If you don't know what to watch the next days, the J-Bay Open might be a good tip. The famous break is renowned for its epic swells and is often regarded as the longest, most perfect righthand pointbreak on the planet. The world’s best surfers have converged in South Africa for the only Championship Tour on the African continent to battle for crucial points in WSL title race. So who to watch?
The frontrunner Adriano de Souza will lead the field after an impressive start to 2015, including a win in Margaret River. For De Souze, J-Bay is a special place. He started coming here when he was 14 and he's been back every year since.
From L - R, Slade Prestwich (ZAF), Owen Wright (AUS), Jordy Smith (ZAF), Mick Fanning (AUS) and Adriano de Souza (BRA).
The legendary freestyle windsurfing event on lake Neusiedl is back! Since 1998 the best Freestyle Windsurfers in the world travel down to the Austrian water sports capital to compete in the European Freestyle Pro Tour. This edition, taking place
between the 27th of April and the 1st of May, will be…
Defending event winner and three-time world champion Mick Fanning currently sits in fourth place on the rankings and victory at Jeffreys Bay this year will see him equal 11-time world champion Kelly Slater’s record of four wins in South Africa. It'll be interested to see whether he gets another good result this year. Fresh from Fiji Pro glory, Owen Wright’s historic performance saw him move up to third in the world after posting two perfect heats to win the event. He'll be definitely one to watch as pressure is on.
The world's best surfing will be broadcast LIVE and the event holds a competitive window of July 8 - 19, 2015, so don't miss a wave! The J-Bay Open is also the showcase event at the J-Bay Winterfest, a multi-sport and music festival in Jeffreys Bay from July 8 - 19. More details at www.jbaywinterfest.com.
The international top event this year is all about the new Olympic windsurfing class, foil windsurfing and wingfoiling. More than 300 world’s best windsurfers from 42 nations will compete in various foil classes on Lake Silvaplana.
The first of 16 GKA Kite World Tour events begins in Cape Verde this month.
Ten islands make up the archipelago of Cabo Verde which lies two hours south of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, due to their geographical location the islands are frequented with pumping swell and trade winds.
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