Sunset Open and Santa Cruz Pro cancelled
The WSL CT has been put on hold once again After the 2020 season had been cancelled due to Covid-19, the hopes were high for 2021 with a new tour schedule and a new structure of the entire championship. Shortly after the events had started in Hawaii
WSL suspends Billabong Pipemasters and Maui Pro
2021 Surf season under an unlucky star The 2021 season started off with a bang that burst into negative news this week. The long-awaited WSL CT, that had been called off earlier this year due to COVID-19 seems to be unlucky the second time in a row. Billabong
WSL: Updated 2021 Tour Schedule
New dates and locations for the CT 2021 One month before the official tour starts, the World Surf League revised the 2021 schedule to safely bring back the championship tour of surfing. The good news that had the surf world stoked was the announcement that the WSL finals
Protect the best surf breaks around the world
Playa Hermosa in Costa Rica is the next World Surfing Reserve The organization Save the Waves has awarded the next World Surfing Reserve: Playa Hermosa in Costa Rica. With this prestigious title, Playa Hermosa joins the ranks with the Gold Coast in Australia and Malibu and California
WSL Countdown: The competition is back in Australia, Europe and Brazil
Charitable surf events announced After the Championship Tour 2020 had been officially cancelled, the world’s best surfers are finally back in the water. The first event was the Rumble at the Ranch on August 9th 2020. The waiting period for the Australian Grand Slam of Surfing started
1993 World Champion Derek Ho dies aged 55
The surf world has lost another legend He was the first native Hawaiian surfer to win the World Championship title in 1993. Derek Ho was not only a legend within the surf community but also the icon of a whole family of successful surfers, amongst them Coco
WSL Announcement: 2020 CT officially cancelled & big changes for 2021
The season that never was The year 2020 has been an interesting one so far. All around the world, surfers are locked inside waiting for the pandemic to end and hit the waters again. After previous announcements by the World Surf League about event cancellations and postponements
Silvana Lima sponsored by Kore cryptocurrency
Surfing meets Crypto Silvana Lima, a competitor in the women’s WSL World Championship Tour, has been struggling for a long time to get sponsors. The Brazilian surfer who came from a humble background has been competing on the CT since 2008 and came second that same year
Surf beaches reopen around the world
Where is surfing allowed again? Good news for the global surf community this week. After almost 2 months of lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, an end is in sight. We have seen surfers being arrested in Europe, shot at by the police in Costa Rica, and chased
WSL extends suspension due to COVID-19
All WSL events officially postponed until end June June, 4th Update: All WSL events remain on hold. The next announcement will be made at the beginning of July 2020. Today, Erik Logan, the CEO of the World Surf League announced that all surf events are suspended throughout June.