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Tom Higson

Joining the ranks of the Surf Europe team as tea boy back in 2006, Txomin Higson new little on how to make a good cuppa and even less about riding waves. However, over the course of the last 8 years, the beachbreaks of Anglet in SW France have done wonders to his duckdive and subsequently earned the proud Swiss fence-sitter a hard-fought promotion to online editorial assistant.

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Groundswell Festival Announces Headlining Artists

Groundswell, a new music and surf festival, will bring Grammy award-winning and multi-platinum recording artist Jason Mraz to the shores of Hossegor France to headline...

Groundswell Festival Announces Headlining Artists
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RHYTHM ‘GIVE A TRUNK’ CHARITY AUCTION

Boardsport and lifestyle label RHYTHM, are going back to nature! Recent years have seen a rise in the awareness of our planet, particularly towards endangered animals....

RHYTHM ‘GIVE A TRUNK’ CHARITY AUCTION
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Miky Picon takes out the Nixon Challenge 2011

HOSSEGOR, FRANCE- Miky Picon (FRA) has claimed top honors at the 2011 edition of the Nixon Surf Challenge, which for the first time in its...

Miky Picon takes out the Nixon Challenge 2011
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Chris Noble wins the Scottish Open

Finisterre has developed a different way of doing things over the years, getting innovative with fabrics and sourcing, reviving a dying breed of sheep…..  When...

Chris Noble wins the Scottish Open
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Rhythm "Give a trunk" Charity Auction

FACEBOOKVOTING is on…   Vote for your favourite artwork and support the ´RHYTHM Broken Bird Foundation´.  To help determine the winning artist vote in this...

Rhythm "Give a trunk" Charity Auction
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Nixon’s 2011 Surf Challenge, Lofoten Islands, Norway, April 1st - 3rd, in support of Vans

Nixon’s 10th Surf Challenge will commence in Lofoten Islands – Norway. The historical Basque city of San Sebastian has been the home of the past nine...

Nixon’s 2011 Surf Challenge, Lofoten Islands, Norway, April 1st - 3rd, in support of Vans
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10X ASP World Champ Kelly Slater Claims 46th Elite Tour Win at Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast

The opening event of the 2011 ASP World Title season, the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast showcased the incredible depth of talent in the...

10X ASP World Champ Kelly Slater Claims 46th Elite Tour Win at Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast
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Quarterfinalists Set at Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast

The Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover, the opening stop of the 2011 ASP World Title season, completed Rounds 4 and 5 today...

Quarterfinalists Set at Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast
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Insight sets up shop at the Citadium in Paris, France

Insight est de retour dans le temple de l’univers street parisien. C’est au 2ème étage que la marque australienne prend ses quatiers: un shop-in-shop entièrement...

Insight sets up shop at the Citadium in Paris, France
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Jack Whitefield joins the Insight European Surf Team

Hailing from the Southwest of England, Jack just spent his whole life on his board… even though water is freaking cold over there! But it...

Jack Whitefield joins the Insight European Surf Team
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High-Flying Day at Snapper Rocks

SNAPPER ROCKS, Queensland/Australia (Monday, March 6, 2011) – The world’s best surfers lit up the three-to-four foot (1.5 metre) swell on offer at Snapper Rocks...

High-Flying Day at Snapper Rocks
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Surf Maroc is hiring

Surf Maroc, Morocco’s leading Surf Travel Company are looking for capable, enthusiastic, sociable people to join their team in Taghazout, Morocco. www.surfmaroc.co.uk General Skills/Attributes: We...

Surf Maroc is hiring
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Oxbow's Matt Meola wins Innersection

Oxbow Surf Team rider Matt Meola went from an underground Maui surfer to one of the world’s most recognized names in the sport...

Oxbow's Matt Meola wins Innersection
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Win a Rusty Wired Series Hoody

Our good friends at Rusty gives us 3 of their amazing and new Wired Hoodies. Throw your earphones away, you don’t need them anymore! Just click...

Win a Rusty Wired Series Hoody
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Groundswell Music Festival

Groundswell (www.groundswell-festival.com) a new music festival combining sun, surf, international music acts and eco credibility, is a fresh addition to the European festival circuit for...

Groundswell Music Festival
Surf Gear

Surf-A-Billy By Jared Mell - Insight Signature Series

Insight and Jared Mell present their first collaboration for this summer. As long time admirer of his style both in life and surfing, Insight presents...

Surf-A-Billy By Jared Mell - Insight Signature Series
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Canary Islands El Quemao Invitational 2011 - In Memory of Fula

Organized in memory of a great friend David “Fula” Infante, the El Quemao 2011 Invitational waiting period is due to run in February/March. Put together...

Canary Islands El Quemao Invitational 2011 - In Memory of Fula
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Surfer with great graphic skills wanting to get barreled in the Mentawais

Rules for the 2011 King Millenium Graphic Design Competition King Millenium, the European surf charter boat company operating in the Meantwai Isl. since 2004, has decided...

Surfer with great graphic skills wanting to get barreled in the Mentawais
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Win a Mark Phipps MK9 - 5'9 x 18 3/4" x 2 3/8"

COMPETITION NOW FINISHED The MK 9 High Performance shortboard that will paddle you into the bigger ones without having to go longer. Get in early and tube...

Win a Mark Phipps MK9 - 5'9 x 18 3/4" x 2 3/8"
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Win an O’Neill Psychofreak 4.5/3.5mm

COMPETITION FINISHED. Here’s a golden opportunity to bag yourself a brand new award winning winter wetsuit for the New Year… The O’Neill Psychofreak was awarded the SIMA...

Win an O’Neill Psychofreak 4.5/3.5mm
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GMac and Gregório tow chunky Nazaré

On Wednesday last week, Nazare rumbled under perfect conditions, with waves at around six to seven metres, light wind and sunshine. “Heavy, very heavy!...

GMac and Gregório tow chunky Nazaré
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Lacomare Clinches Maiden ASP European Title During Islas Canarias Ocean & Earth Pro

French surf phenomenon Marc Lacomare (Capbreton, FRA), 20, has added another great achievement to his young nonetheless brilliant career today after securing the 2010 ASP...

Lacomare Clinches Maiden ASP European Title During Islas Canarias Ocean & Earth Pro
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Round One Commences at ASP 5-Star Islas Canarias Ocean & Earth Pro

Aritz Aranburu (EUK) [Photocredit:Aquashot/aspeurope.com] Gran Canaria, Canary Islands (Wednesday, November 3, 2010) – The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Islas Canarias Ocean & Earth Pro completed...

Round One Commences at ASP 5-Star Islas Canarias Ocean & Earth Pro
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World Champion Andy Irons Passes Away

In Memoriam: Andy Irons (1978 – 2010) Pictured:Andy Irons (HAW), 32, former three-time ASP World Champion, passed away from illness-related complications while en route back to...

World Champion Andy Irons Passes Away
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