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Saturday 11 May 2013 Bianca Buitendag, 19, claimed equal third in Rio, her highest result on tour, as Tyler Wright, 19, won the Colgate Plax Girls Rio Pro in peaky two-to-three foot waves. She takes the lead on the 2013 ASP Women’s World Championship Tour.

Friday 10 May 2013 TheBOMBSurf magazine has officially announced the cessation of its print edition. According to John McCarthy, Issue 16, Summer 2013 will be the last issue of the magazine.

Friday 10 May 2013 Jordy Smith posted a blistering first round total to advance through Round 1 of the Billabong Rio Pro in 3-5ft waves at Barra da Tijuca yesterday, as the world’s best surfers navigated chunky beachbreak barrels to thrill the crowds in Rio de Janiero.

Thurs 9 May 2013Rio is such a wonderful city, writes Craig Jarvis as the Billabong Pro Rio kicks in today (live here). But there's more than the vibrancy, the colour and the energetic pace we associate with this sultry South American city. Read on ...

Thursday 9 May 2013 Kiff highlights reel by Ivan Van Vuuren and the Xtreme Life TV crew who pulled into Long Beach for the final day of the Tiletoria Longboard SA Champs. Enjoy.

Thursday 9 May 2013 The recent South Coast Classic in Margate on the South Coast saw big surf, big moves and another rise in the level of bodyboarding in South Africa. Tight video edit from the lens of Simon Heale.

Tuesday 8 May 2013 John John Florence can do no wrong; the kid is on fire, but not only as a surfer but as a videographer and director. The kid knows what he wants. He has skills. Keep an eye out at 3.50 into this clip for one of the best filmed tube rides ever.

Tuesday 7 May 2013 Torn apart by gang violence and the rigours of township life, surfing is turning around the lives of several Khayelitsha kids, writes Tim Conibear, who heads up the Waves for Change Progamme in Cape Town and the surrounding area.