2015 News

Big wave legend Shane Dorian (HAW) has taken out the 2015 Four Seasons Maldives Surfing Champions Trophy at Sultan's Point Saturday. Dorian defeated last year's Champion, Dave Rastovich (AUS), in the Final, and has secured himself a spot in the 2016 event.

The 2014 event champion Dave Rastovich (AUS) will meet Shane Dorian (HAW) in the Grand Final of the 2015 Four Seasons Maldives Surfing Champions Trophy. The conditions look the biggest they have all week with 2 to 2.5 metre waves at Sultan’s Point, which should provide for an epic climax to what has already been an amazing week of competition.

Kuda Huraa, Maldives: Big wave legend, Shane Dorian (HAW) has posted a near perfect heat total of 19.60 (out of a possible 20) to beat Neco Padaratz (BRA) in the final of the Four Seasons Maldives Surfing Champions Trophy Thruster Division.

Kuda Huraa, Maldives: Competition will resume today at the 2015 Four Seasons Maldives Surfing Champions Trophy. Conditions are clean at Sultan’s Point with waves in the 1.5 to 2-metre range.

Kuda Huraa Maldives: Hawaiian Shane Dorian has defeated Dave Rastovich (AUS) in the final of the Four Seasons Maldives Surfing Champions Trophy twin fin division. Dorian, the standout of the day posted a heat total of 15.60 to overcome the twin fin specialist Rastovich who was unable to find the wave he needed in the final minutes. 

Kuda Huraa Maldives: The 2015 Four Seasons Maldives Surfing Champions Trophy has been called on for day two of competition. Event organisers have been greeted with another beautiful morning of clean 1.5–2 metre waves at Sultan’s Point

Kuda Huraa, Maldives: Reigning Four Seasons Maldives Surfing Champions Trophy champion Dave ‘Rasta’ Rastovich (AUS) has started his 2015 campaign where he left off, taking out the single-fin division in clean 1.5 to 2 metre waves at Sultan’s Point.

Kuda Huraa, Maldives: Event organisers at the 2015 Four Seasons Maldives Surfing Champions Trophy have been greeted this morning by clean 1.5 to 2 metre waves at Sultans Point and have decided conditions look optimal to get competition underway at the worlds ‘most luxurious surfing event.’

The worlds ‘most luxurious surfing event,’ The Four Seasons Maldives Champions Trophy will be put on hold today but looks set to get a start tomorrow with the forecast looking promising at the famed ‘Sultans Point’ for the rest of the week.

With less than a week to go until the start of the Four Seasons Maldives Surfing Champions Trophy, 2006 Big Wave World Champion Brad ‘The Gerr’ Gerlach has joined the line up as a last minute replacement for Tom Curren, forced to withdraw due to a rib injury.

Anticipation is growing as the start of the 2015 Four Seasons Maldives Surfing Champions Trophy approaches. The famed breaks surrounding Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa have been receiving their fair share of dry season swell already and it does not look like slowing down for the contest, now in its fifth year, which will run from August 3 - 9. 

Kuda Huraa, Maldives – Neco Padaratz will bring the ‘Brazilian Storm’ to the Maldives in an attempt to emulate the stunning form of his compatriots on the WSL Samsung Galaxy Championship Tour. Meanwhile Longboard world champion Harley Ingleby (AUS) and Surfing Champions Trophy veteran Tom Curren (USA) will also be vying for the title at the esteemed boutique surf event.

Kuda Huraa, Maldives – Clear your calendars! The first three competitors for the Four Seasons Maldives Surfing Champions Trophy 2015 have been announced, and it’s the hottest line-up yet.