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Friday 22 May 2015 Will surf contest judges be replaced by geo-tagged digital trackers? The first digital surf contest takes place this week among more than 40 members of a high school surf team in Huntington Beach, USA.

Thursday 21 May 2015 A mix of new-school and veteran skill can be found in the final 16 surfers selected for the JBU Supertrial presented by RVCA. They will fight for a wildcard slot in the WSL JBay Open of Surfing in July.

Thursday 21 May 2015 For the first time in recent years, the Billabong Juniors move to Magnas, the least known JBay break in the midst of famous spots that draw attention away from her. Craig Jarvis explains.

Monday 18 May 2015 Twas a dark and misty night deep in the southern Cape peninsula. Around a fire, big wave surfers murmured of daring feats in the big blue. Dougal Patterson recounts story night at Kommetjie.

Monday 18 May 2015 You know when the waves are sick? Well, now we have a doctor in the house with a simple remedy. Dr Glen Thompson talks to Spike about his doctoral thesis on history and surfing in South Africa.

Monday 18 May 2015 Bianca Buitendag lost to Courtney Conlogue in the final of the Oi Rio Pro women's event at Barra da Tijuca, Brazil, yesterday, while Filipe Toledo won the men's event. Both winners now have two from two.

Monday 18 May 2015 It isn't a Tarantino kung fu move, but a surreal edit of Twiggy Baker during the monster May swell that hit Puerto Escondido two weeks ago. Just dropped, and part of the Mavericks Moments series.

Monday 18 May 2015 Six individual gold medals enabled the USA to dethrone reigning champions Australia at the 2015 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship at Sayulita in Mexico yesterday, with SA coming 7th.