Mavericks The most hardcore paddle-in break on earth. No question. There is so much here, from the recent Quiksilver contest won by Flea to backround on the spot and the hellmen who ride it.
Eddie Aikau '99 The Eddie finally went, and Noah Johnson cleaned up.
'98 World Longboard Championships 22yr old Californian Joel Tudor won the '98 world champs in Fuerteventura.
Rip Curld World Cup '98 Shane Dorian on top of the world in the first '98 Triple Crown event - waves rise to the occasion with perfect 8 foot sets.
Quiksilver Roxy Pro Sandie Ryan wins $7K at Sunset.
World Big Wave Championships Ireland sensationally come second in the first Big Wave Challenge in Todos Santos, Mexico, in February '98! This result greatly increases our chances of landing the World Championships in the next few years.
Irish Contest Calendar These are the competition dates for 98. Do your best to get to some and check out the scene, even if you don't compete just enjoy some first class surfing.
K2 Big Wave Challenge An epic El Nino winter is driving surfers to new extremes in search of the $50,000 prize for the biggest wave of the winter.
Eddie Aikau The Eddie - Fighting off the Monster. The Eddie hasn't been held since 1990, and has lost much of its mystique over the intervening years with the advent of tow in.
The '97 Chiemsee Pipe Masters Johnny-Boy Gomes muscles his way to victory at the '97 Pipe Masters.
Op Pro Tony Ray wins the '97 Op Pro in Hawaii - the first event of the Triple Crown.
Figueira Pro '97 Kelly Slater wraps up his fifth world title at Expo '98 Figueira Pro. World Champion Lisa Andersen and Australia's Shane Powell take individual victories.
Rip Curl Bells Beach '97 Mark Occhilupo wins $50,000 and a Jeep at Bells '97 - the biggest prize in pro surfing history.
Eurosurf 97 A preview to the very successful event in Bundoran last September. Better late than never.
Tow-in World Championships The innaugural 1997 tow-in surfing world championships have been postponed till later in '98 due to money matters (boo, hiss!)
Quiksilver Makaha Longboard Champs '98 In memory of Rell Sunn, Queen of Makaha, who died earlier this Spring from breast cancer.
Surf Expo Surf Challenge Rob Machado and Lisa Anderson win loadsa money at the indoor surf challenge in Disneyland's Typhoon Lagoon.
Pipeline Bodysurfing Championships Mike Stewart successfully defended his title.
Women's World Bodyboarding Champs At Pipeline in epic surf, the AWB 9th World Championship of Women's Bodyboarding is won by Aoi Koike and Men's Drop-Knee Expression by Kainoa McGee.
Buffalo's 22nd Annual Big Board Surfing Classic Always a favourite with the Hawaiians.
Rell Sunn's 23rd Menehune Contest The annual Hawaiian grommet contest put on by Rell shocases many of the stars of tomorrow. STOP: OH NO! RELL IS DEAD!!
