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Team Champion and Individual Gold Medalists will be Crowned on Sunday The second to last day of the Reef ISA World Surfing Games saw big changes in the overall team standings. The door is now wide open for Brazil, which is now in the lead,… Read More »

South Africa’s Mikey February, with powerful turns like this one, earned a 15.17, the Men’s highest total heat score of the day. Photo: ISA/Rommel Gonzales Challenging Conditions Continue During Day 6, With A New Swell Forecast For The Final Two Days Day 6 of the Reef… Read More »

Signs of the Coming Swell Begin to Show for the Final Days of Competition Day 5 of the Reef ISA World Surfing Games showed positive signs of the coming swell. As the event approaches the final days of competition, the National Teams face critical rounds… Read More »

New Swell on the Horizon for the Finals Day 4 of the Reef ISA World Surfing Games brought a slight increase in the surf and impressive performances from the world’s best surfers. Due to an extreme low tide, the event began just before noon. The… Read More »

World’s Best Surfers Show Great Display of Surfing in Santa Catalina’s Small Waves. New Swell on the Way. Day 3 offered challenging conditions for the world’s best surfers in the 2013 Reef ISA World Surfing Games. The morning’s extreme low tide combined with small waves… Read More »

Australia’s Dimity Stoyle Earned the First Perfect 10 of the Championship Day 2 offered smaller surf than yesterday’s picture-perfect waves and with clean conditions at the 2013 Reef ISA World Surfing Games in Playa Santa Catalina, Panama. Round 2 of the Open Men’s Qualifying and… Read More »

Offshore Winds and Clean Overhead Waves Welcomed the 24 National Teams on Day 1 of Competition The 2013 Reef ISA World Surfing Games kicked off with excellent waves in the head-high to overhead range at the world-class reef break in Santa Catalina, Panama. The surf… Read More »

24 National Delegations Marched Through the Streets of Soná in Front of Thousands of Locals During the Opening Ceremony The 2013 Reef ISA World Surfing Games officially opened Saturday, May 4, 2013. In attendance were the 24 countries with over 150 athletes and team officials,… Read More »

Costa Rica’s Noe Mar McGonagle taking advantage of the great pre-event conditions to warm up as he gets ready to face the world’s best surfers. Photo: ISA/ Rommel Gonzales. All 24 National Teams will Parade Through the Streets of Soná and the Games will Officially… Read More »

Surfline’s Official Forecast Calls for Great Surf Conditions for the Duration of the Contest Period A total of 24 countries and over 150 athletes and coaches are confirmed to compete in the 2013 Reef ISA World Surfing Games, in the tropical surf town of Santa… Read More »

Panama’s President Martinelli awarding the World Team Trophy to the 2011 Gold Medal Team Champions, Australia, who will be back to defend their title. Photo: ISA/Billy Watts From May 4-12, Panama will become the gathering place of the world’s best surfers, who will compete in… Read More »

World’s Best Men and Women Surfers to Gather in Santa Catalina to Compete for Gold During a 500th Anniversary Celebration Reef ISA World Surfing Games May 4-12 Santa Catalina, Panama La Jolla, California, April 22, 2013- The International Surfing Association (ISA) is excited to announce… Read More »

During an epic day of amazing waves and tremendous surfing performances, the 2013 ISA World Masters Surfing Championship officially closed. 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… Read More »

Exciting Day of Competition Plus The ISA Aloha Cup and a Balsa Surfboard Demonstration The 2013 ISA World Masters Surfing Championship confirmed all finalists on Saturday. Day 7 of the competition featured all the Repechage Finals that determined the last two athletes who would make… Read More »

Hawaii’s Sunny Garcia and South Africa’s Greg Emslie Advance to the Masters Final Day 6 of the ISA World Masters Surfing Championship was greeted once again with a beautiful warm and sunny morning, and excellent surfing conditions with waves in the overhead range. Due to… Read More »