Dusk Til Dark
Dusk Till Dark perfection from the Tropical Cyclone season January 2022 , this is the evening surf session from our long form video on Cyclone Seth slightly different edit arrangement, Kirra Point on fire.
Summer Escapes
“Summer Escapes is a throwback to my great escape from the long summer flat in France. A recap of my best waves during my trip in Mexico and my mission for the swell of the year in Teahupo’o, Tahiti!” – Charly
Surfer @charlyquivront
Editing @julienturpaud
Filmers @moralesedwin @guy__mac
Aquashots @keanu.moux @bogus689
WSL Finals
The World Surf League (WSL) announced the location for the 2022 Rip Curl WSL Finals and released the updated 2022 Championship Tour (CT) schedule. As part of Rip Curl’s three-year partnership, the second edition of the one-day, winner-take-all showdown, the Rip Curl WSL Finals, will return to California State Parks, San Onofre State Beach, Lower Trestles. The 2022 Rip Curl WSL Finals waiting period will run from September 8 – 16, an ideal time of year for solid Southern Hemisphere swells to light up the cobblestone point of one of the most high-performance waves in the world.
At the conclusion of the regular 2022 CT season, the top five men and top five women on the CT rankings will head to Lowers in San Clemente where they will battle head-to-head for the World Title.
“The inaugural edition of the Rip Curl WSL Finals was an incredible success,” said Erik Logan, WSL CEO. “To see the WSL Final 5 go head-to-head in amazing waves and to witness the women’s and men’s World Titles be decided on the same day, in the water, for the first time was special. This new format captivated our audience and drove consumption like never before and was the most-watched day of professional surfing with the largest live digital audience in WSL history. We are excited to return to Lowers this season.”
Rip Curl’s commitment and support of professional surfing continues through the three-year partnership of the Rip Curl WSL Finals.
“We’re incredibly supportive of the return to Lower Trestles for the 2022 Rip Curl WSL Finals,” said Brooke Farris, Rip Curl CEO. “As a world-class, high-performance wave, it’s the perfect canvas for the world’s best surfers to push the boundaries of what’s possible in the water. While our brand was born at Bells Beach Australia, Rip Curl has an incredible heritage at Trestles, the surfing heart of California. We’re beyond excited to continue building on our brand’s legacy as we partner with the WSL to crown the undisputed world champions of surfing.”
New CT Format with Combined Men’s and Women’s Schedule Kicks Off at Pipeline
For the first time, the men’s and women’s CT will be completely combined, with the male and female athletes competing at the same CT venues with an equal number of competitions, and the continuation of equal prize money. The new CT format will also introduce the mid-season cut before concluding at the Rip Curl WSL Finals in Lower Trestles.
The 2022 WSL CT will include 10 regular-season events in seven countries, starting with the Billabong Pro Pipeline in January at the world-famous Banzai Pipeline in Hawaii. This will mark the first-ever men’s and women’s combined event at the legendary break. G-Land in Indonesia returns to the CT schedule for the first time in 24 years for the men, and for the first time ever for the women (Quiksilver / ROXY Pro G-Land). The world’s best surfers will also compete in El Salvador, in the Surf City El Salvador Pro, for the first time on the CT. The regular season will conclude in August, at Teahupo’o in Tahiti, and provides one last opportunity for surfers to make the WSL Final 5 before the second-annual Rip Curl WSL Finals in September.
2022 WSL Championship Tour Schedule*:
• Billabong Pro Pipeline – January 29 – February 10
• Hurley Pro Sunset Beach presented by Shiseido – February 11 – 23
• MEO Pro Portugal – March 3 – 13
• Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach – April 10 – 20
• Margaret River Pro – April 24 – May 4
Mid-Season Cut: 36-man and 18-woman fields reduced to 24-man and 12-woman fields.
• Quiksilver / ROXY Pro G-Land – May 28 – June 6
• Surf City El Salvador Pro presented by Corona – June 12 – 20
• Oi Rio Pro presented by Corona – June 23 – 30
• Corona Open J-Bay – July 12 -21
• Tahiti Pro – August 11 – 21
WSL Final 5 determined to battle for the undisputed men’s and women’s World Titles.
• Rip Curl WSL Finals, Lower Trestles, CA USA – September 8 – 16
With new venues and a revamped Tour structure, the 2022 CT season will start with 36 men and 18 women. Halfway through the season, the field will be reduced to 24 men and 12 women. The top-ranked surfers will automatically requalify for the 2023 CT as well as continue on to the second half of the tour, where they will be joined by two men’s wildcards and two women’s wildcards (one season wildcard and one event wildcard).
CT competitors will be ranked on the best four-out-of-five results before the mid-season cut, allowing them to drop one result before CT Stop No. 6. The advancing surfers will be ranked on their best nine-out-of-10 results from the season (with all events after the mid-season cut counting) to determine the WSL Final 5.
COVID-19 Updates
The health and safety of our athletes, staff, and the local communities we visit are of the utmost importance, and we have a robust set of procedures in place at every event to keep everyone safe. The WSL continues to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and work closely with government partners and local health authorities to make the best decisions for our athletes and the sport.
Given the complexities of global travel during this pandemic and the fluid nature of the situation, we will maintain the flexibility to adjust and react accordingly, and there could be potential adjustments to the schedule. All tour stops and dates are subject to change due to applicable COVID-19 related restrictions, and the WSL continues to work hard on behalf of our athletes so they can safely travel as we move into the 2022 season.
Watch LIVE
The Billabong Pipe Pro will kick off the new season starting on Saturday, January 29, 2022. The competition will be broadcast LIVE on WorldSurfLeague.com, the free WSL app, and the WSL’s YouTube channel. Also, check local listings for coverage from the WSL’s broadcast partners.
For more information, please visit WorldSurfLeague.com.
Winter Leftovers
A short edit I put together of B clips from last years winter and the places I explored in W.A.
I recently had to spend 2 weeks in home quarantine after being away on a 3 month QS trip, so it was good timing to try put something together with clips that would usually end up lost on a hard drive. Play in high quality or it will look like it was filmed of a potato – Jacob Willcox
Filmed by Isaac Jones, Tom Jennings, Scott Bauer and friends.
JOB, JJF & Kai Lenny
Is Jamie the only person out at Pipe that can get away riding a pink foamie? And whilst carving his way through heavy traffic, mad skills and respect for those pits for sure. JJF is on fire, and Kai Lenny pushes the limits, click in and don’t miss the nailing at 13.30.
Surf Park Sector Set to Boom
The Wave, has signed an exclusive partnership agreement with wave-making technology provider, Wavegarden, to deliver six or more developments across the UK and Ireland. The company, that opened its first surfing lake in Bristol in 2019, is already working on a second site in London which is hopefully opening in summer 2023 and is now exploring further development sites for inland surfing destinations powered by Wavegarden Cove technology including the Peak District, Ireland and two others in the south of England.
The total investment will be over £200 million and once open they will welcome a combined total of over 2 million visitors a year. The multi-million-pound deal puts The Wave at the forefront of the growing surf park sector in the UK and Ireland – a leisure category that is predicted to boom in the next five years.
As well as the UK and Ireland, The Wave is also working with Wavegarden to secure additional sites in major European cities and has a number of sites in negotiation with local developers across Europe.
Craig Stoddart, The Wave CEO, said:
“This multi-project agreement further cements our brilliant and exclusive partnership with Wavegarden, and the deal adds significant value to The Wave Group and our shareholders. Being the first to open a surf park powered by a new technology was a leap of faith in so many ways, but we believed in the technology and the team delivering it. The waves work. More than that we have proved it is commercially successful, we have a great professional team of Wavemakers and we have now welcomed over 300,000 visitors through our doors since we opened – despite contending with a global pandemic.
“We know there is a huge appetite for surfing and its many health and wellbeing benefits, and we are now looking to bring these unique experiences to other locations around the UK and beyond. Spurred by growth in surfing in general – and the Olympic effect – this burgeoning sector is definitely on the up. We will have 5 sites open, in planning or being built in the next 5 years, and we are in the process of actively searching for land. Predictions indicate there will be approximately 100 surf parks operating globally in the next 10 years. The Wave intends to be a leading international player in this market and we have been preparing ourselves for this ambition for a number of years”
Fernando Odriozola, Chief Commercial Officer at Wavegarden, adds:
“We are delighted to have signed this strategic partnership with The Wave so we can continue to work with the team on many projects in the coming years. The very valuable experience and knowledge we have gained together at Bristol will allow us to move forward on a number of sites simultaneously. The future looks very bright.”
Wavegarden has proven international experience and, with over 70 full time employees, has become the largest and most advanced specialist surf park technology provider in the world. The company has an extremely high growth potential in this emerging sector, currently counting 60 projects in development and has the highest number of surfing facilities open to the public across the world.
The Wave is supported by a powerful board, including Chairman Gaynor Coley, former Managing Director at the Eden Project, and Iain Shearer, formerly Chief Executive of London’s ExCel. The wider team has sector-leading experience in operating a surf park, and the business model is based on multiple revenues streams, including accommodation, food and drink, events and retail, alongside the core surfing offer. But what really makes it stand apart are its strong brand values, core purpose, and ethos focused on health, wellbeing and social impact.
Nick Hounsfield, Founder and CVO of The Wave, explains:
“Surfing is amazing for our physical and mental health – and sharing these benefits is right at the heart of what we do. My vision was to create a space where people could get outside in nature, be active and reap the blue health boost of being in or near water.
“As a surfer I know how brilliant it makes me feel and the impact it has on my health. Being able to push perfect surfing waves at the touch of a button and to bring them inland is a game-changer for a sport that has until now been constrained by factors such as geography, tides and weather.
“Our purpose is central to everything. We want to share the positive power of waves – and the pure joy of surfing – with people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities. The epic thing about the Wavegarden Cove technology is that it caters to everyone, from a beginner stepping on a board for the first time, right up to pro surfers training for the Olympics, and hopefully future Paralympic surfers.”
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