Three-Time World Champion Surfer, Andy Irons, Dead at 32

Professional surfer and three-time ASP World Champion, Andy Irons, died on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at a hotel in Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas.

Sacred Craft Expo Schedule And Exhibitors

Here’s what to expect at this weekend’s Sacred Craft shaping expo.

Rip Curl Releases The Insulator Wetsuit For 2009

Costa Mesa, CA (November 23, 2009): Versatility, adaptability, and adjusting to what nature presents us. Insert Rip Curl’s latest in wetsuit technology: The Insulator.

Shaper Wade Tokoro Joins Rip Curl

Wade Tokoro is a surfer/shaper in the truest sense of the words. He charges Pipeline like a Tour pro, and he shapes for some of the world’s top surfers, like 2008 ASP Champion, Stephanie Gilmore, and four-time Triple Crown Champion, Andy Irons. Rip Curl announced today

Kelly Slater’s “Deep Six” Surfboard Specs

Most surfers would have said that Kelly Slater was “under-gunned” (riding too small of a board) when he paddled out at the 2008 Billabong Pipeline Masters on a 5’11.” Pipe’s heaving barrels traditionally send professional surfers running for a board in the seven-foot range. But Slater

Channel Islands Announces Dane Reynolds “Proton” Surfboard

Twenty-three-year-old Dane Reynolds has turned the surfing world upside-down, almost by accident. By 2004, surfers like Andy Irons (and later Kelly Slater) had pegged the Ventura, California local as the “best free-surfer in the world,” and videos like First Chapter (2006) and Quiksilver’s Young Guns series (see clip below) only solidified the claim.