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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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CLEAN SOLID CONDITIONS ON DAY FOUR OF THE OʼNEILL COLD WATER CLASSIC CANADA

After the strong winds and crisp cold day of yesterday, the OʼNeill Cold Water Classic Canada was presented with a calm – albeit grey –...

CLEAN SOLID CONDITIONS ON DAY FOUR OF THE OʼNEILL COLD WATER CLASSIC CANADA
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Mick Fanning Claims 2009 Rip Curl Pro Search

SUPERTUBOS, Peniche/Portugal (Wednesday, October 28, 2009) – Mick Fanning (AUS), 28, former ASP World Champion (2007) and current ASP World No. 1, has claimed the...

Mick Fanning Claims 2009 Rip Curl Pro Search
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Wildcards decided & Men's Draw confirmed for Rip Curl Pro Search

Portugal’s best surfers fronted up in Penich today for the TMN Trials of the Rip Curl Pro Search, but it is eventual winner Justin...

Wildcards decided & Men's Draw confirmed for Rip Curl Pro Search
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Surf Europe 70 - The Travel Issue

Open your mind to fresh realities and brave new worlds in Surf Europe 70 The Travel Issue, where bold soldiers armed solely with a ravaging...

Surf Europe 70 - The Travel Issue
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Rip Curl Pro Search Portugal: World Title Scenarios

With the completion of the Billabong Pro Mundaka yesterday, won by Adriano de Souza (BRA), 22, the 2009 ASP World Title race has heated up...

Rip Curl Pro Search Portugal: World Title Scenarios
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Al Mennie and Andrew Cotton invited to Nelscott Reef Tow in Classic 2009

Surfers Al Mennie and Andrew ‘Cotty’ Cotton have, for the second year running, received an invite to The Nelscott Reef Tow In Classic. The Nelscott...

Al Mennie and Andrew Cotton invited to Nelscott Reef Tow in Classic 2009
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Julian Wilson's Scratching The Surface Webisode #1

Julian Wilson has been wowing the crowds with his mad tricks down here in the SW France for the Quik Pro France, with everyone looking...

Julian Wilson's Scratching The Surface Webisode #1
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I got a monkey on my back... the size of King Kong.

The drugs have worn off and one month is beginning to feel like an pretty long time before I can ride waves again. I’d probably be...

I got a monkey on my back... the size of King Kong.
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Snow blizzards batter SW France

What Dr. Tony Butt forgot to mention in his Monday morning surf forecast was that along with this week’s long-period westerly swell we’d get a...

Snow blizzards batter SW France
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Sancho and Gelez in the Med - Part II

Benjamin Sanchis and Fabrice Gelez team up with the locals to score yet more sick slabs and point breaks in the Mediterranean. Check it.

Sancho and Gelez in the Med - Part II
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Surf Europe and Billabong Team score epic waves in the Med

And in the meantime you can check out some of the video footage here:

Surf Europe and Billabong Team score epic waves in the Med
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Kelly Slater secures 9th World Title at Mundaka, Spain!

There was a lot of surfing during the second to last day of competition at Mundaka, Spain, but all eyes were on one heat....

Kelly Slater secures 9th World Title at Mundaka, Spain!
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Nude Cruise in France

Just in from Dion… We have been seeing a lot of pretty good looking girls barely clothed this trip and our good run was bound to...

Nude Cruise in France
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View highlights from the final day of the Quik Pro here.

More Surfing Videos >> View highlights from the final day of the Quik Pro. Adrian Buchan (Avoca, Australia) won the event over 8-time ASP world champion...

View highlights from the final day of the Quik Pro here.
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Rusty International presents 'Changes'

With Josh Kerr, Jamie O’Brien, Jay Davies, Nate Yeomans, Paul “Mad dog” Morgan Kalani Chapman, the Harrington Twins, Marlon Gerber, Kawika Stillwell and many more,...

Rusty International presents 'Changes'
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Just Add Water

See one of the most gifted and creative surfers in the world, 19 year-old Clay Marzo come alive in the ocean as he destroys the...

Just Add Water
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AI takes a licking at Snapper

More Surfing Videos >> Even the best of the best get worked sometimes; AI takes a licking at Snapper this year. Excuse the cussin’.

AI takes a licking at Snapper
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Stranger Than Fiction

Teaser 2 from Poor Specimen on Vimeo.

Stranger Than Fiction
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Bustin' Down The Door

Narrated by Oscar winner Edward Norton, Bustin’ Down the Door is a new surf documentary about professional surfing icons Shaun Tomson, Mark Richards, Ian Cairns,...

Bustin' Down The Door
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The Kills New Single

U.R.A. Fever

The Kills New Single
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Anyone seen my 9’6?

Atter a slow start to big winter surf this year, there was a lot of hype surrounding the XXL swell that lit up the whole...

Anyone seen my 9’6?
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You boyz ever been to Mejiiiiiico?

At an altitude of 2,500 metres, the urban sprawl of Mexico City is a ‘pinche desmadre’, counting some 20 million people. It’s the third largest...

You boyz ever been to Mejiiiiiico?
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Backdoor comes to Hossegor

The surf was off its face again for the Quik Pro Hossegor last Sunday. One of Surf Europe’s senior photogs even got to experience his...

Backdoor comes to Hossegor
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