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On Dec. 21, 2012 Santa Cruz's Shawn Dollar rode what's been measured in at 61 feet -- enough for a new world record and the XXL Awards' "Biggest Wave" title.

Surfboard manufacturing is a hard scrabble, thankless endeavor, but for John Robertson and his Robo Surfboards label, keeping it small means keeping it real

Jordy Smith breaks down what goes into putting together a winning X Games Real Surf edit.

19-year-old Brazilian Gabriel Medina has beat 11-time world champ Kelly Slater to make the Real Surf final, where he'll face heavy-footed South African Jordy Smith.

As above-the-lip surfing grows in technicality it's becoming more and more important to slow things down for a frame-by-frame breakdown. Case in point, Kolohe Andino's frontside 360.

Kelly Slater, Jordy Smith, Gabriel Medina and Josh Kerr have moved on into round two of X Games Real Surf, and now things are getting really interesting. Voting's live now.

Everything in Australia was going along swimmingly for John John Florence until an air-gone-wrong wrecked his ankle and sidelined him.

From Ireland to Maui, Cortes Bank to Cloudbreak, the nominees for the 2013 Billabong XXL Awards have been announced, and they're nothing short of impressive.

After a brutal wipeout at Cortes Bank almost took his life earlier this year, a reflective Greg Long has won the 2012/13 Big Wave World Title.

After losing to Joel Parkinson for the 2012 ASP World Title, Kelly Slater began his 2012 campaign by unseating his new nemesis at the Quik Pro Australia.

Kelly Slater maintains his perfect Round One record at Quiksilver Pro Australia as contest gets underway at Rainbow Bay.

Garrett McNamara has withdrawn his entries from the Billabong XXL Awards, surfing's prestigious big-wave awards show.

After much speculation, the Lowers Pro at Trestles has officially been postponed for the year.

In a week of drastic cuts, iconic surfwear brand Quiksilver releases a majority of its surf, skate and snowboard athletes, but details remain unclear

From world-tour veteran to mixed martial arts fighter to eco campaigner, Dustin Barca has never been one to take the easy road.

Vans, IMG agree to three-year deal to sponsor U.S. Open of Surfing