions for weeks. January 2nd  was a smaller day and it was very slow, but there were a few perfect waves.    I jumped in the water and waited… ]]> 20170620104537NEWS467757619057 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 10:45:37 +0000

Imagine you're a World Tour rookie. Then imagine you're surfing your first contest at Cloudbreak. Then, 6 heats, countless tubes and a lot of emotion later, you're standing on a podium trying to take in all the feelings surrounding your first ever WT final.   Connor O’Leary didn’t have… ]]> 20170615083019NEWS125837986131 Thu, 15 Jun 2017 08:30:19 +0000

There’s an old saying we have in surfing: never leave waves to find waves. That means you shouldn’t put in a bunch of effort to get to a new spot when the spot in front of you looks just fine. In Aritz Aranburu’s case, the spot in front of him very regularly looks just fine.  … ]]> 20170613124225NEWS169660525628 Tue, 13 Jun 2017 12:42:25 +0000

Do you remember, a few months back, when Mikey February won the Nelson Mandela Bay Surf Pro? How about when he took out the Vans Surf Pro a few weeks later? That’s two World Qualifying Series event wins in one season. That’s amazing.    But, do you know what’s even better… ]]> 20170607161905NEWS559275475626 Wed, 07 Jun 2017 16:19:05 +0000

White sand. Blue water. Hot days and cold drinks. It’s impossible not to love Fiji — and we haven’t even mentioned the waves yet.    Our CT team is currently enjoying the paradisiacal properties of Tavarua. So is photographer Ryan Miller. He took his lens behind the scenes… ]]> 20170606090444NEWS724753739338 Tue, 06 Jun 2017 09:04:44 +0000

  Down time at home! 🎥: @coleyamane A post shared by Ezekiel Lau (@zekelau) onMay 29, 2017 at 11:53pm PDT   The CT has a very intense, very demanding schedule and time between events should should be spent relaxing — rookie Zeke Lau didn’t get that memo.     Goes… ]]> 20170602084715NEWS310193627200 Fri, 02 Jun 2017 08:47:15 +0000

There is, in fact, something erupting on the Canary Islands. Its name is Luis Diaz.    After winning the Pro Junior at the US Open of Surfing last year, Luis made damn sure the world would remember his name. Since then, he’s experienced some success on the QS and the Pro Junior series.… ]]> 20170601082041NEWS979487891293 Thu, 01 Jun 2017 08:20:41 +0000

See a swell. Find some flights. Pull the trigger. Go. Strike missions really are that simple.   Our boys Connor O’Leary and Zac Wightman recently dropped everything to hit Fiji. For Connor, it was a chance to warm up before competing in the 2017 Outerknown Pro at Cloudbreak. For Zac, it was… ]]> 20170601045514NEWS883811818980 Thu, 01 Jun 2017 04:55:14 +0000

Keep them out of direct sunlight. Exposure to the sun’s harmful UVA and UVB rays may cause your boardshorts to fade at an accelerated rate. Keep them in the shade whenever possible.     Always air dry. Electric dryers can put a beating on your boardies and cause irreversible damage to… ]]> 20170601014514NEWS675611949592 Thu, 01 Jun 2017 01:45:14 +0000

Last year, Jesse Mendes won the biggest event of his career: the Billabong Pro Cascais. On the podium, with tears in his eyes, he spoke about what the win meant to him. “I nearly gave up,” he said before explaining that he’d been thinking about walking away from competitive surfing.… ]]> 20170529095100NEWS790416918174 Mon, 29 May 2017 09:51:00 +0000