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Surfing
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The RVCA Rolling Retro 2014 Is What You’ll Be Doing This Sunday
07 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Here’s something to keep all the surfers and beach goers out of the scorching heat this weekend. The guys from RVCA Rolling Retro 2014 are dusting off the old surfboards that your gram-pa used when he still had a washboard stomach. So put on some retro gear and catch a wave with them this Sunday.
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Another 80 Foot Wave Of The Year Entry [VIDEO]
04 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Next to Mario, Andrew Cotton from the UK might be the plumber with the biggest balls. Cotton rode an 80 ft monster of a wave off the coast of Nazare, Portugal. His ride has been submitted for this year’s Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards.
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The World Famous Kommetjie Festival Is This Weekend – Be There
02 Dec 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Siesa, my bru! It’s the Kommetjie Festival on Saturday and if you’ve never done it before, I assure you it’s worth your while. The ‘Anything That Floats’ feature is my personal favourite. Go down, grab a beer and have a jol! Read on for details..
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Get Stoked: The 2013 Wavescape Surf Festival Is Here [VIDEO]
22 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Calling beach bums everywhere: it’s time to get excited about the Wavescape Film Festival. If you love the ocean, the great outdoors, and surfing, it’s the place for you. In 2012 over 3,000 people attended, and the festival raised R240 000 for ocean preservation. This year, it’s set to be even bigger and better.
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This Guy Might Have Surfed The Biggest Wave Ever [VIDEO]
29 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
When it comes to breaking records, some choose the safer route: opting to put straws in their mouths. Some, on the other hand, enjoy being towed into 30-metre waves by a jetski. This was the gambit of one Carlos Burle, in an attempt to break the world record for biggest wave ever surfed, held by Garret McNamara, who successfully carved a 23-metre behemoth just two years ago.
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It Doesn’t Get Cooler Than These Infants Riding Waves [PICS]
12 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Well this is just adorable. Check out these little surfer dudes and dudettes ripping waves like pros. This is sure to make you smile, unless you are a robot, then I’m afraid there is no hope for you.
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Local Surfers Discover Mind Blowing New Surf Spot In Angola [VIDEO]
11 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 8 Comments
Two Cape Town surfers Benji and Davey Brand, as well as local film maker Dan Mace have produced a video highlighting what may well be one of the last great undiscovered surf spots on an African coastline. And barely a day after upload, the video has racked up over 100,000 views. It’s beautiful, and you should watch it.
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The Billabong Brand Is Worth Nothing
28 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Australian surf brand, Billabong, has declared its flagship brand value to be zero. Four other brands the company now also values at nothing are: Element, Palmers, Beachculture and Amazon.
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They’re Using Drones To Shoot Surf Videos Now – And They’re Awesome [VIDEO]
16 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Surf videos just got even more gnarly than before. Surfers are being shot from whole new angles using drones. Check out the fresh new perpective in this video.
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Enjoy The Very Best Of SA Extreme Sports On Captain Kai’s World Every Wednesday Night
14 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
For the last two years Captain Kai’s World has been a highlight for listeners on 2oceansvibe Radio. Broadcast every Wednesday evening from 18h00 to 20h00, the show features interviews with some of the best action sport athletes, photographers and brand managers, always mixed with some fresh and different music selections. Tonight Kai is chatting to big wave surfers, Twig Baker and Frank Solomon.
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Twiggy Baker Surfs Gigantic 20m Wave [Photo]
12 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards acknowledge the achievements of the world’s finest surfers in the biggest waves, anywhere in the world. Twiggy Baker caught this beast last week.
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J-Lo Buys SA Surf Photographer’s Prints From Ralph Lauren [Gallery]
08 Aug 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
Cape Town based surf photographer, Ant Fox, has pulled something of a coup, with some of his recent prints being bought by US pop star, Jennifer Lopez, following her visit to the Ralph Lauren store in the Hamptons.
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Surfers’ Holy Grail: Shark-Proof Wetsuits Are Here
22 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Two Australian businessmen, with a little help from university research project, have released “the first shark-repellent wetsuits.” The project, which follows a wave of shark attacks in Western Australia, has been designed by using new scientific insights regarding a sharks perception of light and colour blindness. Click through to check them out.
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Metallica’s Rob Trujillo Surfs Llanduno [Interview + Pics]
27 Apr 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
Metallica have been in town, after playing live at the Belville Velodrome on Wednesday night. We’ve found a cool interview with Rob Trujillo, as well as these pics of him surfing Llanduno!
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South African Surfer Found At Sea After 27 Hours
18 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Cape Town surfer, Brett Archibald, was rescued after floating in the Indonesian ocean for 27 hours. Archibald reportedly fell from a boat in the early hours of Wednesday morning and was rescued by a Sydney-owned private charter boat.
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Kelly Slater’s Endless Wave Pool Is Endlessly Amazing [PICS]
07 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Kelly Slater’s career is definitely not winding down. In fact, things might very well just be warming up. The world famous surfer now wants to build an “endless wave pool” for surfing. The Kelly Slater Wave Co. says the proposed doughnut-shaped pool will be able to produce guaranteed surfable waves and will be the center of […]
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Absolutely Epic Photo Of Kelly Slater Taken By 2oceansviber Ant Fox Yesterday, AT PIPELINE!
01 Feb 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Quite a normal day for Ant Fox yesterday, as he shot Kelly Slater at Pipeline. Check out this mondo pic. And if you look close enough you’ll see Kelly is holding a GoPro in his mouth. Again, quite normal.
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Surfer Rides 100 Foot Wave [VIDEO]
29 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
They are calling it 100 foot – could Garrett McNamara just have improved upon his Guinness World Record he set last year for the biggest wave ever ridden?
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Footage Finally Captured Of Feared ‘Surf Rage’ Bully, Nearly Drowning Fellow Surfer [Photo Gallery]
22 Jan 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 51 Comments
An anonymous 2oceansviber sent in this story. According to our source, “A repeat transgressor, bully, simpleton loser has eventually been caught on camera assaulting another surfer in the water. I have seen this guy first hand and it’s disgusting.”
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Learn How To Kite Surf For Only R345 (Save 50%)
21 Jan 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
A friend of mine is a passionate kite surfer and the one thing I do envy, is that he has something cool to do when the wind blows. Be gone with the wind with an introductory Kite Surfing course for one or two people at Surfstore Africa. Click for more:
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Jordy Smith’s “Bending Colours” Film Is Pure, Unadulterated Surf Porn [VIDEO]
19 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Yesterday evening, Red Bull Media House screened the South African premier of the Jordy Smith surf film, Bending Colours. And it was spectacular. Shot and directed by Kai Neville, Bending Colours documents Jordy’s radical approach to the sport, and delivers more than a handful beautiful wave riding shots via some truly excellent cinematography. Snippets of […]
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The Blackhill Road Secret To Catching More Waves
30 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Stuart Moerdyk from the Blackhill Road Surfboard Company chatted to Bob about his own beliefs being somewhat different to the rest of the industry. With majority of surfers not surfing as much as they want, Stuart helps achieve results for those who want to catch more waves, by pushing the learning curve and designing custom […]
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Dale Steyn Vs Warwick “Wok” Wright [VIDEO]
27 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Today is Dale Steyn’s 29th birthday, so, on that note, happy birthday from the Vibe, Dale! We dig your vibe. Recently, Dale got together with Warwick “Wok” Wright to do a crossover of their sports. Wok is a professional surfer, and Dale is, well, arguably the best fast bowler in the world. Watch them take each other on at each other’s sports, after the jump.
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Blind Surfer Barrels, Amazes The Pros [VIDEO]
02 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Surfing is an activity that engages all five senses, but sight is probably a pretty important one. You need to be able to see when to duck under a wave when you’re paddling out, or when to drop in on a wave to surf it. Or do you? Incredible video – click below.
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Biggest Teahupo’o Waves EVER Surfed Captured On Camera [VIDEO]
16 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Dudes, you totally have to see this video, shot last year during the Billabong Pro waiting period. The French Navy labeled this day a double code red – threatening to arrest anyone that entered the water! But surfers are calling it the “biggest and gnarliest” Teahupo’o wave ever ridden.” See if you agree – after the jump.
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Shark Kills Man At Port St Johns In Waist Deep Water
16 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
A 25-year old was killed on Sunday afternoon while wading in waist-deep water just off Second Beach at Port St. Johns. This marked the sixth fatal attack on the beach in as many years, and has earned the beach the title of “most dangerous in the world” for such incidents.
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The Kommetjie Surf Contest – Fun For Everyone – This Saturday – Be There
14 Nov 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
2oceansVibe has had a long-standing connection with “The Kom” – which is probably the reason why we feel safe when walking around the area, wearing clothes and behaving in a way that is foreign to its local inhabitants. We’ve also got life-long honorary membership and protection from the KSI (Kom Skom International), which doesn’t hurt. […]
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Surfer Breaks Big Wave Record, Surfs 30 Meter Wave [VIDEO]
10 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Big wave surfing is not for the feint of heart. That amount of water carries a hell of a lot of weight, and one slip up can lead to a terrible encounter with a wall of watery death. Garrett McNamara, a big wave surfer from Hawaii has just broken the world record for the biggest wave ever surfed. Video after the jump.
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Surfer Almost Swallowed By Whale [VIDEO]
04 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Hoo. Santa Cruz surfer Barbara Roettger got way up close and personal with a pod of humpback whales when she unwittingly found herself in the middle of a lunge feeding session; two massive whales popped up right next to the surfer and her kayak friends, seemingly out of nowhere. It’s pretty rad.
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A Little Night Surfing [VIDEO]
03 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Check out this video of a surfer in California hitting up some night surf accompanied by the soft tumbling glow of bio-luminescent algae in the waves.
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