Weird waves: The Silver Dragon
In September of 2008, Greg and Rusty Long and Mark Healey joined writer Mike Cianciulli and photographer A.J. Neste from Gerard Sports Marketing on a mission to surf the Qiantang River bore in China Apparently the bore is known to locals as The Silver Dragon and is the focus of a riverside festival. The river […]
Melanie Bartels Wins Billabong Girls Pro Rio in Rifling Barrels at Barra da Tijuca
Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) International Billabong Girls Pro Rio Stop No. 4 of 8 on the 2008 ASP Women’s World Tour Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil September 10 – 18, 2008 RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Wednesday, September 17, 2008) – Melanie Bartels (HAW), 26, has won the 2008 Billabong […]