As the picture above implies, the tour is no longer being held at heaving West-Australian reef breaks. Our new destination – Grumari, Brazil – brings with it a new set of conditions and a fresh slate for surfers to prove themselves. We spoke to the founder of Fantasy Surfing Tips and Brazilian local Francisco Pimentel … Read more
Surf-Stats is proud to present the first in a new series of articles: Notes from the line-up. The premise is simple: find a Surf-Stats fan who knows the contest wave like the back of their hand, then pick their brain on who has been lighting up the free-surf sessions and showing the right kind of … Read more
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