Taiwan Surf report: October and November

Some of the typhoons on the east stayed quite a way offshore and provided clean groundswell. The strange weather pattern was a boon for surfers this year, offering plentiful waves on the south, east and north coasts.

Taiwan Surf report: October and November

Some of the typhoons on the east stayed quite a way offshore and provided clean groundswell. The strange weather pattern was a boon for surfers this year, offering plentiful waves on the south, east and north coasts.

Ben Shepherd
Wave of the Day: Sam Jones soul arching from stage right

Pipeline Masters: Day two photos

The second day of competition is done and the world title still hasn't been decided. The pointy end of the contest just got pointier! Momentum swung toward Slater today when he won his Round 4 heat, thereby jumping to the Quarters, while ol' Mick lost his Round 4 heat and now draws deadly C.J Hobgood in Round 5

Pipeline Masters: Day two photos

The second day of competition is done and the world title still hasn't been decided. The pointy end of the contest just got pointier! Momentum swung toward Slater today when he won his Round 4 heat, thereby jumping to the Quarters, while ol' Mick lost his Round 4 heat and now draws deadly C.J Hobgood in Round 5

The fatal shore

Somewhere on a lttle-trodden stretch of the east coast photographer Jordan Barta and surfers Josh Ku and Troy Van Vliet try to make sense of a triple-sucking, backless beast of a wave.

The fatal shore

Somewhere on a lttle-trodden stretch of the east coast photographer Jordan Barta and surfers Josh Ku and Troy Van Vliet try to make sense of a triple-sucking, backless beast of a wave.

Jordan Barta
Wave of the Day: Humping dry

Missing in Bocas del Toro

After a quiet word with Kelly Slater the name Bocas del Toro - Spanish for the mouth of the bull - was thrown about. So, fresh after escaping the horns of the bull in Pamplona, Mick Fanning ran straight into its mouth.

Missing in Bocas del Toro

After a quiet word with Kelly Slater the name Bocas del Toro - Spanish for the mouth of the bull - was thrown about. So, fresh after escaping the horns of the bull in Pamplona, Mick Fanning ran straight into its mouth.