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ASP men's surf news : John John Florence Wins Billabong Rio Pro, Parkinson Takes Ratings' Lead
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 on 2012/5/16 19:14:35 (17 reads) |
Billabong Rio Pro
ASP World Championship Tour Event No. 3 of 10
ASP Women’s World Championship Tour Event No. 5 of 7
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
May 9 – 20, 2012
John John Florence Wins Billabong Rio Pro, Parkinson Takes Ratings' Lead
Pictured: John John Florence (HAW), 19, your 2012 Billabong Rio Pro Champion.
Credit: ASP/SCHOLTZ
BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Wednesday, May 16, 2012) – John John Florence (HAW), 19, has won his maiden ASP ASP World Championship Tour event, taking out the Billabong Rio Pro over Joel Parkinson (AUS), 31, in barreling three-to-four foot (1 metre) waves at Barra da Tijuca.
Florence, currently in his rookie year on the ASP WCT, proved unstoppable on the final day of Billabong Rio Pro competition, topping prodigious Australian Julian Wilson (AUS), 23, and Josh Kerr (AUS), 27, on his way to triumph over Parkinson.
“This is the best feeling in the world,” Florence said. “I had that bad heat at Arpoador to start and we had a couple of lay days and I had to just sit and think about it. I can’t even believe this right now. I’m in shock. I was just sticking to my game plan and not thinking about the other guys. I’m so happy right now.”
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ASP Surf News : Mick Fanning Gives Back to Rio’s Escola de Surf
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| on 2012/5/11 18:14:53 (187 reads) |
Mick Fanning Gives Back to Rio’s Escola de Surf
Pictured: Mick Fanning (AUS), 30, two-time ASP World Champion and current ASP World No. 3, spent his lay day with the kids of the Escola de Surf. A day the kids would never forget.
Credit: ASP/SCHOLTZ
BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Friday, May 11, 2012) – For many touring professional surfers, a contest lay day presents the welcome opportunity to do some sightseeing or discover a new wave down the coast, but for two-time ASP World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS), 30, it’s the ideal opportunity to hang out with the local community and give back to the sport that has given him so much. |
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ISA : Team Gold Medal of the DAKINE ISA World Junior Surfing Championship Presented by Billabong
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| on 2012/4/25 19:05:54 (141 reads) |
After seven years of coming close to victory, Team Hawaii finally made it back to the top of the podium and won the Team Gold Medal of the DAKINE ISA World Junior Surfing Championship Presented by Billabong. Photo: ISA/Shawn Parkin
Young Hawaiians Dax McGill and Kalani David Win Back-to-Back Gold Medals; Brazilian Matheus Navarro Narrowly Wins Gold Over Teammate Deivid Silva
DAKINE ISA World Junior Surfing Championship Presented by Billabong
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Playa Venao, Panama
There’s quite a lot of Aloha spirit spreading through Panama at this time. In a thrilling final day of competition at the DAKINE ISA World Junior Surfing Championship Presented by Billabong, which was run in ultra-fun waves at the Playa Venao beachbreak, Team Hawaii won two of three individual Gold Medals and managed to win its first Team Gold Medal since 2005.
Two of the youngest Hawaiians on the team, 14-year-old Dax McGill (competing in Girls Under-18) and 14-year-old Kalani David (Boys Under-16) carried the Aloha State flag proudly as they were chaired up the beach by teammates after winning their respective divisions. Brazil’s Matheus Navarro, one of the most dynamic, entertaining and innovative surfers of the event, won the Gold Medal in Boys Under-18.
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ASP women's surf news : Courtney Conlogue (USA) claims her maiden elite ASP Women’s World Championship Tour victory
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| on 2012/4/21 21:36:49 (96 reads) |
CAPTION: Courtney Conlogue (USA) claims her maiden elite ASP Women’s World Championship Tour victory and chaired up the beach by ASP Women's World No. 1 and 2 - Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) and Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS). PIC: ASP/Robertson.
DEE WHY, Sydney NSW/AUS (Saturday, April 21, 2012) – Courtney Conlogue (USA), 19, has won the prestigious 2012 Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, over Malia Manuel (HAW), 18, at Dee Why beach today. In clean, but challenging two-to-three foot (1.5 meter) waves, the world's best female surfers battled head-to-head for the biggest prize purse on the ASP Women’s World Championship Tour, with Conlogue taking home USD$30,000.
Stop No. 4 of 7 on the 2012 ASP Women’s World Championship Tour, the Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, run by seven-time ASP Women’s World Champion Layne Beachley, has caused some interesting twists and turns in the race for the coveted ASP Women's World Title. Yesterday saw the early exit of reigning ASP Women's World Champion Carissa Moore (HAW), 19. Then today the current ASP Women's World No. 1 and 2 - Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 24, and Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 21, both bowed out in the Quarterfinals.
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Other surf news : Australian Big Wave Surfer Jeff Rowley Finalist in the 2012 Oscars of Surfing
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| on 2012/4/1 2:50:00 (191 reads) |
2 April 2012
YouTube Link: http://youtu.be/hVCprkIn0t8
Australian Big Wave Surfer Jeff Rowley Finalist in the 2012 Oscars of Surfing
Big Wave Surfer and Adventure Athlete, Jeff Rowley has just been announced as one of five finalists in the 2012 Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards in the prestigious Ride of the Year category.
Jeff Rowley from Torquay, Victoria Australia caught the finalist ride on 30 January 2012 at the home of the world’s biggest waves, the infamous Peahi ‘Jaws’ in Maui, Hawaii.
Rowley caught the monster ride by paddling in at Jaws, which was until recently considered impossible to catch and ride without the use of a jet ski ‘tow-in’ and foot straps. |
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ASP Longboard : STEEL PIER CLASSIC NOW ASP SANCTIONED
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| on 2012/3/23 18:50:00 (229 reads) |
STEEL PIER CLASSIC NOW ASP SANCTIONED
9th Annual Steel Pier Classic & Surf Art Expo Presented by Coastal Edge and Billabong;
ASP North American Longboard Tour’s Only East Coast Stop
(VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – March 19, 2012) – The Virginia Longboard Federation (VLF), the producers and organizers of the Steel Pier Classic (SPC) surfing contest have announced that this year’s event will be the only East Coast longboard tour stop of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP), boasting a $5,000 Men’s and a $2,500 Woman’s longboard contests.
The Steel Pier Classic and Surf Art Expo is presented by Coastal Edge and Billabong and scheduled for Memorial Day Weekend May 26-28, in Virginia Beach, Va. In addition to ASP points, the longboard divisions are dual sanctioned by the World Longboard Association; a $5,000 Men’s pro shortboard contest will also be held in conjunction with the event.
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Stand Up Paddle : Australia Runs Away With Team Title, Winning Three More Individual Gold Medals on Final Day of the ISA World StandUp Paddle and Paddleboard Championship
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| on 2012/2/25 23:54:44 (169 reads) |
Australia Runs Away With Team Title, Winning Three More Individual Gold Medals on Final Day of the ISA World StandUp Paddle and Paddleboard Championship
With a dominating overall showing in all disciplines at the inaugural ISA World StandUp Paddle and Paddleboard Championship, Australia won Team Gold and the perpetual Club Waikiki Trophy, which is being held by Team Captain Jamie Mitchell. Pictured with ISA President Fernando Aguerre (blue jacket) and Club Waikiki President José Osterling (white shirt). Photo: Photo: ISA/Michael Tweddle
Brad Gaul and Jordan Mercer Each Win Three Golds for the Event, While Jamie Mitchell Gets Some Redemption; Brandi Baksic Sweeps Women’s SUP Races
ISA World StandUp Paddle (SUP) and Paddleboard Championship
February 25, 2012
Miraflores, Lima, Peru
Some might call it a victory lap, but for Jamie Mitchell, that last wave into the shore – well beyond the next closest racing competitor in the 18-kilometer SUP Marathon course – was as much a relief on his body as it was on his racing reputation and his soul.
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Surf Movie Reveiws : Step Into Liquid
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| on 2012/2/15 16:26:02 (226 reads) |
Step into Liquid
This movie really takes you back to the REAL reason we surf and that's the joy of the ride and being one with the wave. What an incredible thing to see big waves on the big screen too! Even non-surfers would greatly enjoy this movie, it's funny and at the same time it really taught me some life lessons, not just surfing ones. I would recommend it to anyone. And if you do surf and you want someone you know to understand why you do it, show them this surfing DVD movie, they'll get the picture. |
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ASP World Juniors : Action, Excitement And Upsets On Day 1 Of The Billabong World Junior Championships Gold Coast
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| on 2012/1/20 22:33:14 (242 reads) |
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.
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Industry News : Start-Up Surfboard Fin Biz Goes International
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| on 2011/10/2 19:43:24 (414 reads) |
 Start-Up Surfboard Fin Biz Goes International
JETT FIN CO - CREATIVE ENERGY IN MOTION
Start-Up Surfboard Fin Biz Goes International
Santa Cruz, California USA - September 30, 20011 Jett Fin Co. is the creative brainchild of native Californian Jerry Jett. A lifelong surfer, Jerry has spent his career as a woodworker and graphic artist. This dynamic combination has lead him to create distinctly unique fins that are beautiful and practical. When asked where he gets the inspiration for his fluid designs, Jerry said, “I am influenced by nature - the sun, wind, and ocean.”
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Thailand surf news : 9th Annual Kamala Go Surfing Contest in Phuket
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| on 2011/9/25 20:40:00 (1667 reads) |
9th Annual Kamala Go Surfing Contest in Phuket
Registration from 8am on the 1st of October
The Kamala Go Surfing Contest is held at the northernmost end of Kamala Beach. This contest is in its ninth year and the contest dates are the 1st and 2nd of October. It is organized by locals - members of the Kamala Go Surfing Club. |
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Bodyboarding : ISA World Bodyboarding Championship
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| on 2011/8/6 8:10:00 (520 reads) |
ISA World Bodyboarding Championship
Galdar, Canary Island, Spain
November 30 - December 4
The International Surfing Association is proud to announce the first edition of the ISA World Bodyboarding Championship. The event is confirmed to take place at the waves of El Frontón and la Guancha (Galdar City) in the Canary Islands, Spain from November 30 until December 4, 2011.
The ISA World Bodyboarding Championship was conceived to give all the bodyboarders in the world their own event to demonstrate their excellence. After two years of evaluating venues, the Executive Committee of the ISA decided that the "European Hawaii" was the right place to make this happen.
"We're proud to launch this new ISA signature event," said ISA President, Fernando Aguerre. "Just like in 2003 when the ISA launched our Juniors-only event and it was a huge success, we're confident the WBC will have a great turnout. We are excited to go back to Europe to host a World Championship event."
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IBA Women's Tour : PIpe Grand Slam final day
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| on 2009/4/10 23:15:55 (803 reads) |
 PIpe Grand Slam final day
Friday, 10 April 2009 07:43
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Women's Pipeline Pro. The Women's Pipeline Pro has welcomed hundreds of women competitors throughout the years and is considered one of the ultimate women's pro surf events.
Winds calmed and the waves were perfect. The rush was on! The wahines showed up stoked and ready to charge 4-6 feet solid Hawaiian waves.
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Honolulu Advertiser : Sharks suddenly more conspicuous at Hawaii's beaches
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| on 2008/9/12 23:30:57 (1932 reads) |
 Sharks suddenly more conspicuous at Hawaii's beaches
There's no clear reason for increased sightings and attack, experts say
Photo: Shark attack survivor - Todd Murashige shows the size of the shark's head, which he says was between 18 inches and 2 feet wide.
Advertiser Staff Writer
Sharks seem to be coming close to shore a lot lately.
For the past week, up to 15 large tiger sharks have lingered along five miles of the Big Island's Kohala Coast, near the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, coming within 20 yards of shore.
Several beaches have been closed on O'ahu in the past two weeks because of sightings.
And a shark attacked a surfer Tuesday at a popular Ka'a'awa surf spot called Crouching Lion.
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