The 2018 elite women’s Championship Tour (CT) will be contested by the WSL Top 17, comprised of the top 10 finishers on the 2017 CT, the top six finishers on the 2017 QS and the WSL wildcard. 2017 Top 10 … Read More
HONOLUA BAY, Maui, Hawaii/USA (Friday, December 1, 2017) – Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) has won the final event of the 2017 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT), the Maui Women’s Pro, today in four foot (1.2 metre) conditions at Honolua … Read More
HONOLUA BAY, Maui, Hawaii/USA (Thursday, November 30, 2017): Australian Tyler Wright, 23, earned her second World Title after a big day of competition at the final event of the 2017 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT), the Maui Women’s … Read More
I recently photographed amateur and professional female surfers charging 4-to-7-foot waves at the Supergirl Pro in Oceanside, Calif. During the exciting three-day event, I photographed the surfers, fans, audience, and event activities. While these women were ripping in the waves, … Read More
PE’AHI, Maui, Hawaii/USA (Saturday, October 28, 2017) – Paige Alms (HAW) has won the World Surf League (WSL) Big Wave Tour (BWT) Pe’ahi Challenge today in towering 30-to-40 foot-plus conditions at the world famous Pe‘ahi in Haiku, Maui, Hawaii. The … Read More
HOSSEGOR, France (Saturday, October 14, 2017) – Carissa Moore of Hawaii claimed victory today at the Roxy Pro France, respectively, in excellent three-to-five foot (1 – 1.5 metre) rippable peaks at Stop No. 9 of the World Surf League (WSL) … Read More
When contest directors for what would potentially be the first women-only big-wave competition finally secured permits from the City and County of Honolulu for an event at Waimea Bay, they were inches away from reaching a historical milestone. By Gabriela … Read More
SAN CLEMENTE, California/USA (Friday, September 15, 2017) – Two Brazilian surfers, Filipe Toledo and Silvana Lima, have claimed victory at the Hurley Pro and Swatch Pro at Trestles in three-to-four foot waves at the famed cobblestone break of Lower Trestles, … Read More
PLAYA DE PANTIN, Galicia – Spain (Saturday, September 2, 2017) – The Pull&Bear Pantin Classic Galicia Pro culminated today with the victory of Coco Ho (HAW), 26, over Caroline Marks (USA), 15, in two-to-three foot surf. Despite a near-disappearing act … Read More
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/ USA (Sunday, August 6, 2017) – Sage Erickson (USA) claimed victory at the 2017 Vans US Open of Surfing in two-to-four foot (0.5 – 1 metre) waves on the southside of the Huntington Beach Pier. A capacity … Read More