Author Archives: Marvin Green

About: Marvin Green

The Inertia Editorial Intern

Marvin Green is a fourth year Creative Writing major at California State University at Monterey Bay. Although he’s from Sacramento, he’s always known he was a surfer.

It was airs like this that propelled South African Jordy Smith to his first international World Tour victory. Image: ASP/Smorigo

Jordy Smith Wins Billabong Pro Rio 2013

Sunday, May 19th, 2013

Jordy Smith wins the 2013 Billabong Pro Rio in an aerial affair against hometown hero Adriano de Souza. The results move De Souza into first place in the rankings, which makes the World Title race quite a bit more interesting.

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The End of The Road: Massive Teahupoo

Thursday, May 16th, 2013

If you have been on any major surf website lately you’ve probably heard about how Teahupoo has been firing on all cylinders. Now watch. Watch the cylinders.

Image: ASP Kirstin

Tyler Wright Wins Colgate Plax Rio Pro

Monday, May 13th, 2013

Reclaiming the number one spot on tour, 19-year old Australian Tyler Wright won the Colgate Plax Rio Pro in Brazil.

Photo: ASP/Cestari

Bethany Hamilton Gets Engaged

Sunday, May 12th, 2013

Professional surfer Bethany Hamilton, the perennially-stoked inspiration for the Hollywood film Soul Surfer, announced her engagement this week.

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Six Important Observations from 2013 Billabong XXL Awards

Saturday, May 4th, 2013

The planet’s best big wave surfers, photographers, filmers and fans gathered in LA on a Friday night to celebrate another boundary pushing season of big wave surfing. Here is the short and sweet version of what happened.

John John Florence Tiago Pires INjured

Injury Alert: Florence Withdraws from Rio; Pires Pulls Ligament

Tuesday, April 30th, 2013

Who said surfing isn’t tough on the body? Today, defending Billabong Pro Rio champion, John John Florence, announced that he would withdraw from the upcoming contest in Brazil in order to allow his ankle time to recover. Tiago Pires and Fred Patacchia also face injuries.

Surfers Respond to Bali Airplane Crash. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Indonesian Police

Surfers Rescue Plane Crash Victims in Bali

Sunday, April 21st, 2013

When a Bali airliner crashed into the ocean overshooting Denpasar’s Ngurah Rai International Airport last week, famous Indonesian SUPer Ben Panangian and three of his friends came to the rescue.

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Adriano De Souza Wins 2013 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach

Monday, April 1st, 2013

The 2013 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach proved to be an amazing affair, as Adriano De Souza came out on top over Rookie Nat Young as the first ever (male) Brazilian to ring the Bell.

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Carissa Moore Wins 2013 Rip Curl Pro Bells

Sunday, March 31st, 2013

Today, Carissa Moore won her first ever Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach over Tyler Wright in an amazing demonstration of progressive female surfing. With this win, Carissa Moore takes the lead in the World Title Race.

No matter how bad last week was, surfing makes it all worthwhile. I don’t get to spend nearly the amount of time I wish I could in the waves, so it makes each session that much more valuable.

What is the Light Without the Dark?

Sunday, March 17th, 2013

No matter how bad last week was, surfing makes it all worthwhile. I don’t get to spend nearly the amount of time I wish I could in the waves, so it makes each session that much more valuable.

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