Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards -- McNamara's 78-footer in Portugal Sets New Record; Fletcher Claims $60,000 in Sony Xperia Ride of the Year, Tube & Performance Categories.
Today, May 9, rolled the first day of the Billabong Pro Rio in 2012. The swell from the east forced a change in the championship, which ended up in the left-handed Arpoador. The waves were well-trained and series of up to one meter.
A collection of random moments along the beautiful Central California Coast. Darshan Gooch dodges the typically crowded lineups and manages to find serenity and solitude amongst the greater Santa Cruz area.
Surfing on the Gold Coast takes that extra little bit of tenacity. That little bit more aggression and selfishness to snag the waves from underneath the crowds at D'Bah. Sometimes you can find some semi-secret uncrowded breaks, like in between the two rocks at Currumbin ... or you can just rip. Like Thomas Woods and Matt Banting.
