JettyGirl: silvana lima

Silvana Lima is the only person we've ever seen that other surfers, both guys and girls, get out of the water to watch her surf. On this day in Southern California, the Brazilian surfer lit up the place with huge frontside snaps and creative frontside airs. Although injured throughout the majority of 2012, we have our fingers crossed that Silvana will be back in the water turning heads in 2013. Single Wave Thursday. One ride, no music, just surfing. * To change the resolution to HD, click the little icon to the left of the clock on the YouTube screen (you must hit the play arrow first to see the icons)...

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By Di Mattison First of all, let me say how stoked I am that Chris Grant asked me to do this. It has been a long time since I’ve written anything power-rankings-esque and as a student and fanatic of the sport of surfing I have to say I miss it. Truth be told, I’m writing these things in my head already regardless of whether they get published or not. The saddest thing is that Surfline cut me off right when the tour started to get interesting. That said, this has to be the most dynamic lineup of female surfers we’ve seen to date. I do not mean to take anything away from Lisa or Layne or Margo...

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Unlike most of our readers I've been alive since the first shortboard airs were attempted. Early on they were scoffed at and labeled as "tricks for kids." Despite the backlash of the early days though, I can vividly remember even the grumpiest on-the-wave-face-only surfers saying things like, "If someone could do a functional air to make a section though, that would be acceptable." Fast forward a few decades to the modern era and it's an accepted fact that high-performance surfing also includes air time. Huge spins, flips and tweaks aside, punting airs to make sections isn't as commonplace as I'd think...

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Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, is your 2011 Roxy Pro Gold Coast champion! Credit: © ASP / KIRSTIN SCHOLTZ ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover ASP World Title Event No. 1 of 11 Roxy Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover ASP Women’s World Title Event No. 1 of 7 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia February 26 – March 9, 2011 Carissa Moore Claims 2011 Roxy Pro Gold Coast, Takes ASP Women’s World Title Rankings Lead SNAPPER ROCKS, Queensland/Australia (Tuesday, March 8, 2011) – Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, has taken...

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Presented by InsuranceSurfers.com As the 2011 ASP Women's World Tour kicked off with the Roxy Pro Gold Coast late last week, we thought we had blown our opportunity to get this "preview" online before the event had completed. Luckily for us, the ocean stopped delivering waves to Snapper Rocks which gave us a chance to put the feature together. We mixed it up this year and asked a panel of surfers who they thought would finish in the Top 5 at year's end. As predictions poured into the office, we were surprised how similar the majority of them were. Overwhelmingly, our panel of world champions...

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Pictured: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 20, 2010 ASP Women’s World Runner-Up, will kickstart her 2011 ASP Women’s World Title campaign at the upcoming Roxy Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover. Photo Credit: © ASP / CESTARI FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover ASP World Title Event No. 1 of 11 Roxy Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover ASP Women’s World Title Event No. 1 of 7 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia February 26 – March 9, 2011 Sally Fitzgibbons, Silvana Lima and Sofia...

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Episode Two of Billabong's introduction to the Billabong Surf Series product line. Filmed in beautiful Tahiti and featuring surfers Silvana Lima, Paige Hareb, Courtney Conlogue, Felicity Palmateer, Ellie-Jean Coffey and Catherine Clark. Video courtesy of Billabong Girls. More Billabong Girls videos on Vimeo.

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One thing we appreciate about Billabong is that when they release new product lines with video promos such as this one, they include legit surfing footage. Billabong Girls Surf Series Episode One features a bunch of riders from around the globe enjoying life under the hot Tahitian sun. Featured surfers include Silvana Lima, Paige Hareb, Courtney Conlogue, Felicity Palmateer, Ellie-Jean Coffey and Catherine Clark. Video courtesy of Billabong Girls. More Billabong Girls videos on Vimeo.

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Last summer I finally had a chance to meet up with Silvana Lima at Lowers. It was one of the few times in my life that I have seen other surfers get out of the water to watch another surfer ride waves. Silvana is clearly on another planet talent-wise! In this video clip generously provided by Billabong, Silvana throws down solid carves, launches big airs and scores some deep barrels. Lowers hardly compares to Bali but I'm so looking forward to shooting with Silvana again this summer.

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For Immediate Release Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) International - ASP Women’s World Tour 2011 Pictured: Tyler Wright (AUS), 16, one of the new faces you’ll be seeing on the 2011 ASP Women’s World Tour. Credit:© ASP / CESTARI ASP Top 17 Determined for 2011 ASP Women’s World Tour Season HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/USA (Sunday, January 2, 2011) –The 2011 ASP Top 17 have been determined, ushering in one of the most exciting fields of women surfers in the history of the sport. With the allocation of the ASP Wildcard (going to Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS), 24), the ASP Top 17 has been...

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