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  • Andy Irons Wins Tahiti Surfing Event Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 4:39PMHawaii's Andy Irons won the Billabong Pro Tahiti professional surfing tournament in Tahiti by topping American C.J. Hobgood in the final heat. It was the 20th career victory for Irons but his first in more than three years on the Association of Surfing Professionals circuit.
  • Andy Irons wins Tahiti surfing event Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 12:55PMTEAHUPOO, French Polynesia, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Hawaii's Andy Irons won the Billabong Pro Tahiti professional surfing tournament in Tahiti by topping American C.J. Hobgood in the final heat. French Polynesia - Andy Irons - C. J. Hobgood - Oceania - Travel and Tourism
  • Irons wins Billabong Pro Tahiti Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:08AMLIHU‘E — Andy Irons won the Billabong Pro Tahiti, besting C.J.Hobgood in an explosive final clash in three-to-four foot waves atTeahupoo, Tahita on Friday, states a press release from theAssociation of Surfing Professionals.
  • Surfer Gabe Kling earns wild card Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:12PMSt. Augustine surfer Gabe Kling was awarded one of two wild cards for the remainder of the pro surfing season on Thursday. Kling, ranked No. 27 in the ASP World Rankings, narrowly beat out Josh Kerr for the spot. That means Kling will be able to compete on the ASP World Tour for the final half of the season, a major accomplishment for the local surfer. Kling has been on pro surfing's main tour ...
  • Marco Polo falls off ASP Tour map Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:54AMMarco Polo has become the thirteenth and final man to be cut from the surfing world tour after day ten at the ASP Billabong Pro in Teahupoo.
  • Thrills, Spills and Sun Ra Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 5:40PMDane Reynolds impressed everybody yesterday with his near-perfect 9.70, and while that soul carve of his after getting spit out of a flawless backside tube was a turn to remember, you gotta love the guy's goofy mug when it comes to interviews. He ambled his way through the nuts and bolts topics, but...
  • The other guillotine falls at Teahupoo Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:40AMToday reality hit the ASP World Championship Tour and it fell like a guillotine. With another marathon 22 heats completed in the Billabong Pro Tahiti, surfing careers got the chop. Cut-off, reshuffle, the chop -- whatever you call it, you've been hearing about it since last year. This contest was nominated...
  • 25th NKF Labor Day Surf Festival's popularity endures Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:12AMYou will be redirected to the page you want to view in seconds. COCOA BEACH — It's been 25 years since Rich and Phil Salick began raising funds for the National Kidney Foundation with a surfing contest -- 35 years if you count their first attempt, which raised $125.
  • 'Home wave' shock in Pro Tahiti Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:14AMTAHITIAN wildcard Manoa Drollet has caused the biggest upset at the Billabong Pro Tahiti, eliminating current world No.1 Jordy Smith of South Africa.
  • Jordy Smith ousted in Tahiti Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:06AMLocal wildcard Manoa Drollet has caused the biggest upset at the Billabong Pro Tahiti, eliminating current world No.1 Jordy Smith of South Africa in the third round.
  • Drollet eliminates Smith in Tahiti Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:53AMLocal wildcard Manoa Drollet has caused the biggest upset at the Billabong Pro Tahiti, eliminating current world No.1 Jordy Smith of South Africa.
  • Action begins in Tahiti after long wait Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:10AMAfter seven, consecutive lay days, the Billabong Pro Tahiticommenced action on Monday, as the world’s best surfers unleashed abarrage of high quality performances on glassy three-to-four footbarrels on offer at Teahupoo, states an ASP press release.
  • O.C. surfers up against the world's best Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:44PMIt’s official – the Billabong Pro Tahiti is under way after a swell overnight brought waves in the 3- to 4-foot range. It’s not massive for the heavy break at Teahupoo, but could be good for aerialists ( with all four OC surfers known for their...
  • Nowhere to Go Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 10:43AMEmmanuel is a thoughtful 23-year-old with cargo pants, stylish sideburns, and a tendency to insert Biblical quotes into conversation. “Jesus said that foxes have holes and birds have nests but the son of man have not a place to rest his head,” for instance. That one particularly resonates: Emmanuel has been homeless on and off for the last five years. He spent his childhood bouncing around the ...
  • Small waves keep pro surfers waiting at Billabong Pro Tahiti Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:57AMThe Billabong Pro Tahiti surfing event on the ASP World Tour called its seventh consecutive lay day Sunday due to small waves. Organizers have until Friday to complete the event.
  • Surfing: Kiwi wins world tour event Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:32PMYoung Kiwi surfer Billy Stairmand has had a breakthrough win on the ASP Men's Star-Series.The 20-year-old has won a second tier world tour event in Spain.The Raglan surfer beat Brazilian Pablo Paulino to become only the second...
  • World tour win for Kiwi surfer Billy Stairmand Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 5:51PMYoung New Zealand surfer Billy Stairmand has had a breakthrough win on the world tour, winning a six-star men's competition in Spain.
  • Pa-dang Good Summer Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:55AMCould there be any more critical wave contests going on around the world right now? Guess if you're not waiting for a southwest swell in Tahiti, Bali's not a bad place to be. Rip Curl stepped things up in Asia this summer by grabbing some international heavies for the Padang Cup. The premise behind...
  • Kaua‘i girls eliminated at Pantin Classic Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:32AMLIHU‘E — Alana Blanchard, Bethany Hamilton and Nage Melamed wereall eliminated from the Pantin Classic during Wednesday’s action,the first full day of women’s surfing at the event.
  • Surfing Soapbox: Pressure is on in ASP World Tour Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 8:17PMAs of Tuesday, the Billabong Pro being held at Teahupoo, Tahiti, again saw small surf in the one- to two-foot range and has forced event organizers to call another lay day.
  • World's Best Surfers Storm California Shores for the Hurley Pro, Sept. 12-18 Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 11:39AMAll previous allusions of competitive, high-performance surfing are about to be shattered when the world's best surfers descend upon California's premier wave, San Onofre State Beach - Lower Trestles. Â The 2010 Hurley Pro is the only ASP World Tour event on mainland U.S. shores and is where the best of the best fight for the world title and prove that surfing is one of the most competitive ...
  • Men’s Pantin Classic underway, women start today Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 1:37AMLIHU‘E — The opening day of the Ferrolterra Movistar PantinClassic Presented by Billabong saw several excellent performancesfrom the strong international field in round one of competition,which was completed late Tuesday afternoon at the main event siteof Pantin.
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  • Surfing Soapbox: Next events could help Slater Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 9:17PMHere we are going into event No. 5 out of 10 on the ASP World Tour, with Jordy Smith winning event No. 4 for his first world tour victory.
  • Sibling Style Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 9:40AMYou know what they say, "The family that glides together..." Check out Nelson and Stacia Ahina both swinging logs during a recent South Shore swel at Kewalos. Guess style is in thier genetic make-up. Nelson is making some waves on the ASP Longboard tour and Stacia has turned some heads at China Uemura's...
  • Justin Beard: Top surfers prepare for world's heaviest wave Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 11:48PMSome people might think Treasure Coast surfers risk it all while surfing 6-foot waves during a hurricane swell.
  • National Facebook Fast Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 6:29PMThousands Taking Challenge to Set Aside Technology for a Day Imagine a day without your smart phone, computer, or i-Pad.
  • Taj comes home for Yallingup recharge Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 4:06PMSurfing champion Taj Burrow has been back in his home town of Yallingup before embarking on the next leg of his mission to win an elusive world surfing title.
  • Coco Ho wins third annual Supergirl Pro Junior Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 10:44AMCoco Ho won the third annual Supergirl Pro Junior in Oceanside, Calif. and took home the largest purse prize in ASP Women's Pro Junior history. Ho battled it out against Malia Manuel in the final but ultimately took home the $10,000 prize. Ho holds the 2008 title from the first-ever Supergirl Pro Junior. "Malia [Manuel] started out the finals so strong, I thought she had it in the bag," Ho said ...
  • Teahupo'o gets heavy Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 1:03AMTHE heavy action has already started at Teahupo'o, one of the world's most dangerous waves, and the annual world tour event hasn't even started yet.
  • Cutdown of surfers competing on tour looms Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 10:57PMNext week in Tahiti, the Association of Surfing Professionals will hold the fifth event of their 10-event world tour season. While the competition at the world-renowned break of Teahupoo is always important, this year the contest takes on added import, as the ASP will implement significant structural changes to their competitive format.
  • Coco Ho nabs $10K for Supergirl win Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 5:05AMLIHU‘E — O‘ahu’s Coco Ho, 19, won the Association of SurfingProfessionals Grade-4 Supergirl Pro Junior with a come-from-behindwin, as she overtook Kaua‘i’s Malia Manuel, 16, and Leila Hurst,16, along with California’s Lakey Peterson, 15, in the final atSouth Oceanside Pier.
  • Rio Good Time Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 10:10AMI will assume that everyone has heard the news. Next year, Billabong will move its Brazilian event to Rio de Janiero. They might just be trying to make last week's US Open look like an NSSA contest -- in Oregon. There is certainly something more going on here than a simple change of venues.The popularity...
  • Conlogue, Enever set to face off in Azores final Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 3:38AMLIHU‘E — Finalists of the ASP Billabong Azores Islands Women’sPro presented by Nissan were decided Thursday, with AmericanCourtney Conlogue to go up against Australian Laura Enever.
  • Surfing Soapbox: With his second U.S. Open win, Simpson now a real threat Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 5:16PMLast year, one might have called Brett Simpson's winning the U.S. Open of Surfing a Cinderella story: winning the biggest event in his backyard and becoming the first hometown local to win one of the most prestigious events on the World Qualifying Series tour.
  • Inside the webcast world Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 2:55PMIt's been said that the webcast saved professional surfing. It's hard to argue the point, considering how many people around the world are able to stream live events into their living rooms. It's also been said that last week's U.S. Open webcast was the best to date, complete with follow cams, lights,...
  • He did it again: Simpson wins 2nd straight U.S. Open Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 12:30AMLIHU‘E — Local favorite Brett Simpson, 25, defeated currentAssociation of Surfing Professionals World No. 1 Jordy Smith, 22,to win his second consecutive ASP PRIME U.S. Open of Surfing title,while clinching the highly sought after $100,000 check, Sunday atSouth Huntington Beach Pier in two-to-four foot surf.
  • Ash takes win in France Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 4:48PMReubyn Ash stormed to victory in the ASP Europe Specialty 6.0 Cash for Tricks event on Tuesday in Anglet, France.
  • Nike swooshes in on surfing's big three Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 4:23PMSuddenly, the expression ''back-door entry'' means something totally different in the sport of surfing.
  • Nike swooshes in Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 9:21AMNike is throwing its weight behind a push into the surfwear market. Billabong, Rip Curl and Quiksilver better watch out.
  • Larsenâs U.S. Open of Surfing charge ends in quarterfinals Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 3:18PMHUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - Lahaina's Granger Larsen lost to nine-time Association of Surfing Professionals world champion Kelly Slater in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open of Surfing on Sunday.
  • US Open Of Surfing At Huntington Beach Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 3:07PMIt's so hard to mentally imagine it all over again because you have to stay consistent and surf so many heats. Luckily I zoned everything out and tried not to worry about the points or the money and that's when I have competed the best.
  • Newquay's Relentless Boardmasters surfing competition is hotter than Bondi Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 4:57AMOnce a sleepy fishing village Newquay has reinvented itself as the UK's premier surf destination with 80,000 fans attending this weekend's Boardmasters event.
  • U.S. Open champ taken out of contest Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 5:34PMCourtney Conlogue – the 2009 U.S. Open of Surfing champ – was knocked out of the contest Monday afternoon, in a stacked heat that also eliminated three-time world champ Stephanie Gilmore. The same heat also had Hawaii’s Carissa Moore and...
  • (07/31) SURFLINE'S OFFICIAL U.S. OPEN FORECAST Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 2:10PMSouth swells to bookend weeklong action in Huntington Beach
  • Manuel advances to final round at U.S. Open Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 12:37AMLIHU‘E — Defending event champion Malia Manuel made it throughher semifinal heat and into the eventual final round of the Women’sJunior Pro at the 2010 U.S. Open of Surfing, Sunday in HuntingtonBeach, Calif.
  • Ojai's Erickson to surf in U.S. Open Sunday, August 1, 2010 @ 10:39PMOjai surfer Sage Erickson has opted to double her pleasure at this week’s U.S. Open of Surfing that kicks off today in Huntington Beach.
  • U.S. Open of Surfing kicks off with junior event Sunday, August 1, 2010 @ 5:44PMThe U.S. Open of Surfing kicked off this weekend in Huntington Beach, Calif., with U.S. Open Junior Pro initiating nine days of competition, culminating in the ASP Prime pro final on Sunday, August 8. In semifinal action for the Junior Pro, Tanner Hendrickson earned the highest heat score of the day (15.54) against the surfer with the single highest wave score of the day, Miguel Pupo, who scored ...
  • Hendrickson registers best score on opening day of U.S. Open of Surfing Sunday, August 1, 2010 @ 4:18AMHUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - Maui's Tanner Hendrickson and Granger Larsen advanced through two rounds Saturday as the U.S. Open of Surfing got under way with the Association of Surfing Professionals Grade-2 U.S. Open Junior Pro.