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Nineteen-year-old Christchurch longboarder, Jack Tyro, has just become the first New Zealander to earn a spot on the WSL World Longboard Tour, and the first to reach the upper echelon of the sport’s competitive ranks since Paige Hareb and Ricardo...

Spencer Rowson & Anna Brock Win Kaikoura Grom Comp

Derek MorrisonApril 17, 2023July 25, 2024

April 17, 2023July 25, 20240

Five Minutes With: Surfing Filmmaker Jonathan Smit

Derek MorrisonDecember 24, 2018December 24, 2018

December 24, 2018December 24, 20180

Ship’s Log Indian Ocean, Day 3: More Macaronis Please

Derek MorrisonDecember 30, 2022August 17, 2023

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Watch: Eimeo Czermak Finds Routine In Tahiti

Derek MorrisonAugust 10, 2021August 10, 2021

August 10, 2021August 10, 20210

Pipe Turns On For 2022 Championship Tour Surfers

Derek MorrisonFebruary 3, 2022November 29, 2022

by Derek MorrisonFebruary 3, 2022November 29, 20220

The Billabong Pro Pipeline, the first stop on the World Surf League 2022 Championship Tour, has started with epic eight-to-twelve foot surf at the world-famous Banzai Pipeline. Having Pipeline as the first event on the CT schedule is tough to...