Mick Fanning and Taj Burrow were among the top seeds to fall on the final day of competition at the 2013 Rip Curl Pro presented by Ford on Tuesday. In pristine three-to-five foot (1 - 1.5 metres) conditions, rookie Nat Young (USA) was on a tear to the finals as he disposed of Taj Burrow (AUS) in the first major upset of the day.
Having restricted joint mechanics through length tension imbalances of your muscles is a great way to force the body to create compensatory movement patterns that will affect your timing and performance.
Kelly Slater will join the upcoming Big Wave Bodyboarding Tour (BWBT), right after the end of his professional surfing career.
The multiple-time world surfing champion from Florida has taken a dramatic decision to join the best big wave boogie riders in the world, when he considers the time has come to conclude his successful pro surfing life.
"Sitting about 90 miles off the west coast of Sumatra, the Mentawai island chain has been host to surf charter boats for many years now. It's no secret these days that the area is holding some amazing surf, which can be an enticing factor for the surfer with limited time to explore.
The nominees for the 2013 Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards have been announced, proving once again that surfing has reached a new level of intensity. The year long competition closed on March 20th, with every big wave break around the world being considered. Based on the photographic evidence, the five biggest or best have been identified in the key categories.