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IBA 2012 Pipe Challenge

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:18:22 +0000

23 January 2012

The International Bodyboarding Association (IBA) is pleased to announce that the IBA 2012 Pipe Challenge has secured the sponsorship support of some of the industry and Hawaii’s leading brands. Ocean Current, Dave & Busters, Aqua Hotels & Resorts, Town & Country Surf Designs, and go! Mokulele airlines have committed to the sponsorship of the event, which is shaping up as one of the most anticipated events in the history of the IBA World Tour.

YouTube will be the media partner of the event, with the live event webcast showing on both www.ibaworldtour.com and www.youtube.com The IBA are pleased to confirm all 4 days of action will be streamed live- that is over 30 hours of action from the IBA Pipe Challenge.

Action, Excitement And Upsets On Day 1 Of The Billabong World Junior Championships Gold Coast

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:33:14 +0000

Action, Excitement And Upsets On Day 1 Of The Billabong World Junior Championships Gold Coast

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CAPTION: Jack Robinson (Margaret River, WA/AUS), the youngest surfer in the Men's draw. Pic ASP/Dunbar.

BURLEIGH HEADS, Queensland/Australia (Saturday, 21 January, 2012) – The opening day of the Billabong World Junior Championships Gold Coast was treated to 2 - 3 foot (1.5 meter) surf rolling through the Burleigh Heads rock break. Competitors were reviling in the super clean conditions that offered a mix of long walls, ramps for airs and even a couple of tube sections.

Archy Built For Speed - Surf Movie

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000

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Archy Built for Speed

A great movie, showing the life of one of surfing true legends. A lot of younger people won't remember Archy when he was on the circuit, but this is a movie that will suit any age.

The good times and the bad, Archy had them all, but always pulled through with his 'I don't care what people think' approach. One thing Archy says about pro surfing in the movie is that in pro surfing you had to pump the board at the end and ride the whitewash....Archy's comment was "why would you do that?"

Ocean Rhytms by Steve Core

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:24:37 +0000

Ocean Rhythms

A friend Steve Core a surf photography legend dropped into our surf shop and left a few copies of his truly classic movie 'Ocean Rhythms'.
Ocean Rhythms has incredible vintage footage of the unique styles of many world class surfers of the day including MP, Rabbit, Mark Richards and P.T in their primes. And features memorable footage of Terry Richardson, Col Smith, Ian Cairns and Peter Crawford all innovators of the surfing world in the 70's.

This movie is definitely a must have, if it was a book it would take pride position on my coffee table. If you are from this era, like I am, you will appreciate the surfboards and surfers and those cute boardshorts we all used to wear. If you are not you will appreciate the pure stoke of the early Australian
pioneers in surfing.

If you are thinking about watching Bustin' Down the Door, watch Ocean Rhythms first as it documents the period prior to where BDTD comes in.

Ocean rhythms was shot on 16mm film 35 years ago and has now been digitally remastered into DVD format.

Bustin Down The Door

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:50:00 +0000

Bustin' Down the Door

The surfing documentary "Bustin' Down the Door" focuses on the Australian and South African surfers that pioneered pro surfing back in the 1970s. It is a true and candid story of how the early pioneers of modern day surfing made the almost impossible climb to the top.

If you are a surfer you will love this movie, if you don't surf.....You will love this surf movie :)

I have watched this movie many times and would reccomend it as one for the collection.....Definitely a keeper as far as surf movies go!

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Irishman Glenn Hall Wins the Inaugural Hainan Classic at Riyue Bay

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:48:38 +0000

In a Tense Final, Irishman Glenn Hall Wins the Inaugural Hainan Classic at Riyue Bay

With all the surfing he's done, and now to have the winner's trophy for the ASP 4-Star and the $15,000 winner's check, Glenn Hall was ecstatic to have made the trip to China. Photo: ISA/Billy Watts
South Africa’s Royden Bryson Starts the Year With a Second-Place Finish
Hainan Wanning Riyue Bay International Surfing Festival Presented by Quiksilver
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Wanning, Hainan Island, China

Despite smaller conditions on the final day of the competition at the Hainan Classic, the Final was an action-packed, wave-for-wave affair. Glenn ‘Micro’ Hall (IRL) managed to take control early with a long, excellent-scoring wave mid-way through the heat and hold off Royden Bryson (ZAF) in order to be crowned the first-ever champion of the Hainan Classic, an ASP 4-Star organized by the ISA.

IBA Grand Slam Series 2011 Highlights

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 03:45:27 +0000

This year’s world tour showcased the athleticism and versatility of the top 24 riders. From the massive waves in Australia, Chile, Mexico and Fronton, to the not so massive waves in Hawaii, Portugal, Reunion Island and Puerto Rico, only the most versatile rider would walk away with the spoils.

In the end, it was the Frenchman, Pierre-Louis Costes, who was victorious over his rivals, claiming the title by winning his quarterfinal heat against Jared Houston at el Fronton, the most important quarterfinal victory of his life. Here are blow-by-blow highlights from this year’s world tour.

ASP World Surfing Awards

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 03:40:25 +0000

ASP World Surfing Awards
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
2012

Revamped ASP World Surfing Awards Ready for World’s Best Surfers this February

Pictured: Kelly Slater (pictured) at last year's ASP World Surfing Awards will be on stage again this year to accept his 11th ASP World Title trophy.
Credit: © ASP / SCHOLTZ

COOLANGATTA, Queensland/AUS (Wednesday, January 11, 2012) – The ASP World Surfing Awards will draw the world’s best surfers to Australia’s Gold Coast once again this February, but this season's incarnation of the gala event will provided in an exciting new format with both surfers and fans participating in the awarding of athletes. New awards have been added, the production has been enhanced, tickets will be available to the general public and the event will be webcast LIVE via YouTube.

O’Neill Cold Water Classic Santa Cruz Confirmed for 2012 ASP World Title Series

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:39:04 +0000

O’Neill Cold Water Classic Santa Cruz
Stop No. 10 of 11 on 2012 ASP World Title Series
Steamer Lane, Santa Cruz, California USA
November 2 – 12, 2012

O’Neill Cold Water Classic Santa Cruz Confirmed for 2012 ASP World Title Series

Pictured: The Northern Pacific power of Steamer Lane will host the world’s best surfers next year as the O’Neill Cold Water Classic Santa Cruz joins the 2012 ASP World Title schedule.
Credit: © O’NEILL

SANTA CRUZ, California/USA (Thursday, December 22, 2011) – The O’Neill Cold Water Classic Santa Cruz has been confirmed as an elite ASP World Title event for 2012. The world’s best surfers will journey to Northern California next November for the 10th of 11 stops on next season’s ASP World Title Series.

“We’re very happy to confirm the O’Neill Cold Water Classic Santa Cruz as an ASP World Title event in 2012,” Renato Hickel, ASP World Tour Manager, said. “Santa Cruz offers a variety of world-class waves for our surfers to perform on and we’re hopeful that conditions will deliver for the world’s best to do battle in.”

Kieren Perrow (AUS), 34, your 2011 Billabong Pipe Masters Champion.

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 08:13:11 +0000

Perrow Wins Billabong Pipe Masters, Florence Takes Vans Triple Crown

Pictured: Kieren Perrow (AUS), 34, your 2011 Billabong Pipe Masters Champion.

Credit: ASP/SCHOLTZ

BANZAI PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Saturday, December 10, 2011) – Kieren Perrow (AUS), 34, has won his inaugural ASP World Tour event, taking out the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons over fellow countrymen Joel Parkinson (AUS), 30, in four-to-six foot waves. John John Florence (HAW), 19, also found his way to the podium as the overall winner of the 2011 Vans Triple Crown.

Perrow, who finished runner-up to Jeremy Flores (FRA), 23, in last year’s Billabong Pipe Masters, returned to form again this year and charged the massive Pipeline conditions on the opening two days of competition to solidify his position on the 2012 ASP World Tour. The Australian was equally deadly in the smaller conditions on the final day and commanded the Final against Parkinson in a backdoor shootout to secure his maiden ASP World Tour victory.