Surfing

After starting the year with a victory in Israel, South African pro surfer, Matthew McGillivray has been blowing up both on tour and in his spare time. He attributes a large part of his new found surfing confidence and success to his shaper and mentor, Graham Smith. Riding the GForce #44 – originally designed for Jordy Smith – McGillivray has become ...

Breezy onshore conditions and a slight surge in swell greeted surfing competitors at Seal Point, Cape St Francis for the final day of competition at the finale of the 2018 Billabong Junior Series presented by BOS. Gabi Herbst was the surfer of the morning in the U12 Girls final incredible rides in the mixed conditions, including an excellent 8.0 for ...

Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum, made to keep the legacy of Norman ‘Sailor Jerry’ Collins alive – the father of the old-school tattoo. The ultimate art is the kind that gets under your skin and Jerry was the master of it. In celebration of the art of craft, Sailor Jerry collaborated with York Surf and the talented Raoul Goetze from PALM ...

What happens when you round up four of the world’s best teenage surfers, set them loose at the world’s best man-made wave and give them a chance to win $10,000? You get the 2018 Quiksilver Young Guns WSL Surf Ranch Showdown. Started as an Instagram contest in June, it drew over 1000 entries from all corners of the globe. The ...

Australia’s Stephanie Gilmore won the Corona Open J-Bay in pumping 1.3 to 2.3 metre conditions at the world-renowned Supertubes in Jeffreys Bay. In a marathon day of competition, Stephanie Gilmore started her path to victory by eliminating Nikki Van Dijk in Round 3, Bronte Macaulay in the Quarterfinals, Tatiana Weston-Webb in the Semifinals and Lakey Peterson in the Final to take ...