Wednesday 6 July 2011 It’s July and the countdown the most eagerly awaited contest on the South African calendar has begun. The J-bay Billabong Pro is just around the corner. Webisode 1 sees Parko and Co wax lyrical in anticipation of getting the best right-hand point break in SA all to themselves.
Wednesday 6 July 2011 This highlight video of the Tand Invitational 2011 gives a good indication of exactly how heavy the wave is. Respect to the boogers for challenging this mutant.
Wednesday 6 July 2011 Day 2 at the Mr Price Pro. The winds had shifted direction and the sublime perfection of day 1 down at Ballito was a fond memory. The waves still pumped though and the young guns of the ASP tour went all out to prove their worth.
Wednesday 6 July 2011 A big wave lull in South Africa since 2008 - the last year of the decade-long Red Bull Big Wave Africa - has ended in Cape Town with the announcement by German company Rebel Media of a unique surfing event worth R110,000.
Tuesday 5 July 2011 Day 1 of the Mr Price Pro saw Ballito deliver MACKING barrels for the best in the world. Boards were broken, perfect 10's earned and under-the-lip weaving abounded. With swell on the way, expect more kegs.
Thursday 6 July 2011 Kona Grassroots rider Antoine Bizets' second place run at Chatel. From massive drops to back-flipping his heavy Operator DH like it's no big thing, this kid makes it look easy. Epic edit to a crazy tune.
Monday 4 July 2011 Billabong recently released a talent showcase movie called Blowup featuring Laurie Towner, Creek McTaggard, Granger Larsen, Ian Gentil, Ryan Callinin and Jack Freestone. You can watch it right here!
Friday 1 July 2011 A basic fact of life is that as we get older we loose our flexibility, and thus our surfing suffers in more ways than one. Jim Harrington, Yoga guru of note, has designed a set of routines with the surfer specifically in mind.
