Latest Surf News
Planeta Surf is Mexico´s leading surf magazine, providing the latest news in the surf world, as well as the local scene. In this section you will find the latest surf news, gossip and discoveries.
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Asp confirms 4-star surf open acapulco
Translation: heido sundstrom To the delight of all and for the second year in a row, the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) has officially announced the 4-Star Surf Open Acapulco, presented by the State of Guerrero and Vans. The event will take place on July 2nd – 7th, 2013 on the Mexican...
Surfing Greece
Whenever you hear the word “Greece”, the words that probably come to your mind are “sun”, “sea”, “history”… and “crisis”. Does the word “surfing” ring a bell? Well, probably not… Surfing arrived in Greece quite recently and only a few Greeks have ever stepped foot on a surf board.Surfing is a spor...
Guerrero State Surfing Association’s 2013 Annual Calendar
Translation: Heido Sundstrom The Guerrero State Surfing Association A.C. (ASEG for its initials in Spanish) releases its annual calendar for 2013. Among the most important events include:- The Vans ASP 4-Star Acapulco Open from July 2nd – 7th- The Re...
Micha surf club celebrates young surfers
Translation: Heido Sundstrom For the second year in a row, Ernesto Trujillo, leader of the Micha Surf Club, School, Fabrication and Surfboard Repair, celebrated the local young surfers of Acapulco in an event that began on Sunday, November 5th and lasted from 10 am – 5 pm. Free surf classes were h...
Children and youth surf tournament – Manzanillo fair 2013
Translation: Heido Sundstrom The Colima State Extreme Sports proudly celebrated the third year of their children and youth surfing event in Manzanillo, Colima. Over 60 competitors were divided into four categories, with the Under 18 Category receiving $5,000 pesos in cash to share amongst the to...
Dylan Southworth – The Hope Of Mexico
Translation: Heido Sundstrom Dylan Southworth, the surfer from Nayarit, is the great hope for Mexico as his fight continues. On Saturday, he placed first in his heat and is believed to go far in this contest. His experience and perseverance have helped him to perform well during the competition. ...
Ulises Rodriguez, Rafael Aguilar And Ramon Garcia: The First Place Winners Of The Bejuco Pro 2013
Ulises Rodriguez, Rafael Aguilar And Ramon Garcia:The First Place Winners Of The Bejuco Pro 2013Translation: Heido Sundstrom In a competition not suitable for beginners, the “Pros” of bodyboarding from the states of Sinaloa, Nayarit, Colima, Oaxaca, Guerrero and Michoacan gathered to compete at Bej...
Kings of the Groms
This year's King of the Groms is 100% digital, online voting will decide the champions of tomorrow! If you are under 16yrs old* and you've got what it takes to compete in the International Final, post your video that shows your best action and tricks as well as some fun vibes that's gonna get...
2 And The Winner Is? Shane Dorian With The Most Nominations In The Billabong Xxl Global Big Wave 2013
Translation: Heido Sundstrom The award’s ceremony for the Billabong XXL Global Big Wave 2013 will be held Friday, May 3rd in the Grove Theater in Anaheim, California. These awards are considered the Oscars of the big wave surfing world, where Shane Dorian has five out of seven nominations tha...
National Children’s Day – Surfing Style
Translation: Heido Sundstrom Micha Surf Club, School, Surfboard Fabrication and Repair will organize an “extreme” National Children’s Day on Sunday, May 5th at Playa Revolcadero in Acapulco, Guerrero, beginning at 10:00 am. Event will include:Free surfing classes for kids under 15 years of ageEn...
1 Jahir Garcia Breaks The Spell Of The Escolleras Bodysurf International Tournament 2013
If you find yourself at the beach without a surfboard when there are good waves, the only alternative is to enjoy them with your body. In other words, catch the wave and bodysurf. According to some, it was only a few centuries ago that man, perhaps by accident, survival instincts, or by imitating c...
Mexico To Attend The Reef Isa World Surfing Games
PANAMA 2013Translation: Heido Sundstrom The 2013 Reef ISA World Surfing Games will take place between May 4th – 12th at Santa Catalina Beach in Panama, bringing the games back to these waters for a second time since the last event in 2011 (no country requested to host the games in 2012). This yea...
Reef Classic Adrenaline Rush Kicks Off
Translation: Heido SundstromThis past Wednesday morning, the event for the third stop of the Latin Tour began at Playa Santa Teresa in Costa Rica and will go until Saturday, April 20th. The conditions posed a difficult start for nearly every competitor, as the tide had gone down and winds kicked up...
Hawaii wins the 2013 ISA World Masters Surfing Championship.
The waves were incredible throughout the Finals. The morning heats saw glassy surf in the 6-8 feet range at the perfect right hand point-break in Montañita, Ecuador. A gentle onshore breeze picked up mid-morning, but the waves remained consistent and pumping all day Team Hawaii successfully defended...
Pamela Verboonen: New Surfing Ambassador Of Guerrero
Translation: Heido Sundstrom On April 6th, the Secretary of Tourism for the state of Guerrero, Javier Aluni, appointed former National Surf Champion, Pamela Verboonen of Zihuatanjeo, as Guerrero’s new Surfing Ambassador. With this historic appointment, Pamela became the first Mexican woman to recei...
March Swell
By: Eduardo Amaro GarciaTranslation: Heido Sundstrom Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca This past March, a long-awaited swell (one of the best this year) crashed ashore along the beaches of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca. Playa Zicatela, also known as the “Mexican Pipeline”, is a reserved and very privileged spot...
Dylan Southworth and Ivan Gonzalez Crowned Champions of Acapulco Pro Surf Open 2013
Translation: Heido Sundstrom At noon this past Saturday, the Acapulco Pro Surf Open came to a close, culminating in the awards ceremony held at Playa Peninsula (formerly Copacabana) and bringing with it the final results for the Champions of the two top categories: Shortboard Open and Bodyboard Ope...
The countdown begins for the Acapulco pro surf open 2013
Translation: Heido Sundstrom The celebration was officially announced at a recent press conference for the Acapulco Pro Surf Open, which is the first event of its kinds this year and will be giving away a pretty hefty purse, followed by ALAS and ASP events at various beaches around Mexico. But now,...
Mexico’s fernando stalla invited to Abu dhabi surf & paddle all stars invitational
Translation: Heido Sundstrom A group of the best Stand Up Paddle-boarders in the world has been invited to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates to participate in the Abu Dhabi Surf & Paddle All Stars Invitational from April 3rd – 7th, 2013. The event, organized by Abu Dhabi Sailing & Yacht Club,...
Rosarito to host the 3rd annual global wave conference
The 3rd Annual Global Wave Conference (GWCIII) will take place in Rosarito, Baja California Norte, Mexico from May 6th – 7th, 2013, just north of Bahia de Todos Santos, one of the five World Surfing Reserves.The world of surfing, the waves and the communities that benefit from these waves are all be...
Greg long declared the champion of big wave surfing
Translation: Heido Sundstrom With an almost 1,000 point-lead against his closest rival, Greg Long was crowned World Champion in the fourth season of Big Wave World Tour. The Tour began with the Billabong Pico Alto in Punta Hermosa, Peru, where he surfed 30-foot waves and suffered setbacks by Ken ...
Three mexican surfers join the reef team
Yuco Trujillo, Angelo Lozano and Jimena Ochoa have joined the select group of the brand’s global riders, of which includes: Alana Blanchard, Bruna Schmitz, Paige Maddison, Paul Fisher, Arthur Bourbon, Kai Otton, Vincent Duvignac, Nick Rozsa and Luke Davis, among others. Mexico, Distrito Feder...
10 Things you need to know about the ISA WORLD MASTER SURFING CHAMPIONSHIP
The World’s Largest Gathering of Over-35 Surfers Begins Soon From April 6-14, Ecuador will become the gathering place of the world’s best Masters Surfers (over-35 years old), who will compete in the ISA World Masters Surfing Championship (WMSC) in the high-performance right point break of Montañita...
The executive surfer
We all have the freedom to choose which wave to surf.THE EXECUTIVE SURFER is a trilogy of stories related to personal development as told through the eyes of Jose Angel Navarro (a young management consultant who is passionate about surfing), and Frank Skyler, Master Coach and COO of one of the most ...
Interview with Reef marketing director –P.J. Conell
By: Mario DillanesTranslation: Heido Sundstrom Planeta Surf: How was Reef born?P.J. Connell: Reef was the brainchild of two Argentinean brothers, Fernando and Santiago Aguerre, who had the vision of marketing sandals that represented a healthy lifestyle while, at the same time, offering good-qualit...
4th edition of Punta Sayula Classic of Sup and the table long 2013
Sayulita, Nayarit-the fourth edition of this classic table of rowing and table long took place days 8, 9 and 10 March in Sayulita beach. Clear this, Sayulita can be considered the Mecca of the rowing table at Mexico, by the large number of fans and athletes of this municipality, in addition to here ...
Mexico wins bronze medal at the World games Sup and the ISA in Peru 2013 Paddleboard
The “bronze race” was reborn in the spirit of Mexican athletes who competed in Playa Miraflores in Lima, Peru for the second world paddleboard games, in which a total of 23 countries from the five continents came to compete on March 2nd – 24th, 2013. The third place bronze medal earned by the Mex...
Dear SUP Surfers and Racers, Paddleboarders, Coaches and Managers,
The 2013 ISA World StandUp Paddle and Paddleboard Championship’s Final day of Competition started with the exciting Women's and Men's SUP Surfing Finals. After the SUP Surfing Final, the Women' s and Men's SUP Tech Race Final took place. The Competition concluded with the Team Relay Race Final. Al...
Guerrero State surfing selection contest
By: Isaac AvilaTranslation: Heido Sundstrom This past weekend, the first event organized by the newly created Guerrero State Surfing Association was held at Playa Punto Muerto in Acapulco. This event had more than 60 competitors from all over the state, including surfers from Petatlan, Zihuatenajo ...
The guerrero state surfing association Elects new board
By: Isaac AvilaTranslation: Heido Sundstrom At a recent press conference, the new board members of the Guerrero State Surfing Association announced their plan of action for the 2012 – 2016 term. Experienced surfer and national champion in multiple categories, Javier “Charra” Hernandez, is the newly...
Fernando stalla bronze medal in career long in the World Games 2013 Peru sup.
Fernando Stalla makes history by being third in the race Marathon of the World SUP and Paddleboard Championship in Peru, and win the first bronze medal for Mexico in these…
BEJUCO PRO 2013 Bodyboard Contest
Bodyboard Mexican tournament The Bodyboarding Association of the State of Michoacán, is pleased to invite all foreign and Mexican competitors at this event. In the Bejuco de Ocampo, Michoacán, the first…
Documentary Paradise Bosa is diffused by notimex, journal Millennium
Looking for documentary "Traces of paradise" portray Oaxaca beaches Culture • 8 February 2013 - 10:05 pm - NotimexThe film by Antonio Hernández was performed in the town of Chacahua and…
Mcnamara makes headlines
Translation: Heido Sundstrom Hawaiian big-wave surfer, Garrett McNamara, is at it again. This past weekend, in Praia do Norte, Nazarè, Portugal, Garrett achieved the incredible, record-breaking feat of riding a 100-foot…
Colima national congress of surfing 2013
Translation: Heido Sundstrom The National Congress of Surfing, which will be held in the State of Colima, aims to expand knowledge about one of the most difficult yet fun ocean sports,…
Jimena Ochoa
In the sporting section of its lifestyle website, the world-renown gentleman’s magazine, Playboy (Mexico), reveals that Mexican surfer, Jimena Ochoa (ranked fifth in the nation), just signed with the international…
The wait is overthe wthe wait is over! On sunday, january 20th, the mavericks
Organizers for the Mavericks 2012 – 2013 event, the world renown big-wave surf contest presented by GoPro, has confirmed that the event will take place on Sunday, January 20th, 2013…
Friends of Planeta Surf
With great sadness, I must inform you of the tragic loss of one of our dear friends. Jorge “Chori” Lopez Vives was killed on Tuesday, January 15th, 2013 at 4:30…
Intro Chuy Silva
The Mexican surf community mourns the sad and sudden loss of Jesus “Chuy” Silva, who was killed in the early hours of Sunday, January 13th, 2013 in a motorcycle accident.…
WHO’S NEXT?
Translation: Heido Sundstrom In search of the next generation of young surfers, the Sayulita Surf Club, with the support of the Nayarit Association of Surfing, organized a children’s surf contest on…
Call the 1st tournament State selective 2013 Baja Norte
1st State selective of SurfPlaya San Miguel 2 and February 3, 8: 00 amolassurfandskate@hotmail.com and loscarluna@hotmail.com
Invitation to the curve surf tournament January 2013 Los Cabos, Baja California Sur
Invitation to the curve surf tournament January 2013Los Cabos, Baja California Sur
“Little Angles surf too”
December 9th, 2012. Deportes Extremos del Estado de Colima and Fundación Doctor Ramón Navarro in coordination with the Especial Education School Hellen Keller, presented the 1st Social Surfer Event “Little…
2013 purposes
Planeta Surf interviewed some surfers about his goals for year 2013 and this is what they answered: Dylan SouthworthMonster Rider, Sayulita.To keep the national title, attend WQS events, look for new…
Volunteer lifeguards in playa bonfil, Acapulco
Enthusiastic surfers, Alfredo V. Bonfil beach locals, have gathered to offer a social service to this neighborhood and its tourists. Bonfil beach has great waves to practice surf and every…
Parkinson sealed the season with victory at Billabong Pipe Masters, and winning the World Title
Joel Parkinson (AUS), 31, achieved his first ASP World Title at the final stop of the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour WCT by winning the Billabong Pipe Masters in memoriam…
Miss Reef 2013 Calendar
Miss Reef 2013 Calendar
Morro /Rucco Surfer & Family Surf Contest
“MORRO/RUCCO” SURFERS & FAMILY SURF CONTESTBy: Isaac Avila CegobianoPhotos: Aaronchan-goTranslation: Heido Sundstrom The sixth edition of this annual event, held at Playa Linda in Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, took place on the first weekend…
Mexican surfing pioneer, ignacio felix cota, presents his book
“Tribe of the waves” in Guadalajara’s FilTranslation: Heido Sundstrom This past November 30th, Ignacio “Nacho” Felix Cota presented his book “Tribe of the Waves” at the FIL (Feria Interncional de Libros)…
Smash that Wave 1st Annual Luis Aldaco Surf Classic Ensenada
By Guadalupe Beatriz AldacoTranslation Heido Sundstrom “Where was I when,with the same care that moves an effigy,you polished your board with wax,making it more in tune with the wavesyou carved? Why was…
Slater and Gilmore Earn Top Honors at 42nd Annual SURFER Poll Awards
A veteran of the Poll, this year marked Kelly Slater’s 18th SURFER Poll No. 1 Award. He first took the honor in 1993 when he was just 21 years old. “Obviously…
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