Nixon Surf Challenge 2012 - Mid week report

The 12th edition of the Nixon Surf Challenge, in association with Monster Energy, Dragon and Reef, headed all the way north to Iceland for an incredible adventure just below the Arctic Circle, May 13-19 2013. After a week of exploring the volcanic island and surfing little-known breaks peppered along Iceland dramatic coastline, France's Vincent Duvignac was voted Best Overall by his fellow surfers. The 25-year-old stood out from the crowd thanks to his tireless motivation to score waves de...

The Nixon Surf Challenge 2014 in association with Monster Energy, Reef and Lomography headed to the Russian Far-East, with William Aliotti (FRA) edging out 2013’s winner Vincent Duvignac (FRA) in the shadow of Kamchatka’s volcanoes to be crowned Overall Winner of the week-long, peer-judged surf contest and adventure. With decent swell all week long and somewhat changeable weather conditions, the invited surfers charged hard in the 1-1.5m waves from the outset, despite frigid water temperat...

In association with Monster Energy, Reef and Lomography. A decade in existence, The Nixon Surf Challenge has grown from a casual get-together of befriended riders into an annual trip discovering new destinations. The event’s concept was first hatched over a decade ago and for many years was held in the Basque beach town of San Sebastian, Spain where Nixon, a handful of team riders, friends of the brand, photographers, and magazines would post up, hang out, and surf their faces off during t...

Nixon is proud to welcome French surfer Marc Lacomare to the Nixon European surf Team. Marc's promotion to the European team comes off the back of the 21-year-old's emphatic victory at the latest Nixon Surf Challenge in La Graciosa in the Canary Islands (vimeo.com/37793574). The multiple French Junior Champion and former ASP Billabong World Junior Champion is no stranger to the Nixon family having previously been on the Nixon flow program. Following Marc's impressive showing in the Cana...

Additional footage from the 2012 Nixon Surf Challenge, La Graciosa, Canary islands. Filming: Juan Hernandez & Gines Diaz Editing: Nixon Music: "Bullet Soul" performed by Switchfoot (nixon.fm/BulletSoul_Switchfoot) More: nixon.com/surfchallenge

It takes little time, little observation to understand why Mexico is such an attractive place for surfers: 3 to 6ft glassy open faces, barreling sections, warm water… It was no surprise when Gaspard Larsonneur told us about his trip over there. Hailing from Quimper, France, the 19 year-old regular footer has been literally surfing every existing waves around the craggy coastline of Brittany, from the infamous La Torche all the way to the most remote and savagely protected secret spot. C...

The Nixon Surf Challenge, presented by Monster Energy, Dragon and Reef, is preparing to return to the cold in less than 10 days when it heads to Iceland from May 13-19, 2013 for the 12th edition of this unique mobile surf event. A bunch of Nixon team riders have already confirmed their attendance, psyched at the prospect of experiencing Iceland's unique and mystical natural environment. Known as one of the most volcanically active locations in the world, Iceland's hypnotically beautiful co...