Surfing in New York? Dam right!! Check out this Roxy interview with Sally Fitzgibbons in at the recent men’s ASP event…

Roxy Refreshments: Argentina

Roxy headed down the impressive South American Andes in search of some serious action and adventure… but not before visiting Buenos Aires for some shopping and tango dancing, of course!

Relentless: Short Stories: Jenny Jones
Jenny Jones is a triple gold medalist from the Winter X Games and here’s a view into her life. Filmed by Johannes Ostergard, it shows an honest story about a woman choosing to live her life snowboarding.

SURF AFFINITY : SUMMER SESSIONS 2010

The official summer roundup from South-west France as the Surf Affinity girls wrap up another summer of superb surfy fun and frolics at the beach. All the action, right from Europe’s surfing capital of Hossegor and the surrounding area… www.surfaffinity.com

This year’s annual Roxy Jam kicked off in sunny Biarritz in South-west France and the Surf Affinity ladies were lucky enough to be there and witness all the action as it unfolded.  The invitation-only event has been held in Biarritz for five consecutive years now and is the venue for the world’s best female longboarders as they battle it out for the prestigious World Championship Title.

Not only is the Roxy Jam an ASP World Tour event, it also celebrates everything surfy, girly, creative and artistic, as well as raising awareness of environmental issues that affect surfers around the world. With art classes and live music, to charity shops and tropical beach bars, the Roxy Jam really has come into its own and brings the European surfing community together in celebrating dynamic longboarding, at its  best.

The Surf Affinity ladies went to check out all the action last week, and as each round unfurled, the waves got steadily better and the standard of surfing started to fly!  Thirty two of the world’s best female longboarders gathered on the beautiful beaches of Cotes des Basques in Biarritz, where the steady swell of 2.5 to 3ft swell rolled in to form cruisey mellow waves, perfect for the girls to demonstrate their intricate skills. Hang fives were the order of the day, with many girls pulling off hang tens and huge cut-back manoeuvres, nigh on impossible on such massive boards.  Local French girls Coline Menard and Justine Dupont proved their worth, reaching the quarters and semi-finals respectively.  However Americans Cori Schumacher and Kaitlin Maguire made it through to an exciting final, which saw the girls moving to a different peak that was still working during the higher tide, further down the beach.

The Surf Affinity crew were in dire need of ice cream after such an exciting final, so headed off into the beautiful town of Biarritz to sample some flavoursome delights! The Roxy Jam site then prepared itself for the award ceremony, which was swiftly followed up by live music and capoeira demonstrations. Definitely the place to be this July, the Roxy Jam will be back in Biarritz next year for more gracious manoeuvres and dancing on the waves with the world’s most awesome surf chicas.  Check out the highlights in the video and click on www.surfaffinity.com for more from our Surf Affinity camps.

Steph Gilmore, who was recently interviewed for the current issue of Cooler magazine, remains on track for her fourth consecutive ASP Women’s World Title by bagging the third victory of the season at the Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic in Sydney, Australia.

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