Posts tagged Mick Fanning
Jordy Smith wins on home surf at Jeffrey’s Bay
1 year ago
by Dan
in ASP World Tour
Jordy Smith, only 23, and already a legend, from South Africa, has won the 2011 Billabong Pro Jeffrey’s Bay. He beat Mick Fanning in a wave to wave surf-off in front of a friendly & rowdy home crowd. The conditions were not ideal, but as it was the last day of the contest they had to proceed. To [...]
How fast is a surfer?
2 years ago
This question can now be answered by the GPS tracking device that has been used at the 2011 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast, in Snapper Rocks, Australia. The fastest surfers so far are Mick Fanning going a stonking 39,1 km/h, with Joel Parkinson going 34,6 km/h and Bede Durbidge going 33,6 km/h, Kelly [...]
2008 ASP World Tour – the perfect 10
4 years ago
Last week saw the start of the Quicksilver Pro-France www.aspworldtour.com/2008 and the arrival of the pros into town! This news brought a smile to the girl’s faces, and an increase in trips into Hossegor – for ice-cream
Pros were spotted everywhere, surfing the breaks early in the mornings, and [...]
