Surf-Devil

Newquay will once again host the Relentless Boardmasters in association with Vans, from August 6-12 this summer. The traditional British stop on the ASP European Tours returns with a combined ASP 6-Star Men's event, and the Boardmasters Longboard Pro, an ASP 3-Star Men's and Women's Longboard Qualifying Series event.

Caption: Kiron Jabour (HAW) at last year's Relentless Boardmasters in Newquay. Credit: ©Aquashot/ASPEurope 

FINAL EUROPEA EN ERICEIRA (PORTUGAL) DEL 24 AL 26 DE AGOSTO

FINAL INTERNACIONAL DURANTE EL QUIKSILVER PRO FRANCE DEL 28 SEPT AL 8 OCTU  

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!  

Esta vez, Juliane Furch respondió a nuestras preguntas. Hace 10 años, durante su primer viaje a Costa Rica, empezó a surfear y desde este tiempo ha viajado por todo el mundo en búsqueda de la ola perfecta. Hoy en día, Jule está segura de que Costa Rica es uno de los mejores destinos de surf en el mundo y con su propia empresa “blue nature travel” realizó su sueño de ofrecer viajes de surf en Costa Rica.

Enteraos lo que piensa Jule del surf, de la vida y de si misma en la siguiente entrevista 6+6+6.

Surf-Devil manda un saludo a Freiburg y, como siempre, os desea un placer tremendo. 

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