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An unknown surfer at Pipe

After a prolonged hiatus, the WSL men’s and women’s tours are stretching on the beach in preparation for a re-launch. In any regular season, the Billabong Pipe Masters and Roxy Maui Pro would serve as the championship crescendos. They represent the jewels in the WSL’s world title crowns where, when the conditions and ratings combine, … Read more

J-Bay Open Returns in 2016

Settle down,  settle down.  The 2016 CT will return to Jeffreys Bay,  South Africa,  following the Final-heard-round-the-world between Mick Fanning,  Julian Wilson and a juvenile Great White shark.  Before we jump down the WSL’s collective throat about “marketing/profit over athlete safety,”  let’s take a quick step back and analyze this universe. Jeffreys Bay has been … Read more