World's Best Surfers Kick-off 2015 Season on Australia's Gold Coast
The world’s best surfers are converging on Australia’s Gold Coast for the opening event of the elite 2015 World Surf League Samsung Galaxy Championship Tour season, the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast, held from February 28 to March 11, 2015. This venue has always played an important role of the whole series; 50% of the victors over the past decade have gone on to win that year’s world title. The hunt is on and you can watch the unparalleled adventure, competitive drama and athleticism of professional surfing LIVE at WorldSurfLeague.com.
There are tons of reasons why to follow the season opener. First of all, Gabriel Medina, reigning world champion, returns to defend his crown on the Gold Coast. Second of all, the event will see reigning six-time Champion Stephanie Gilmore lead the world’s best female surfers. And icing on the take is Heritage Series, the first one of 2015.
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…
The Heritage Series, which celebrates the rich culture and history of professional surfing and is designed to honor the icons of the sport, was launched at the J-Bay Open in 2014 where surfing legends Tom Curren and Mark Occhilupo squared off in rifling six-to-eight foot Jeffreys Bay. Curren emerged victorious, securing a Perfect 10-point ride in the process. Martin Potter and Brad Gerlach revived their rivalry and battled at Trestles, with Gerlach taking the win. Finally the Billabong Pipe Masters saw two-time World Champion Tom Carroll storm to victory against Derek Ho, Gary Elkerton and Sunny Garcia in the final Heritage Series of 2014.
So there is plenty to look forward to. Running in conjunction with the Roxy Pro Gold Coast will be the world’s best male surfers in the Quiksilver Pro. Stay tuned!
Roxy Pro Gold Coast Round 1 Match-Ups:
Heat 1: Malia Manuel (HAW), Johanne Defay (FRA), Sage Erickson (USA) Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), Courtney Conlogue (USA), Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) Heat 3: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), Silvana Lima (BRA), TBD Heat 4: Tyler Wright (AUS), Dimity Stoyle (AUS), Alessa Quizon (HAW) Heat 5: Carissa Moore (HAW), Laura Enever (AUS), Tatiana Weston-Webb (HAW) Heat 6: Lakey Peterson (USA), Bianca Buitendag (ZAF), Coco Ho (HAW)
Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast Round 1 Match-Ups:
Heat 1: Joel Parkinson (AUS), Miguel Pupo (BRA), Brett Simpson (USA) Heat 2: Michel Bourez (PYF), Sebastian Zietz (HAW), Ricardo Christie (ZAF) Heat 3: Kelly Slater (USA), Fredrick Patacchia (HAW), C.J. Hobgood (USA) Heat 4: John John Florence (HAW), Jadson Andre (BRA), Glenn Hall (IRL) Heat 5: Mick Fanning (AUS), Matt Banting (AUS), TBD Heat 6: Gabriel Medina (BRA), Wiggolly Dantas (BRA), TBD Heat 7: Jordy Smith (ZAF), Kai Otton (AUS), Jeremy Flores (FRA) Heat 8: Adriano de Souza (BRA), Filipe Toledo (BRA), Dusty Payne (HAW) Heat 9: Taj Burrow (AUS), Bede Durbidge (AUS), Keanu Asing (HAW) Heat 10: Josh Kerr (AUS), Adrian Buchan (AUS), Matt Wilkinson (AUS) Heat 11: Kolohe Andino (USA), Julian Wilson (AUS), Italo Ferreira (BRA) Heat 12: Owen Wright (AUS), Nat Young (USA), Adam Melling (AUS)
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.
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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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