John John Florence (HAW), 19, has won his maiden ASP ASP World Championship Tour event, taking out the Billabong Rio Pro over Joel Parkinson (AUS), 31, in barreling three-to-four foot (1 metre) waves at Barra da Tijuca.
 

Pictured: John John Florence (HAW), 19, your 2012 Billabong Rio Pro Champion. Credit: ASP/SCHOLTZ 

BILLABONG GOES GLOBAL WITH “LIFE’S BETTER IN BOARDSHORTS”

Life’s Better in Boardshorts, a Billabong initiative designed to capture the moments that enrich our individual summer experiences, has officially gone into launch mode.

Fitzgibbons Wins Billabong Rio Pro, Closes ASP World Title Gap

Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 21, has taken out the Billabong Women’s Rio Pro over Coco Ho (HAW), 21, by a score of 14.10 to 14.03 in peaky one-to-three foot (.5 metre) waves at the primary venue of Barra da Tijuca.
 

Pictured: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 21, winner of the 2012 Billabong Women’s Rio Pro. Credit: ASP/SCHOLTZ

Girl power galore on French waves – that’s the Girls Pro 2012! From May 30th to June 3rd, 2012, this outstanding event will shine with sun, sandy beaches and surfing. French surfing hot spot Seignosse Hossegor will welcome the world’s best female surfers to the third edition of this 6-star event of the ASP Tour. The female waveriding elite will compete at some of the planet’s finest beach breaks and deliver loads of female style and athleticism.

Girl power galore on French waves – that’s the Girls Pro 2012!  

So, let's continue our 6+6+6 interview series:

This time Juliane Furch has answered our questions. She started surfing 10 years ago during her first trip to Costa Rica and since then she has been travelling around the world searching for the perfect wave. Today Jule is certain that Costa Rica is one of the best surf destinations in the world and so she made her dream come true and offers trips with her company “blue nature travel” for Surfing Costa Rica.

Read about Juliane's views on herself, surfing and life in the following 6+6+6 interview.

Surf-Devil sends many thanks to Freiburg - enjoy reading everybody!

Photo: Juliane Furch 

‚The Surfer’s Bottle Project’ – REuse, REfill, REduce & REcycle

The idea of a reusable water bottle isn’t exactly new to most Europeans, but for the inhabitants of the Indonesian island Bali, it is. Blue Tomato, the Balicamp and SAMA SAMA Boat Trips are setting a strong example in environmental awareness and sustainability with ‚The Surfer’s Bottle Project’.

Blue Tomato supports regional engagement through water bottle sales