tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85642904701253979022012-01-05T17:58:38.766+01:00BLOG FOR SURFERSSurflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.comBlogger641100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-17776943578174172462011-12-29T13:20:00.000+01:002011-12-29T13:21:00.004+01:00<p></p><div><p></p><div id="attachment_7952" class="wp-caption alignright"><img src="http://www.aspworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/sc.jpg" alt="RIP: Sean Collins (1952 - 2011)" title="RIP: Sean Collins (1952 - 2011)" class="size-full wp-image-7952" height="400" width="575" /><p class="wp-caption-text">RIP: Sean Collins (1952 - 2011)</p></div><br /><p><strong>HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/USA (Tuesday, December 27, 2011) – </strong>Surfing is an imperfect science. There are simply too many variables to control and predict. This makes the sport of surfing both one of the most exciting and one of the most frustrating. There is no other playing field in the sporting world with the kind of dynamism that the ocean provides. No two waves alike. Wind, tide, swell, sea life, etc. are just a few of the constantly changing variables that surfers deal with on a daily basis. Sean Collins, lifelong surfer/sailor and founder of Surfline.com, was an instrumental part in the development of the ASP Dream Tour and in developing the best event windows for the world’s best surfers to perform in. Sean passed away yesterday, but the world is better for having had him in it. This…is is his story…</p><br /><p><em><br /><br />Sean Collins, Surfline’s founder, suffered a heart attack on December 26 while playing tennis in Orange County and passed away in the hospital shortly afterwards. He leaves behind a wife, Daren, and two sons, Tyler and AJ. Sean is also survived by his 81-year-old mother, Gloria, and siblings Whitney Jr., Gloria and Robert.</em></p><br /><p><em>Sean’s many accomplishments in surf science and forecasting made him one of the most influential surfers of our time… </em></p><br /><p>For the full story on Sean Collins, check out <a href="http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/sean-collins-1952-2011_64380/">Surfline.com</a></p></div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2011/12/27/rip-sean-collins-1952-2011/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-1777694357817417246?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-76686996464710588712011-11-14T18:21:00.001+01:002011-11-14T18:23:58.722+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KBW5-QJ-oc4/TsFOeWOkOYI/AAAAAAAAALQ/IlKbb7Xc-0Q/s1600/boat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KBW5-QJ-oc4/TsFOeWOkOYI/AAAAAAAAALQ/IlKbb7Xc-0Q/s400/boat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674903288733251970" border="0" /></a><br />boat ride....no waves guys went exploring today stayed around levanto...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-7668699646471058871?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-26519792799646453962011-11-13T18:06:00.002+01:002011-11-13T18:08:30.739+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yMHB5SH0Ikg/Tr_5PbwbtLI/AAAAAAAAALE/InSYq-IMLfI/s1600/vernazzaflood.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yMHB5SH0Ikg/Tr_5PbwbtLI/AAAAAAAAALE/InSYq-IMLfI/s400/vernazzaflood.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674528099054367922" border="0" /></a><br />after the flood in vernazza town in the<br />cinque terra..<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-2651979279964645396?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-68339790098351744992011-11-13T18:04:00.002+01:002011-11-13T18:06:21.310+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qMvwfUThvBQ/Tr_4xfbcizI/AAAAAAAAAK4/1AXbOQxxHTI/s1600/saturday.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 319px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qMvwfUThvBQ/Tr_4xfbcizI/AAAAAAAAAK4/1AXbOQxxHTI/s400/saturday.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674527584644008754" border="0" /></a><br />enrico with longboarder from hawaii..boat trip to vernazza...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-6833979009835174499?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-25474702210269485442011-11-13T18:02:00.002+01:002011-11-13T18:03:57.491+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AoOLkxK_DW8/Tr_4PMTIRYI/AAAAAAAAAKs/lobmLw9bmR4/s1600/marcociolifloodvictims.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AoOLkxK_DW8/Tr_4PMTIRYI/AAAAAAAAAKs/lobmLw9bmR4/s400/marcociolifloodvictims.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674526995393299842" border="0" /></a>paddleout for marco mioli<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-2547470221026948544?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-83841434645074278642011-11-11T20:31:00.003+01:002011-11-11T20:33:48.853+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rlz_m2nX1mE/Tr14EjmIU2I/AAAAAAAAAKg/pcalzhMW5LI/s1600/P1010134.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rlz_m2nX1mE/Tr14EjmIU2I/AAAAAAAAAKg/pcalzhMW5LI/s400/P1010134.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673823125226672994" border="0" /></a><br />view from framura a small town near levanto took the guys for a site seeing tour ...the small bay and harbor for fishing boats...Surflevanto<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-8384143464507427864?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-63386523713133847692011-11-10T19:17:00.002+01:002011-11-10T19:18:32.826+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wE9MjxrxWA8/TrwVSNoqQzI/AAAAAAAAAKU/J3_oiY2jrYk/s1600/80%2Bcopy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wE9MjxrxWA8/TrwVSNoqQzI/AAAAAAAAAKU/J3_oiY2jrYk/s400/80%2Bcopy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673433033222013746" border="0" /></a><br />no waves<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-6338652371313384769?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-4773121614687639342011-11-09T19:05:00.002+01:002011-11-09T19:07:11.374+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DIvkc2MXOi4/TrrBFgNAQvI/AAAAAAAAAKI/YesBw-3uT6w/s1600/14%2Bcopy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DIvkc2MXOi4/TrrBFgNAQvI/AAAAAAAAAKI/YesBw-3uT6w/s400/14%2Bcopy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673058980914545394" border="0" /></a><br />bearpro 2011contest venue from the water...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-477312161468763934?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-88974596535303932702011-11-09T19:01:00.002+01:002011-11-09T19:05:09.745+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VZ536gERVEY/TrrAQ1DfLII/AAAAAAAAAJ8/2LBo2AjyP7I/s1600/15%2Bcopy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VZ536gERVEY/TrrAQ1DfLII/AAAAAAAAAJ8/2LBo2AjyP7I/s400/15%2Bcopy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673058075978706050" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">my first day in levanto...the surfers preparing for the contest...hopefully we start tomorrow the swell has dropped but hoping for something tomorrow morning...shot from the water...</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-8897459653530393270?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-81623674657202012392011-11-05T23:46:00.003+01:002011-11-05T23:59:38.379+01:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CIca83KsozM/TrW_Nes91GI/AAAAAAAAAJw/anJTuJka99U/s1600/bearblog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CIca83KsozM/TrW_Nes91GI/AAAAAAAAAJw/anJTuJka99U/s400/bearblog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671649544043877474" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Follow me for the Bear pro...updates daily....nightly for the contest in Levanto...</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-8162367465720201239?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-33926355234628152222011-02-05T17:34:00.003+01:002011-02-05T17:34:43.869+01:00<p></p><div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2011/02/05/clean-performance-waves-for-early-rounds-of-the-sandy-bay-hyundai-pro-longboard-in-new-zealand/josh_constable_hplt20113aw/" rel="attachment wp-att-5998"><img src="http://www.aspworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Josh_Constable_HPLT20113aW.jpg" alt="" title="Josh_Constable_HPLT20113aW" class="alignright size-full wp-image-5998" height="393" width="600" /></a><br /><br /><strong>PIHA BEACH, North Island/New Zealand (February 5, 20110) -</strong> Day Two of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Sandy Bay Hyundai Pro Longboard ran in clean 0.5m – 1.0m waves with light variable winds.</p><br /><p>The expected increase in swell overnight eventuated allowing a start to the highly anticipated first round of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Longboard Qualifying Series (LQS) Open Men’s Division.</p><br /><p>Surfers from both New Zealand and Australia relished the improvement in surf conditions with a true spectacle of traditional and progressive surfing on display throughout the day.</p><br /><p>The top seeded international field of surfers hit the water in Round 2 bringing true class to the crisp 0.5m – 1.0m waves at Sandy Bay. Former US Open Champion Taylor Jensen (California) locked in a combined heat score of 15.0 out of a possible 20 points in his opening performance beating Dane Pioli (Aus) who finished second.</p><br /><p>Jensen, who is no stranger to New Zealand shores, is here travelling with partner Nava Young (Aua) and will also be competing in the remaining two events of the 2011 Hyundai Pro Longboard Tour at Mount Maunganui and Port Waikato.</p><br /><p>One of the most anticipated surfers of the contest, Josh Constable (Noosa), put on a display of world class surfing in the deteriorating conditions in his Round 2 heat to continue the dominance of the international surfers. The former ASP World Champion destroyed every wave that came his way with a combined heat score of 13.60 out of a possible 20 points. Daniel Procter (Gisborne) had a late run in the heat with a long left hander bumping him into second place and into the Open Men’s Quarterfinals.</p><br /><p>Western Australia’s Justin Redman (Aus) surfed a solid heat showing his years of experience on the ASP World Longboard Tour have kept him at the cutting edge of longboarding. In the same heat young Josh Cooper (AUS) also progressed into quarterfinals.</p><br /><p>For the New Zealand field of surfers it was Matt Cockayne (Mangawhai) who continued his excellent run of form but was pipp ed for first place in his heat by Bowie Pollard (Noosa). Jared Neal (Aus) and Kelly Ryan (Gis) continued the first and second trend of Australia vs. New Zealand competitors with both surfers progressing into the Open Men’s Division Quarterfinals.</p><br /><p>Phil Morris (Orewa) smashed his way into the quarterfinals with some solid and stylish surfing with young Queensland surfer Mitch Surman (AUS) placing second.</p><br /><p>Current New Zealand National Champion Thomas Kibblewhite (Orewa) continued his good form winning his second round heat. Kibblewhite clearly enjoyed the fun low tide conditions at Sandy Bay.</p><br /><p>Other surfers to progress to the quarterfinals of the Open Men’s Division included; Dylan Barnfield (Ohope), Matt Aldridge (Aus) and for ASP World Champion Harley Ingleby (Aus).</p><br /><p>Earlier in the day first round action included exceptional performances from young Ambrose McNeill (CHCH) who faced off against Dane Pioli (AUS). McNeill, a stylish natural footer from the Sumner Longboard Club, picked off some great waves but it was Pioli who stamped his mark on the heat.</p><br /><p>Pioli, who won the 2010 Open Men’s Australian Title, has enjoyed his first trip to New Zealand to date. “Yeah we are pretty stoked to be here at Sandy Bay. I’ve been really impressed with the level of surfing from the Kiwi boys” he said. “It’s great that New Zealand now has an ASP event and it will give guys like Thomas Kibblewhite and Daniel Procter a chance to qualify for the World Longboard Tour” the Gold Coast surfer said.</p><br /><p>Matt Cockayne (Mangawhai) was another that dominated the small left hand waves coming through linking long nose rides with hard, on-rail turns to smash his opponents.</p><br /><p>Cockayne, who recently placed second at the New Zealand National Championships in Dunedin, is looking for a solid result at Sandy Bay to secure his tour rating of second place overall.</p><br /><p>Other highlights from Round 1 included some hot nose riding from Queensland’s Josh Cooper (AUS) and some classic long rides from 2010 National Champion Dylan Barnfield (Ohope).</p><br /><p>Round 1 of the Open Women’s Division ran in slightly onshore 0.5m – 0.75m waves. Heat 1 saw the return to New Zealand longboarding of the one of Sandy Bay’s most prominent surfers Pauline Pullman. Pullman, who is a former National Shortboard and Longboard Champion, shared the line up with her daughter Wini Paul (Sandy Bay) adding a nice family feel to the women’s event.</p><br /><p>Paul recently won the Jim Beam Big Break which will see her pursue her career ambitions on the elite ASP Women’s World Tour in 2011 with a $25,000 sponsorship package. Paul is enjoying being back home from Queensland with whanau and resting up, before her first outing at the Roxy Pro trials later this month on the Gold Coast. Paul progressed through to the semifina ls with Shelley Jones (Orewa).</p><br /><p>Nava Young (AUS), son of former World Champion and Angourie figure head Nat Young, was another exciting entry into the Sandy Bay event. Young, who is travelling in New Zealand with partner Taylor Jensen for the next month, has enjoyed the warm hospitality and keeps coming back to Sandy Bay. The other stand out international surfer in the division was Sam Suendermann (Aus) who won her first round heat and progressed through into the semifinals.</p><br /><p>Other surfers to watch out for in the Women’s Division include; Denise Piper (Ocean Beach), Sasha Brownlie (AKL) and Sunny Yoshida (Raglan).</p><br /><p>The action continues at Sandy Bay this afternoon before IC Motor Group and Hyundai entertain the competitors and guests with their traditional Saturday night festivities at the contest site.</p><br /><p>Beautiful summer weather conditions prevailed throug hout the day and spectators were treated to an almost festival like atmosphere at Sandy Bay with good tunes, barbeques and plenty of sunshine.</p><br /><p>The event will resume at 8.00am tomorrow morning (Sunday 6th February) with a decision on the running order of events to be made once the surf conditions are assessed. Finals of all divisions will be contested from midday tomorrow.</p><br /><p>The remaining events on the 2011 Hyundai Pro Longboard Tour follow:</p><br /><p>Hyundai Pro Longboard Tour Event 4, 19-20 February, Mount Maunganui (4-star)<br /><br />Hyundai Pro Longboard Tour Event 5, 4-5 March, Port Waikato (6-star)</p><br /><p>Entry into the events can be completed at Surfing New Zealand under events. Complete the entry process online or download entry forms and send them in. The 2011 Hyundai Pro Longboard Tour is expected to receive high entry levels so entrants will need to be in well before the cut off dates to assure themselves a slice of the action.</p></div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2011/02/05/clean-performance-waves-for-early-rounds-of-the-sandy-bay-hyundai-pro-longboard-in-new-zealand/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-3392635523462815222?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-28505253151207363512011-02-05T17:34:00.001+01:002011-02-05T17:34:07.233+01:00<p></p><div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2011/02/05/clean-performance-waves-for-early-rounds-of-the-sandy-bay-hyundai-pro-longboard-in-new-zealand/josh_constable_hplt20113aw/" rel="attachment wp-att-5998"><img src="http://www.aspworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Josh_Constable_HPLT20113aW.jpg" alt="" title="Josh_Constable_HPLT20113aW" class="alignright size-full wp-image-5998" height="393" width="600" /></a><br /><br /><strong>PIHA BEACH, North Island/New Zealand (February 5, 20110) -</strong> Day Two of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Sandy Bay Hyundai Pro Longboard ran in clean 0.5m – 1.0m waves with light variable winds.</p><br /><p>The expected increase in swell overnight eventuated allowing a start to the highly anticipated first round of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Longboard Qualifying Series (LQS) Open Men’s Division.</p><br /><p>Surfers from both New Zealand and Australia relished the improvement in surf conditions with a true spectacle of traditional and progressive surfing on display throughout the day.</p><br /><p>The top seeded international field of surfers hit the water in Round 2 bringing true class to the crisp 0.5m – 1.0m waves at Sandy Bay. Former US Open Champion Taylor Jensen (California) locked in a combined heat score of 15.0 out of a possible 20 points in his opening performance beating Dane Pioli (Aus) who finished second.</p><br /><p>Jensen, who is no stranger to New Zealand shores, is here travelling with partner Nava Young (Aua) and will also be competing in the remaining two events of the 2011 Hyundai Pro Longboard Tour at Mount Maunganui and Port Waikato.</p><br /><p>One of the most anticipated surfers of the contest, Josh Constable (Noosa), put on a display of world class surfing in the deteriorating conditions in his Round 2 heat to continue the dominance of the international surfers. The former ASP World Champion destroyed every wave that came his way with a combined heat score of 13.60 out of a possible 20 points. Daniel Procter (Gisborne) had a late run in the heat with a long left hander bumping him into second place and into the Open Men’s Quarterfinals.</p><br /><p>Western Australia’s Justin Redman (Aus) surfed a solid heat showing his years of experience on the ASP World Longboard Tour have kept him at the cutting edge of longboarding. In the same heat young Josh Cooper (AUS) also progressed into quarterfinals.</p><br /><p>For the New Zealand field of surfers it was Matt Cockayne (Mangawhai) who continued his excellent run of form but was pipp ed for first place in his heat by Bowie Pollard (Noosa). Jared Neal (Aus) and Kelly Ryan (Gis) continued the first and second trend of Australia vs. New Zealand competitors with both surfers progressing into the Open Men’s Division Quarterfinals.</p><br /><p>Phil Morris (Orewa) smashed his way into the quarterfinals with some solid and stylish surfing with young Queensland surfer Mitch Surman (AUS) placing second.</p><br /><p>Current New Zealand National Champion Thomas Kibblewhite (Orewa) continued his good form winning his second round heat. Kibblewhite clearly enjoyed the fun low tide conditions at Sandy Bay.</p><br /><p>Other surfers to progress to the quarterfinals of the Open Men’s Division included; Dylan Barnfield (Ohope), Matt Aldridge (Aus) and for ASP World Champion Harley Ingleby (Aus).</p><br /><p>Earlier in the day first round action included exceptional performances from young Ambrose McNeill (CHCH) who faced off against Dane Pioli (AUS). McNeill, a stylish natural footer from the Sumner Longboard Club, picked off some great waves but it was Pioli who stamped his mark on the heat.</p><br /><p>Pioli, who won the 2010 Open Men’s Australian Title, has enjoyed his first trip to New Zealand to date. “Yeah we are pretty stoked to be here at Sandy Bay. I’ve been really impressed with the level of surfing from the Kiwi boys” he said. “It’s great that New Zealand now has an ASP event and it will give guys like Thomas Kibblewhite and Daniel Procter a chance to qualify for the World Longboard Tour” the Gold Coast surfer said.</p><br /><p>Matt Cockayne (Mangawhai) was another that dominated the small left hand waves coming through linking long nose rides with hard, on-rail turns to smash his opponents.</p><br /><p>Cockayne, who recently placed second at the New Zealand National Championships in Dunedin, is looking for a solid result at Sandy Bay to secure his tour rating of second place overall.</p><br /><p>Other highlights from Round 1 included some hot nose riding from Queensland’s Josh Cooper (AUS) and some classic long rides from 2010 National Champion Dylan Barnfield (Ohope).</p><br /><p>Round 1 of the Open Women’s Division ran in slightly onshore 0.5m – 0.75m waves. Heat 1 saw the return to New Zealand longboarding of the one of Sandy Bay’s most prominent surfers Pauline Pullman. Pullman, who is a former National Shortboard and Longboard Champion, shared the line up with her daughter Wini Paul (Sandy Bay) adding a nice family feel to the women’s event.</p><br /><p>Paul recently won the Jim Beam Big Break which will see her pursue her career ambitions on the elite ASP Women’s World Tour in 2011 with a $25,000 sponsorship package. Paul is enjoying being back home from Queensland with whanau and resting up, before her first outing at the Roxy Pro trials later this month on the Gold Coast. Paul progressed through to the semifina ls with Shelley Jones (Orewa).</p><br /><p>Nava Young (AUS), son of former World Champion and Angourie figure head Nat Young, was another exciting entry into the Sandy Bay event. Young, who is travelling in New Zealand with partner Taylor Jensen for the next month, has enjoyed the warm hospitality and keeps coming back to Sandy Bay. The other stand out international surfer in the division was Sam Suendermann (Aus) who won her first round heat and progressed through into the semifinals.</p><br /><p>Other surfers to watch out for in the Women’s Division include; Denise Piper (Ocean Beach), Sasha Brownlie (AKL) and Sunny Yoshida (Raglan).</p><br /><p>The action continues at Sandy Bay this afternoon before IC Motor Group and Hyundai entertain the competitors and guests with their traditional Saturday night festivities at the contest site.</p><br /><p>Beautiful summer weather conditions prevailed throug hout the day and spectators were treated to an almost festival like atmosphere at Sandy Bay with good tunes, barbeques and plenty of sunshine.</p><br /><p>The event will resume at 8.00am tomorrow morning (Sunday 6th February) with a decision on the running order of events to be made once the surf conditions are assessed. Finals of all divisions will be contested from midday tomorrow.</p><br /><p>The remaining events on the 2011 Hyundai Pro Longboard Tour follow:</p><br /><p>Hyundai Pro Longboard Tour Event 4, 19-20 February, Mount Maunganui (4-star)<br /><br />Hyundai Pro Longboard Tour Event 5, 4-5 March, Port Waikato (6-star)</p><br /><p>Entry into the events can be completed at Surfing New Zealand under events. Complete the entry process online or download entry forms and send them in. The 2011 Hyundai Pro Longboard Tour is expected to receive high entry levels so entrants will need to be in well before the cut off dates to assure themselves a slice of the action.</p></div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2011/02/05/clean-performance-waves-for-early-rounds-of-the-sandy-bay-hyundai-pro-longboard-in-new-zealand/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-2850525315120736351?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-81460261047688019672011-02-03T10:36:00.001+01:002011-02-03T10:36:17.810+01:00<p></p><div><div class="tweetmeme_button"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdriftsurfing.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D7867"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdriftsurfing.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D7867" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>This Spring <a href="http://www.vans.com/" target="_blank">Vans</a> is excited to introduce a special project with <a href="http://www.mynameisandy.com/aboutandydavis.aspx" target="_blank">Andy Davis</a>. Andy grew up in Vans, crafting countless custom pairs over the years that have accompanied him all over the world and on many adventures. Creator of <em>Free</em> and <em>Byrd</em>, Davis’ designs are simple and fun and capture the soulful aesthetic of riding waves. His work has a funky, retro vibe and often features clever, tongue-in-cheek humor.</p><br /><p>Drawing inspiration from life, travels, family, music and the ocean to name a few, Andy injected his unique aesthetic into a small collection of apparel and footwear for Vans this season. The collab includes two tees as well as the Lanai sandal and E-Street surf sider.</p><br /><p><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-7877" title="picture-36" src="http://driftsurfing.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/picture-36-600x588.png" alt="picture-36" height="588" width="600" /></p><br /><p><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-7868" title="vans_ando_lani_sandals" src="http://driftsurfing.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/vans_ando_lani_sandals-600x688.jpg" alt="vans_ando_lani_sandals" height="688" width="600" /><br /><br /><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-7872" title="picture-33" src="http://driftsurfing.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/picture-33-600x753.png" alt="picture-33" height="753" width="600" /><br /><br /><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-7875" title="picture-34" src="http://driftsurfing.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/picture-34-600x455.png" alt="picture-34" height="455" width="600" /></p><br /><p><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-7887" title="picture-351" src="http://driftsurfing.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/picture-351-600x583.png" alt="picture-351" height="583" width="600" /></p><br /><div align="right"><a name="fb_share" type="button_count"></a></div></div><p><a href="http://driftsurfing.com/blog/?p=7867">View Original Article</a></p><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-8146026104768801967?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-78486281037138097252011-02-03T10:34:00.003+01:002011-02-03T10:34:41.536+01:00<p></p><div><p></p><div id="attachment_5983" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2011/02/01/julian-wilson-switch-but-solid-by-stab-mag/wilson8630reef10kirstin_l/" rel="attachment wp-att-5983"><img src="http://www.aspworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/wilson8630reef10kirstin_l.jpg" alt="" title="wilson8630reef10kirstin_l" class="size-full wp-image-5983" height="390" width="600" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Julian Wilson (AUS), 22, boosting his way on to the ASP World Tour.</p></div><br /><br /><strong>SYDNEY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, February 1, 2011) – </strong>Julian Wilson (AUS), 22, has been acclaimed by critics since his childhood as one surfer who would change people’s approach to riding waves. Just recently STAB Magazine documented one of Wilson’s free-surfs near his home in Coolum and the young Aussie gave a little taste of what’s in store for his rookie year on the ASP World Tour by launching this mutant backside shove-it 180 type thing… Stab gave their thoughts on the sequence. This… is their story…<br /><p><strong>Looking at this shot of Jules Wilson, you’d never know the kid was a regular-footer. This above-the-lip shuvit, with feet firmly planted on deck post-varial, is about as legitimate as you’ll likely see. We’ve been singing the death of 180-degree alley-oops for a while now…</strong></p><br /><p>For the full sequence log on to <a href="http://www.stabmag.com/full-frame/julian-wilson-switch-but-solid-sunshine-coast.php">STAB Magazine</a>.</p></div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2011/02/01/julian-wilson-switch-but-solid-by-stab-mag/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-7848628103713809725?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-13595827737018223862011-02-03T10:34:00.001+01:002011-02-03T10:34:13.580+01:00<p></p><div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2011/01/31/the-world-this-week-monday-january-31-2011/mitch_crews-3/" rel="attachment wp-att-5979"><img src="http://www.aspworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/mitch_crews-3.jpg" alt="" title="mitch_crews-3" class="alignright size-full wp-image-5979" height="400" width="600" /></a><br /><br /><strong>HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/USA (Monday, January 31, 2011) – </strong>Last week saw Pipeline local John John Florence (HAW), 18, win his first major ASP victory at the ASP 5-Star Volcom Pipe Pro over some of the sport’s biggest names and a mass of his fellow Pipe specialists in epic Pipeline and Backdoor conditions.</p><br /><p>Meanwhile, over in Australia, rising international talent Peterson Crisanto (BRA), 18, marched to a massive victory over a global field of under-21 talent to clinch the ASP 6-Star Hurley Pro Junior at Burley Heads to snatch the historic $25,000 first place check.</p><br /><p>In the world of ASP longboarding, Peruvian Piccolo Clemente (PER) won the ASP LQS 6-Star Huanchaco Longboard Pro, vaulting him to the top of the ASP South American Longboard rankings.</p><br /><p>This week will see the ASP Australasian Pro Junior Series continue with the ASP 5-Star Oakley Pro Junior at North Stradbroke Island, which will host the region’s finest under-21 talent as they hunt for a prestigious position on to the elite ASP World Junior Tour for 2011 from February 2 through 6. To watch the event LIVE log on to <a href="http://oakleyprojunior.com/">http://oakleyprojunior.com/ </a></p><br /><p>Further south will see the ASP LQS 1-Star Hyundai Pro Longboard at Sandy Bay in Whangarei, New Zealand. </p><br /><p>Check back to <a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/">www.aspworldtour.com</a> for daily updates. </p></div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2011/01/31/the-world-this-week-monday-january-31-2011/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-1359582773701822386?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-89935316334021467882011-01-26T14:40:00.003+01:002011-01-26T14:40:52.432+01:00<p></p><div><p></p><div id="attachment_5903" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2011/01/24/slater-joins-ali-jordan-namath-in-gqs-25-coolest-athletes/slater_k2106search10cestari_l/" rel="attachment wp-att-5903"><img src="http://www.aspworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/slater_k2106search10cestari_l.jpg" alt="Kelly Slater, King of Cool." title="Kelly Slater, King of Cool." class="size-full wp-image-5903" width="600" height="400" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Kelly Slater, King of Cool.</p></div><br /><p><strong>NEW YORK, New York/USA (Monday, January 24, 2011) – </strong>There’s been a lot of talk about surfing’s place amongst the sporting world, and with our most recognizable figure, Kelly Slater (USA), 38, cementing his immortality last season with 10 ASP World Titles. Now, the Floridian-born “citizen of the world” has joined the ranks of sporting gods Muhammad Ali, Joe Namath, Michael Jordan, Björn Borg, Julias “Dr. J” Erving, Tom Brady, the world-renowned Tim Lincecum (huh?), among others in GQ Magazine’s “25 Coolest Athletes Ever”. While, Kelly’s “coolness” has never been questioned, the recent recognition amidst such prestigious company is a massive achievement. Congrats Kelly.</p><br /><p>Check out the teaser gallery at <a href="http://www.gq.com/sports/lists/201102/25-coolest-athletes-of-all-time-covers#slide=1">GQ</a> and be sure to catch the issue when it’s out.</p><br /><p>Kelly will be back in the singlet for the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast next month!</p></div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2011/01/24/slater-joins-ali-jordan-namath-in-gqs-25-coolest-athletes/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-8993531633402146788?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-3031209690800708182011-01-26T14:40:00.001+01:002011-01-26T14:40:23.110+01:00<p></p><div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2011/01/26/pipeline-sets-a-snapping-pace-for-day-1-volcom-pipe-pro/attachment/748/" rel="attachment wp-att-5913"><img src="http://www.aspworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/748.jpg" alt="" title="748" class="alignright size-full wp-image-5913" width="600" height="398" /></a><br /><br /><strong>BANZAI PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Tuesday, January 25, 2011) – </strong>Continuing a week straight of power-packing surf on Oahu’s North Shore, the lineup for day one of the Volcom Pipe Pro consisted of severely stressed surfboards and wave-battered competitors ready to do it all again. By day’s end, more than a dozen surfboards were interred into the Banzai surfboard graveyard and an unheard of Brazilian stole the show in his debut event. The Volcom Pipe Pro is a $120,000 5 star ASP rated event, held today in wave heights of up to 15 feet (wave face value). </p><br /><p>This event is famous for launching names onto the global surf radar. Several years back it was Australian charger Mark Mathews; last year it was North Carolina surfer Brett “gnarly” Barley. Today belonged to Dennis Tihara, a 25-year-old from Bahia, Brazil, who posted the highest heat score of the day: 17.4 points out of 20. </p><br /><p>Tihara has surfed Pipe before, but has never competed here. He was a young man possessed as he systematically found his way into the best barrels of the day, edging past top shelf local Pipeline talent the likes of Kamalei Alexander and Reef McIntosh. Tihara emerged after two back-to-back, deep tuberides with scores of 7.5 and 9.9, each out of a possible 10. Credit to McIntosh, his final scoreline was right on Tihara’s heels: 17.27 points. </p><br /><p>“I’m surprised!” said Tihara. “I made a 10 point ride in Puerto Escondido (Mexico) last month, so I wanted to make that happen again here at Pipeline because this is such a good wave. It’s my first time competing here. I just came here three times before, now it’s my first contest, so I really want to make good of the heats.” </p><br /><p>Australian Anthony Walsh (Lennox Head) was the lone Australian to make it through the early round action today that saw Sydney’s Mark Mathews surprisingly bundled out. Walsh advanced to the third round where higher seeds Heath Joske and Dean Morrison will enter the fray. Morrison was happy to get a day off after injuring his hip surfing Pipe yesterday.</p><br /><p>Walsh’s best wave made it into the day’s top three: a 9.3 for a long, clean exit barrel. He was happy with the result given that it came with a borrowed surfboard.</p><br /><p>“I snapped all of my boards this past week,” said Walsh, 27, through a lip busted by one of his snapped surfboards. “I had really good boards from Gunther Rohn but then I go and break them all, so thankfully I was able to borrow a board from Tokoro. </p><br /><p>” A lot of Aussies come here over the winter and everyone loves these waves. To come here and get barreled when it’s crappy summer surf at home feels good. For me, I’m just doing the events I like to keep my (ratings) points up so I can do events like this. My main goal is to win this and qualify to get into the Pipe Masters. I’ve been coming here for about 12 years. The very first surf I had here was about 12-foot and I was hooked ever since.” </p><br /><p>Other standouts today included Gabriel Villaran (Peru), Angelo Lozano (Mexico), Dane Gudauskas (San Clemente, CA), Alex Gray (CA), and Jesse Merle-Jones (Hawaii). Entering the draw in the next round will be former Pipe master Bruce Irons and defending event champion Jamie O’Brien, both from Hawaii. </p><br /><p>The swell is forecast to hold into tomorrow and organizers will assess the conditions at 7am for a possible 8am start. </p><br /><p>To watch the event LIVE log on to <a href="http://www.volcompipepro.com/">http://www.volcompipepro.com/</a></p><br /><p>The Volcom Pipe Pro is being broadcast live on the internet as well as live around Hawaii on Oceanic Time Warner Cable digital channels 250 &amp; 1250HD. A full report and VNR will be available at the end of today’s action.</p><br /><p>An Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 5-star international event, the Volcom Pipe Pro will be held on the three biggest and best days of surf between January 24 and February 5, 2011.</p><br /><p>The 2011 Volcom Pipe Pro has partnered with Surfline.com as the official contest forecaster, along with Electric Visual, Transworld Surf and Fuel TV.</p><br /><p><strong><br /><br />Round 1. 1st &amp; 2nd advance. 3rd=97th; 4th=105th<br /><br />Competitors listed in order of placing, 1st through 4th<br /><br />H1:</strong> Keito Matsuoka (JPN); Kaimana Jaquias (HI); Parker Coffin (USA); Landon McNamara (HI)<br /><br /><strong>H2:</strong> Ezra Sitt (HI); Reef McIntosh (HI); Nick Vasicek (AUS); Cheyne Willis (HI)<br /><br /><strong>H3:</strong> Keanu Asing (HI); Love Hodel (HI); Naohisa Ogawa (JPN); Tanner Hendrickson (USA)<br /><br /><strong>H4:</strong> Brett Barley (USA); Alexander Gray (USA); Takayuki Wakita (JPN); Edrick Baldwin (HI)<br /><br /><strong>H5: </strong>Aamion Goodwin (HI); Ezekiel Lau (HI); Kawai Lindo (HI); Charlie Carroll (HI)<br /><br /><strong>H6: </strong>Derek Ho (HI); Sion Milosky (HI); Dylan Southworth (MEX); Dylan Goodale (HI)<br /><br /><strong>H7:</strong> Jonah Morgan (HI); Mark Healey (HI); Gavin Beschen (USA); David Giddings (USA)<br /><br /><strong>H8:</strong> Matthew Bromley (ZAF); Stephen Koehne (HI); Kaupena Miranda (HI); David Wassel (HI)<br /><br /><strong><br /><br />Round 2. 1st &amp; 2nd advance. 3rd=65th; 4th=81st<br /><br />H1: </strong>Anthony Walsh (AUS); Solomon Ortiz (HI); Matt Pagan (USA); Keito Matsuoka (JPN)<br /><br /><strong>H2:</strong> Gabriel Villaran (PER); Brad Ettinger (USA); Mark Mathews (AUS); Kaimana Jaquias (HI)<br /><br /><strong>H3:</strong> Cory Arrambide (USA); Jason Shibata (HI); Oliver Kurtz (USA); Ezra Sitt (HI)<br /><br /><strong>H4:</strong> Dennis Tihara (BRZ); Reef McIntosh (HI); Kamalei Alexander (HI); Abdel El Harim (MAR)<br /><br /><strong>H5: </strong>Angelo Lozano (MEX); Dane Gudauskas (USA); Keanu Asing (HI); Gavin Gillette (HI)<br /><br /><strong>H6:</strong> Jesse Merle-Jones (HI); Dimitri Ouvre; Kolohe Andino (USA); Love Hodel (HI)<br /><br /><strong>H7: </strong>Damien Fahrenfort (ZAF); Tyler Newton (HI); Brett Barley (USA); Ryan Arthur (USA)<br /><br /><strong>H8:</strong> Alexander Gray (USA); Danny Fuller (HI); Hank Gaskell (HI); David Rutherford (MEX)<br /><br /><strong>H9:</strong> Ricky Whitlock (USA); Aamion Goodwin (HI); Myles Padaca (HI); Alex Smith (HI)</p></div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2011/01/26/pipeline-sets-a-snapping-pace-for-day-1-volcom-pipe-pro/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-303120969080070818?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-66463150336588833152011-01-21T21:31:00.001+01:002011-01-21T21:31:29.173+01:00<p></p><div><p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3348" title="photo" src="http://www.blog.thegoodss.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/photo.jpg" alt="photo" height="413" width="334" />The picture above is from a piece of sand that me and a few others could not wrap our heads around. You have to understand our thought process there is this perfect right, a mixture of Bara and Kirra however there’s no jetty, no turn in the beach, no nothing, just a long straight beach in both directions. For some reason over time this perfect wave had formed, the harder we thought and tried to come up with reasons the more we questioned our own theories. Needless to say, I have never surfed a beach break that could even remotely compare to what we surfed for 2 days.<br /><br />After I lost to Tommy Whittacker, I called the globe guys who where filming Damo, Yadin and Dion at the time, and Joe G said in a very calm voice, ”there’s something special going on down here Ceej, I think you should come down”. So I went down a few miles from where the contest was going on, I couldn’t believe my eyes. I saw Dion sitting in a perfect barrel all the way across the sand bar, his back foot slipped and he goat boated across the whole thing. When i got out the back I looked at Dion and told him if the contest was going on here, every person logging onto the internet checking out the heats would slam there computer shut, go to the airport and buy a ticket straight to France.<br /><br />In no way am I writing this to say that I got the best wave of my life, BUT I am writing this to say in all my years surfing I have never seen sand do what it was doing for no apparent reason at this particular break. The moral here is, never stop searching… as the wave of your life could be a mile down the beach.</p><br /><p>can’t wait for the new Globe video 0000</p><br /><p>peace</p><br /><p>c</p></div><p><a href="http://www.blog.thegoodss.com/hobgoods-305/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-6646315033658883315?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-52634009628155884102011-01-21T21:29:00.001+01:002011-01-21T21:29:25.238+01:00<p></p><div><p>This shot was captured when Airforce1 landed after President Obama’s recent return from Christmas holidays in Hawaii. We have seen shots of the President body surfing, but never surfing, so do these boards belong to him? The Tokoro pin tail looks like it could handle some juice so has anyone seen Barak charging Sunset recently?!</p><br /><div id="attachment_675" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://www.extremehorizon.com/surf-blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Airforce1.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-675" src="http://www.extremehorizon.com/surf-blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Airforce1-300x189.jpg" alt="" height="189" width="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Barak Obama's surfboards?</p></div></div><p><a href="http://www.extremehorizon.com/surf-blog/index.php/further-evidence-that-obama-surfs-10-01-2011">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-5263400962815588410?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-25423049546021407942011-01-21T21:27:00.001+01:002011-01-21T21:27:48.198+01:00<p></p><div><p>Yesterday at 2:00am local Hawaii time, professional big wave surfer Mark Visser made history by achieving a night ride on waves measuring 30-40 foot faces off the shores of Maui with specially engineered LED lights built into a buoyancy vest and modified into the surfboard.</p><br /><div id="attachment_698" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://www.extremehorizon.com/surf-blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/50346.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-698" src="http://www.extremehorizon.com/surf-blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/50346-300x200.jpg" alt="Surfing 30ft waves at Jaws in the dark!" height="200" width="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Surfing 30ft waves at Jaws in the dark!</p></div><br /><p>The lighting technologies were created especially for the project by Solus Corporation using ground breaking NASA submarine lighting to ensure the wave and board were lit in the right places, at the right time and illuminated the wave without hindering the vision of Visser, the jet ski drivers and the helicopter pilots.</p><br /><p>This video was embedded using the YouTuber plugin by <a href="http://www.roytanck.com/">Roy Tanck</a>. Adobe Flash Player is required to view the video.</p><br /><p>A true world first – no one has attempted to ride and capture big waves at Jaws, Maui before in total darkness quite like this. With the help of his team overhead in a helicopter, Visser was towed in by jet ski as he entered the infamous big wave break just prior to the peak of the swell, completely illuminated.</p><br /><p>“It wasn’t until I saw the pictures I realized how big it was. This project has been two years in the planning and it was the scariest, but most exciting thing I have ever done,” says Visser. “Riding in complete darkness meant I had to go off feeling. I had to zone out from how you normally ride and just be part of the wave. I am so pumped to achieve something that no one thought possible and that I was told was couldn’t be done.”</p><br /><p>Coined “The Night Rider,” this feat is set to be the first of a series for Visser. These “world first” extreme adventures will form a documentary collective called “9 Lives” that will be distributed internationally in late 2011, early 2012.</p><br /><p>The 28-year-old Australian native is an extreme adventurer athlete and is pushing the limits of what he can do. He has a burning desire to not settle for the norm, a self-described ‘outright passion to push himself’. Visser has dedicated training programs to give him the skills to be able to chase his dreams and do things that most people thought were impossible. He wants to inspire others by showing that anything can be achieved.</p><br /><p>Mark Visser’s past achievements include: Top 10 in the 2006/2007 APT tow-in tour event (Chile), top10 in the Nelscott Reef Big Wave Paddle In event (USA) and runner up in the 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 Oakley ASL Big Wave Awards. Visser also had several waves entered into the XXL awards for biggest wave ridden in only his first year of big wave competition</p></div><p><a href="http://www.extremehorizon.com/surf-blog/index.php/peahi-jaws-big-wave-surfed-at-night-21-01-2011">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-2542304954602140794?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-61267283335112038512010-12-25T11:26:00.001+01:002010-12-25T11:26:07.996+01:00<p></p><div><p>Its an age old problem- not long after you’ve used your brand new wetsuit boots that familiar smell starts to permeate the neoprene. However clean your feet are and how ever many times you wash the boots after using them that rancid wetsuit boot pong appears and suffocates the air wherever you store them. Well I’ve discovered a “cure”. Just rinse out the boots with <a href="http://www.extremehorizon.com/surf-shop/slosh_wetsuit_shampoo_118ml.html">Slosh wetsuit shampoo</a> (which does a damn good job) and then leave the boots outside on a night where the temperature plummets to -10 degrees and freezes the boots solid! No more smell! only problem is they are a bit cold on the feet and I’m not sure that its a permenant cure! <img src="http://www.extremehorizon.com/surf-blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" class="wp-smiley" /> </p><br /><p><br /></p><div id="attachment_654" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://www.extremehorizon.com/surf-blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_03221.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-654" src="http://www.extremehorizon.com/surf-blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_03221-225x300.jpg" alt="" height="300" width="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Stink free frozen wetsuit boots</p></div></div><p><a href="http://www.extremehorizon.com/surf-blog/index.php/how-do-you-get-the-stink-out-of-wetsuit-boots-20-12-2010">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-6126728333511203851?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-38342912882087128752010-12-25T11:25:00.001+01:002010-12-25T11:25:22.815+01:00<p></p><div><div class="separator"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7wUGWfIdV8w/TPVAdL6mgXI/AAAAAAAABO4/cYO06-i7CKg/s1600/Captura+de+pantalla+2010-11-30+a+las+16.13.51.png"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7wUGWfIdV8w/TPVAdL6mgXI/AAAAAAAABO4/cYO06-i7CKg/s400/Captura+de+pantalla+2010-11-30+a+las+16.13.51.png" border="0" height="266" width="400" /></a></div><br /><a name="more"><span class="Apple-style-span">Photographer JOAO VIANNA, who photographs the archipelago of Fernando de Noronha (Brazil) 10 years ago, was fortunate in his last trip to the island to make this photograph.</span><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span">"I was fortunate to be in the right place at the right time.</span><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span">Was doi</span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="text_exposed_show">ng some underwater photos at Padre Cliff and to my surprise the dolphins appeared. I noticed they were very communicative and one of them appeared to bring a message for me to take as many people as possible.<br />A message in photography, to reflect on our consumption habits. "<br /><br />Let's vote, this photo is competing in THE CONTEST National Geographic, winning, will use the prize ($ 10,000) to fund an environmental education project to reduce plastic bag use in Fernando de Noronha (Brazil archipelago). Therefore we ask for your vote for a man dedicated to nature!<br />To vote just follow this link and vote 10!</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="text_exposed_show"></span></span></a><a href="http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/photo-contest/2010/entries/rate/nature-week-4/#/6911">NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO CONTEST</a><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3263705263389981594-8561787551127010061?l=cleanoceanproject.blogspot.com" alt="" height="1" width="1" /></div></div><p><a href="http://cleanoceanproject.blogspot.com/2010/11/help-dolphins-by-voting-for-this.html">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-3834291288208712875?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-39997986248472339572010-12-25T11:24:00.001+01:002010-12-25T11:24:11.985+01:00<p></p><div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/12/20/meet-alejo-muniz-by-espn/reef-hawaiian-pro-haleiwa-day-004-211110-men-round-5/" rel="attachment wp-att-5766"><img src="http://www.aspworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/muniz_a8192haw10cestari_l.jpg" alt="" title="REEF Hawaiian Pro - Haleiwa - Day 004 - 211110 - MEN - Round 5 -" class="alignright size-full wp-image-5766" height="400" width="600" /></a><strong><br /><br />LOS ANGELES, California/USA (Monday, December 20, 2010) -</strong> Alejo Muniz (BRA), 20, defied the odds this year to achieve his dream of qualifying for the 2011 ASP World Tour. After the initiation of the ASP World Ranking and the crop from a 45 man field down to 32, Muniz’s introduction to the ASP Dream Tour marks him as the only first-timer to jump into the elite ranks for the beginning of next season aside from Julian Wilson (AUS), 22. The Argentinean-born natural-footer who was raised in Santa Catarina, Brazil recently sat down with ESPN to fill them in on his 2010 campaign and his thoughts on joining the Top 34. This… is their story… </p><br /><p>20-year-old Alejo Muniz, from Bombinhas, Santa Caratina, Brazil, finished the 2010 ASP season ranked 31st in the world, which just puts him onto the elite world tour next season. Along with Julian Wilson he’ll be one of only two legitimate rookies to join the Top 32. We caught up with the kid for a quick minute recently and came to find that this is much more than just an accomplishment, it’s a dream come true.<br /><br /><strong><br /><br />How do you receive the good new about your qualification for 2011 ASP World Tour?</strong><br /><br />It was totally unexpected. This year, the new point system complicated things a little bit. I left Hawaii without knowing if I had qualified or not. After the Sunset contest, I was in good position, but still depending on Pipe Master results. I took a plane from Hawaii to Los Angeles, and meanwhile the contest started at Pipeline. Arriving at LAX I met Gabriel Pastori [a Brazilian surfer that was on the way to Hawaii]. He pushed me to check the contest results. I logged on to the Triple Crown website and the contest was right in the middle of a very important heat for me. </p><br /><p> For the full report check out Muniz’s full <a href="http://espn.go.com/action/surfing/">ESPN interview</a>.</p></div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/12/20/meet-alejo-muniz-by-espn/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-3999798624847233957?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-29026003393517576282010-12-25T11:23:00.001+01:002010-12-25T11:23:27.120+01:00<p></p><div><p></p><div id="attachment_5770" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/12/21/asp-top-34-finalized-for-2011-asp-world-tour-season/reynolds7448pipe10kirstin_l/" rel="attachment wp-att-5770"><img src="http://www.aspworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/reynolds7448pipe10kirstin_l.jpg" alt="Dane Reynolds (USA), 25, vaults into the 2011 ASP World Tour season." title="Dane Reynolds (USA), 25, vaults into the 2011 ASP World Tour season." class="size-full wp-image-5770" height="400" width="613" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Dane Reynolds (USA), 25, vaults into the 2011 ASP World Tour season.</p></div><br /><p><strong>NORTH SHORE, Oahu/Hawaii (Tuesday, December 21, 2010) – </strong>The 2011 ASP Top 34 have been finalized, setting the scene for what is shaping up to be one of the most exciting seasons in ASP history.</p><br /><p>With the allocation of the two ASP Wildcards (going to Kai Otton (AUS), 31, and Gabe Kling (USA), 30), the ASP Top 34 has been set, comprised of the Top 22 finishers from the 2010 ASP World Tour, the next 10 finishers on the ASP World Rankings and the two ASP wildcards.</p><br /><p>“Following the allocation of the two ASP Wildcards, the 2011 ASP Top 34 have been determined with the seed list below,” Renato Hickel, ASP World Tour Manager, said. “It’s important to note that the seeding order is subject to change based on the first few qualifying events (PRIME and Star) of the 2011 season.”</p><br /><p><strong>1. </strong>Kelly Slater (USA)<br /><br /><strong>2. </strong>Jordy Smith (ZAF)<br /><br /><strong>3. </strong>Taj Burrow (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>4.</strong> Mick Fanning (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>5.</strong> Bede Durbidge (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>6.</strong> Dane Reynolds (USA)<br /><br /><strong>7.</strong> Adrian Buchan (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>7. </strong>Owen Wright (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>9. </strong>Jeremy Flores (FRA)<br /><br /><strong>10. </strong>Adriano de Souza (BRA)<br /><br /><strong>11.</strong> C.J. Hobgood (USA)<br /><br /><strong>12.</strong> Michel Bourez (PYF)<br /><br /><strong>13.</strong> Chris Davidson (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>14.</strong> Jadson Andre (BRA)<br /><br /><strong>15. </strong>Damien Hobgood (USA)<br /><br /><strong>16.</strong> Kieren Perrow (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>17. </strong>Brett Simpson (USA)<br /><br /><strong>18. </strong>Joel Parkinson (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>19. </strong>Taylor Knox (USA)<br /><br /><strong>20. </strong>Heitor Alves (BRA)<br /><br /><strong>21. </strong>Matt Wilkinson (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>22. </strong>Bobby Martinez (USA)<br /><br /><strong>23. </strong>Fredrick Patacchia (HAW)<br /><br /><strong>24.</strong> Kai Otton (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>25. </strong>Patrick Gudauskas (USA)<br /><br /><strong>26.</strong> Tiago Pires (PRT)<br /><br /><strong>27.</strong> Adam Melling (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>28. </strong>Daniel Ross (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>29. </strong>Raoni Monteiro (BRA)<br /><br /><strong>30. </strong>Josh Kerr (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>31. </strong>Alejo Muniz (BRA)<br /><br /><strong>32. </strong>Dusty Payne (HAW)<br /><br /><strong>33.</strong> Julian Wilson (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>34.</strong> Gabe Kling (USA)</p><br /><p>Moving forward, the ASP Top 34 will be rotated following the sixth stop on the 2010 ASP World Tour, TBA on the East Coast of the USA, with the new ASP Top 34 commencing at Stop No. 7, the Hurley Pro at Trestles. This new ASP Top 34 will be determined strictly off the ASP World Rankings.</p><br /><p>The ASP Top 17 will be determined following the Medical Review and the allocation of the ASP Wildcard, expected in the coming days. </p><br /><p>For more information, log onto <a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/">www.aspworldtour.com</a></p></div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/12/21/asp-top-34-finalized-for-2011-asp-world-tour-season/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-2902600339351757628?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-44284460944902802792010-12-25T11:22:00.001+01:002010-12-25T11:22:39.509+01:00<p></p><div><p></p><div id="attachment_5770" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/12/21/asp-top-34-finalized-for-2011-asp-world-tour-season/reynolds7448pipe10kirstin_l/" rel="attachment wp-att-5770"><img src="http://www.aspworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/reynolds7448pipe10kirstin_l.jpg" alt="Dane Reynolds (USA), 25, vaults into the 2011 ASP World Tour season." title="Dane Reynolds (USA), 25, vaults into the 2011 ASP World Tour season." class="size-full wp-image-5770" height="400" width="613" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Dane Reynolds (USA), 25, vaults into the 2011 ASP World Tour season.</p></div><br /><p><strong>NORTH SHORE, Oahu/Hawaii (Tuesday, December 21, 2010) – </strong>The 2011 ASP Top 34 have been finalized, setting the scene for what is shaping up to be one of the most exciting seasons in ASP history.</p><br /><p>With the allocation of the two ASP Wildcards (going to Kai Otton (AUS), 31, and Gabe Kling (USA), 30), the ASP Top 34 has been set, comprised of the Top 22 finishers from the 2010 ASP World Tour, the next 10 finishers on the ASP World Rankings and the two ASP wildcards.</p><br /><p>“Following the allocation of the two ASP Wildcards, the 2011 ASP Top 34 have been determined with the seed list below,” Renato Hickel, ASP World Tour Manager, said. “It’s important to note that the seeding order is subject to change based on the first few qualifying events (PRIME and Star) of the 2011 season.”</p><br /><p><strong>1. </strong>Kelly Slater (USA)<br /><br /><strong>2. </strong>Jordy Smith (ZAF)<br /><br /><strong>3. </strong>Taj Burrow (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>4.</strong> Mick Fanning (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>5.</strong> Bede Durbidge (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>6.</strong> Dane Reynolds (USA)<br /><br /><strong>7.</strong> Adrian Buchan (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>7. </strong>Owen Wright (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>9. </strong>Jeremy Flores (FRA)<br /><br /><strong>10. </strong>Adriano de Souza (BRA)<br /><br /><strong>11.</strong> C.J. Hobgood (USA)<br /><br /><strong>12.</strong> Michel Bourez (PYF)<br /><br /><strong>13.</strong> Chris Davidson (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>14.</strong> Jadson Andre (BRA)<br /><br /><strong>15. </strong>Damien Hobgood (USA)<br /><br /><strong>16.</strong> Kieren Perrow (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>17. </strong>Brett Simpson (USA)<br /><br /><strong>18. </strong>Joel Parkinson (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>19. </strong>Taylor Knox (USA)<br /><br /><strong>20. </strong>Heitor Alves (BRA)<br /><br /><strong>21. </strong>Matt Wilkinson (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>22. </strong>Bobby Martinez (USA)<br /><br /><strong>23. </strong>Fredrick Patacchia (HAW)<br /><br /><strong>24.</strong> Kai Otton (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>25. </strong>Patrick Gudauskas (USA)<br /><br /><strong>26.</strong> Tiago Pires (PRT)<br /><br /><strong>27.</strong> Adam Melling (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>28. </strong>Daniel Ross (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>29. </strong>Raoni Monteiro (BRA)<br /><br /><strong>30. </strong>Josh Kerr (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>31. </strong>Alejo Muniz (BRA)<br /><br /><strong>32. </strong>Dusty Payne (HAW)<br /><br /><strong>33.</strong> Julian Wilson (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>34.</strong> Gabe Kling (USA)</p><br /><p>Moving forward, the ASP Top 34 will be rotated following the sixth stop on the 2010 ASP World Tour, TBA on the East Coast of the USA, with the new ASP Top 34 commencing at Stop No. 7, the Hurley Pro at Trestles. This new ASP Top 34 will be determined strictly off the ASP World Rankings.</p><br /><p>The ASP Top 17 will be determined following the Medical Review and the allocation of the ASP Wildcard, expected in the coming days. </p><br /><p>For more information, log onto <a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/">www.aspworldtour.com</a></p></div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/12/21/asp-top-34-finalized-for-2011-asp-world-tour-season/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-4428446094490280279?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-43933861518659972662010-12-15T09:46:00.001+01:002010-12-15T09:46:49.278+01:00<p></p><div><p><a href="http://72.44.81.14/%7Edailysto/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Drop-Knee-Cutback-5a.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-12153" title="Drop Knee Cutback 5a" src="http://72.44.81.14/%7Edailysto/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Drop-Knee-Cutback-5a-300x161.jpg" alt="" height="161" width="300" /></a>The drop knee cutback is a traditional longboard manoeuvre from the early 60′s, when surfing was all about “style and grace”.&nbsp; The sheer weight of the longboards of this era combined with the deep single fins glassed right at the back of the board and virtually no rocker, made these boards great for trimming, catching waves and nose riding, but extremely difficult to turn. &nbsp;Therefore it was necessary for a surfer to shift their weight back over the fin by dropping their back knee and pivoting the board around; thus performing a classic drop knee cutback.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Ray Gleave in Photo Above courtesy of&nbsp;Al Ashworth</em></p><br /><p>With today’s modern lightweight equipment, this manoeuvre has become more fashion than function.&nbsp; However, surfers from Nat Young to “The Godfather of Soul”, Ray Gleave, have made the drop knee cutback their trademark.&nbsp; With the traditional heavy glassed-in single fin movement making a comeback, this classic manoeuvre is here to stay!</p><br /><p><strong><em>“Drop knee turns allow you to open your shoulder more to rotate your board easier in small waves.”</em> –</strong> <strong>Ben “Skindog” Skinner, 2009 European Champion</strong></p><br /><p>So want to try one?&nbsp; Here’s how to perform a forehand drop knee cutback</p><br /><p><strong>Stage 1</strong></p><br /><p>You’ve run out of wave face and need to cutback into the pocket to let the wave develop in front of you.&nbsp; Start by rotating your hips and feet in an anti-clockwise direction, and gently shifting your weight onto your heels.&nbsp; Then rotate your upper body, by looking over your left shoulder with your arms extended for balance, and your leading arm pointing in the direction in which you are travelling.</p><br /><p><strong>Stage 2</strong></p><br /><p>With your legs in a slightly wider stance than normal for balance, slowly shift your weight onto your front leg, allowing your back leg to rotate 90 degrees on your toes. Now lower your back leg towards the deck of the board, (but not touching it), and shift your weight back onto this leg, increasing the pressure over the fin to pivot the board around.&nbsp; Continue to rotate your upper body and arms bringing the board smoothly around looking for the point-of-impact with the white water.</p><br /><p><a href="http://72.44.81.14/%7Edailysto/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Drop-Knee-Cutback-5b.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-12154" title="Drop Knee Cutback 5b" src="http://72.44.81.14/%7Edailysto/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Drop-Knee-Cutback-5b-300x195.jpg" alt="" height="195" width="300" /></a></p><br /><p><strong>Stage 3</strong></p><br /><p>As the white water approaches, extend your back leg keeping your weight on the tail. &nbsp;As you hit the white water, swiftly rotate your upper body and arms in a clockwise direction, lifting your head to bring the nose of the board up. &nbsp;Now shifting your weight onto your toe edge, bring your board around so the inside rail is locked in the wave face.&nbsp; The wave should hopefully have formed in front of you and you can continue down the line.</p><br /><p><strong><em>“You don’t just do a drop knee cutback because they look good.&nbsp; It’s still a functional turn.”</em> –Josh Constable.<em> </em></strong></p><br /><p><strong><em>“You don’t need as much speed to do a drop knee cutback as you do for a full roundhouse cutback.&nbsp; So it’s a good manoeuvre to change direction quickly.” </em>–Taylor Jensen.<em> </em></strong></p><br /><p><strong><em>“Very effective turn when you have little speed.”</em> — Harley Ingleby, 2009 ASP World Champion </strong></p><br /><p>Want to learn how to perform this manoeuvre and many more top tips from the best pro longboarders? Then surf to <a href="http://www.shortcuttolongboarding.com/">www.shortcuttolongboarding.com</a></p><br /><p><strong> </strong></p></div><p><a href="http://www.dailystoke.com/2010/12/how-to-perform-a-drop-knee-cutback-tips-from-a-pro/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-4393386151865997266?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-65687827151583844632010-12-15T09:45:00.001+01:002010-12-15T09:45:32.936+01:00<p></p><div><div class="tweetmeme_button"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdriftsurfing.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D7782"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdriftsurfing.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D7782" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p><img src="http://driftsurfing.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/screen-shot-2010-12-14-at-24153-pm.png" alt="screen-shot-2010-12-14-at-24153-pm" title="screen-shot-2010-12-14-at-24153-pm" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-7784" height="195" width="275" />Whoa.<br /><br /><br class="clear" /></p><br /><p><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/17779613">Thomas Campbell- FUEL TV Signature Series ID</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/fueltv">FUEL TV</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><div align="right"><a name="fb_share" type="button_count"></a></div></div><p><a href="http://driftsurfing.com/blog/?p=7782">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-6568782715158384463?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-86921132903559111072010-12-15T09:44:00.001+01:002010-12-15T09:44:32.808+01:00<p></p><div><p>Check out <a href="http://espn.go.com/action/surfing/blog/_/post/5891112/no-love-la-nina" target="_blank">Jake Howard’s article on ESPN.com</a></p><br /><p>Both the <strong>Nelscott Reef Big Wave Classic</strong> and the <strong>Billabong Pico Alto Invitacional</strong> ran in huge conditions this season, the biggest in a decade for Pico Alto, the biggest ever at Nelscott. So far, La Nina has been treating the Big Wave World Tour well and just 2 events to go (Mavericks and Todos) to close up the 2010/2011 season!</p><br /><p><a rel="attachment wp-att-1668" href="http://www.bigwaveworldtour.com/?attachment_id=1668"><img class="size-full wp-image-1668 aligncenter" title="10_11_BWWT_ESPN_Lanina" src="http://www.bigwaveworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/10_11_BWWT_ESPN_Lanina.png" alt="" height="711" width="487" /></a></p></div><p><a href="http://www.bigwaveworldtour.com/?p=1667">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-8692113290355911107?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-21678740423061904312010-12-09T08:45:00.001+01:002010-12-09T08:45:20.268+01:00<p></p><div><p></p><p><strong><a rel="attachment wp-att-483" href="http://blog.isurfbecause.com/prize-winners/winner-of-the-week-vaun-mccallum/attachment/vaun-mccallum/"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-483" title="Vaun McCallum" src="http://blog.isurfbecause.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Vaun-McCallum-640x363.jpg" alt="" height="363" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Vaun McCallum</strong> – <em>New Zealand</em></p></div><p><a href="http://blog.isurfbecause.com/prize-winners/winner-of-the-week-vaun-mccallum/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-2167874042306190431?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-78831172982030898732010-12-09T08:43:00.001+01:002010-12-09T08:43:57.313+01:00<p></p><div><a href="http://suitcasesurfers.com/2010/12/tis-the-season-to-be-home/new-zealand-map/" title="new-zealand-map"><img src="http://suitcasesurfers.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/new-zealand-map-150x150.gif" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="new-zealand-map" title="new-zealand-map" height="150" width="150" /></a><br /><a href="http://suitcasesurfers.com/2010/12/tis-the-season-to-be-home/new-zealand/" title="new-zealand"><img src="http://suitcasesurfers.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/new-zealand-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="new-zealand" title="new-zealand" height="150" width="150" /></a><br /><a href="http://suitcasesurfers.com/2010/12/tis-the-season-to-be-home/images-2/" title="Auckland"><img src="http://suitcasesurfers.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/images-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Auckland" title="Auckland" height="150" width="150" /></a><br /><a href="http://suitcasesurfers.com/2010/12/tis-the-season-to-be-home/nzpic1/" title="Some of what we look forward to coming home too"><img src="http://suitcasesurfers.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/nzpic1-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Some of what we look forward to coming home too" title="Some of what we look forward to coming home too" height="150" width="150" /></a><br /><a href="http://suitcasesurfers.com/2010/12/tis-the-season-to-be-home/rvbydayfinal/" title="The 30th, be scared"><img src="http://suitcasesurfers.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/RVBYDAYFINAL-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="The 30th, be scared" title="The 30th, be scared" height="150" width="150" /></a><br /><a href="http://suitcasesurfers.com/2010/12/tis-the-season-to-be-home/rhythmandvines-9074/" title="Rhythm&amp;Vines"><img src="http://suitcasesurfers.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/RhythmandVines-9074-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Rhythm&amp;Vines" title="Rhythm&amp;Vines" height="150" width="150" /></a><br /><a href="http://suitcasesurfers.com/2010/12/tis-the-season-to-be-home/phoca_thumb_l_700_8978/" title="View from the hill"><img src="http://suitcasesurfers.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/phoca_thumb_l_700_8978-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="View from the hill" title="View from the hill" height="150" width="150" /></a><br /><a href="http://suitcasesurfers.com/2010/12/tis-the-season-to-be-home/phoca_thumb_l_700_8990/" title="Crowds at Rhythm"><img src="http://suitcasesurfers.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/phoca_thumb_l_700_8990-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Crowds at Rhythm" title="Crowds at Rhythm" height="150" width="150" /></a><br /><br /><p>Finally!! It has come to the end of the season. All of the boys made it inside the top 100 surfers in the world for the end of year ratings. Myself only sneaking in after a result in Hawaii.</p><br /><p>So this brings the curtains down on another season of surfing all around the world and living out of a suitcase. It feels so good to be back in the beautiful land they call Aotearoa, knowing we can put the feet up and not worry about packing up and leaving for a while!</p><br /><p>Summer time at home means only one thing. Good times at home with the family come Christmas and New Years Eve! We will all be together again in Gisborne come the end of December to see in the new year at both BW and Rhythm and Vines. See you all there!!</p><br /><p>One last thing… I’ve seen christmas lights in my life, but nothing compares to these ones!</p><br /><p></p></div><p><a href="http://suitcasesurfers.com/2010/12/tis-the-season-to-be-home/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-7883117298203089873?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-72550905321595418472010-12-08T21:11:00.003+01:002010-12-08T21:11:41.748+01:00<p></p><div><p></p><div id="attachment_5725" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/12/08/billabong-pipe-masters-in-memory-of-andy-irons-starts-at-8am/wave1858pipe09cestari_l/" rel="attachment wp-att-5725"><img src="http://www.aspworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/wave1858pipe09cestari_l.jpg" alt="The Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons roars to life for day one of competition." title="The Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons roars to life for day one of competition." class="size-full wp-image-5725" height="400" width="600" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons roars to life for day one of competition.</p></div><br /><p><strong>PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Wednesday, December 8, 2010) – </strong>The final stop on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons, is live this morning with six foot (2 metre) barrels on offer at Backdoor and Pipeline.</p><br /><p>Utilizing the dual-heat format, event organizers are looking to complete Rounds 1 and 2 of competition before the day finishes</p><br /><p>“We’re expecting a new north swell to build throughout the day and should see some exciting action at Backdoor,” Richie Porta, ASP International Head Judge said. “We’re going to capitalize on this swell and complete as many heats as possible today.”</p><br /><p>Up first this morning will be Adam Melling (AUS), 25, up against Kamalei Alexander (HAW), 32.</p><br /><p>The Billabong Pipe Masters will be webcast LIVE via <a href="http://triplecrownofsurfing.com/billabongpipemasters/">http://triplecrownofsurfing.com/billabongpipemasters/</a></p><br /><p>Surfline, official forecasters of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, are calling for solid overhead North swell on tap for today and easing through tomorrow.</p><br /><p>Andy Irons (1978 – 2010), three-time ASP World Champion and four-time Pipeline Masters Champion, tragically passed away on November 2nd of this year. A final celebration dedicated to the life and achievements of Andy Irons will be held in conjunction with the Billabong Pipe Masters and the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, on Saturday, December 11th, at Pipeline at 10am. The tribute will include a paddle-out by competitors in the Billabong Pipe Masters.</p><br /><p>For more information, log onto <a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/">www.aspworldtour.com</a></p><br /><p><strong>BILLABONG PIPE MASTERS ROUND 1 MATCH-UPS:<br /><br />Heat 1: </strong>Adam Melling (AUS) vs. Kamalei Alexander (HAW)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 2: </strong>Matt Wilkinson (AUS) vs. Clay Marzo (HAW)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 3: </strong>Kai Otton (AUS) vs. John John Florence (HAW)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 4: </strong>Dusty Payne (HAW) vs. Kiron Jabour (HAW)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 5: </strong>Luke Stedman (AUS) vs. Ian Walsh (HAW)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 6: </strong>Roy Powers (HAW) vs. Danny Fuller (HAW)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 7: </strong>Travis Logie (ZAF) vs. Jamie O’Brien (HAW)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 8:</strong> Luke Munro (AUS) vs. Shane Dorian (HAW)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 9: </strong>Gabe Kling (USA) vs. Kalani Chapman (HAW)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 10: </strong>Rob Machado (USA) vs. Granger Larsen (HAW)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 11: </strong>Heitor Alves (BRA) vs. Joel Centeio (HAW)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 12: </strong>Tom Whitaker (AUS) vs. Bruce Irons (HAW)</p><br /><p><strong>BILLABONG PIPE MASTERS ROUND 2 MATCH-UPS:<br /><br />Heat 1: </strong>Chris Davidson (AUS) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 2:</strong> Jeremy Flores (FRA) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 3: </strong>Jadson Andre (BRA) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 4: </strong>Bobby Martinez (USA) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 5: </strong>Taylor Knox (USA) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 6: </strong>Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 7:</strong> Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 8:</strong> Kieren Perrow (AUS) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 9: </strong>Tiago Pires (PRT) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 10: </strong>Patrick Gudauskas (USA) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 11: </strong>Brett Simpson (AUS) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 12: </strong>Daniel Ross (AUS) vs. TBD</p><br /><p><strong>BILLABONG PIPE MASTERS ROUND 3 MATCH-UPS:<br /><br />Heat 1: </strong>Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 2: </strong>Owen Wright (AUS) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 3: </strong>Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 4: </strong>Adrian Buchan (AUS) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 5:</strong> C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 6: </strong>Kelly Slater (USA) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 7: </strong>Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 8: </strong>Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 9: </strong>Jordy Smith (ZAF) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 10: </strong>Dane Reynolds (USA) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 11: </strong>Michel Bourez (PYF) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 12:</strong> Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. TBD</p></div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/12/08/billabong-pipe-masters-in-memory-of-andy-irons-starts-at-8am/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-7255090532159541847?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-88483089628394360502010-12-08T21:11:00.001+01:002010-12-08T21:11:15.774+01:00<p></p><div><p></p><div id="attachment_5725" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/12/08/billabong-pipe-masters-in-memory-of-andy-irons-starts-at-8am/wave1858pipe09cestari_l/" rel="attachment wp-att-5725"><img src="http://www.aspworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/wave1858pipe09cestari_l.jpg" alt="The Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons roars to life for day one of competition." title="The Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons roars to life for day one of competition." class="size-full wp-image-5725" height="400" width="600" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons roars to life for day one of competition.</p></div><br /><p><strong>PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Wednesday, December 8, 2010) – </strong>The final stop on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons, is live this morning with six foot (2 metre) barrels on offer at Backdoor and Pipeline.</p><br /><p>Utilizing the dual-heat format, event organizers are looking to complete Rounds 1 and 2 of competition before the day finishes</p><br /><p>“We’re expecting a new north swell to build throughout the day and should see some exciting action at Backdoor,” Richie Porta, ASP International Head Judge said. “We’re going to capitalize on this swell and complete as many heats as possible today.”</p><br /><p>Up first this morning will be Adam Melling (AUS), 25, up against Kamalei Alexander (HAW), 32.</p><br /><p>The Billabong Pipe Masters will be webcast LIVE via <a href="http://triplecrownofsurfing.com/billabongpipemasters/">http://triplecrownofsurfing.com/billabongpipemasters/</a></p><br /><p>Surfline, official forecasters of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, are calling for solid overhead North swell on tap for today and easing through tomorrow.</p><br /><p>Andy Irons (1978 – 2010), three-time ASP World Champion and four-time Pipeline Masters Champion, tragically passed away on November 2nd of this year. A final celebration dedicated to the life and achievements of Andy Irons will be held in conjunction with the Billabong Pipe Masters and the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, on Saturday, December 11th, at Pipeline at 10am. The tribute will include a paddle-out by competitors in the Billabong Pipe Masters.</p><br /><p>For more information, log onto <a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/">www.aspworldtour.com</a></p><br /><p><strong>BILLABONG PIPE MASTERS ROUND 1 MATCH-UPS:<br /><br />Heat 1: </strong>Adam Melling (AUS) vs. Kamalei Alexander (HAW)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 2: </strong>Matt Wilkinson (AUS) vs. Clay Marzo (HAW)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 3: </strong>Kai Otton (AUS) vs. John John Florence (HAW)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 4: </strong>Dusty Payne (HAW) vs. Kiron Jabour (HAW)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 5: </strong>Luke Stedman (AUS) vs. Ian Walsh (HAW)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 6: </strong>Roy Powers (HAW) vs. Danny Fuller (HAW)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 7: </strong>Travis Logie (ZAF) vs. Jamie O’Brien (HAW)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 8:</strong> Luke Munro (AUS) vs. Shane Dorian (HAW)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 9: </strong>Gabe Kling (USA) vs. Kalani Chapman (HAW)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 10: </strong>Rob Machado (USA) vs. Granger Larsen (HAW)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 11: </strong>Heitor Alves (BRA) vs. Joel Centeio (HAW)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 12: </strong>Tom Whitaker (AUS) vs. Bruce Irons (HAW)</p><br /><p><strong>BILLABONG PIPE MASTERS ROUND 2 MATCH-UPS:<br /><br />Heat 1: </strong>Chris Davidson (AUS) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 2:</strong> Jeremy Flores (FRA) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 3: </strong>Jadson Andre (BRA) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 4: </strong>Bobby Martinez (USA) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 5: </strong>Taylor Knox (USA) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 6: </strong>Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 7:</strong> Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 8:</strong> Kieren Perrow (AUS) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 9: </strong>Tiago Pires (PRT) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 10: </strong>Patrick Gudauskas (USA) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 11: </strong>Brett Simpson (AUS) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 12: </strong>Daniel Ross (AUS) vs. TBD</p><br /><p><strong>BILLABONG PIPE MASTERS ROUND 3 MATCH-UPS:<br /><br />Heat 1: </strong>Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 2: </strong>Owen Wright (AUS) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 3: </strong>Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 4: </strong>Adrian Buchan (AUS) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 5:</strong> C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 6: </strong>Kelly Slater (USA) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 7: </strong>Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 8: </strong>Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 9: </strong>Jordy Smith (ZAF) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 10: </strong>Dane Reynolds (USA) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 11: </strong>Michel Bourez (PYF) vs. TBD<br /><br /><strong>Heat 12:</strong> Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. TBD</p></div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/12/08/billabong-pipe-masters-in-memory-of-andy-irons-starts-at-8am/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-8848308962839436050?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-59828074680211526772010-11-18T09:06:00.001+01:002010-11-18T09:06:33.255+01:00<p></p><div><p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-13386" title="bruce brown surf filmmaker" src="http://www.dailystoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/bruce_collage.jpg" alt="bruce brown surf filmmaker" height="240" width="330" />We recently sat down with the king of surf filmmaking, a man who has won numerous awards for his contributions to the sport of surfing.&nbsp; Read on to hear about the new <em><strong>The Endless Summer Directors Special Edition DVD</strong></em>, what Bruce thinks about the action sports world today, his words of wisdom to aspiring filmmakers, what his favorite movie is all time, and why he just bought a new gun.&nbsp; Yup, this is good stuff my friends.</p><br /><p>Dailystoke.com:&nbsp; First, we want to thank you for taking the time.&nbsp; Your contributions to the sport of surfing are unmatched, so it’s a real honor.</p><br /><p><strong>Bruce Brown: Well, I just feel real fortunate, glad you said that</strong><strong>…<br /><br /></strong></p><br /><p><strong> </strong></p><br /><p>Dailystoke.com:&nbsp; We recently interviewed your son, Dana Brown (see it <a title="Dana Brown Interview" href="http://www.dailystoke.com/2010/08/interview-with-surf-filmmaker-dana-brown/" target="_blank">here</a>), and he said you bought him a super 8 movie camera when he was 10 years old and how you influenced him, so it begs the question: who influenced Bruce Brown?&nbsp; How did you get your start and what drove you to make films?</p><br /><p><strong>Bruce Brown: <em>Surfing </em>influenced me!!&nbsp; I got some cheap still camera to take pics of me and my buddy surfing.&nbsp; Back then, we were the only surfers.&nbsp; Then I got an 8mm movie camera to show other people, and to recruit someone to go surfing with.&nbsp; I took it with me everywhere.&nbsp; I was on a submarine in Pearl Harbor back in ’56 or ’57 and I took bunch of 8mm movies on The North Shore and other places. </strong></p><br /><p><a><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-13391" title="Endless Summer Director's Special Edition" src="http://www.dailystoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Endless_Sum_DirSpEd_WEB_DVD_3D.jpg" alt="Endless Summer Director's Special Edition" height="239" width="135" /></a>Dailystoke.com:&nbsp; We checked out the Director’s Special Edition of Endless Summer, and were amazed at what a great job they did with the sound and video — really good stuff….</p><br /><p><strong>Bruce Brown:&nbsp; Yes, they did really good job.&nbsp; I am really pleased to be with <a href="http://www.montereymedia.com/sports/the_endless_summer_directors.html" target="_blank">Monterrey Media</a>, they have all my films now, and they are like family.&nbsp; Many years ago, god maybe before VHS, they had Endless Summer, and years later I went back with to them with Endless Summer and On Any Sunday.</strong></p><br /><p><strong> </strong>Dailystoke.com:&nbsp; In one of the behind the scenes segments on the new DVD, you say “the perfect wave was just what we found, not necessarily big…something that anyone could surf.”&nbsp; That statement says a lot, and made us think.&nbsp; Do you like what the sport of surfing is all about today?&nbsp; Are too many kids jumping on shortboards too early and is the attitude more aggressive today than it was, say, back in the ’60s?</p><br /><p><strong> </strong></p><br /><p><strong>Bruce Brown: Oh yeah for sure….All the spots today are more crowded and the only place you had any aggression back in 50s was Malibu.&nbsp; Most other places you wouldn’t have to worry.&nbsp; Not only that, but how about trying to find a place to park today?!&nbsp; Some days, I say, maybe I’ll stop by and watch a bit, but jesus, I can’t find a place to park! (laughter).&nbsp; At Cape St. Francis that day, anyone could have surfed it.</strong></p><br /><p><strong>I am not much for the competition aspect of it because so much has to be held in crappy surf.&nbsp; But, people are now making a living from surfing.&nbsp; That is something we never dreamed of.&nbsp; When I first met Wingnut, he said he wanted to make living surfing, and I said wow that’s cool.&nbsp; Now it’s mainstream, but in the ’50s and ’60s you were an outcast, you didn’t want to mention it some circles.&nbsp; Then when drugs entered the scene, too many good guys got caught up.&nbsp; I’m a super anti-drug guy, but thank god it wasn’t my era as I would have been hooked!</strong></p><br /><div id="attachment_13392" class="wp-caption alignleft"><img class="size-medium wp-image-13392" title="The Guys of Endless Summer, this has to be one the greatest surf photos ever?" src="http://www.dailystoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/The_guys-300x204.jpg" alt="The Guys of Endless Summer, this has to be one the greatest surf photos ever?" height="204" width="300" /><p class="wp-caption-text">The Guys of Endless Summer, this has to be one the greatest surf photos ever?</p></div><br /><p>DailyStoke.com:&nbsp; When did drugs really hit the scene?</p><br /><p><strong>It started in the late ’60s I think, since I was never into it, you never knew the people that were doing it.&nbsp; Then you had people saying Mike Hynson was smuggling marijuana during filming…that was bullshit.&nbsp; He didn’t do it during the movie, he mentioned in India he smuggled drugs in film cans, his recollection is different than reality.&nbsp; I would have never given those film cans to anybody.</strong></p><br /><p>Dailystoke.com:&nbsp; OK, switching topics.&nbsp; We have a bunch of surf filmmakers as readers, if you started <em>BROWN BROWN FILM SCHOOL</em> what would be the steps to make a great movie?&nbsp; What would you tell our readers who are aspiring surf moviemakers?&nbsp; What are the keys to success?</p><br /><p><strong> </strong></p><br /><p><strong>Bruce Brown: Well, number one, don’t go surfing!&nbsp; Unless you have a camera in the in water, because you’re going miss half of the good stuff.&nbsp; Some guys want to film, but go surfing and miss it.&nbsp; You can go on crappy days.&nbsp; It’s a lot of work.&nbsp; People don’t realize it, to make things happen, because nothing ever goes according to plan.&nbsp; Oh, the sunset is really good, but then it’s something else. </strong></p><br /><p><strong>The other thing is to make sure you have a good surfer to shoot, a good surfer can make crappy waves look much better.<br /><br /></strong></p><br /><div id="attachment_13393" class="wp-caption alignleft"><img class="size-medium wp-image-13393" title="The Master, Bruce Brown, in action...." src="http://www.dailystoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Bruce_filming-300x204.jpg" alt="The Master, Bruce Brown, in action...." height="204" width="300" /><p class="wp-caption-text">The Master, Bruce Brown, in action....</p></div><br /><p>Dailystoke.com: So who is/was good to shoot?</p><br /><p><strong>Bruce Brown: In the old days, Bill Edwards, Dewey, Butch, all those guys.&nbsp; Pat O’Connell and Wingnut were great.&nbsp; Today, there are so many guys that are so good, it’s just amazing.&nbsp; You used to be able to drive by a surf spot and know who it was, now there are tons of guys.</strong></p><br /><p>Dailystoke.com:&nbsp; <em>On Any Sunday</em> was a huge success.&nbsp; Are you amazed at how far the actions sports industry has come since then?&nbsp;&nbsp; Today we have action sports 24/7 on Fuel TV, X Games, etc….</p><br /><p><strong> </strong></p><br /><p><strong>Bruce Brown: Yeah, it’s amazing, all the stuff people are doing.&nbsp; I’m a fan of some of it, other parts of it not so much.&nbsp; That doesn’t mean I don’t admire people doing it.&nbsp; Guys like Travis Pastrana, he is a great role model for Motorcross. </strong></p><br /><p><strong>When I filmed <em>On Any Sunday</em>, we had trials going over logs, now they are jumping over houses and road racing is now a multi-million dollar business.&nbsp; Visually, it’s still spectacular.&nbsp; The only thing that hasn’t changed is the flat-track.&nbsp; Motorcross back then was Levis, a t-shirt and a helmet.&nbsp; Now you have sponsors and vans.</strong></p><br /><p>Dailystoke.com: What is the craziest thing that happened while shooting the Endless Summer?</p><br /><p><strong>Bruce Brown: Oh god, every other day was crazy.&nbsp; I guess when we flew to Senegal, we had all this excess baggage and they wanted to charge us $300 bucks (a ton of money back then).&nbsp; We would have had to stay in Senegal.&nbsp; We somehow talked them out of it, though.&nbsp; The funny thing is I met some guy a few years back, he was a member of Senegal Surf Club, there are a lot of good surf spots in Senegal we didn’t even know about then!</strong></p><br /><p>Dailystoke.com: What is your favorite movie all-time, surfing or otherwise?</p><br /><p><strong>Bruce Brown: <em>The Great Escape, </em>I met John (Sturges, the director) once at Steve’s (Steve McQueen) and asked him do you sit in the editing room for months on end?&nbsp; and he says, <em>oh yeah</em>.&nbsp; He started out as a film editor.&nbsp; That’s what a lot of guys don’t realize, its a lot of work.<br /><br /></strong></p><br /><p>Dailystoke.com: So what’s next for Bruce Brown?<strong><br /><br /></strong></p><br /><p><strong>Bruce Brown: I switch interests about every 2 years, I was into restoring old cars, motorcycles, model airplanes, hadn’t owned a gun (rifle) since the ’60s and now I’m interested in that again on my ranch.&nbsp; I target practice, that’s all.&nbsp; I haven’t been surfing in a few years.&nbsp; When my wife got cancer I felt it wasn’t appropriate.&nbsp; Then when I did surf, I was in such bad shape I thought I was going to get killed!</strong></p><br /><p>Dailystoke.com:&nbsp; OK, thanks for taking the time to sit down with us.&nbsp; We’ll be sure to tell our readers to check out the Endless Summer Special Director’s Edition DVD.</p><br /><p><strong>Bruce Brown:&nbsp; Thank you.</strong></p><br /><p></p></div><p><a href="http://www.dailystoke.com/2010/11/bruce-brown-dailystoke-interview/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-5982807468021152677?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-82319559106520399202010-11-18T09:05:00.001+01:002010-11-18T09:05:39.806+01:00<p></p><div><p><a href="http://72.44.81.14/%7Edailysto/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/jbay.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3261" title="jbay" src="http://72.44.81.14/%7Edailysto/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/jbay.jpg" alt="" height="303" width="500" /></a></p><br /><p>If you could go anywhere in the world on a surf vacation, where would you go?&nbsp; We all have different ideas of perfection, J-bay is it.</p><br /><p></p></div><p><a href="http://www.dailystoke.com/2010/11/j-bay-the-dream-spot-of-pros/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-8231955910652039920?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-69163868659055806782010-11-16T12:50:00.003+01:002010-11-16T12:50:50.645+01:00<p></p><div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/11/16/clash-of-the-legends-sets-the-bar-at-reef-hawaiian-pro/tom-curren/" rel="attachment wp-att-5644"><img src="http://www.aspworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Tom-Curren.jpg" alt="" title="Tom Curren" class="alignright size-full wp-image-5644" height="400" width="600" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Haleiwa, Oahu/Hawaii – (Monday, Nov. 15, 2010) -</strong> Their careers might have begun before the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing was even born, but world champion surfers Tom Curren (USA), 46; Tom Carroll (Australia), 48; Sunny Garcia (Hawaii), 40; and Mark Occhilupo (Australia), 44, can still pull rank. Their exhibition “Clash of the Legends” heat at the Reef Hawaiian Pro today didn’t just bring the beach to its feet, but powered out the day’s highest heat and wave scores in wave face heights of up to 20 feet.</p><br /><p>The Clash of the Legends will see all four of these surfers battle a total of three times. Their top two scores from each heat (six waves total) will be tallied to determine the Ultimate Legend by the close of the Reef Hawaiian Pro. The Reef Hawaiian Pro is the first stop of the 28th annual Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink, and runs through November 23 at Haleiwa.</p><br /><p>Curren, Carroll, Occhilupo and Garcia amassed an incredible number of titles and records during their collective 87 years on tour, laying claim to a total of $3.3 million in prize money; 130 tour wins; a total of 1,163 events surfed; and no shortage of rivalry. If anyone thought this was just a fun heat, they were clearly wrong.</p><br /><p>Pairing the largest waves of the day and a highly energized crowd, the Legends laid down enough power turns to light up the city of Honolulu by heat’s end. Tom Curren took match No.1 with the highest heat score of the day: 17.06 points out of a possible 20. It didn’t come without drama; Garcia incurred an interference on the Californian after fading him into the pit on one wave. Occhilupo finished second with 16.53, Garcia was third with 13.69, and Carroll was close behind on 13.4 and the honor of riding the biggest wave of the day.</p><br /><p>“I thought we were going to go out and have a friendly heat, but I guess not!” said Garcia. </p><br /><p>“I haven’t surfed against Tom since before I won my World Title. There’s no grudge matches. I’ve only beat Curren once in my entire life so I guess it sticks that way ’til the next time we complete.”</p><br /><p>Carroll jested back on the beach that he’s considering making a comeback: “Well, I think so, it’s gotta be in the cards. The ego is kicking in now!</p><br /><p>“Watching those three guys really go at each other and push each other up into the 10s and nines was pretty awesome. They really wanted to win that thing.”</p><br /><p>The opening eighteen heats of the Reef Hawaiian Pro ran today and local knowledge saw the Hawaiian contingent dominate the scores and wins. Nine of the top 10 wave scores were posted by Hawaii surfers, with Big Island’s Torrey Meister, John John Florence (Haleiwa), and Sean Moody (Haleiwa) heading the field.</p><br /><p>Surfline.com, official forecasters for the Vans Triple Crown, expect favorable conditions and swell to persist tomorrow for the second day of competition.</p><br /><p>Live internet coverage happens every day, starting at 7:45 a.m. with “THE CALL” – the Triple Crown’s live daily morning show that features all the latest news, highlights and happenings. The series will also be broadcast live on television around Hawaii on Oceanic Time Warner Digital Cable channels 250 and HD1250.</p><br /><p>The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing consists of three men’s and three women’s professional surfing events that are the final stop on the 2010 Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Tour. In its 28th year, the Vans Triple Crown is considered the most prestigious title in surfing next to the ASP World Title.</p><br /><p>Each event has an extended holding period with competition taking place on the biggest and best days of surf at each venue. </p><br /><p>To watch the Reef Hawaiian Pro LIVE log on to <a href="http://www.triplecrownofsurfing.com/reefhawaiianpro">http://www.triplecrownofsurfing.com/reefhawaiianpro</a></p><br /><p>For additional ASP information log on to <a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/">www.aspworldtour.com</a></p><br /><p><strong>RESULTS:<br /><br />Round of 136. Surfers listed in order of 1st through 4th. 1st &amp; 2nd advance.<br /><br />H1: </strong>Ian Walsh (HAW) 14.76; Sean Moody (HAW) 11.17; Daniel Jones (USA) 10.34; Kekoa Cazimero (HAW) 7.13<br /><br /><strong>H2:</strong> Charlie Carroll (HAW) 11.10; Kamalei Alexander (HAW) 10.40; Love Hodel (HAW) 9.56; Makai McNamara (HAW) 7.33<br /><br /><strong>H3:</strong> Jack Perry (AUS) 11.83; Albee Layer (HAW) 10.17; Landon McNamara (HAW) 3.23; Cheyne Willis (HAW) 2.43<br /><br /><strong>H4:</strong> Evan Valiere (HAW) 11.34; Flynn Novak (HAW) 10.40; Ezra Sitt (HAW) 8.43; Jonah Morgan (HAW) 6.36</p><br /><p><strong>Round of 128<br /><br />H1:</strong> Torrey Meister (HAW) 16.73; Dege O’Connell (HAW) 16.67; Brad Ettinger (USA) 10.53; Paulo Moura (BRA) 7.87<br /><br /><strong>H2:</strong> Messias Felix (BRA) 13.16; Ian Walsh (HAW) 12.90; Kai Barger (HAW) 12.43; Danny Fuller (HAW) 10.74<br /><br /><strong>H3: </strong>John John Florence (HAW) 16.10; Sunny Garcia (HAW) 12.36; Tyler Newton (HAW) 5.93; Ruda Carvalho (BRA) 5.60<br /><br /><strong>H4: </strong>Sean Moody (HAW) 16.33; Maxime Huscenot (FRA) 14.10; Jeronimo Vargas (BRA) 13.00; TJ Barron (HAW) 6.94<br /><br /><strong>H5:</strong> Heath Joske (AUS) 12.80; Pancho Sullivan (HAW) 12.17; Hodei Collazo (EUK) 11.37; Olamana Eleogram (HAW) 9.00<br /><br /><strong>H6:</strong> Hank Gaskell (HAW) 15.97; Rudy Palmboom (ZAF) 15.07; Dylan Graves (PRI) 13.16; Charlie Carroll (HAW) 12.00<br /><br /><strong>H7: </strong>Rhys Bombaci (AUS) 9.63; Chris Ward (USA) 9.57; Billy Stairmand (NZL) 8.73; Liam McNamara (HAW) 6.13<br /><br /><strong>H8:</strong> Yuri Sodre (BRA) 13.67; Kamalei Alexander (HAW) 12.27; Clay Marzo (HAW) 10.84; Junior Faria (BRA) 6.77<br /><br /><strong>H9:</strong> Makuakai Rothman (HAW) 15.50; Shaun Joubert (ZAF) 13.40; Dayyan Neve (AUS) 12.43; Ricardo Santos (BRA) 1.33<br /><br /><strong>H10: </strong>Jack Perry (AUS) 14.50; Marco Giorgi (URY) 11.30; Andre Silva (BRA) 10.50; Jesse Merle-Jones (HAW) 10.47<br /><br /><strong>H11:</strong> Kevin Sullivan (HAW) 13.50; Solomon Ortiz (HAW) 12.00; Adam Robertson (AUS) 11.60; Romain Cloitre (FRA) 7.03<br /><br /><strong>H12:</strong> Albee Layer (HAW) 13.10; Nathan Hedge (AUS) 11.30; Chris Waring (USA) 10.14; Casey Brown (HAW) 9.76<br /><br /><strong>H13: </strong>Thiago Camarao (BRA) 12.70; Gony Zubizarreta (ESP) 10.40; Kiron Jabour (HAW) 10.16; Derek Ho (HAW) 4.54<br /><br /><strong><br /><br />Clash of the Legends<br /><br />H1: </strong>Tom Curren (USA) 17.06; Mark Occhilupo (AUS) 16.53; Sunny Garcia (HAW) 13.69; Tom Carroll (AUS) 13.40 </p></div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/11/16/clash-of-the-legends-sets-the-bar-at-reef-hawaiian-pro/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-6916386865905580678?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-74807906930571323722010-11-16T12:50:00.001+01:002010-11-16T12:50:04.492+01:00<p></p><div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/11/16/clash-of-the-legends-sets-the-bar-at-reef-hawaiian-pro/tom-curren/" rel="attachment wp-att-5644"><img src="http://www.aspworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Tom-Curren.jpg" alt="" title="Tom Curren" class="alignright size-full wp-image-5644" height="400" width="600" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Haleiwa, Oahu/Hawaii – (Monday, Nov. 15, 2010) -</strong> Their careers might have begun before the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing was even born, but world champion surfers Tom Curren (USA), 46; Tom Carroll (Australia), 48; Sunny Garcia (Hawaii), 40; and Mark Occhilupo (Australia), 44, can still pull rank. Their exhibition “Clash of the Legends” heat at the Reef Hawaiian Pro today didn’t just bring the beach to its feet, but powered out the day’s highest heat and wave scores in wave face heights of up to 20 feet.</p><br /><p>The Clash of the Legends will see all four of these surfers battle a total of three times. Their top two scores from each heat (six waves total) will be tallied to determine the Ultimate Legend by the close of the Reef Hawaiian Pro. The Reef Hawaiian Pro is the first stop of the 28th annual Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink, and runs through November 23 at Haleiwa.</p><br /><p>Curren, Carroll, Occhilupo and Garcia amassed an incredible number of titles and records during their collective 87 years on tour, laying claim to a total of $3.3 million in prize money; 130 tour wins; a total of 1,163 events surfed; and no shortage of rivalry. If anyone thought this was just a fun heat, they were clearly wrong.</p><br /><p>Pairing the largest waves of the day and a highly energized crowd, the Legends laid down enough power turns to light up the city of Honolulu by heat’s end. Tom Curren took match No.1 with the highest heat score of the day: 17.06 points out of a possible 20. It didn’t come without drama; Garcia incurred an interference on the Californian after fading him into the pit on one wave. Occhilupo finished second with 16.53, Garcia was third with 13.69, and Carroll was close behind on 13.4 and the honor of riding the biggest wave of the day.</p><br /><p>“I thought we were going to go out and have a friendly heat, but I guess not!” said Garcia. </p><br /><p>“I haven’t surfed against Tom since before I won my World Title. There’s no grudge matches. I’ve only beat Curren once in my entire life so I guess it sticks that way ’til the next time we complete.”</p><br /><p>Carroll jested back on the beach that he’s considering making a comeback: “Well, I think so, it’s gotta be in the cards. The ego is kicking in now!</p><br /><p>“Watching those three guys really go at each other and push each other up into the 10s and nines was pretty awesome. They really wanted to win that thing.”</p><br /><p>The opening eighteen heats of the Reef Hawaiian Pro ran today and local knowledge saw the Hawaiian contingent dominate the scores and wins. Nine of the top 10 wave scores were posted by Hawaii surfers, with Big Island’s Torrey Meister, John John Florence (Haleiwa), and Sean Moody (Haleiwa) heading the field.</p><br /><p>Surfline.com, official forecasters for the Vans Triple Crown, expect favorable conditions and swell to persist tomorrow for the second day of competition.</p><br /><p>Live internet coverage happens every day, starting at 7:45 a.m. with “THE CALL” – the Triple Crown’s live daily morning show that features all the latest news, highlights and happenings. The series will also be broadcast live on television around Hawaii on Oceanic Time Warner Digital Cable channels 250 and HD1250.</p><br /><p>The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing consists of three men’s and three women’s professional surfing events that are the final stop on the 2010 Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Tour. In its 28th year, the Vans Triple Crown is considered the most prestigious title in surfing next to the ASP World Title.</p><br /><p>Each event has an extended holding period with competition taking place on the biggest and best days of surf at each venue. </p><br /><p>To watch the Reef Hawaiian Pro LIVE log on to <a href="http://www.triplecrownofsurfing.com/reefhawaiianpro">http://www.triplecrownofsurfing.com/reefhawaiianpro</a></p><br /><p>For additional ASP information log on to <a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/">www.aspworldtour.com</a></p><br /><p><strong>RESULTS:<br /><br />Round of 136. Surfers listed in order of 1st through 4th. 1st &amp; 2nd advance.<br /><br />H1: </strong>Ian Walsh (HAW) 14.76; Sean Moody (HAW) 11.17; Daniel Jones (USA) 10.34; Kekoa Cazimero (HAW) 7.13<br /><br /><strong>H2:</strong> Charlie Carroll (HAW) 11.10; Kamalei Alexander (HAW) 10.40; Love Hodel (HAW) 9.56; Makai McNamara (HAW) 7.33<br /><br /><strong>H3:</strong> Jack Perry (AUS) 11.83; Albee Layer (HAW) 10.17; Landon McNamara (HAW) 3.23; Cheyne Willis (HAW) 2.43<br /><br /><strong>H4:</strong> Evan Valiere (HAW) 11.34; Flynn Novak (HAW) 10.40; Ezra Sitt (HAW) 8.43; Jonah Morgan (HAW) 6.36</p><br /><p><strong>Round of 128<br /><br />H1:</strong> Torrey Meister (HAW) 16.73; Dege O’Connell (HAW) 16.67; Brad Ettinger (USA) 10.53; Paulo Moura (BRA) 7.87<br /><br /><strong>H2:</strong> Messias Felix (BRA) 13.16; Ian Walsh (HAW) 12.90; Kai Barger (HAW) 12.43; Danny Fuller (HAW) 10.74<br /><br /><strong>H3: </strong>John John Florence (HAW) 16.10; Sunny Garcia (HAW) 12.36; Tyler Newton (HAW) 5.93; Ruda Carvalho (BRA) 5.60<br /><br /><strong>H4: </strong>Sean Moody (HAW) 16.33; Maxime Huscenot (FRA) 14.10; Jeronimo Vargas (BRA) 13.00; TJ Barron (HAW) 6.94<br /><br /><strong>H5:</strong> Heath Joske (AUS) 12.80; Pancho Sullivan (HAW) 12.17; Hodei Collazo (EUK) 11.37; Olamana Eleogram (HAW) 9.00<br /><br /><strong>H6:</strong> Hank Gaskell (HAW) 15.97; Rudy Palmboom (ZAF) 15.07; Dylan Graves (PRI) 13.16; Charlie Carroll (HAW) 12.00<br /><br /><strong>H7: </strong>Rhys Bombaci (AUS) 9.63; Chris Ward (USA) 9.57; Billy Stairmand (NZL) 8.73; Liam McNamara (HAW) 6.13<br /><br /><strong>H8:</strong> Yuri Sodre (BRA) 13.67; Kamalei Alexander (HAW) 12.27; Clay Marzo (HAW) 10.84; Junior Faria (BRA) 6.77<br /><br /><strong>H9:</strong> Makuakai Rothman (HAW) 15.50; Shaun Joubert (ZAF) 13.40; Dayyan Neve (AUS) 12.43; Ricardo Santos (BRA) 1.33<br /><br /><strong>H10: </strong>Jack Perry (AUS) 14.50; Marco Giorgi (URY) 11.30; Andre Silva (BRA) 10.50; Jesse Merle-Jones (HAW) 10.47<br /><br /><strong>H11:</strong> Kevin Sullivan (HAW) 13.50; Solomon Ortiz (HAW) 12.00; Adam Robertson (AUS) 11.60; Romain Cloitre (FRA) 7.03<br /><br /><strong>H12:</strong> Albee Layer (HAW) 13.10; Nathan Hedge (AUS) 11.30; Chris Waring (USA) 10.14; Casey Brown (HAW) 9.76<br /><br /><strong>H13: </strong>Thiago Camarao (BRA) 12.70; Gony Zubizarreta (ESP) 10.40; Kiron Jabour (HAW) 10.16; Derek Ho (HAW) 4.54<br /><br /><strong><br /><br />Clash of the Legends<br /><br />H1: </strong>Tom Curren (USA) 17.06; Mark Occhilupo (AUS) 16.53; Sunny Garcia (HAW) 13.69; Tom Carroll (AUS) 13.40 </p></div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/11/16/clash-of-the-legends-sets-the-bar-at-reef-hawaiian-pro/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-7480790693057132372?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-65320921222774993732010-11-04T22:19:00.001+01:002010-11-04T22:19:54.202+01:00<p></p><div><div class="tweetmeme_button"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdriftsurfing.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D7595"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdriftsurfing.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D7595" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7596" title="bojorquez" src="http://driftsurfing.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/bojorquez.jpg" alt="bojorquez" height="425" width="600" /></p><br /><p><strong>If you missed the chance to see<a title="Art Shacks at Laguna Art Museum" href="http://driftsurfing.com/features/2010/art_shacked/cover.html" target="_blank"> “Art Shacks”–the exhibit at the Laguna Art Museum (which we did a full feature on)</a> featuring some of the best artists in surfing, you can still catch a glimpse of one of at least one of the structures.</strong> Esteban Bojorquez’ structure based on the chicken shack he converted into surf valhalla will be at the Mike Curb Gallery at Cal State Northridge until December 11.</p><br /><p>Remember: each of Bojorquez pieces contains the knowledge of a couple hundred perfect days at Malibu, so soak it up while you can. Photo above borrowed from <a href="http://kpsroundup.blogspot.com/2010/10/bojorquezcheng-art-show_24.html" target="_blank">KP’s Round Up, there’s more over there if you want to see them.</a></p><br /><div align="right"><a name="fb_share" type="button_count"></a></div></div><p><a href="http://driftsurfing.com/blog/?p=7595">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-6532092122277499373?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-47951713025035576232010-11-04T22:12:00.001+01:002010-11-04T22:12:07.634+01:00<p></p><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2fesroo3YVc/TM77JAlTOuI/AAAAAAAACUQ/E0Ycsd0j0Wg/s1600/woto-blog-header-550x380.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534637124278762210" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2fesroo3YVc/TM77JAlTOuI/AAAAAAAACUQ/E0Ycsd0j0Wg/s400/woto-blog-header-550x380.png" border="0" /></a><br />Il nuovo film Circulate "Way of the Ocean", diretto da Matt Kleiner, girato in Australia, a come protagonisti i surfer: Josh Kerr, Adam Robertson, Dane Reynolds, Asher Pacey, Taj Burrow, Craig Anderson, Jordy Smith e Kelly Slater. Questo è il risultato di un anno di riprese!...Enjoy!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/16293136">WAY OF THE OCEAN - Official Trailer</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2069739">CIRCULATE</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7804979688162596562-1058413471479793524?l=www.surfsess.com" alt="" height="1" width="1" /></div></div><p><a href="http://www.surfsess.com/2010/11/way-of-ocean-film-trailer.html">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-4795171302503557623?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-69157320165896846462010-11-02T08:52:00.001+01:002010-11-02T08:52:34.165+01:00<p></p><div><p>When I first picked up a surfboard it was in California, quickly followed by a trip to Newquay, Cornwall on my return home. This was in the early 90′s and at the time my knowledge of waves didn’t extend much further than these two locations and despite being born and bred only miles from the sea in east Lincs I had no idea that there was decent surf right on my doorstep.</p><br /><div id="attachment_580" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a rel="attachment wp-att-580" href="http://www.extremehorizon.com/surf-blog/index.php/the-pioneers-of-north-sea-lincolnshire-surfing-30-10-2010/local-cleethorpes-surfies"><img class="size-large wp-image-580" src="http://www.extremehorizon.com/surf-blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Local-Cleethorpes-Surfies-1024x734.jpg" alt="" height="458" width="640" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The Cleethorpes surf crew 1970's</p></div><br /><p>Over the years I have sought out information on the earliest surfers in Lincolnshire and other than hearing of a surf club in Grimsby in the late 60′s the enquiries drew a blank- that is until recently when a chance meeting with <a href="http://www.extremehorizon.com/surf-blog/index.php/origins-of-lincolnshire-north-sea-surfing-22-06-2010">Mick Rampton</a> who surfed here in the 70′s and now following contact from Brian Webster who was surfing at Sandilands back as early as 1967. As far as we know these were amongst the first guys to ride Lincolnshire waves and they lead the way for our generation of die hard locals still out there year round (albeit in much warmer wetsuits!) Heres Brian’s story in his own words:</p><br /><p><a rel="attachment wp-att-581" href="http://www.extremehorizon.com/surf-blog/index.php/the-pioneers-of-north-sea-lincolnshire-surfing-30-10-2010/bri-webster-huttoft-bank-note-the-vintage-american-board"><img class="size-medium wp-image-581 alignleft" src="http://www.extremehorizon.com/surf-blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Bri-Webster-Huttoft-Bank-note-the-vintage-American-board-287x300.jpg" alt="Brian Webster Huttoft 1970's with Vintage American single fin" height="300" width="287" /></a></p><br /><p><em>“My brother &amp; me started Surfin Sandilands in 1967, after getting the bug from Newquay.&nbsp;We met up with Mike Davis, Ken Brockelsby &amp; John Bush who used to go to Newquay for the weekend on the old roads I may add, in the 60`s…..&nbsp;They had started a Surf club in&nbsp;Grimsby &amp; we used to meet at the old Scout hut in Waltham &amp; run super 8 silent Surf movies from America &amp; played Beachboy music in the backgound&nbsp;&amp; we talked surf, it was great. I purchased a beaut 10ft Bilbo from John Bush wow! I wish Id never sold it, but like us all I went down the short board route &amp; wasted a lot of time splashing about. Short boards are no good for this coast &amp; anyway longboarding is a lot more graceful &amp; a lot of fun, I sure miss Surfin &amp; Skateboarding. I even made a big mistake cutting down a Beaut American Sportflite longboard with hardwood fin into a Twinfin &amp; didn`t get one decent ride on it &amp; the Sportflite was great to ride &amp; was the first board I learnt to Control, it would pick up the smallest of waves. </em></p><br /><p><em><a rel="attachment wp-att-582" href="http://www.extremehorizon.com/surf-blog/index.php/the-pioneers-of-north-sea-lincolnshire-surfing-30-10-2010/1968-ahh-10ft-bilbos-sutton-on-sea"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-582" src="http://www.extremehorizon.com/surf-blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/1968...Ahh...-10ft-Bilbos-Sutton-on-Sea-300x292.jpg" alt="1968 Sutton on Sea" height="292" width="300" /></a>I still go up to Sandilands in the summer to watch the young pups, Im 71 yrs young now &amp; have&nbsp;nearly finished building my last American Hot Rod its a 1935 Ford Pk Up with a small block Chevy V8 so next summer keep a look out for an ol Greybeard with Twinfin in the pick up bed……heres some of the&nbsp;local surfies&nbsp;we met later in the 70`s Jeff Powell, Dave Deakin, Mark Gammon, Bri Jarrot ,Steve Sweeting, Bri Stevens and Allen Pratt he lived in Sutton &amp; we used to ring him for a local Surf report”</em></p><br /><p><em><a rel="attachment wp-att-583" href="http://www.extremehorizon.com/surf-blog/index.php/the-pioneers-of-north-sea-lincolnshire-surfing-30-10-2010/bri-jarrot-bri-webster-sutton-on-sea-1973"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-583" src="http://www.extremehorizon.com/surf-blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Bri-Jarrot-Bri-Webster-Sutton-on-Sea-1973-300x211.jpg" alt="Brian Jarrot and Brian Webster - Sutton On Sea 1973" height="211" width="300" /></a><a rel="attachment wp-att-584" href="http://www.extremehorizon.com/surf-blog/index.php/the-pioneers-of-north-sea-lincolnshire-surfing-30-10-2010/bri-webster-bri-jarrot-sutton-no-surf-on"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-584" src="http://www.extremehorizon.com/surf-blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Bri-Webster-Bri-Jarrot-Sutton-no-Surf-on-300x205.jpg" alt="Webster and Jarrot - Sutton on Sea on a flat day" height="205" width="300" /></a><a rel="attachment wp-att-585" href="http://www.extremehorizon.com/surf-blog/index.php/the-pioneers-of-north-sea-lincolnshire-surfing-30-10-2010/no-surf-on-should-have-been-here-yesterday"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-585" src="http://www.extremehorizon.com/surf-blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/No-surf-on-should-have-been-here-yesterday-300x206.jpg" alt="" height="206" width="300" /></a><br /><br /></em></p></div><p><a href="http://www.extremehorizon.com/surf-blog/index.php/the-pioneers-of-north-sea-lincolnshire-surfing-30-10-2010">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-6915732016589684646?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-47789504394136880072010-11-02T08:50:00.001+01:002010-11-02T08:50:52.830+01:00<p></p><div><div class="tweetmeme_button"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdriftsurfing.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D7517"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdriftsurfing.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D7517" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p><img src="http://driftsurfing.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/gould.jpg" alt="gould" title="gould" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7516" height="350" width="600" /></p><br /><p>the first fall swell arrived late Friday along with heavy downpours and maxing winds. Sunday morning the sun shone down from bluebird skies and the warm water betrayed the end of a season and birth of the next. I stroked into perfect head high peaks on the modified displacement planning machine and chose a high line from the start. </p><br /><p>-a crouch and a hand skimming the wave face the only nuances necessary to make the first first yards. as the middle section approached I would bank off the bottom with full rail buried as the hull likes to do and project way out and up into a high line again. towards the inside as the power unwinds along the point the wave allows a cutback or two before the rocket speed like pocket power projects one more time. then a long paddle back to the top. </p><br /><p>the time is coming for more swell and more cold. a time for a more focused approach. a time to shift moods while leaves change and day light hours wane. </p><br /><p><br /><br /><br /></p><br /><div align="right"><a name="fb_share" type="button_count"></a></div></div><p><a href="http://driftsurfing.com/blog/?p=7517">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-4778950439413688007?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-11399084585183592952010-11-02T08:49:00.001+01:002010-11-02T08:49:29.457+01:00<p></p><div><div class="tweetmeme_button"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdriftsurfing.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D7619"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdriftsurfing.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D7619" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p><br /><br /><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7622" title="dfrankenreiter" src="http://driftsurfing.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/dfrankenreiter.jpg" alt="dfrankenreiter" height="425" width="600" /><br /></p><p><br /><br />Donavon Frankenreiter has been quietly becoming a staple of the both the surfing and music world for the last few years - racking up an impressive tally of fans, sponsors, and waves along the way. Drift's Jim McGinley and James Krams recently got the chance to sit down with him at Corduroy in Portland, Maine just hours before heading on stage for a sold out show at the Port City Music Hall.<br /></p><p><br /><br /><a title="Donavon Frankenreiter">Have a Read »</a></p><br /><div align="right"><a name="fb_share" type="button_count"></a></div></div><p><a href="http://driftsurfing.com/blog/?p=7619">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-1139908458518359295?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-28901359659009727672010-11-01T11:00:00.001+01:002010-11-01T11:00:15.539+01:00<p></p><div><p>Top Big Wave World Tour surfers and event invitees are making their way toward Lincoln City, Oregon to compete on the biggest Nelscott ever this coming Tuesday.</p><br /><p>John Forse the Event Director made the call earlier today is decision to run the event is supported by the official forecast from <a href="http://www.surfline.com/" target="_blank">Surfline.</a></p><br /><p>Tour Director Gary Linden, who last year caught what is probably the biggest wave ever paddled into at Nelscott, is looking forward to see the surfers once again push the limits and charged the huge swell.</p><br /><p>STAY TUNED! <a href="http://www.nelscottreef.com/" target="_blank">www.nelscottreef.com </a></p><br /><p>Thanks to <a href="http://jimbeam.com/" target="_blank">JIM BEAM</a> for its support to the Big Wave World Tour which allowed for the payment of the entry fee of the top BWWT surfers.</p><br /><p><a rel="attachment wp-att-1428" href="http://www.bigwaveworldtour.com/?attachment_id=1428"><img class="size-full wp-image-1428 aligncenter" title="09 Bertish Nelscott by Richard Hallman" src="http://www.bigwaveworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/09-Bertish-Nelscott-by-Richard-Hallman.jpg" alt="" height="400" width="600" /></a></p><br /><p><em><strong>Chris Bertish in a beautiful wave at Nelscott. Photo by Richard Hallman</strong></em></p></div><p><a href="http://www.bigwaveworldtour.com/?p=1426">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-2890135965900972767?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-49014750813116801502010-11-01T10:59:00.001+01:002010-11-01T10:59:46.122+01:00<p></p><div><div id="mpf0_readMsgBodyContainer"><br /><div id="mpf0_MsgContainer"><br /><div><strong><a href="http://transworldsurf.com/" target="_blank">TransworldSurf.com</a> 10-18-2010</strong></div><br /><div><strong> </strong></div><br /><div><strong>With Kelly Slayer about to clinch his 10th world title, the surf community his wondering what would be next for “the king”.</strong></div><br /><div><strong>Transworld Surf’s Ryan Brower explores in his </strong><strong>article</strong><strong> “Kelly Slater Says Bring On Mavericks”, the possibility for surfing’s biggest star to join the Big Wave World Tour.</strong></div><br /><div><strong>Kelly Slater is no stranger to success in big waves, with a win at the prestigious Eddie Aikau in 2002 and finalist at the Eddie in 2009 and Mavericks in 2000.</strong></div><br /><div><strong>Slater was also an invitee of last year Todos Santos Big Wave Event in 2010 but unable to attend due to the ASP opener in Australia.</strong></div><br /><div><strong><br /><br /></strong></div><br /><div><strong>“</strong><strong>When Kelly wins his 10th World Title, should he join the Big Wave World Tour?”</strong></div><br /><div><strong>Let the world what you think, vote online on <a href="http://www.transworldsurf.com/" target="_blank">Tansworldsurf.com</a></strong></div><br /><div><strong> </strong><strong><a href="http://surf.transworld.net/1000117020/features/kelly-slater-says-bring-on-mavericks/" target="_blank">http://surf.transworld.net/1000117020/features/kelly-slater-says-bring-on-mavericks/</a></strong></div><br /><div><strong><a rel="attachment wp-att-1393" href="http://www.bigwaveworldtour.com/?attachment_id=1393"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1393" title="10 BWWT Kelly TWS" src="http://www.bigwaveworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/10-BWWT-Kelly-TWS.jpg" alt="" height="680" width="522" /></a><br /><br /></strong></div><br /><div><strong> </strong></div><br /><div><strong><br /><br /></strong></div><br /><div><strong> </strong></div><br /><div><strong> </strong></div><br /><div><strong> </strong></div><br /><div><strong> </strong></div><br /></div><br /></div></div><p><a href="http://www.bigwaveworldtour.com/?p=1389">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-4901475081311680150?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-72952342588581369762010-11-01T10:58:00.001+01:002010-11-01T10:58:36.213+01:00<p></p><div><p>Top Big Wave World Tour surfers and event invitees are making their way toward Lincoln City, Oregon to compete on the biggest Nelscott ever this coming Tuesday.</p><br /><p>John Forse the Event Director made the call earlier today is decision to run the event is supported by the official forecast from <a href="http://www.surfline.com/" target="_blank">Surfline.</a></p><br /><p>Tour Director Gary Linden, who last year caught what is probably the biggest wave ever paddled into at Nelscott, is looking forward to see the surfers once again push the limits and charged the huge swell.</p><br /><p>STAY TUNED! <a href="http://www.nelscottreef.com/" target="_blank">www.nelscottreef.com </a></p><br /><p>Thanks to <a href="http://jimbeam.com/" target="_blank">JIM BEAM</a> for its support to the Big Wave World Tour which allowed for the payment of the entry fee of the top BWWT surfers.</p><br /><p><a rel="attachment wp-att-1428" href="http://www.bigwaveworldtour.com/?attachment_id=1428"><img class="size-full wp-image-1428 aligncenter" title="09 Bertish Nelscott by Richard Hallman" src="http://www.bigwaveworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/09-Bertish-Nelscott-by-Richard-Hallman.jpg" alt="" height="400" width="600" /></a></p><br /><p><em><strong>Chris Bertish in a beautiful wave at Nelscott. Photo by Richard Hallman</strong></em></p></div><p><a href="http://www.bigwaveworldtour.com/?p=1426">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-7295234258858136976?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-20668411556218383312010-10-22T15:55:00.001+02:002010-10-22T15:55:44.688+02:00<p></p><div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/10/22/classic-steamer-lane-conditions-deliver-for-asp-prime-o%e2%80%99neill-cold-water-classic-california/nathaniel-curran/" rel="attachment wp-att-5512"><img src="http://www.aspworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Nathaniel-Curran.jpg" alt="" title="Nathaniel Curran" class="alignright size-full wp-image-5512" height="399" width="599" /></a><br /><br /><strong><br /><br />SANTA CRUZ, California/USA (Thursday, October 21, 2010) – </strong>The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) PRIME O’Neill Cold Water Classic California marched through 22 heats of the Round of 96 with former ASP Dream Tour veteran Dayyan Neve (North Steyne, AUS), 32, igniting the event’s top scores in firing three-to-five foot ( 1.5 metre) waves at Steamer Lane.</p><br /><p>Surfers competing in the O’Neill Cold Water Classic California are looking to capitalize on the event’s ASP PRIME rating points to either maintain their position on or qualify for the prestigious ASP World Tour. </p><br /><p>Neve got off to a sluggish start in his bout against current ASP World Tour campaigner Bobby Martinez (Santa Barbara, CA), 28, young Hawaiian John Florence (North Shore, HI), and Eric Geiselman (New Smyrna Beach, FL), 22, but built momentum throughout the back half of his heat to eventually capture the day’s highest single wave score of a near perfect 9.33 out of 10 en route to the day’s highest heat-total of 17.56 out of 20 with calculated rail-work on Steamer Lane’s iconic right-handers. </p><br /><p>“I was only in rhythm at the end,” Neve said. “The beginning was a little bit dodgy. I sort of blew two waves and didn’t really surf them that well and luckily a wave came to me and I surfed it well enough to get a score. I’ve only had a few surfs out here at Steamer Lane, but I loved it.”</p><br /><p>Neve, who was a full-time ASP Dream Tour campaigner in 2009, reveled in Steamer Lane’s pumping conditions rather than focusing on his quest for requalification for the ASP World Tour.</p><br /><p>“I haven’t got any real good results this year,” Neve said. “For me, I’m just having a good time surfing a perfect pointbreak with only four guys out.”</p><br /><p>Nathaniel Curran (Oxnard, CA), 26, was another competitor who relied on powerful rail-to-rail surfing while posting an impressive 15.67 heat total to start off his O’Neill Cold Water Classic California campaign. The talented regular-footer jumped out to an early lead in his Round 2 matchup, and carried the lead throughout the heat’s entirety.</p><br /><p>“Everyone was playing cat and mouse out the back and trying to get in position and I had a bit of luck,” Curran said. “I caught that one wave and to get that off of the start was a buffer. I feel good with the cold water and booties, and I’ve been coming up to Santa Cruz for awhile, so I’m used to it.”</p><br /><p>Curran, who is fresh off of an equal 9th place finish at the O’Neill Cold Water Classic Canada, carried his competitive mindset to California to take out his heat win over an impressive field including former ASP Dream Tour surfer Blake Thornton (Sydney, AUS), 25. </p><br /><p>“I think surfing a bunch of heats before coming into this event definitely helps,” Curran said. “It just helps your frame of mind and out here (Steamer Lane) it’s kind of all about getting the waves, it’s kind of tricky out there. I’m just stoked to get those two waves.”</p><br /><p>The hard-working Californian is also out to capitalize on the crucial ratings points on offer at the ASP PRIME event to increase his chances of eventually requalifying for the ASP Dream Tour.</p><br /><p>“I’m definitely trying to get back on tour, that’s the goal,” Curran said. “Obviously this year is kind of a weird one with all of the changes, but we’ll see how it ends up. It doesn’t change my attitude towards the year. I love competing and doing contest and obviously want to be back on tour.”</p><br /><p>Nat Young (Santa Cruz, CA), 19, former O’Neill Cold Water Classic Champion, carried the torch for the local crowd with a technical backhand attack to take out his Round of 96 heat victory over the event’s top seed, current ASP World No. 2 Jordy Smith (ZAF), 22, who advanced in second. </p><br /><p>“There weren’t many waves and everyone was going on bad ones,” Young said. “My best wave was an inside one off of the cliff. I was stoked I got it and then found a backup one. No one had really high scores in that heat so it worked out for me.”</p><br /><p>The talented Santa Cruz native struggled to find his feet in the opening minutes of his heat, but shook off the nerves that came along with being the local favorite and consistently dismantled several right-handers throughout the back half of his heat.</p><br /><p>“I was pretty nervous out there,” Young said. “It was the first heat and a really hard one so I was nervous for sure. I wanted to get a few scores quickly, but that never happened. I’m happy I made it. Jordy is the best guy in the contest, so surfing against him always makes me nervous, but I’m stoked I made it.”</p><br /><p>Nathan Yeomans (San Clemente, CA), 29, defending O’Neill Cold Water Classic Champion, advanced out of his opening heat behind Sebastian Zietz (Kilauea, HI), 22, to keep his chances of a repeat title alive.</p><br /><p>“There are good waves to be had out there,” Yeomans said. “They’re definitely out there, but The Lane is tricky. It really comes down to getting the right wave and being confident and patient. It’s always good to get the ball rolling and keep it coming.”</p><br /><p>The O’Neill Cold Water Classic California is the last of five stops on the O’Neill Cold Water Classic series, with the series’ winner taking an additional $50,000. </p><br /><p>The O’Neill Cold Water Classic California holds a waiting period from October 18 through 24, 2010 and will be webcast LIVE via <a href="http://www.oneill.com/cwc/california">http://www.oneill.com/cwc/california</a> </p><br /><p>For all of your ASP inquiries log on to <a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/">www.aspworldtour.com</a> or <a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/">www.aspnorthamerica.org </a></p><br /><p><strong>O’Neill Cold Water Classic California Round of 96 Results:<br /><br />Heat 1:</strong> Nat Young (USA) 11.80, Jordy Smith (ZAF) 10.34, Killian Garland (USA) 8.00, Rudy Palmboom (ZAF) 5.90<br /><br /><strong>Heat 2:</strong> Jonny Craft (USA) 9.60, Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 8.30, Aritz Aranburu (EUK) 7.83, Damien Fahrenfort (ZAF) 7.06<br /><br /><strong>Heat 3:</strong> Shaun Cansdell (AUS) 11.00, Alain Riou (PYF) 10.07, Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) 10.04, David Weare (ZAF) 5.97<br /><br /><strong>Heat 4:</strong> Roy Powers (USA) 13.60, Joel Centeio (HAW) 11.86, Julian Wilson (AUS) 11.80, Sunny Garcia (HAW) 8.70<br /><br /><strong>Heat 5:</strong> Brett Simpson (USA) 12.50, Mason Ho (HAW) 8.97, Miguel Pupo (BRA) 7.13, Marco Giorgi (URY) 6.67<br /><br /><strong>Heat 6:</strong> Nathaniel Curran (USA) 15.67, Dane Gudauskas (USA) 9.04, Blake Thornton (AUS) 4.87, Shaw Kobayashi (USA) 4.07<br /><br /><strong>Heat 7: </strong>Dion Atkinson (AUS) 9.93, Brian Toth (PRI) 8.20, Chris Ward (USA) 7.10, Neco Padaratz (BRA) 6.97<br /><br /><strong>Heat 8: </strong>Tom Whitaker (AUS) 12.43, Hizunome Bettero (BRA) 10.53, Jason Collins (USA) 7.83, Lincoln Taylor (AUS) 5.40<br /><br /><strong>Heat 9:</strong> Granger Larsen (HAW) 12.87, Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 11.93, Jay Quinn (NZL) 9.00, Dylan Graves (PRI) 4.47<br /><br /><strong>Heat 10: </strong>Nic Muscroft (AUS) 13.77, Luke Davis (USA) 10.10, Torrey Meister (HAW) 9.77, Jay Thompson (AUS) 9.27<br /><br /><strong>Heat 11:</strong> Joan Duru (FRA) 11.00, Heitor Alves (BRA) 10.97, Evan Geiselman (USA) 9.60, Kevin Sullivan (HAW) 8.17<br /><br /><strong>Heat 12:</strong> Dayyan Neve (AUS) 17.56, Bobby Martinez (USA) 15.00, Eric Geiselman (USA) 10.97, John Florence (HAW) 10.67<br /><br /><strong>Heat 13:</strong> Gustavo Fernandes (BRA) 10.74, Jayke Sharp (AUS) 9.40, Kiron Jabour (HAW) 8.20, Randy Bonds (USA) 7.90<br /><br /><strong>Heat 14:</strong> Cory Lopez (USA) 13.90, Chris Waring (USA) 11.67, Wiggolly Dantas (BRA) 9.07, Yujiro Tsuji (JPN) 4.63<br /><br /><strong>Heat 15:</strong> Kolohe Andino (USA) 9.80, Andre Silva (BRA) 9.53, Heath Joske (AUS) 8.60, Tanner Gudauskas (USA) 8.00<br /><br /><strong>Heat 16:</strong> Luke Stedman (AUS) 15.94, Tonino Benson (HAW) 10.00, Junior Faria (BRA) 9.77, Tim Boal (FRA) 8.73<br /><br /><strong>Heat 17: </strong>Austin Ware (USA) 12.33, Anthony Petruso (USA) 11.63, Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 11.23, Tim Reyes (USA) 8.63<br /><br /><strong>Heat 18:</strong> Yadin Nicol (AUS) 14.84, Gabe Kling (USA) 8.97, Bud Freitas (USA) 8.90, Casey Brown (HAW) 5.43<br /><br /><strong>Heat 19: </strong>Sebastian Zietz (HAW) 13.00, Nathan Yeomans (USA) 11.17, Leigh Sedley (AUS) 8.87, Ricardo Santos (BRA) 6.87<br /><br /><strong>Heat 20:</strong> Adam Robertson (AUS) 15.00, Daniel Ross (AUS) 11.87, Cory Arrambide (USA) 10.07, Glenn Hall (IRL) 8.86<br /><br /><strong>Heat 21:</strong> Stu Kennedy (AUS) 12.80, Billy Stairmand (NZL) 11.06, Kai Barger (HAW) 8.63, Dusty Payne (HAW) 7.67<br /><br /><strong>Heat 22:</strong> Peter Mel (USA) 15.60, Richard Christie (NZL) 11.14, Maxime Huscenot (FRA) 10.77, Ben Dunn (AUS) 7.30</p></div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/10/22/classic-steamer-lane-conditions-deliver-for-asp-prime-o%E2%80%99neill-cold-water-classic-california/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-2066841155621838331?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-80449795002255042712010-10-12T09:05:00.001+02:002010-10-12T09:05:15.263+02:00<p></p><div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/10/11/top-seeds-ignite-round-1-of-o%e2%80%99neill-cold-water-classic-canada/glen-hall-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-5462"><img src="http://www.aspworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Glen-Hall-2.jpg" alt="" title="Glen Hall 2" class="alignright size-full wp-image-5462" height="400" width="600" /></a><br /><br /><strong>TOFINO, British Columbia/Canada (Monday, October 11, 2010) –</strong> Top seeds including Eric Geiselman (New Smyrna Beach, FL), 22, Glen Hall (IRL), 26, and Julian Wilson (Coolum, AUS), 22, were standouts in Round 1 of the ASP 6-Star O’Neill Cold Water Classic Canada, with each competitor putting on impressive performances in the three-to-four foot (1 metre) waves at North Chesterman’s beach in clean conditions despite consistent rain throughout the day.</p><br /><p>Surfers competing in the ASP 6-Star O’Neill Cold Water Classic Canada are out to capitalize on the valuable ratings points on offer towards their ASP World Ranking in an attempt to finish atop the global series to qualify for the prestigious ASP World Tour. </p><br /><p>Geiselman punctuated Round 1 action in the final heat of the day to secure the event’s highest heat total, 15.67 out of 20, with an impressive display of aerial surfing to snag a seesaw battle over Sebastian Zietz (Kilauea, HI), 22, who also put in a valiant show to advance in second. </p><br /><p>“The waves are super fun,” Geiselman said. “I saw Seabass (Sebastian Zietz) catching a bunch of waves and I was just trying to stay moving. I had fun and I’m stoked I made it. There were some rampy sections out there.”</p><br /><p>The talented Floridian is out to build momentum from his Round 1 heat in hopes to notch a noteworthy result for his 2010 campaign on the ASP World Ranking at the O’Neill Cold Water Classic Canada, but knows there is still a long road ahead. </p><br /><p>“I’m definitely looking to get a good result up here,” Geiselman said. “I haven’t really had a breakthrough result this year. Hopefully I can get one here. I’m just going to try and get through my heats and surf smart.”</p><br /><p>Hall, who was in lethal form in O’Neill Cold Water Classic Canada last year while finishing equal 5th, quickly found his feet in his opening heat to clinch the highest single-wave score of the event, an 8.67 out of 10, and was elated to return to the chilly Canadian waters after last year’s performance. </p><br /><p>“I feel like I’m back in the same spot as last year,” Hall said. “We’re at the same spot and I’m riding the same board even. I’m glad to be back. If you do well in an event, you’re always looking forward to getting back, no matter where it is. I really enjoy being here, so it’s even better, it’s a bonus.”</p><br /><p>Wilson was another top seed to snag a Round 1 win this afternoon and charged to a heat victory after adapting to the new feeling of a thicker wetsuit brought on by the pacific northwest’s colder temps. </p><br /><p>“It was tricky out there in my heat,” Wilson said. “There were these shifty little peaks and it’s hard to get going in all of this rubber. That was my first heat gloves and everything, it was trippy, but I just tried to stay busy and increase my chances of getting through.”</p><br /><p>Wilson, current No. 79 on the ASP World Ranking, is out to use the ASP 6-Star event to build momentum in the last half of the year in an attempt to qualify for the 2011 ASP Dream Tour.</p><br /><p>“This is a good little warm up before heading to Santa Cruz,” Wilson said. “It is similar weather and Santa Cruz (O’Neill Cold Water Classic California) is one event I’m looking to do really well in. It’s good to get warmed up and used to the climate. There are a few PRIME events in the rest of the year and I’m looking to get a few more results.”</p><br /><p>The O’Neill Cold Water Classic holds a waiting period from October 9 through 15, 2010 and is be webcast LIVE via <a href="http://www.oneill.com/cwc/canada">http://www.oneill.com/cwc/canada </a></p><br /><p>For additional ASP information log on to <a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/">www.aspworldtour.com</a> or <a href="http://www.aspnorthamerica.org/">www.aspnorthamerica.org </a></p><br /><p><strong>O’Neill Cold Water Classic Canada Round 1 Results:<br /><br />Heat 5: </strong>Kieran Horn (USA) 12.56, Yadin Nicol (AUS) 11.56, Izuki Tanaka (JPN) 10.60, Keegan Varney (CAN) 3.80<br /><br /><strong>Heat 6: </strong>Josh Kerr (AUS) 13.63, Tonino Benson (HAW) 12.90, Dayyan Neve (AUS) 11.66, Bud Freitas (USA) 6.33<br /><br /><strong>Heat 7:</strong> Julian Wilson (AUS) 11.33, Heath Joske (AUS) 9.16, Dege O’Connell (HAW) 7.87, Johnny Noris (USA) 4.93<br /><br /><strong>Heat 8: </strong>Sam Orozco (USA) 10.26, Kai Barger (HAW) 9.53, Noboyuki Osawa (JPN) 9.50, Royden Bryson (ZAF) ns<br /><br /><strong>Heat 9: </strong>Dion Atkinson (AUS) 12.27, Nils Schweizer (USA) 10.47, Leigh Sedley (AUS) 9.46, Noah Cohen (CAN) 8.60<br /><br /><strong>Heat 10:</strong> Glen Hall (IRL) 15.16, Chris Waring (USA) 8.67, Chase Wilson (USA) 7.54, Greg Urata (USA) 3.90<br /><br /><strong>Heat 11:</strong> Rudy Palmboom (ZAF) 12.17, Jimmy Herrick (USA) 7.20, Phillip Goold (USA) 6.10, Dylan Graves (PRI) ns<br /><br /><strong>Heat 12:</strong> Teppei Tajima (JPN) 14.30, Cory Lopez (USA) 11.86, Dane Gudauskas (USA) 10.60, Reid Jackson (CAN) 4.10<br /><br /><strong>Heat 13:</strong> Killian Garland (USA) 13.86, Tanner Gudauskas (USA) 13.16, Matt Pagan (USA) 7.07, Janek Peladeau (CAN) 6.80<br /><br /><strong>Heat 14:</strong> Tim Curran (USA) 10.93, Lincoln Taylor (AUS) 10.20, Billy Stairmand (NZL) 9.87, Jason Collins (USA) 9.10<br /><br /><strong>Heat 15:</strong> Damien Fahrenfort (ZAF) 13.90, Austin Ware (USA) 11.07, Taylor Thorne (USA) 9.56, Gutemberg De Cunha (BRA) 5.60<br /><br /><strong>Heat 16: </strong>Eric Geiselman (USA) 15.67, Sebastien Zietz (HAW) 14.06, Ricky Whitlock (USA) 9.70, Dane Anderson (USA) 6.07</p><br /><p><strong>Upcoming O’Neill Cold Water Classic Canada Heats:<br /><br />Heat 17: </strong>Nathan Yeomans (USA), Nick Reilly (USA), Sam Lamiroy (GBR), Issac Radysh (CAN)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 18: </strong>Nathan Hedge (AUS), Mitchel Coleborn (AUS), Matt Johnson (USA), Brandon Barnes (USA)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 19:</strong> John John Florence (HAW), Torrey Meister (HAW), Jared Thorne (USA), Michael Dunphy (USA)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 20: </strong>Nathaniel Curran (USA), Yujiro Tsuji (JPN), David Rutherford (MEX), Benn Murphy (CAN)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 21: </strong>Blake Thornton (AUS), Casey Brown (HAW), Yoackim Guichard (NOR), Sepp Bruhwiler (CAN)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 22: </strong>Shaun Cansdell (AUS), Kevin Sullivan (HAW), Jason Harris (USA), Matt Myers (USA)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 23:</strong> Hodei Collazo (EUK), Gony Zubizarreta (ESP), Cory Arrambide (USA), Keli Everett (HAW)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 24:</strong> Ben Dunn (AUS), Beto Mariano (BRA), Indar Perez (EUK), Jamie Lowe-Wylde (CAN)</p></div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/10/11/top-seeds-ignite-round-1-of-o%E2%80%99neill-cold-water-classic-canada/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-8044979500225504271?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-53403529610726131752010-10-12T09:03:00.001+02:002010-10-12T09:03:00.228+02:00<p></p><div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/10/11/top-seeds-ignite-round-1-of-o%e2%80%99neill-cold-water-classic-canada/glen-hall-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-5462"><img src="http://www.aspworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Glen-Hall-2.jpg" alt="" title="Glen Hall 2" class="alignright size-full wp-image-5462" height="400" width="600" /></a><br /><br /><strong>TOFINO, British Columbia/Canada (Monday, October 11, 2010) –</strong> Top seeds including Eric Geiselman (New Smyrna Beach, FL), 22, Glen Hall (IRL), 26, and Julian Wilson (Coolum, AUS), 22, were standouts in Round 1 of the ASP 6-Star O’Neill Cold Water Classic Canada, with each competitor putting on impressive performances in the three-to-four foot (1 metre) waves at North Chesterman’s beach in clean conditions despite consistent rain throughout the day.</p><br /><p>Surfers competing in the ASP 6-Star O’Neill Cold Water Classic Canada are out to capitalize on the valuable ratings points on offer towards their ASP World Ranking in an attempt to finish atop the global series to qualify for the prestigious ASP World Tour. </p><br /><p>Geiselman punctuated Round 1 action in the final heat of the day to secure the event’s highest heat total, 15.67 out of 20, with an impressive display of aerial surfing to snag a seesaw battle over Sebastian Zietz (Kilauea, HI), 22, who also put in a valiant show to advance in second. </p><br /><p>“The waves are super fun,” Geiselman said. “I saw Seabass (Sebastian Zietz) catching a bunch of waves and I was just trying to stay moving. I had fun and I’m stoked I made it. There were some rampy sections out there.”</p><br /><p>The talented Floridian is out to build momentum from his Round 1 heat in hopes to notch a noteworthy result for his 2010 campaign on the ASP World Ranking at the O’Neill Cold Water Classic Canada, but knows there is still a long road ahead. </p><br /><p>“I’m definitely looking to get a good result up here,” Geiselman said. “I haven’t really had a breakthrough result this year. Hopefully I can get one here. I’m just going to try and get through my heats and surf smart.”</p><br /><p>Hall, who was in lethal form in O’Neill Cold Water Classic Canada last year while finishing equal 5th, quickly found his feet in his opening heat to clinch the highest single-wave score of the event, an 8.67 out of 10, and was elated to return to the chilly Canadian waters after last year’s performance. </p><br /><p>“I feel like I’m back in the same spot as last year,” Hall said. “We’re at the same spot and I’m riding the same board even. I’m glad to be back. If you do well in an event, you’re always looking forward to getting back, no matter where it is. I really enjoy being here, so it’s even better, it’s a bonus.”</p><br /><p>Wilson was another top seed to snag a Round 1 win this afternoon and charged to a heat victory after adapting to the new feeling of a thicker wetsuit brought on by the pacific northwest’s colder temps. </p><br /><p>“It was tricky out there in my heat,” Wilson said. “There were these shifty little peaks and it’s hard to get going in all of this rubber. That was my first heat gloves and everything, it was trippy, but I just tried to stay busy and increase my chances of getting through.”</p><br /><p>Wilson, current No. 79 on the ASP World Ranking, is out to use the ASP 6-Star event to build momentum in the last half of the year in an attempt to qualify for the 2011 ASP Dream Tour.</p><br /><p>“This is a good little warm up before heading to Santa Cruz,” Wilson said. “It is similar weather and Santa Cruz (O’Neill Cold Water Classic California) is one event I’m looking to do really well in. It’s good to get warmed up and used to the climate. There are a few PRIME events in the rest of the year and I’m looking to get a few more results.”</p><br /><p>The O’Neill Cold Water Classic holds a waiting period from October 9 through 15, 2010 and is be webcast LIVE via <a href="http://www.oneill.com/cwc/canada">http://www.oneill.com/cwc/canada </a></p><br /><p>For additional ASP information log on to <a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/">www.aspworldtour.com</a> or <a href="http://www.aspnorthamerica.org/">www.aspnorthamerica.org </a></p><br /><p><strong>O’Neill Cold Water Classic Canada Round 1 Results:<br /><br />Heat 5: </strong>Kieran Horn (USA) 12.56, Yadin Nicol (AUS) 11.56, Izuki Tanaka (JPN) 10.60, Keegan Varney (CAN) 3.80<br /><br /><strong>Heat 6: </strong>Josh Kerr (AUS) 13.63, Tonino Benson (HAW) 12.90, Dayyan Neve (AUS) 11.66, Bud Freitas (USA) 6.33<br /><br /><strong>Heat 7:</strong> Julian Wilson (AUS) 11.33, Heath Joske (AUS) 9.16, Dege O’Connell (HAW) 7.87, Johnny Noris (USA) 4.93<br /><br /><strong>Heat 8: </strong>Sam Orozco (USA) 10.26, Kai Barger (HAW) 9.53, Noboyuki Osawa (JPN) 9.50, Royden Bryson (ZAF) ns<br /><br /><strong>Heat 9: </strong>Dion Atkinson (AUS) 12.27, Nils Schweizer (USA) 10.47, Leigh Sedley (AUS) 9.46, Noah Cohen (CAN) 8.60<br /><br /><strong>Heat 10:</strong> Glen Hall (IRL) 15.16, Chris Waring (USA) 8.67, Chase Wilson (USA) 7.54, Greg Urata (USA) 3.90<br /><br /><strong>Heat 11:</strong> Rudy Palmboom (ZAF) 12.17, Jimmy Herrick (USA) 7.20, Phillip Goold (USA) 6.10, Dylan Graves (PRI) ns<br /><br /><strong>Heat 12:</strong> Teppei Tajima (JPN) 14.30, Cory Lopez (USA) 11.86, Dane Gudauskas (USA) 10.60, Reid Jackson (CAN) 4.10<br /><br /><strong>Heat 13:</strong> Killian Garland (USA) 13.86, Tanner Gudauskas (USA) 13.16, Matt Pagan (USA) 7.07, Janek Peladeau (CAN) 6.80<br /><br /><strong>Heat 14:</strong> Tim Curran (USA) 10.93, Lincoln Taylor (AUS) 10.20, Billy Stairmand (NZL) 9.87, Jason Collins (USA) 9.10<br /><br /><strong>Heat 15:</strong> Damien Fahrenfort (ZAF) 13.90, Austin Ware (USA) 11.07, Taylor Thorne (USA) 9.56, Gutemberg De Cunha (BRA) 5.60<br /><br /><strong>Heat 16: </strong>Eric Geiselman (USA) 15.67, Sebastien Zietz (HAW) 14.06, Ricky Whitlock (USA) 9.70, Dane Anderson (USA) 6.07</p><br /><p><strong>Upcoming O’Neill Cold Water Classic Canada Heats:<br /><br />Heat 17: </strong>Nathan Yeomans (USA), Nick Reilly (USA), Sam Lamiroy (GBR), Issac Radysh (CAN)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 18: </strong>Nathan Hedge (AUS), Mitchel Coleborn (AUS), Matt Johnson (USA), Brandon Barnes (USA)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 19:</strong> John John Florence (HAW), Torrey Meister (HAW), Jared Thorne (USA), Michael Dunphy (USA)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 20: </strong>Nathaniel Curran (USA), Yujiro Tsuji (JPN), David Rutherford (MEX), Benn Murphy (CAN)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 21: </strong>Blake Thornton (AUS), Casey Brown (HAW), Yoackim Guichard (NOR), Sepp Bruhwiler (CAN)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 22: </strong>Shaun Cansdell (AUS), Kevin Sullivan (HAW), Jason Harris (USA), Matt Myers (USA)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 23:</strong> Hodei Collazo (EUK), Gony Zubizarreta (ESP), Cory Arrambide (USA), Keli Everett (HAW)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 24:</strong> Ben Dunn (AUS), Beto Mariano (BRA), Indar Perez (EUK), Jamie Lowe-Wylde (CAN)</p></div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/10/11/top-seeds-ignite-round-1-of-o%E2%80%99neill-cold-water-classic-canada/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-5340352961072613175?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-5602554214610420972010-09-24T20:29:00.001+02:002010-09-24T20:29:29.517+02:00<p></p><div><p></p><div id="attachment_5308" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/09/24/quiksilver-pro-france-draw-finalized-lock-in-your-asp-fantasy-teams/quiksilver-pro-france-2007-hossegor/" rel="attachment wp-att-5308"><img src="http://www.aspworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/fanning_m0219quikeu07cestari_n.jpg" alt="Does Fanning make your ASP Fantasy Team?" title="Does Fanning make your ASP Fantasy Team?" class="size-full wp-image-5308" height="400" width="600" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Does Fanning make your ASP Fantasy Team?</p></div><br /><p><strong>CULS NUS BEACH, Hossegor/France (Friday, September 24, 2010) – </strong>The draw for the 2010 Quiksilver Pro France has been finalized, and with projected swell on the charts, it’s shaping up to be a banger of an event. Make sure you lock in your <a href="http://www.fantasyactionsportsleague.com/referral.php?code=7&amp;sport=surf">ASP FANTASY TEAMS</a> now before it’s too late.</p><br /><p>It’s a new competition format for the newly-minted ASP Top 36. Who is on your team?</p><br /><p><strong>QUIKSILVER PRO FRANCE ROUND 1 MATCH-UPS:<br /><br />Heat 1: </strong>Bede Durbidge (AUS), Jeremy Flores (FRA), Daniel Ross (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 2:</strong> Dane Reynolds (USA), Kieren Perrow (AUS), Luke Munro (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 3:</strong> Taj Burrow (AUS), Adam Melling (AUS), Travis Logie (ZAF)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 4:</strong> Mick Fanning (AUS), Taylor Knox (USA), Gabe Kling (USA)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 5:</strong> Jordy Smith (ZAF), Luke Stedman (AUS), Julian Wilson (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 6: </strong>Kelly Slater (USA), Patrick Gudauskas (USA), Maxime Huscenot (REU)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 7:</strong> Adriano de Souza (BRA), Chris Davidson (AUS), Brett Simpson (USA)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 8:</strong> C.J. Hobgood (USA), Michel Bourez (PYF), Tom Whitaker (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 9: </strong>Adrian Buchan (AUS), Jadson Andre (BRA), Matt Wilkinson (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 10: </strong>Owen Wright (AUS), Tiago Pires (PRT), Roy Powers (HAW)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 11: </strong>Damien Hobgood (USA), Fredrick Patacchia (HAW), Dusty Payne (HAW)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 12: </strong>Andy Irons (HAW), Bobby Martinez (USA), Kai Otton (AUS)</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.fantasyactionsportsleague.com/referral.php?code=7&amp;sport=surf">REGISTER HERE</a></p></div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/09/24/quiksilver-pro-france-draw-finalized-lock-in-your-asp-fantasy-teams/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-560255421461042097?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-50999016174794988232010-09-22T08:43:00.001+02:002010-09-22T08:43:32.664+02:00<p></p><div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/09/21/bede-durbidge-bundle-o-joy-by-stab/hurley-pro-trestles-2010-4/" rel="attachment wp-att-5290"><img src="http://www.aspworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/durbidge_b8731trestles10rowland_n.jpg" alt="" title="Hurley Pro, Trestles 2010" class="alignright size-full wp-image-5290" height="400" width="600" /></a><br /><br /><strong>SYDNEY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, September 21, 2010) –</strong> Bede Durbidge (AUS), 27, current ASP World No 6, just wrapped up his first Final appearance of the 2010 season, finishing Runner-Up to nine-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA), 38, after defeating form surfers Jordy Smith (ZAF), 22, and Dane Reynolds (USA), 25, earlier in the day. After being home for only a few days, the ‘White Fijian’ hopped a plane to the Quiksilver Pro France, but will make an early return from Europe to witness the birth of his first child. STAB Magazine caught up with Durbo before he left for France to see how he’s feeling after his inspiring American performance. This… is their story… </p><br /><p>Bede Durbidge just touched down on Gold Coast soil. He’s been in the US for a short stint, where he competed at the 2010 Hurley Pro, held in pumping Trestles. He made the final of the contest, but despite painting a few Lowers nuggets red, fell victim to a combination attack by a fellow named Kelly Slater. Bede and his wife are expecting a child, so he will jet off to France to compete but miss the Portugal contest to see the birth of his little (censored). When Stab caught up with Bede, he was just contemplating a surf at home in Currumbin.<br /><br /><strong><br /><br />Stab: So Bede – tell us about Trestles.<br /><br />Bede Durbidge:</strong> Yeah, I was rapt with it. The waves were amazing. That was the best part of it – surfing Trestles with one other guy out. It was so pumping – we definitely scored.<br /><br /><strong><br /><br />Talk me through the final.</strong><br /><br />Kelly got that good start. He got those two good scores (7.90 and 8.60), and it put the pressure on me straight away. So I was going for it a fair bit at the start – trying to get at least an eight, and I got that one (8.20). Then he got that 9.53 and he had me. But it was pretty good, that last exchange.</p><br /><p>Check out the full article on <a href="http://www.stabmag.com/jed/bundle-o-joy">STAB Mag</a></p><br /><p>For more on Bede Durbidge check out his <a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/surfers/mens-profiles/bede-durbidge/">ASP WORLD TOUR PROFILE</a>.</p><br /><p>To see how Bede goes at the next event, watch him compete at the <a href="http://quiksilverlive.com/profrance2010/home.en.html">Quiksilver Pro France</a>.</p></div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/09/21/bede-durbidge-bundle-o-joy-by-stab/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-5099901617479498823?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-76794141899272254252010-09-21T08:36:00.001+02:002010-09-21T08:36:02.365+02:00<p></p><div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/09/20/geiselman-andino-and-wave-pool-training-by-surfline/andino-open/" rel="attachment wp-att-5285"><img src="http://www.aspworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Andino-Open.jpg" alt="" title="Andino Open" class="alignright size-full wp-image-5285" height="399" width="599" /></a><br /><br /><strong>HUNTINGTON BEACH, California (Monday, September 20, 2010) –</strong> 2010 ASP North America Pro Junior Series Champion Evan Geiselman (New Smyrna Beach, FL), 17, and Kolohe Andino (San Clemente, CA), 16, recent wildcard at the Hurley Pro at Trestles, just hit Florida’s Typhoon Lagoon wave pool prior to their maiden voyages to the ASP World Junior Tour for some unique cross training. Alongside South American goofy-footer Cristobal de Col (Lima, PER), 17, the progressive talents went from training sessions on the trampoline and straight into the chlorine to put their new ideas to the test in an East Coast wave pool and Surfline.com was there to document the action. This… is their story…</p><br /><p>CHECK OUT THE FULL FEATURE AT <a href="http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/trampolines-and-wave-pool-surfing_47626/">SURFLINE.COM</a></p><br /><p>For Andino and Geiselman’s full profiles go to <a href="http://www.aspnorthamerica.org/">www.aspnorthamerica.org </a></p></div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/09/20/geiselman-andino-and-wave-pool-training-by-surfline/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-7679414189927225425?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-66130850491009909302010-09-20T12:50:00.001+02:002010-09-20T12:50:36.764+02:00<p></p><div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/09/20/dylan-southworth-wins-asp-grade-1-fins-pro-junior/southworth-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-5281"><img src="http://www.aspworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Southworth1.jpg" alt="" title="Southworth" class="alignright size-full wp-image-5281" height="400" width="600" /></a><br /><br /><strong>BELMAR, New Jersey (Sunday, September 19, 2010) – </strong>Mexico’s Dylan Southworth ( Salulita, MEX), 20, claimed his maiden Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) event victory by taking out the ASP Grade-1 Fins Pro Junior in firing four-to-six foot (1.5 metre) barrels compliments of Hurricane Igor in Belmar, New Jersey.</p><br /><p>The Fins Pro Junior, stop No. 2 on the ASP North America Pro Junior Series, allows up-and-coming talent the opportunity to establish their seed on the regional ratings. A top regional finish allows under-21 competitors the chance to qualify for the prestigious ASP World Junior Tour. </p><br /><p>Southworth built momentum throughout the Final matchup, logging a 9-point ride in the beginning of the heat before threading the needle on a racy barrel to notch an 8.80 in the remaining minutes of the heat to solidify his victory over California talent Parker Coffin (Santa Barbara, CA), 15, Balaram Stack (New York), 18, and North Carolina’s Cam Richards.</p><br /><p>“This is my first ASP win and my last event as a Pro Junior, so I’m stoked,” Southworth said. “It was such a relief to finally get good waves for an event and I feel like that was all I needed. I’m really happy to have won.”</p><br /><p>Southworth, who landed in America’s North East coast after traveling through Europe in search of results on the ASP Star series, was elated to score good hurricane barrels after a few wave-starved events.</p><br /><p>“I went over to Europe to get some points for my World Ranking and I figured I might as well come to the North East to do the last Junior events that I could since it’s my last year,” Southworth said. “It never got over waist high in all of the events until this one, so it was just a relief to finally get fun waves.”</p><br /><p>Coffin, the lone Californian in the Final, made an attempt to overtake Southworth for the win, posting an impressive 8 point ride, but was left searching for a score in the final minutes and finished Runner-Up overall, snatching valuable ratings points towards his ASP North America Pro Junior series rating in the process.</p><br /><p>“I’m psyched that I made the Final,” Coffin said. “I would have liked to win, but it was one of those heats where everything went Dylan’s (Southworth) way. I’m stoked on the result though. I know this will help my seed and hopefully I can get into all of the events next year.”</p><br /><p>Balaram Stack (Long Beach, NY), 18, was one East Coast talent to assert his dominance over the competition while advancing through to the Final. The New Yorker also made a valiant attempt to overtake Southworth, cracking an 8 point score in the back half of the heat, but was unable to find another high score and finished 3rd overall.</p><br /><p>“The surf is pretty fun,” Stack said. “It’s bigger today and I feel like this is the real hurricane swell. It has more power to it.”</p><br /><p>Stack, who notched his career best result just a week ago at the ASP Grade-4 Nike 6.0 Unsound Junior Pro, is thrilled to start the new season strong while capitalizing on local East Coast events to build his ASP Pro Junior rating.</p><br /><p>“It’s sick to start the year off like this,” Stack said. “It’s great to have these East Coast events and to compete so close to home. The waves are different and it feels easier to compete here, I wish we had more contests over here.”</p><br /><p>For additional ASP Pro Junior information log on to <a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/">www.aspworldtour.com</a> or <a href="http://www.aspnorthamerica.org/">www.aspnorthamerica.org </a></p><br /><p><strong>Fins Pro Junior Final Result:<br /><br />1 – </strong>Dylan Southworth (MEX) 17.93<br /><br /><strong>2 –</strong> Parker Coffin (USA) 12.80<br /><br /><strong>3 – </strong>Balaram Stack (USA) 10.10<br /><br /><strong>4 –</strong> Cam Richards (USA) 10.10</p></div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/09/20/dylan-southworth-wins-asp-grade-1-fins-pro-junior/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-6613085049100990930?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-965744750199446952010-09-19T10:05:00.001+02:002010-09-19T10:05:07.746+02:00<p></p><div><p></p><div id="attachment_5275" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/09/18/kelly-slater-claims-hurley-pro-at-trestles-takes-asp-title-race-lead-in-process/slater_k0233trestles10rowland_l/" rel="attachment wp-att-5275"><img src="http://www.aspworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/slater_k0233trestles10rowland_l.jpg" alt="Kelly Slater (USA), 38, collects his 43rd elite tour victory today at the Hurley Pro at Trestles. He now sits at the top of the ASP World Title Race rankings." title="Kelly Slater (USA), 38, collects his 43rd elite tour victory today at the Hurley Pro at Trestles. He now sits at the top of the ASP World Title Race rankings." class="size-full wp-image-5275" height="400" width="600" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Kelly Slater (USA), 38, collects his 43rd elite tour victory today at the Hurley Pro at Trestles. He now sits at the top of the ASP World Title Race rankings.</p></div><br /><p><strong>LOWER TRESTLES, California/USA (Saturday, September 18, 2010) – </strong>Kelly Slater (USA), 38, past nine-time ASP World Champion, has taken out the 2010 Hurley Pro at Trestles in flawless six-foot (2 metre) waves over lethal Australian Bede Durbidge (AUS), 27.</p><br /><p>Event No. 6 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Hurley Pro at Trestles culminated in stunning fashion today with the iconic Floridian collecting an unprecedented 43rd elite tour victory.</p><br /><p>Full Report coming soon…</p><br /><p><strong>HURLEY PRO TRESTLES FINAL RESULTS:<br /><br />1 – </strong>Kelly Slater (USA) 18.13<br /><br /><strong>2 –</strong> Bede Durbidge (AUS) 14.13</p><br /><p><strong>HURLEY PRO TRESTLES SEMIFINAL RESULTS:<br /><br />SF 1:</strong> Kelly Slater (USA) 15.87 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 10.43<br /><br /><strong>SF 2:</strong> Bede Durbidge (AUS) 11.67 def. Dane Reynolds (USA) 9.63</p><br /><p><strong>HURLEY PRO TRESTLES QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:<br /><br />QF 1: </strong>Mick Fanning (AUS) 12.60 def. Kieren Perrow (AUS) 8.20<br /><br /><strong>QF 2:</strong> Kelly Slater (USA) 17.03 def. Owen Wright (AUS) 15.97<br /><br /><strong>QF 3:</strong> Bede Durbidge (AUS) 13.27 def. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 11.87<br /><br /><strong>QF 4:</strong> Dane Reynolds (USA) 14.80 def. Taj Burrow (AUS) 12.90</p><br /><p><strong>HURLEY PRO TRESTLES ROUND 5 RESULTS:<br /><br />Heat 1: </strong>Kieren Perrow (AUS) 13.76 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 10.50<br /><br /><strong>Heat 2:</strong> Kelly Slater (USA) 17.10 def. Chris Davidson (AUS) N/S<br /><br /><strong>Heat 3:</strong> Bede Durbidge (AUS) 11.40 def. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 7.47<br /><br /><strong>Heat 4:</strong> Dane Reynolds (USA) 12.04 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 10.73</p><br /><p><strong>ASP WORLD TITLE RACE TOP 5 (After Hurley Pro at Trestles):<br /><br />1. </strong>Kelly Slater (USA) 40,000 pts<br /><br /><strong>2.</strong> Jordy Smith (ZAF) 35,500 pts<br /><br /><strong>3. </strong>Taj Burrow (AUS) 30,500 pts<br /><br /><strong>4. </strong>Dane Reynolds (USA) 30,250 pts<br /><br /><strong>5.</strong> Mick Fanning (AUS) 29,500 pts</p></div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/09/18/kelly-slater-claims-hurley-pro-at-trestles-takes-asp-title-race-lead-in-process/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-96574475019944695?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-43029281887642625892010-09-17T10:15:00.001+02:002010-09-17T10:15:52.032+02:00<p></p><div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/09/16/hurley-pro-at-trestles-steams-through-remaining-round-2-heats/hurley-pro-trestles-2010-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-5255"><img src="http://www.aspworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/knox_t7856trestles10rowland_l.jpg" alt="" title="Hurley Pro, Trestles 2010" class="alignright size-full wp-image-5255" height="392" width="600" /></a><br /><br /><strong>LOWER TRESTLES, California/USA (Thursday, September 16, 2010) – </strong>Following the completion of Round 2 of the Hurley Pro at Trestles, event organizers opted to call competition off for the day due to the inconsistent nature of the building swell.</p><br /><p>Event No. 6 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Hurley Pro at Trestles opened up this morning’s competition in promising three-to-four foot (1.5 metre) waves which bore witness to some solid surfing despite the at-times lull-filled conditions. </p><br /><p>Taylor Knox (USA), 39, current ASP World No. 23, is coming off consecutive 33rds in South Africa and Tahiti, but rebounded today in spectacular fashion, applying his world-renowned rail work to Lower Trestles’ idyllic walls.</p><br /><p>“I just live day-by-day,” Knox said. “The 33rd was frustrating in JBay and the 33rd in Teahupoo, I didn’t really have any big mistakes there, I just didn’t get any opportunity. When that happens, you don’t beat yourself up over it, you just move on. I’m just fortunate and to do well at home in front of friends and family is an extra bonus.”</p><br /><p>While Knox was able to capitalize late in the affair with Roy Powers (HAW), 29, both surfers had to endure two restarts before sufficient waves became available.</p><br /><p>“That’s not the way you want to have a heat,” Knox said. “Roy (Powers) and I are friends and he and I were watching the waves this morning and were pretty excited. I feel bad because when you go out in a heat because you want everyone to have equal opportunity and that’s the beautiful thing about Trestles is that when the waves do come, there are a lot of the same waves, so the surfing wins. Roy just didn’t have the opportunity to get the waves.”</p><br /><p>Knox will battle Bede Durbidge (AUS), 27, in Round 3 of competition.</p><br /><p>Dusty Payne (HAW), 21, relied on a variety of tail-free turns, rail-carves and committed air-reverses to dispatch French talent Jeremy Flores (FRA), 22, in their Round 2 bout in a high-performance matchup at Lowers Trestles. </p><br /><p>“It was really tough to see out there,” Payne said. “The horizon is just blending in and it looks like all one color. I think when the wind picks up and gives it a bit of texture it’ll be a little easier to read. It’s hard to time your turns right now. Jeremy (Flores) is coming off of a good result in Tahiti. He made the Semifinals, so he had a lot of momentum going into that heat. I was just stoked to get through that heat. That round is no fun to lose in.”</p><br /><p>Payne will take on reigning ASP World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS), 29, in the opening heat of Round 3.</p><br /><p>Tiago Pires (PRT), 30, current ASP World No. 13, battled through a slow first half of his Round 2 heat to defeat dangerous Australian Dan Ross (AUS), 27, after unleashing powerful carves on two clean Lower Trestles right-handers in the back half of their bout.</p><br /><p>“I’m happy to get the heat win, but it’s kind of tough because the waves were great before the contest started,” Pires said. “There were so many sets coming and you mentally get yourself ready for a very high performance heat, catching a lot of waves and doing your best surfing, but it didn’t really happen out there. I was bummed because I fell on my first left and I wasn’t really in rhythm. That would have been a good wave for me. Dan (Ross) is a very tough competitor and it was a stressful heat.”</p><br /><p>Pires, who had won every Round 1 heat in 2010 prior to Hurley Pro at Trestles competition, was relieved to avoid a 25th place result and is hoping to generate momentum entering Round 3 as the swell builds.</p><br /><p>“It’s always important to advance into Round 3,” Pires said. “This is the first contest this year that I didn’t win my first round heat, but it’s always good to make a few heats and get your body going, get your board going and I’m just hoping to get some more waves in my next heat and have a good second half to the year.”<br /><br />Pires will face Owen Wright (AUS), 20, in Round 3 of the Hurley Pro at Trestles.</p><br /><p>Kieren Perrow (AUS), 33, received the injury wildcard for the back half of the 2010 ASP World Tour and put it to good use today, surviving the elimination Round 2 against local Patrick Gudauskas (USA), 25.</p><br /><p>“I knew it was going to be a tough heat,” Perrow said. “Pat (Gudauskas) is a great surfer out here. He lives here and knows the wave really well. He’s a really cool guy, I like Pat and it’s always tough when you come up against one of your mates. I saw him fall on a few and I was a little nervous too. That wave I got a 7 on, I probably could have gotten a higher score, but I just wanted to make sure I nailed those first few turns. I haven’t had a heat win in a few events, so I’m stoked.”</p><br /><p>Guaranteed to remain a fixture on the elite ASP World Tour throughout the remainder of the season, Perrow now sets his sights on establishing himself amongst the world’s best.</p><br /><p>“It feels good to get that heat win after getting the wildcard,” Perrow said. “I was kind of freaking in the middle of the year. I came back from my injury and I surfed the first few events with my knee injured. We had that long break and I felt really fit and focused and then I got two 33rds. It was really disappointing. I wasn’t even going to put an application in for a wildcard and after JBay I just thought ‘I have to do it, it was too much of a risk for my career.’ I’m stoked they gave it to me and it feels great to get a heat win.”</p><br /><p>Surfline, official forecasters for the Hurley Pro Trestles, are calling for a substantial South swell to fill in over the next two days.</p><br /><p>Event organizers will reconvene at 7am tomorrow to assess conditions for a possible 8am start.</p><br /><p>When competition resumes, up first will be Dusty Payne (HAW), 21, up against reigning ASP World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS), 29, in the opening heat of Round 3.</p><br /><p>For high and low-res images, video highlights and video news releases go to <a href="http://www.thehurleypro.com/downloads">http://www.thehurleypro.com/downloads </a></p><br /><p>Highlights from the Hurley Pro at Trestles will be available via <a href="http://www.hurley.com/hurleypro/">http://www.hurley.com/hurleypro/</a></p><br /><p>The event will also be broadcast LIVE on FUEL TV in Australia. Check out <a href="http://www.foxsports.com.au/fueltv">http://www.foxsports.com.au/fueltv</a> for details.</p><br /><p>For more information, log onto <a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/">www.aspworldtour.com</a></p><br /><p><strong>HURLEY PRO TRESTLES REMAINING ROUND 2 RESULTS:<br /><br />Heat 6:</strong> Owen Wright (AUS) 11.00 def. Luke Munro 10.60<br /><br /><strong>Heat 7:</strong> Tiago Pires (PRT) 12.16 def. Daniel Ross (AUS) 9.26<br /><br /><strong>Heat 8:</strong> Dusty Payne (HAW) 13.50 def. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 12.00<br /><br /><strong>Heat 9: </strong>Adam Melling (AUS) 12.40 def. Tom Whitaker (AUS) 6.34<br /><br /><strong>Heat 10:</strong> Taylor Knox (USA) 14.50 def. Roy Powers (HAW) 7.83<br /><br /><strong>Heat 11:</strong> Kieren Perrow (AUS) 13.60 def. Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 9.17<br /><br /><strong>Heat 12:</strong> Luke Stedman (AUS) 12.70 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 11.60</p><br /><p><strong>HURLEY PRO TRESTLES ROUND 3 MATCH-UPS:<br /><br />Heat 1:</strong> Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Dusty Payne (HAW)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 2: </strong>Andy Irons (HAW) vs. Chris Davidson (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 3:</strong> Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. Kieren Perrow (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 4:</strong> C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Adam Melling (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 5: </strong>Owen Wright (AUS) vs. Tiago Pires (PRT)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 6:</strong> Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Gabe Kling (USA)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 7:</strong> Jordy Smith (ZAF) vs. Brett Simpson (USA)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 8:</strong> Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Jadson Andre (BRA)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 9: </strong>Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Taylor Knox (USA)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 10:</strong> Dane Reynolds (USA) vs. Luke Stedman (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 11:</strong> Adrian Buchan (AUS) vs. Michel Bourez (PYF)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 12:</strong> Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Matt Wilkinson (AUS)</p></div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/09/16/hurley-pro-at-trestles-steams-through-remaining-round-2-heats/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-4302928188764262589?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-61335762321314679042010-09-16T09:32:00.001+02:002010-09-16T09:32:04.736+02:00<p></p><div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/09/15/hurricane-swell-expected-for-asp-grade-1-fins-pro-junior/dunphy-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-5249"><img src="http://www.aspworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Dunphy1.jpg" alt="" title="Dunphy" class="alignright size-full wp-image-5249" height="400" width="600" /></a><br /><br /><strong>BELMAR, New Jersey/USA (Wednesday, September 15, 2010) –</strong> The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Grade-1 Fins Pro Junior is set to hit Belmar, New Jersey for the second stop on the ASP North America Pro Junior Series and is expecting a solid hurricane swell to deliver good conditions for the weekend event.</p><br /><p>The ASP Grade-1 Fins Pro Junior allows up-and-coming competitors the chance to earn crucial ratings points towards establishing their rating on the ASP North America Pro Junior Series. Top finishers on the ASP North America Pro Junior Series qualify for the prestigious ASP World Junior Tour. </p><br /><p>Michael Dunphy (Virginia Beach, VA), 20, just wrapped up and impressive Equal 3rd place finish at the ASP Grade-4 Nike 6.0 Unsound Junior Pro last week and will be the top seed entering the upcoming Fins Pro Junior. The talented East Coaster is hoping to carry his momentum from last week’s performance in an attempt to take out his first ASP Pro Junior victory in his last eligible year in the series. </p><br /><p>“I’d love to win one of these things before I’m done,” Dunphy said. “I just had a good result in New York and I really hope to do well again in New Jersey.”</p><br /><p>With Hurricane Igor expected to deliver good surf throughout the event’s entirety, Dunphy is also looking to enjoy the opportunity to compete in the East Coast’s iconic hurricane swell conditions. </p><br /><p>“The forecast is looking really good,” Dunphy said. “Hopefully we get offshore winds and it’ll be nice to have good waves for a contest.”</p><br /><p>Balaram Stack (Long Beach, NY), 18, who is fresh off of his career best result, an equal 5th place finish at his home break of Long Beach during the ASP Grade-4 Nike 6.0 Unsound Junior Pro, is also hoping to carry his new found confidence from the event to the Fins Pro Junior this weekend. </p><br /><p>“I’m pretty happy that everyone got to see what my town is all about and get some waves,” Stack said. “My result at home was the best result I’ve had so it just makes me realize I can do a lot better than I have in the past.”</p><br /><p>Stack is also happy to have the opportunity to capitalize on the crucial ASP North America Pro Junior Series Ratings points on offer while competing close to home.</p><br /><p>“Having these East Coast events helps a ton because most of the contests are in California,” Stack said. “Competing on the East Coast saves a good amount of money in travel and the waves are really fun at the two event locations.” </p><br /><p>The ASP Grade-1 Fins Pro Junior will see the 64 man field compete from September 17 through 19, 2010.</p><br /><p>For daily updates log on to <a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/">www.aspworldtour.com</a> or <a href="http://www.aspnorthamerica.org/">www.aspnorthamerica.org </a></p></div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/09/15/hurricane-swell-expected-for-asp-grade-1-fins-pro-junior/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-6133576232131467904?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-1765972835694748872010-09-16T09:31:00.001+02:002010-09-16T09:31:34.257+02:00<p></p><div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/09/15/hurricane-swell-expected-for-asp-grade-1-fins-pro-junior/dunphy-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-5249"><img src="http://www.aspworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Dunphy1.jpg" alt="" title="Dunphy" class="alignright size-full wp-image-5249" height="400" width="600" /></a><br /><br /><strong>BELMAR, New Jersey/USA (Wednesday, September 15, 2010) –</strong> The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Grade-1 Fins Pro Junior is set to hit Belmar, New Jersey for the second stop on the ASP North America Pro Junior Series and is expecting a solid hurricane swell to deliver good conditions for the weekend event.</p><br /><p>The ASP Grade-1 Fins Pro Junior allows up-and-coming competitors the chance to earn crucial ratings points towards establishing their rating on the ASP North America Pro Junior Series. Top finishers on the ASP North America Pro Junior Series qualify for the prestigious ASP World Junior Tour. </p><br /><p>Michael Dunphy (Virginia Beach, VA), 20, just wrapped up and impressive Equal 3rd place finish at the ASP Grade-4 Nike 6.0 Unsound Junior Pro last week and will be the top seed entering the upcoming Fins Pro Junior. The talented East Coaster is hoping to carry his momentum from last week’s performance in an attempt to take out his first ASP Pro Junior victory in his last eligible year in the series. </p><br /><p>“I’d love to win one of these things before I’m done,” Dunphy said. “I just had a good result in New York and I really hope to do well again in New Jersey.”</p><br /><p>With Hurricane Igor expected to deliver good surf throughout the event’s entirety, Dunphy is also looking to enjoy the opportunity to compete in the East Coast’s iconic hurricane swell conditions. </p><br /><p>“The forecast is looking really good,” Dunphy said. “Hopefully we get offshore winds and it’ll be nice to have good waves for a contest.”</p><br /><p>Balaram Stack (Long Beach, NY), 18, who is fresh off of his career best result, an equal 5th place finish at his home break of Long Beach during the ASP Grade-4 Nike 6.0 Unsound Junior Pro, is also hoping to carry his new found confidence from the event to the Fins Pro Junior this weekend. </p><br /><p>“I’m pretty happy that everyone got to see what my town is all about and get some waves,” Stack said. “My result at home was the best result I’ve had so it just makes me realize I can do a lot better than I have in the past.”</p><br /><p>Stack is also happy to have the opportunity to capitalize on the crucial ASP North America Pro Junior Series Ratings points on offer while competing close to home.</p><br /><p>“Having these East Coast events helps a ton because most of the contests are in California,” Stack said. “Competing on the East Coast saves a good amount of money in travel and the waves are really fun at the two event locations.” </p><br /><p>The ASP Grade-1 Fins Pro Junior will see the 64 man field compete from September 17 through 19, 2010.</p><br /><p>For daily updates log on to <a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/">www.aspworldtour.com</a> or <a href="http://www.aspnorthamerica.org/">www.aspnorthamerica.org </a></p></div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/09/15/hurricane-swell-expected-for-asp-grade-1-fins-pro-junior/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-176597283569474887?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-87761477903452807452010-08-27T14:08:00.001+02:002010-08-27T14:08:15.840+02:00<p></p><div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/08/26/round-2-completed-at-ferrolterra-movistar-pantin-classic-presented-by-billabong/romaincloitrereuday3-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-5113"><img src="http://www.aspworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/RomainCloitreREUDay31.jpg" alt="" title="RomainCloitreREUDay3" class="alignright size-full wp-image-5113" height="400" width="600" /></a><strong>PANTIN, Spain (Thursday, August 26, 2010) – </strong>Round Two of the Ferrolterra Movistar Pantin Classic Presented by Billabong was completed today with gale force off-shore winds battering the line-up making for tricky conditions for the entire international field of athletes. After yesterday’s sweltering heat it was the wind that played havoc at the main event site. Late this afternoon Round Two of the Cabreiroa Surfing Girls was also completed during another marathon day of competition.</p><br /><p>There were clean 3-4ft (1m) waves on offer throughout the day however with the strong winds and the huge low tide during the middle of the day conditions played a major role in the competitor’s game plan when entering the water. </p><br /><p>Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA) came home on the final siren to jump from third to first in his 25-minute clash and claim the highest single wave score of the day, an 8.90 out of a possible 10. Needing a solid score to advance Dornelles paddled into a long right-hander pulling off a series of powerful turns to easily advance to the next round.</p><br /><p>“I was watching all the guys surfing in the beginning and I was trying to get a wave. I caught a good left and then I got that last one so I was very lucky today. I knew I needed a very good score and so I tried to give my best on that wave and it paid off. My boards are going really well at the moment so that was a help for me.”</p><br /><p>Rhys Bombaci (AUS) obtained one of the highest combined heat totals of 16.17 with two excellent scoring rides in his mid-morning low tide heat. Having made it through his previous first round heat Bombaci is getting a feel for the event and wants to keep his momentum going.</p><br /><p>“Before going out it was windy and getting a bit smaller so I knew I had to pick the best ones and that’s what I did with one good left and one good right. There is the odd set coming through and with the tide so low at the moment you just had to be in the right spot to get through. Round of 96 is always the hardest to try and get your campaign going so it is good to get a couple of heats under my belt already.”</p><br /><p>Nat Young (USA) survived the toughest heat of the round where only 0.5 points separated the four surfers. Finishing behind heat winner Pedro Henrique (BRA) Young knew that despite getting off to a flying start he would have to work hard to hold his opponents off.</p><br /><p>“Right at the beginning I got a 7 and most guys are making heats with a 12 point total so I was really stoked when I got that but then everyone else got 7s and 8s so I had to start all over again but I got a backup so that helped.”</p><br /><p>Pleased to advance after his first round loss last week Young explains his feelings.</p><br /><p>“I lost in the first heat in the last event so I just want to do really well in this one and the next one to get on a roll so this is a good start for me.”</p><br /><p>Gony Zubizarreta (ESP) who finished equal 3rd in last year’s edition advanced behind an inform Alejo Muniz (BRA). Surfing in his local area in front of the supportive crowd watching the action unfold, Zubizarreta used his local knowledge of the Pantin peak to break away from his nearest rivals. </p><br /><p>“I feel good here in Pantin and I got a third last year here and the local people support me here and I feel really comfortable because I have surfed this comp many times over the years and sometime the pressure can hurt you but if you can deal with it your surfing can be better.”</p><br /><p>“I was lucky I found a good right at the beginning and then a little left. Alejo (Muniz) was surfing very good and the others couldn’t find any rhythm and were a little bit lost on the peak so I was definitely lucky so I am very happy to get through that heat and looking forward to tomorrow.”</p><br /><p>Romain Cloitre (FRA) placed first in his early morning heat when the strong off-shore was at its strongest. With consistent results through the season Cloitre is looking for a bigger result here at the Ferrolterra Movistar Pantin Classic Presented by Billabong.</p><br /><p>“I’m stoked to get through that heat because there are so many good surfers here that all the heats are tough and today with the wind it is difficult so I am happy for sure.”</p><br /><p>“My year so far has not really been too good,” explained Cloitre. “I have had some results but nothing big yet so I am just going to keep trying and do my best and look for that big result.”</p><br /><p>All athletes are in search of valuable points for the ASP World Rankings. The Cabreiroa Surfing Girls is the final stop of the ASP European Women’s Series and will eventually crown this year’s ASP European Women’s Champion while for the men it is stop number 7 of 12 for the ASP European Men’s Series.</p><br /><p>First call tomorrow Day 4 will be at 08:30 local time for Round Three of the Ferrolterra Movistar Pantin Classic Presented by Billabong and the Cabreiroa Surfing Girls.</p><br /><p>For all results, videos, daily highlights, photos and news log-on to <a href="http://www.aspeurope.com/">www.aspeurope.com</a></p><br /><p><strong>Ferrolterra Movistar Pantin Classic presented by Billabong Round 3 Match-ups<br /><br />Heat 1: </strong>Wiggolly Dantas (BRA), Julian Wilson (AUS), Adam Robertson (AUS), Nathaniel Curran (USA)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 2: </strong>Odirlei Coutinho (BRA), Jayke Sharp (AUS), Sebastien Zietz (HAW), Romain Cloitre (FRA)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 3: </strong>Gabe Kling (USA), Jay Quinn (NZL), Rudy Palmboom (ZAF), Cory Lopez (USA)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 4: </strong>Pablo Gutierrez (ESP), Mickey Picon (FRA), Yadin Nicol (AUS), Billy Stairmand (NZL)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 5: </strong>Gustavo Fernandes (BRA), Rhys Bombaci (AUS), Nat Young (USA), Raoni Monteiro (BRA)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 6: </strong>Mitch Coleborn (AUS), Hodei Collazo (EUK), Pedro Henrique (BRA), Richard Christie (NZL)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 7: </strong>Alejo Muniz (BRA), Tim Boal (FRA), Messias Felix (BRA), Bernardo Miranda (BRA)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 8: </strong>Gony Zubizarreta (ESP), Nathan Hedge (AUS), Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA), Royden Bryson (ZAF)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 9: </strong>William Cardoso (BRA), Shaun Cansdell (AUS), Austin Ware (USA), Jeronimo Vargas (BRA)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 10: </strong>Marlon Lipke (DEU), Marc Lacomare (FRA), Maxime Huscenot (FRA), Granger Larsen (HAW)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 11: </strong>Nic Muscroft (AUS), Pablo Paulino (BRA), Kai Barger (HAW), Indar Perez (EUK)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 12: </strong>Casey Brown (HAW), Dion Atkinson (AUS), Dyyan Neve (AUS), Heitor Alves (BRA)</p><br /><p><strong>CABREIROA SURFING GIRLS UPCOMING ROUND 3 MATCHUPS<br /><br />Heat 1: </strong>Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), Courtney Conlogue (USA), Nikita Robb (ZAF)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 2: </strong>Pauline Ado (FRA), Alizee Arnaud (FRA), Ornella Pellizzari (ARG)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 3: </strong>Laura Enever (AUS), Tyler Wright (AUS), Freya Prumm (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 4: </strong>Paige Hareb (NZL), Cannelle Bulard (REU), Joanne Defay (FRA)</p><br /><p><strong>Ferrolterra Movistar Pantin Classic Presented by Billabong Round 2 Results<br /><br />Heat 1: </strong>Wiggolly Dantas (BRA) 13.50, Odirlei Coutinho (BRA) 11.84, Kevin Sullivan (HAW) 9.93, Marcos San Segundo (EUK) 8.03<br /><br /><strong>Heat 2: </strong>Julian Wilson (AUS) 11.46, Jayke Sharp (AUS) 10.60, Klee Strachan (ZAF) 8.23, Ricardo Santos (BRA) 4.90<br /><br /><strong>Heat 3: </strong>Sebastien Zietz (HAW) 13.33, Adam Robertson (AUS) 9.90, David Weare (ZAF) 9.67, Chad Du Toit (ZAF) 7.30<br /><br /><strong>Heat 4: </strong>Romain Cloitre (FRA) 13.67, Nathaniel Curran (USA) 13.17, Joao Guedes (PRT) 8.93, Chase Wilson (USA) 7.90<br /><br /><strong>Heat 5: </strong>Gabe Kling (USA) 14.50, Pablo Gutierrez (ESP) 13.60, Junior Faria (BRA) 8.75, Cory Ziems (AUS) 7.32<br /><br /><strong>Heat 6:</strong> Jay Quinn (NZL) 13.20, Mickey Picon (FRA) 11.83, Glen Hall (IRL) 10.84, Alex Ribeiro (BRA) 6.90<br /><br /><strong>Heat 7: </strong>Yadin Nicol (AUS) 12.23, Rudy Palmboom (ZAF) 11.50, Tiago Camarao (BRA) 9.13, Brent Dorrington (AUS) 8.76<br /><br /><strong>Heat 8: </strong>Billy Stairmand (NZL) 12.23, Cory Lopez (USA) 11.67, Alain Riou (PYF) 9.53, Blake Jones (USA) 8.07<br /><br /><strong>Heat 9:</strong> Gustavo Fernandes (BRA) 14.00, Mitch Coleborn (AUS) 11.00, Jorge Spanner (BRA) 10.70, Aritz Aranburu (EUK) 9.62<br /><br /><strong>Heat 10: </strong>Rhys Bombaci (AUS) 16.17, Hodei Collazo (EUK) 14.37, Gabriel Medina (BRA) 12.27, Romain Laulhe (FRA) 7.77<br /><br /><strong>Heat 11: </strong>Pedro Henrique (BRA) 13.67, Nat Young (USA) 13.44, Nic von Rupp (DEU) 13.34, Jean Da Silva (BRA) 13.10<br /><br /><strong>Heat 12: </strong>Richard Christie (NZL) 13.26, Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 12.53, Diego Rosa (BRA) 10.33, Michael February (ZAF) 7.97<br /><br /><strong>Heat 13: </strong>Alejo Muniz (BRA) 15.53, Gony Zubizarreta (ESP) 14.33, Jonathan Gonzalez (CNY) 8.80, Brendon Gibbens (ZAF) 8.14<br /><br /><strong>Heat 14:</strong> Tim Boal (FRA) 12.00, Nathan Hedge (AUS) 11.80, Leonardo Neves (BRA) 11.50, Parrish Byrne (AUS) 7.40<br /><br /><strong>Heat 15:</strong> Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA) 16.33, Messias Felix (BRA) 16.03, Alan Stokes (GBR) 15.10, Hugo Savalli (REU) 11.60<br /><br /><strong>Heat 16: </strong>Royden Bryson (ZAF) 12.17, Bernardo Miranda (BRA) 11.87, Sunny Garcia (HAW) 10.66, Ricky Basnett (ZAF) 8.73<br /><br /><strong>Heat 17: </strong>William Cardoso (BRA) 15.10, Marlon Lipke (DEU) 13.97, Brandon Jackson (ZAF) 13.27, Brian Toth (PRI) 8.07<br /><br /><strong>Heat 18:</strong> Shaun Cansdell (AUS) 13.14, Marc Lacomare (FRA) 10.73, Jano Belo (BRA) 10.34, Jack Perry (AUS) 10.17<br /><br /><strong>Heat 19:</strong> Maxime Huscenot (FRA) 13.93, Austin Ware (USA) 12.80, Tomas Hermes (BRA) 12.60, Lincoln Taylor (AUS) 10.80<br /><br /><strong>Heat 20:</strong> Granger Larsen (HAW) 12.17, Jeronimo Vargas (BRA) 10.93, Adrien Toyon (REU) 10.17, Eduardo Fernandes (PRT) 9.66<br /><br /><strong>Heat 21:</strong> Nic Muscroft (AUS) 14.10, Casey Brown (HAW) 9.96, Dege O’Connell (HAW) 8.66, Yuri Sodre (BRA) 5.87<br /><br /><strong>Heat 22:</strong> Pablo Paulino (BRA) 13.67, Dion Atkinson (AUS) 12.57, Bruno Rodrigues (BRA) 9.30, Paulo Moura (BRA) 9.20<br /><br /><strong>Heat 23:</strong> Dyyan Neve (AUS) 13.50, Kai Barger (HAW) 12.30, Marco Giorgi (URY) 8.36, Dylan Southworth (MEX) 8.20<br /><br /><strong>Heat 24:</strong> Heitor Alves (BRA) 12.50, Indar Perez (EUK) 12.13, Tom Curren (USA) 11.83, Brad Ettinger (USA) 8.07</p><br /><p>CABREIROA SURFING GIRLS ROUND 2 RESULTS<br /><br />Heat 4: Laura Enever (AUS) 14.34, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.94, Sage Erickson (USA) 8.07, Rosanne Hodge (ZAF) 7.06<br /><br />Heat 5: Tyler Wright (AUS) 15.33, Cannelle Bulard (REU) 14.60, Sophia Mulanovich (PER) 12.93, Justine Dupont (FRA) 11.50<br /><br />Heat 6: Joanne Defay (FRA) 11.17, Freya Prumm (AUS) 10.17, Bruna Schmitz (BRA) 8.37, Claudia Goncalves (BRA) 5.23 </p></div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/08/26/round-2-completed-at-ferrolterra-movistar-pantin-classic-presented-by-billabong/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-8776147790345280745?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-63581403861513580562010-08-25T14:17:00.001+02:002010-08-25T14:17:18.556+02:00<p></p><div><p><a href="http://www.dailystoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Julian-Wilson-Scratching-the-Surface.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-12259" title="Julian Wilson Scratching the Surface" src="http://www.dailystoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Julian-Wilson-Scratching-the-Surface.jpg" alt="" height="239" width="329" /></a>We were stoked to check out an advance screening of Julian Wilson’s new flick, <em><strong>Scratching The Surface</strong></em>, and it’s pretty sick stuff (see our recent interview with Julian <a href="http://www.dailystoke.com/2010/01/18/scratching-the-surface-with-julian-wilson/" target="_blank">h</a><a href="http://www.dailystoke.com/2010/01/18/scratching-the-surface-with-julian-wilson/" target="_blank">ere</a>, he basically took last year off to film).</p><br /><p><em><strong>Scratching the Surface</strong></em> doesn’t have a big storyline, it’s pure surf adrenaline with some of the sickest surf shots you’ll see — backed up with one of the best music soundtracks.&nbsp; You will be amped after you watch this movie.&nbsp; The movie chronicles Julian and crew (Dane, Taj, Dusty, Mick) as they spend a year traveling around the world in search of some stoke.&nbsp; They hit Hawaii, Indo, S. Africa and West OZ, among other places.&nbsp; The movie was shot entirely in HD, and there is this one overhead helicopter shot about 17 minutes into the movie that has to be one of the best surf clips ever.&nbsp; You get to see Julian towing into a big slab from overhead, and then watch him outrun this massive white cloud — it’s amazing because only a helicopter has the speed to get this type of shot.&nbsp; Words can’t describe, just check it out.</p><br /><p>The movie opens with interviews of Julian’s family and friends, while showing some old clips of him as a grom, when he was surfing, skating, skating some more, and even snowboarding!&nbsp; Then he gets sponsored by Quiksilver at 13, conquers the world with his friends on a year-long surf trip, makes a movie, and the rest is history — or something like that….</p><br /><p>The movie was directed by Matt Beauchesne and Irons Brothers Productions.&nbsp; They also teamed up with Brain Farm Cinema, whose was behind some of the pioneering surf filmmaking you see in the movie (helicopters, The Phantom Camera, etc).</p><br /><p>Here is the trailer:<br /><br /></p></div><p><a href="http://www.dailystoke.com/2010/08/24/scratching-the-surface-movie-review/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-6358140386151358056?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-52737917652339707562010-08-25T14:15:00.001+02:002010-08-25T14:15:23.102+02:00<p></p><div><p></p><div id="attachment_5098" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/08/24/second-consecutive-lay-day-for-billabong-pro-tahiti-swell-outlook-improves-slightly/wright0343tahiti10kirstin_l-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-5098"><img src="http://www.aspworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/wright0343tahiti10kirstin_l1.jpg" alt="Owen Wright (AUS), 20, current ASP World No. 11, warms up for his Round 1 Billabong Pro Tahiti match against fellow 2010 ASP Dream Tour rookie Brett Simpson (USA), 25, and Neco Padaratz (BRA), 34." title="Owen Wright (AUS), 20, current ASP World No. 11, warms up for his Round 1 Billabong Pro Tahiti match against fellow 2010 ASP Dream Tour rookie Brett Simpson (USA), 25, and Neco Padaratz (BRA), 34." class="size-full wp-image-5098" height="400" width="632" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Owen Wright (AUS), 20, current ASP World No. 11, warms up for his Round 1 Billabong Pro Tahiti match against fellow 2010 ASP Dream Tour rookie Brett Simpson (USA), 25, and Neco Padaratz (BRA), 34.</p></div><br /><p><strong>TEAHUPOO, Taiarapu/Tahiti (Tuesday, August 24, 2010) – </strong>Small surf in the one-to-two foot (0.5 metre) range has forced event organizers to call another lay day for the Billabong Pro Tahiti, but a slightly improved forecast for later in the week could see the world’s best surfers attacking Teahupoo in the coming days.</p><br /><p>Event No. 5 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Tahiti is a crucial venue for the ASP Top 45. The ASP’s midyear field reduction from the Top 45 to the Top 34 (Top 32 finishers plus two wildcards), renders this year’s Billabong Pro Tahiti boasts unprecedented importance for the world’s best surfers.</p><br /><p>“The surf has dropped since yesterday as predicted and we’ve called competition off for the day,” Richie Porta, ASP International Head Judge, said. “The forecast has improved slightly for the end of the week, but we’ll be back again tomorrow at 7am to assess conditions.”</p><br /><p>Surfline, official forecasters for the Billabong Pro Tahiti, are calling for small scale southwest swell to ease through mid week. A longer period southwest swell will slowly build in Thursday and Friday, which will offer a slight increase in size and power. The coming weekend and week of the 30th also look quite slow, but also slightly better than the past couple days.</p><br /><p>A full breakdown of ASP World Title Rankings possibilities, including the ASP midyear field reduction, for the Billabong Pro Tahiti are available at <a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/pdf/ASPWT_cutoff_scenarios.pdf">ASPWorldTour.com</a></p><br /><p>Event organizers will reconvene tomorrow morning at 7am to assess conditions for a possible 8am start.</p><br /><p>When competition commences, up first will be Damien Hobgood (USA), 31, Kekoa Bacalso (HAW), 25, and Jay Thompson (AUS), 28, in the opening heat of the Billabong Pro Tahiti.</p><br /><p>The Billabong Pro Tahiti will be webcast LIVE via <a href="http://www.billabongpro.com/tahiti10/">http://www.billabongpro.com/tahiti10/</a></p><br /><p>For more information, log onto <a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/">www.aspworldtour.com</a></p><br /><p><strong>BILLABONG PRO TAHITI ROUND 1 MATCH-UPS<br /><br />Heat 1:</strong> Damien Hobgood (USA), Kekoa Bacalso (HAW), Jay Thompson (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 2: </strong>Jadson Andre (BRA), Luke Stedman (AUS), Nate Yeomans (USA)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 3: </strong>Bobby Martinez (USA), Jeremy Flores (FRA), Marco Polo (BRA)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 4: </strong>Dane Reynolds (USA), Tom Whitaker (AUS), Blake Thornton (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 5: </strong>Adriano de Souza (BRA), Roy Powers (HAW), Tim Reyes (USA)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 6: </strong>Bede Durbidge (AUS), Kieren Perrow (AUS), Joan Duru (FRA)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 7: </strong>Mick Fanning (AUS), Adam Melling (AUS), Tamaroa McComb (PYF)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 8: </strong>Jordy Smith (ZAF), C.J. Hobgood (USA), Manoa Drollet (PYF)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 9: </strong>Taj Burrow (AUS), Tiago Pires (PRT), Tuamata Puhetini (PYF)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 10: </strong>Kelly Slater (USA), Andy Irons (HAW), Heiarii Williams (PYF)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 11: </strong>Adrian Buchan (AUS), Dusty Payne (HAW), Drew Courtney (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 12: </strong>Owen Wright (AUS), Brett Simpson (USA), Neco Padaratz (BRA)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 13:</strong> Fredrick Patacchia (HAW), Matt Wilkinson (AUS), Tanner Gudauskas (USA)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 14: </strong>Michel Bourez (PYF), Dean Morrison (AUS), Mick Campbell (AUS)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 15: </strong>Taylor Knox (USA), Luke Munro (AUS), Travis Logie (ZAF)<br /><br /><strong>Heat 16: </strong>Chris Davidson (AUS), Patrick Gudauskas (USA), Ben Dunn (AUS)</p></div><p><a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/08/24/second-consecutive-lay-day-for-billabong-pro-tahiti-swell-outlook-improves-slightly/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-5273791765233970756?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-91860044218859663382010-08-09T14:16:00.001+02:002010-08-09T14:16:36.720+02:00<p></p><div><p></p><div id="attachment_4990" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="http://72.47.192.85/2010/08/08/simpson-takes-back-to-back-us-open-of-surfing-titles-geiselman-wins-asp-pro-junior/brett-simpson-check-002/" rel="attachment wp-att-4990"><img src="http://72.47.192.85/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Brett-Simpson-Check-002.jpg" alt="Brett Simpson Takes Out Back-to-Back US Open Titles!" title="Brett Simpson Takes Out Back-to-Back US Open Titles!" class="size-full wp-image-4990" height="400" width="600" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Brett Simpson Takes Out Back-to-Back US Open Titles!</p></div><br /><p><strong>HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/USA (Sunday, August 8, 2010) – </strong>Local favorite Brett Simpson (Huntington Beach, CA), 25, defeated current Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World No. 1 Jordy Smith (ZAF), 22, to win his second consecutive ASP PRIME US Open of Surfing presented by Hurley and Nike 6.0 title while clinching the highly sought after $100,000 check at South Huntington Beach Pier in two-to-four foot (1 metre) surf.</p><br /><p>Evan Geiselman (New Smyrna Beach, FL), 17, also put in an impressive performance to clinch the ASP Grade-2 US Open of Surfing Pro Junior to solidify the title of 2010 ASP North America Pro Junior Series Champion.</p><br /><p>Surfers competing in the US Open of Surfing are out to clinch the crucial ratings points on offer towards their ASP World Ranking while ASP Pro Junior surfers look to finish atop their regional ratings to qualify for the inaugural ASP World Junior Tour.</p><br /><p>Simpson, who marched to a dream victory in front of his home crowd last year, surfed consistently throughout the event’s entirety to charge to a nearly unimaginable repeat performance to take his second consecutive US Open of Surfing title and mass of ratings points on offer towards his ASP World Ranking.</p><br /><p>“Last year barely sank in and now I won this year,” Simpson said. “It’s so hard to 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. To be at home with so many friends and family, I’ve enjoyed it so much. To win out here two years in a row is unimaginable. ”</p><br /><p>Simpson, who is currently competing on his rookie year on the ASP Dream Tour, jumped out to a quick start in his matchup against the South African juggernaut in the Final and built momentum throughout the heat, leaving Smith looking for a near-perfect score in the dying moments of their matchup.</p><br /><p>“Jordy (Smith) has been getting quick starts, so I tried to go out there and get a decent start,” Simpson said. “I got a five, and it was a low scoring heat, but all the waves I caught I maximized. Jordy had that one wave, where if he pulled that air it could have been a different ballgame. That’s the risk you take to be rewarded and with the level these days, that’s where it’s at. I kind of stayed conservative and built my scores, but either way, a win is a win.”</p><br /><p>Simpson, who defeated reigning two-time ASP World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS), 29, to win his 2009 US Open of Surfing title, rose to the challenge once again this year, topping a marquee list of surfers including nine-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (Cocoa Beach ,FL), 38, former ASP World Tour surfer Nathaniel Curran (Oxnard, CA), 26, ASP Dream Tour rookie Adam Melling (AUS), 25, and Australian standout Julian Wilson (AUS), 22, before defeating Smith in the Final.</p><br /><p>“It’s amazing to beat those guys,” Simpson said. “I guess this is my best chance to compete against those guys and I know the wave really well and I just go out there and stay confident. I know which waves score the best and that’s all you can do against those guys.”</p><br /><p>Smith, who posted the highest scores of the day in the Quarterfinals, ousted dangerous ASP Pro Junior surfer Miguel Pupo (BRA), 18, in the Quarterfinals and reigning two-time ASP World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS), 29, in the Semifinals, but was unable to find a rhythm against Simpson and placed second overall.</p><br /><p>“It wasn’t exactly J-Bay, it’s Huntington, it’s never going to be perfect,” Smith said. “You’ve got to kind of adapt to everything and Brett (Simpson) did that the best. It’s a big event and Brett has done it again, congratulations to him.”</p><br /><p>Smith has been on an absolute tear throughout the 2010 ASP season and has been a consistent finalist in several events. Although Smith was hungry to clinch the US Open of Surfing title, he was pleased with the result and the ASP PRIME points.</p><br /><p>“It’s still a good result,” Smith said. “We’ll see how the year goes from here. I don’t want to count my chickens before they hatch. I am having a pretty good year. I’m just relaxing and feeling confident.”</p><br /><p>Evan Geiselman, who put in an amazing performance in the men’s ASP PRIME event via his wildcard entry, stormed to victory in the ASP Grade-2 Pro Junior Final over a tough list of talent including Alejo Muniz (BRA), 20, Kolohe Andino (San Clemente, CA), 16, and Miguel Pupo (BRA), 18.</p><br /><p>“I just had fun this whole week,” Geiselman said. “I took it serious, but just had fun and did what I wanted to do. I didn’t let anything get in my heat and just surfed.”</p><br /><p>The young Floridian’s US Open Pro Junior victory also saw Geiselman follow in his older brother Eric’s footsteps by clinching the family’s second ASP North America Pro Junior Series Title.</p><br /><p>“I think I’ve just been rolling off of this whole year with confidence,” Geiselman said. “This year has been crazy for me and I can’t believe it. To win the ASP North America Pro Junior Title is amazing and I’m just looking forward to going to Bali. That was my main goal this year, so this is awesome. I don’t even know what to say.”</p><br /><p>For US Open of Surfing presented by Hurley and Nike 6.0 Highlights log on to www.<a href="http://usopenofsurfing.com/">usopenofsurfing.com</a></p><br /><p>For complimentary high-res images and video log on to <a href="http://www.usopenofsurfing.com/downloads">www.usopenofsurfing.com/downloads</a></p><br /><p>For additional ASP information log on to <a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/">www.aspworldtour.com</a> or <a href="http://www.aspnorthamerica.org/">www.aspnorthamerica.org</a></p><br /><p><strong>US Open of Surfing Men’s Final Results:<br /><br />1 – </strong>Brett Simpson (USA) 13.97<br /><br /><strong>2 –</strong> Jordy Smith (ZAF) 8.33</p><br /><p><strong>US Open of Surfing Men’s Semifinals Results:<br /><br />SF 1: </strong>Jordy Smith (ZAF) 13.00 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 12.80<br /><br /><strong>SF 2: </strong>Brett Simpson (USA) 13.37 def. Kelly Slater (USA) 13.33</p><br /><p><strong>US Open of Surfing Men’s Quarterfinals Results:<br /><br />QF 1: </strong>Jordy Smith (ZAF) 17.66 def. Miguel Pupo (BRA) 16.10<br /><br /><strong>QF 2: </strong>Mick Fanning (AUS) 16.26 def. Jadson Andre (BRA) 16.07<br /><br /><strong>QF 3: </strong>Kelly Slater (USA) 13.94 def. Granger Larsen (HAW) 7.43<br /><br /><strong>QF 4: </strong>Brett Simpson (USA) 10.14 def. Nathaniel Curran (USA) 9.74</p><br /><p><strong>US Open Pro Junior Men’s Final:<br /><br />1 – </strong>Evan Geiselman (USA) 12.57<br /><br /><strong>2 – </strong>Alejo Muniz (BRA) 12.54<br /><br /><strong>3 – </strong>Kolohe Andino (USA) 8.23<br /><br /><strong>4 – </strong>Miguel Pupo (BRA) 7.67</p></div><p><a href="http://72.47.192.85/2010/08/08/simpson-takes-back-to-back-us-open-of-surfing-titles-geiselman-wins-asp-pro-junior/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-9186004421885966338?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-57618630676930542522010-08-08T10:13:00.001+02:002010-08-08T10:13:01.867+02:00<p></p><div><p></p><div id="attachment_4981" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="http://72.47.192.85/2010/08/08/carissa-moore-wins-asp-6-star-women%e2%80%99s-us-open-of-surfing-erickson-takes-pro-junior/carissa-moore-002/" rel="attachment wp-att-4981"><img src="http://72.47.192.85/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Carissa-Moore-002.jpg" alt="Carissa Moore collects an historic US$50,000 at the US Open of Surfing" title="Carissa Moore collects an historic US$50,000 at the US Open of Surfing" class="size-full wp-image-4981" height="369" width="553" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Carissa Moore collects an historic US$50,000 at the US Open of Surfing</p></div><br /><p><strong>HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/USA (Saturday, August 7, 2010) – </strong> Carissa Moore (Honolulu, HI), 17, won the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 6-Star Women’s US Open of Surfing presented by Hurley and Nike 6.0 in a wave-starved Final over Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 19, at South Huntington Beach Pier to take out $50,000, the richest first place prize purse in women’s surfing history. Sage Erickson (Ventura, CA), 19, also donated a standout performance today when she claimed the ASP Grade-2 Pro Junior in a stacked Final.</p><br /><p>Quarterfinalists were also decided in Men’s ASP Prime event while Finalists were determined for the Men’s ASP Grade-2 Pro Junior.</p><br /><p>Surfers competing in the US Open of Surfing are out to capitalize on the crucial ratings points on offer to either maintain their position on, or qualify for the ASP Dream Tour while surfers on the ASP North America Pro Junior Series are out to finish atop their regional ratings to qualify for the inaugural ASP World Junior Tour.</p><br /><p>Moore, who is currently competing in her rookie year on the ASP Women’s Dream Tour, started off with two small scores to start the heat, and locked into a lefthander in the dying seconds of the heat to capitalize on her priority to clinch the 2010 Women’s US Open of Surfing title over Fitzgibbons.</p><br /><p>“I was pretty nervous because I only had two 4 point scores,” Moore said. “Sally (Fitzgibbons) is gnarly and is a great competitor and I knew when that last set came, if I didn’t get on it Sally would have gotten the score easily. I’m just so on top of the world right now, I’m so psyched.”</p><br /><p>The tough victory earned by Moore also saw the young Hawaiian take out the richest prize purse in women’s surfing history and the talented natural-footer was beyond belief with her accomplishment.</p><br /><p>“It is really amazing to win this event,” Moore said. “I just can’t even believe it right now. It just seems really surreal. That Final went by so fast and I wish I could have done some more surfing, but I’m just really stoked.”</p><br /><p>Fitzgibbons, who smashed the highest scores of women’s competition throughout the event’s entirety, struggled to get a start in the Final and finished runner-up.</p><br /><p>“It was a really tough Final and there wasn’t much opportunity to open up,” Fitzgibbons said. “I had a really good time here at the US Open and second place is awesome so I’ll just take it and move on to the next event.”</p><br /><p>Fitzgibbons, who has been the runner-up in the last three ASP Women’s World Tour events, was disappointed with the loss, but feels she is close to locking down a major victory in the near future.</p><br /><p>“My time is obviously around the corner,” Fitzgibbons said. “I wanted to win that one, but there are more events and it’s great that Nike put up the extra money. It really added to the excitement and hopefully next time I catch a few more waves”</p><br /><p>Erickson, who was the runner-up in last year’s Women’s US Open Pro Junior, jumped out to an early lead in the stacked heat and led the field throughout its entirety to clinch her first ASP victory over last year’s winner Malia Manuel (Kauai, HI), 16, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Coco Ho (North Shore, HI), 19, and reigning ASP Women’s World Junior Champion Laura Enever (AUS), 18.</p><br /><p>“I came in second last year with Malia (Manuel) getting the score in the last couple of seconds,” Erickson said. “It was hard. I’m just glad to come out this year and win a Junior with such a prestigious Final. This is pretty much my best win because it’s the US Open. It feels great to win in front of all of these people.”</p><br /><p>Brett Simpson (Huntington Beach, CA), 25, who is the defending US Open of Surfing champion, tore through the Round of 16 today while unleashing the day’s top scores. The local standout blasted a 9.37 out of 10 with an impressive backside air and followed with a series of impressive turns before snatching a 17.17 heat total, the day’s highest, to eliminate current ASP Dream Tour No. 4 Dane Reynolds to advance to the Quarterfinals.</p><br /><p>“I think that in the beginning we were both going for big maneuvers,” Simpson said. “I fell on a good wave and he tried a big air and I think I had to shake the jitters out. I know that Dane (Reynolds) is going to go for big maneuvers, he never surfs safe and I was trying to match it. I got the good air and was in rhythm with the waves and I think that’s half of the battle. I’m stoked to be in the Quarters.”</p><br /><p>Simpson will compete against 2008 US Open of Surfing Champion Nathaniel Curran (Oxnard, CA), 26, in Quarterfinal Heat 4.</p><br /><p>Granger Larsen (Lahaina, HI), 20, issued the upset of the day in the men’s ASP PRIME main event when the young Hawaiian eliminated current ASP World Title event No. 5 Adriano de Souza (BRA), 23, with a last minute exchange to advance to the Quarterfinals.</p><br /><p>“I knew going into that heat it was going to be hard,” Larsen said. “They had to restart the heat because no waves came. That actually made me relax a little bit. Then that first set came and I got the better of the exchange. I felt good and had a feeling that I could beat him. I had priority at the end and knew I only needed a small score. That perfect left came and I got the score, I’m stoked.”</p><br /><p>Larsen will tackle nine-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (Cocoa Beach, FL), 38, in Quarterfinal Heat 3.</p><br /><p>Men’s US Open of Surfing Pro Junior Finalists were also decided today, with current ASP North America Pro Junior Series ratings leader Evan Geiselman (New Smyrna Beach, FL), 17, Kolohe Andino (San Clemente, CA), 16, and Brazilians Alejo Muniz (BRA), 20, and Miguel Pupo (BRA), 20, earning the right to battle for this year’s US Open Pro Junior title tomorrow.</p><br /><p>Men’s ASP PRIME US Open of Surfing and ASP Pro Junior Champions will be crowned tomorrow. For all of the LIVE action log on to <a href="http://usopenofsurfing.com/">www.usopenofsurfing.com</a></p><br /><p>For complimentary high-res images and video log on to <a href="http://www.usopenofsurfing.com/downloads">www.usopenofsurfing.com/downloads</a></p><br /><p>For additional ASP information log on to <a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/">www.aspworldtour.com</a> or <a href="http://www.aspnorthamerica.org/">www.aspnorthamerica.org</a></p><br /><p><strong>US Open of Surfing Women’s Final:<br /><br />1 – </strong>Carissa Moore (HAW) 12.50<br /><br /><strong>2 – </strong>Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 3.83</p><br /><p><strong>US Open of Surfing Women’s Semifinals:<br /><br />SF 1:</strong> Carissa Moore (USA) 13.27 def. Lakey Peterson (USA) 6.27<br /><br /><strong>SF 2: </strong>Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 13.33 def. Jacqueline Silva (BRA) 10.70</p><br /><p><strong>US Open of Surfing Pro Junior Women’s Final:<br /><br />1 – </strong>Sage Erickson (USA) 10.20<br /><br /><strong>2 – </strong>Malia Manuel (HAW) 6.56<br /><br /><strong>3 – </strong>Coco Ho (HAW) 7.00<br /><br /><strong>4 – </strong>Laura Enever (AUS) 6.67</p><br /><p><strong>US Open of Surfing Men’s Round of 16 Results:<br /><br />Heat 1: </strong>Jordy Smith (ZAF) 11.17 def. Gabriel Medina (BRA) 7.24<br /><br /><strong>Heat 2: </strong>Miguel Pupo (BRA) 14.33 def. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 13.00<br /><br /><strong>Heat 3: </strong>Jadson Andre (BRA) 9.50 def. Nic Muscroft (AUS) 8.00<br /><br /><strong>Heat 4: </strong>Mick Fanning (AUS) 14.93 def. Cory Lopez (USA) 13.93<br /><br /><strong>Heat 5: </strong>Granger Larsen (HAW) 14.10 def. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 13.00<br /><br /><strong>Heat 6: </strong>Kelly Slater (USA) 14.77 def. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 11.44<br /><br /><strong>Heat 7: </strong>Nathaniel Curran (USA) 16.27 def. Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 10.73<br /><br /><strong>Heat 8: </strong>Brett Simpson (USA) 17.14 def. Dane Reynolds (USA) 7.23</p><br /><p><strong>US Open Pro Junior Men’s Semifinals Results:<br /><br />SF 1:</strong> Evan Geiselman (USA) 15.17, Kolohe Andino (USA) 12.49, Ian Crane (USA) 6.66, Cooper Chapman (AUS) 5.07<br /><br /><strong>SF 2:</strong> Alejo Muniz (BRA) 15.73, Miguel Pupo (BRA) 12.83, Granger Larsen (HAW) 11.33, Jacob Halstead (USA) 7.33</p></div><p><a href="http://72.47.192.85/2010/08/08/carissa-moore-wins-asp-6-star-women%E2%80%99s-us-open-of-surfing-erickson-takes-pro-junior/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-5761863067693054252?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-52767332089362145062010-08-07T11:03:00.001+02:002010-08-07T11:03:25.095+02:00<p></p><div>We can see locals call this statue the Cardiff Kook...and over time it looks like its taken a fair amount of abuse in various forms but this prank is a classic. Heres the story:<br /><br /><br /><br />"The statue named 'Magic Carpet Ride', created by artist Matthew Antichevich sits located on Coast Highway 101. This morning it was surrounded by a sculpture of a great white shark. The often-abused statue of a surfer in Encinitas was turned into a Jaws-dropping artwork early Saturday morning by a group of unknown pranksters.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DtWPLAWvhzo/TE1OKrHGlEI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/jCI2IW9tFto/s1600/47825.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DtWPLAWvhzo/TE1OKrHGlEI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/jCI2IW9tFto/s400/47825.jpg" border="0" height="300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />Nearby campers at San Elijo State Beach said they heard a ruckus near the statue about 4 a.m., but didn’t see or hear how the pranksters were able to put the giant shark around the surfer. The shark didn’t appear without warning. Large sharklike fins had been placed on the other side of the highway earlier this week then, over the course of the past two days, the fins moved closer to the statue, as if the shark was circling in on its prey.<br /><br /><br /><br />A large seam along the shark’s jaw indicates it was transported in two large pieces and then stuck together with a foamlike sealer that also made it look like the beast was bursting through the surface of the ocean. <br /><br /><br /><br />The statue, called "Magic Carpet Ride," was made by artist Matthew Antichevich and erected in 2007 at a cost of $120,000 paid. It was said to be the first to honor surfing in San Diego County. But the reaction from local surfers was cool at best, and heated at worst, as they found the surfer to fall short of the image they thought their sport should project.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DtWPLAWvhzo/TE1OT86_xWI/AAAAAAAAA1g/kmmvBhgQX58/s1600/shark11.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DtWPLAWvhzo/TE1OT86_xWI/AAAAAAAAA1g/kmmvBhgQX58/s200/shark11.jpg" border="0" height="152" width="200" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />Criticism&nbsp;since before it was unveiled back in July of 2007 ranged from;&nbsp;"I'm not impressed with it,"&nbsp;in a 2007 interview,&nbsp;to "It looks more like a dancer than a surfer to me."&nbsp;For years, many have seen the statue as an unrealistic depiction of a surfer.&nbsp;"Sometimes he's called the 'Cardiff Kook.' Sometimes 'Fairy Mary.' He's little 'fem' and the surfers don't really care for him," said a Cardiff resident.<br /><br /><br /><br />The “Cardiff Kook,” has routinely been dressed in different costumes by snarky locals. At various times, the statue of the young male surfer has been adorned with a ballerina’s tutu and luche libre wrestler’s mask, a woman’s bikini and other costumes, most recently a tennis outfit with racket. But the shark attack took pranks on the statue to a new level.<br /><br /><br /><br />That may be why so many have already signed a petition taped to the side of the display to keep the shark up."<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8807475879849768272-5597574689202321436?l=extremehorizon.blogspot.com" alt="" height="1" width="1" /></div></div><p><a href="http://extremehorizon.blogspot.com/2010/07/san-diego-surfer-swallowed-by-massive.html">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-5276733208936214506?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-67570835475166095202010-08-06T10:02:00.001+02:002010-08-06T10:02:11.808+02:00<p></p><div><p></p><div id="attachment_4968" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="http://72.47.192.85/2010/08/05/aerial-showdown-brings-top-scores-to-asp-prime-us-open-of-surfing/dane-reynolds-lowres/" rel="attachment wp-att-4968"><img src="http://72.47.192.85/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Dane-Reynolds-lowres.jpg" alt="Dane Reynolds takes his hi-fi act to Huntington Beach" title="Dane Reynolds takes his hi-fi act to Huntington Beach" class="size-full wp-image-4968" height="399" width="599" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Dane Reynolds takes his hi-fi act to Huntington Beach</p></div><br /><p><strong>HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/USA (Thursday, August 5, 2010) – </strong>The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) PRIME US Open of Surfing presented by Hurley and Nike 6.0 tore through the Round of 48 today with ASP Dream Tour standouts Dane Reynolds (Ventura, CA), 24, and Jadson Andre (BRA), 20, earning the event’s top scores with massive aerial maneuvers at South Huntington Beach Pier.</p><br /><p>Surfers competing in the US Open of Surfing are out to capitalize on the crucial ratings points on offer to either solidify their position on, or qualify for the prestigious ASP Dream Tour. Once qualified the globe’s elite field of surfing talent battles for the title of ASP World Champion.</p><br /><p>Reynolds, who is currently rated No. 8 on the ASP Dream Tour, clinched the highest single-wave score of US Open of Surfing Competition today when the explosive Californian launched a gigantic inverted frontside 360 air on a closeout section, earning a near-perfect 9.87 out of 10 for the single maneuver.</p><br /><p>“I’m feeling pretty good,” Reynolds said. “I just rode this board for the first time yesterday and had a fun session on it so I was a little more confident than normal out there. When the first set came through and I didn’t get anything I was kind of worried. It was so grey out there I couldn’t see anything. I was on that wave and thought I was going to do turns but then I saw it was closing out, so it was kind of a hail Mary.”</p><br /><p>While most competitors were earning top scores for the lefthand ramps breaking towards Huntington Beach Pier, Reynolds opted to navigate away from his fellow competitors and earned his heat victory compliments of less obvious waves breaking on a peak further south of the pier.</p><br /><p>“Everyone else got that first set and then there was the lull,” Reynolds said. “They were all sitting next to the pier, so I figured I’d get as far away as possible because I can’t paddle battle for waves. I was watching in the heat before and saw some waves over in that corner and luckily they came to me.”</p><br /><p>Andre, Current No. 6 on the ASP Dream Tour, was another aerial standout who capitalized on the new ASP judging criteria put in place for 2010. The high-flying Brazilian earned the event’s highest heat total of an outstanding 17.80 out of 20, while only relying on a single maneuver on each wave to garner the impressive two-wave result.</p><br /><p>“It’s (Huntington) not one of the best waves in the world, but I think it’s one of the best waves to do one big maneuver,” Andre said. “My hometown in Brazil is the same. I’ve been here several times and I like this place, I like this wave and I’m just stoked to make one more heat.”</p><br /><p>Andre, who is currently amidst his rookie year on the ASP Dream Tour, is enjoying his time at this year’s US Open of Surfing more than in years past now that he’s in excellent position to make the dreaded midyear cut scheduled to unfold after the fifth ASP World Title event.</p><br /><p>“It’s amazing to come to this event with less pressure,” Andre said. “It’s one of the best events in the world and almost all the best surfers in the world are here. Last year I was trying to qualify (for the ASP Dream Tour), so the pressure was on, now that I’m on tour it is fun to come to this event and try and do big maneuvers. I’m just enjoying it.”</p><br /><p>Miguel Pupo (BRA), 19, has been launching his way through the rounds with a similar strategy to close friend, Andre. The Brazilian goofy-footer has been consistently garnering top scores with critical airs and is hoping he can continue to push through the rounds to earn a top result at the ASP PRIME event to help his cause towards qualification for a position amongst the elite.</p><br /><p>“I’ve been just trying to make the airs and I’ve been getting good scores, so hopefully I can just keep it going,” Pupo said. “It’s a pretty good result so far. Last year I finished 53 rd on the WQS, so I’m hoping I can do better this year and keep climbing the ratings.</p><br /><p>Other advancing surfers include two-time ASP World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS), 29, Owen Wright (AUS), 20, and current ASP World No. 1 Jordy Smith (ZAF), 22.</p><br /><p>The US Open of Surfing will continue tomorrow at 8am local time with men’s ASP PRIME Round 4 before moving into both the women’s ASP 6-Star and men’s ASP Pro Junior Quarterfinals. For all of the LIVE action log on to <a href="http://usopenofsurfing.com/">www.usopenofsurfing.com</a></p><br /><p>For complimentary high-res images and video log on to <a href="http://www.usopenofsurfing.com/downloads">www.usopenofsurfing.com/downloads</a></p><br /><p>For additional ASP information log on to <a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/">www.aspworldtour.com</a> or <a href="http://www.aspnorthamerica.org/">www.aspnorthamerica.org</a></p><br /><p><strong>US Open of Surfing Round of 48 Results:<br /><br />Heat 1: </strong>Gabriel Medina (BRA) 15.60, Kiron Jabour (HAW) 12.17, Shaun Cansdell (AUS) 11.07, Leigh Sedley (AUS) 10.20<br /><br /><strong>Heat 2: </strong>Olamana Eleogram (HAW) 14.96, Jordy Smith (ZAF) 12.33, Gabe Kling (USA) 8.54, Willian Cardoso (BRA) 5.54<br /><br /><strong>Heat 3: </strong>Miguel Pupo (BRA) 16.47, Bede Durbidge (AUS) 12.76, Damien Fahrenfort (ZAF) 11.44, Nate Yeomans (USA) 8.83<br /><br /><strong>Heat 4: </strong>Jadson Andre (BRA) 17.80, Cory Lopez (USA) 11.16, Jeremy Flores (FRA) 9.60, Austin Ware (USA) 8.70<br /><br /><strong>Heat 5: </strong>Mick Fanning (AUS) 15.23, Evan Geiselman (USA) 14.70, Jihad Khodr (BRA) 12.03, Tanner Gudauskas (USA) 11.70<br /><br /><strong>Heat 6: </strong>Nic Muscroft (AUS) 10.23, Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) 9.37, Blake Thornton (AUS) 9.30, Aritz Aranburu (EUK) 6.60<br /><br /><strong>Heat 7: </strong>Adrian Buchan (AUS) 14.20, Kelly Slater (USA) 13.57, Rob Machado (USA) 13.50, Thiago Camarao (BRA) 10.77<br /><br /><strong>Heat 8: </strong>Granger Larsen (HAW) 13.00, Heitor Alves (BRA) 10.73, Wiggoly Dantas (BRA) 10.26, Oliver Kurtz (USA) 4.60<br /><br /><strong>Heat 9: </strong>Adriano de Souza (BRA) 12.60, Jay Thompson (AUS) 10.10, Mason Ho (HAW) 9.13, Nathan Hedge (AUS) 5.63<br /><br /><strong>Heat 10: </strong>Dane Reynolds (USA) 14.37, Adam Melling (AUS) 10.50, Dion Atkinson (AUS) 9.28, Drew Courtney (AUS) 8.36<br /><br /><strong>Heat 11: </strong>Owen Wright (AUS) 15.34, Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 13.43, Taj Burrow (AUS) 8.43, Kolohe Andino (USA) 7.90<br /><br /><strong>Heat 12: </strong>Brett Simpson (USA) 12.93, Nathaniel Curran (USA) 10.47, Chris Waring (USA) 8.87, Lincoln Taylor (AUS) 7.95</p><br /><p><strong>US Open of Surfing Round of 96 Results:<br /><br />Heat 19:</strong> Adam Melling (AUS) 14.50, Jay Thompson (AUS) 14.27, Yadin Nicol (AUS) 10.90, Dylan Graves (PRI) 9.56<br /><br /><strong>Heat 20: </strong>Dane Reynolds (USA) 15.70, Nathan Hedge (AUS) 12.47, Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA) 9.67, David Weare (ZAF) 8.70<br /><br /><strong>Heat 21: </strong>Owen Wright (AUS) 13.27, Chris Waring (USA) 9.63, Diego Rosa (BRA) 6.23, Josh Kerr (AUS) 6.06<br /><br /><strong>Heat 22: </strong>Kolohe Andino (USA) 12.87, Lincoln Taylor (AUS) 11.80, Alejo Muniz (BRA) 10.73, Taylor Knox (USA) 8.93<br /><br /><strong>Heat 23: </strong>Brett Simpson (USA) 15.17, Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 15.06, Julian Wilson (AUS) 13.43, Andre Silva (BRA) 7.67<br /><br /><strong>Heat 24: </strong>Nathaniel Curran (USA) 12.54, Taj Burrow (AUS) 10.34, Tim Reyes (USA) 8.94, Eneko Acero (EUK) 8.27</p></div><p><a href="http://72.47.192.85/2010/08/05/aerial-showdown-brings-top-scores-to-asp-prime-us-open-of-surfing/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-6757083547516609520?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-69753217010819050122010-08-05T12:31:00.001+02:002010-08-05T12:31:55.897+02:00<p></p><div><p></p><div id="attachment_4958" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="http://72.47.192.85/2010/08/04/top-seeds-advance-amidst-upsets-at-asp-prime-us-open-of-surfing/evan-geiselman-001/" rel="attachment wp-att-4958"><img src="http://72.47.192.85/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Evan-Geiselman-001.jpg" alt="Evan Geiselman throws a massive air reverse against the HB Pier backdrop" title="Evan Geiselman throws a massive air reverse against the HB Pier backdrop" class="size-full wp-image-4958" height="399" width="600" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Evan Geiselman throws a massive air reverse against the HB Pier backdrop</p></div><br /><p><strong>HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/USA (Wednesday, August 4, 2010) – </strong>The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) PRIME US Open of Surfing presented by Hurley and Nike 6.0 saw several ASP Dream Tour competitors make early exits in the Round of 96 today at the hands of young talent and international standouts at South Huntington Beach Pier in peaky two-to-four foot ( 1 metre) surf.</p><br /><p>Surfers competing in the ASP PRIME US Open of Surfing are out to clinch their share of the invaluable ratings points on offer towards their ASP World Ranking in an attempt to qualify for the elite ASP Dream Tour.</p><br /><p>Willian Cardoso (BRA), 24, current No. 34 on the ASP World Ranking, charged to a come-from-behind victory by catapulting from last to first by blasting the day’s highest single-wave score of 9.00 out of 10 before snatching one of the day’s highest heat totals of an impressive 15.50 out of 20, all within the last five minutes of his heat, to eliminate ASP World Title Race No.15, Fred Patacchia (North Shore, HI), 28.</p><br /><p>“That was a nerve wracking heat,” Cardoso said. “It’s hard out there with four guys and not very many waves. I was looking for the good ones and got two good scores in the last five minutes. I went from fourth to first, so I’m really happy. To be in surf competitions, you need to know that you can get 15 points in two minutes. You just need the waves.”</p><br /><p>Cardoso attributed the heat victory in today’s tricky conditions to the similar surf of offer at his Brazilian training grounds.</p><br /><p>“I have a lot of experience in these small conditions,” Cardoso said. “There are lots of small beachbreaks in Brazil. The one thing that is different here is that the water is so cold here in Huntington.”</p><br /><p>Granger Larsen (Lahaina, HI), 20, who posted the highest heat total in the Round of 128, returned to form in Round 2 to repeat his performance, nabbing the highest heat total of the Round of 96 as well, a solid two-wave score of 15.83 out of 20.</p><br /><p>“I wanted to get a wave right on the bell and was able to get a warm up wave,” Larsen said. “It wasn’t one of my scores, but it helped me build confidence. Then I got that 6 and that 7 and all of a sudden that set came at the end and I got an 8.”</p><br /><p>Evan Geiselman (New Smyrna Beach, FL), 17, who is a US Open of Surfing wildcard, jumped out to an early lead in his stacked Round of 96 heat by punting a massive frontside air-reverse on a lefthand ramp breaking into Huntington Beach Pier and was rewarded an impressive 8.60 for the single maneuver. The young Floridian managed to find another solid backup score and maintained the lead to take out the heat victory.</p><br /><p>“Pretty much, any time you catch a wave in the beginning of the heat and get an 8 it helps, but I was still pretty nervous,” Geiselman said. “My legs were still shaking because I knew the guys in that heat were so good, but it definitely gave me a little breathing room.”</p><br /><p>Geiselman, who is the current ASP North America Pro Junior Series ratings leader, also had his hand in issuing a major upset by defeating his Floridian idol, former ASP World Champion and U.S. Open of Surfing Champion C.J. Hobgood (Melbourne, FL), 31, while topping current ASP Dream Tour rookie Blake Thornton (AUS), 25, who advanced in second.</p><br /><p>“That was the biggest heat of my life surfing against C.J. (Hobgood) and beating him,” Geiselman said. “Being from Florida, he’s someone that I’ve looked up to. I was just stoked to have a heat with him but I’m really happy to have won it.”</p><br /><p>Thiago Camarao (BRA), 22, was another dark horse who played a role in generating the list of today’s ASP Dream Tour upsets. Like Geiselman, the young Brazilian also took to the air to eliminate progressive mastermind and ASP Dream Tour rookie Dusty Payne (Lahaina, HI), 21, as well as Ben Dunn (AUS), 24, and attributes his success to a simple heat strategy.</p><br /><p>“This event is very important because all of the best surfers in the world are here,” Camarao said. “I really try to just focus on myself though. I go out there and just try to have a good surf and not think about who is in the heat or the points or getting a certain result. If I get a good result I’m happy, but I focus on a good surf.”</p><br /><p>Despite the early elimination of several top seeds today, reigning two-time ASP World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS), 29, nine-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (Cocoa Beach, FL), 38, and current ASP World No. 1 Jordy Smith advanced through to the Round of 48 amongst others.</p><br /><p>Tomorrow’s US Open of Surfing action will complete the Round of 96 before jumping into the Round of 48. For all of the LIVE action log on to <a href="http://usopenofsurfing.com/">www.usopenofsurfing.com</a></p><br /><p>For complimentary high-res images and video log on to <a href="http://www.usopenofsurfing.com/downloads">www.usopenofsurfing.com/downloads</a></p><br /><p>For additional ASP information check out <a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/">www.aspworldtour.com</a> or <a href="http://www.aspnorthamerica.org/">www.aspnorthamerica.org</a></p><br /><p><strong>US Open of Surfing Men’s Round of 96 Results:<br /><br />Heat 1: </strong>Kiron Jabour (HAW) 12.80, Jordy Smith (ZAF) 12.66, Glen Hall (IRL) 10.36, Leonardo Neves (BRA) 9.76<br /><br /><strong>Heat 2: </strong>Gabriel Medina (BRA) 11.17, Ola Eleogram (HAW) 10.87, Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 10.16, Dean Morrison (AUS) 9.24<br /><br /><strong>Heat 3: </strong>Shaun Cansdell (AUS) 11.77, Gabe Kling (USA) 11.50, Tim Boal (FRA) 11.17, Michel Bourez (PYF) 11.03<br /><br /><strong>Heat 4: </strong>Willian Cardoso (BRA) 15.50, Leigh Sedley (AUS) 14.23, Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 12.50, Marco Giorgi (URY) 10.26<br /><br /><strong>Heat 5:</strong> Bede Durbidge (AUS) 15.40, Austin Ware (USA) 12.80, Michael Picon (FRA) 11.10, Eric Geiselman (USA) 9.23<br /><br /><strong>Heat 6:</strong> Miguel Pupo (BRA) 14.00, Jeremy Flores (FRA) 11.97, Neco Padaratz (BRA) 9.80, Rudy Palmboom (ZAF) 6.67<br /><br /><strong>Heat 7: </strong>Cory Lopez (USA) 12.93, Nate Yeomans (USA) 12.90, Marcio Farney (BRA) 8.90, Andy Irons (HAW) 4.00<br /><br /><strong>Heat 8: </strong>Jadson Andre (BRA) 12.16, Damien Fahrenfort (ZAF) 11.44, Sebastien Zietz (HAW) 10.70, Bernardo Miranda (BRA) 10.54<br /><br /><strong>Heat 9: </strong>Jihad Khodr (BRA) 13.47, Aritz Aranburu (EUK) 10.50, Damien Hobgood (USA) 9.33, Pablo Paulino (BRA) 3.33<br /><br /><strong>Heat 10: </strong>Evan Geiselman (USA) 14.67, Blake Thornton (AUS) 13.90, C.J. Hobgood (USA) 13.60, Nat Young (USA) 12.30<br /><br /><strong>Heat 11: </strong>Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) 13.74, Tanner Gudauskas (USA) 12.97, Blake Wilson (USA) 11.07, Luke Davis (USA) 7.86<br /><br /><strong>Heat 12: </strong>Nic Muscroft (USA) 11.17, Mick Fanning (AUS) 10.60, Brandon Jackson (ZAF) 10.27, Hizunome Bettero (BRA) 4.36<br /><br /><strong>Heat 13: </strong>Kelly Slater (USA) 13.54, Wiggolly Dantas (BRA) 12.70, Dayyan Neve (AUS) 10.40, Alain Riou (PYF) 5.90<br /><br /><strong>Heat 14: </strong>Thiago Camarao (BRA) 15.17, Oliver Kurtz (USA) 12.66, Dusty Payne (HAW) 10.60, Ben Dunn (AUS) 7.33<br /><br /><strong>Heat 15: </strong>Heitor Alves (BRA) 15.17, Rob Machado (USA) 6.50, Chris Davidson (AUS) 5.17, Sunny Garcia (HAW) 4.16<br /><br /><strong>Heat 16:</strong> Granger Larsen (HAW) 15.83, Adrian Buchan (AUS) 8.27, Joan Duru (FRA) 7.60, Gony Zubizarreta (ESP) 6.64<br /><br /><strong>Heat 17:</strong> Adriano de Souza (BRA) 13.10, Dion Atkinson (AUS) 10.96, Chris Ward (USA) 8.80, Jack Perry (AUS) 8.70<br /><br /><strong>Heat 18: </strong>Mason Ho (HAW) 14.33, Drew Courtney (AUS) 10.40, Paulo Moura (BRA) 10.27, Roy Powers (HAW) 7.80</p></div><p><a href="http://72.47.192.85/2010/08/04/top-seeds-advance-amidst-upsets-at-asp-prime-us-open-of-surfing/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-6975321701081905012?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564290470125397902.post-80744976476216895802010-08-04T12:43:00.001+02:002010-08-04T12:43:22.755+02:00<p></p><div><p></p><div id="attachment_4931" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="http://72.47.192.85/2010/07/31/changing-of-the-guard-owen-wright-by-surfline/wright1521jbay10kirstin_l/" rel="attachment wp-att-4931"><img src="http://72.47.192.85/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/wright1521jbay10kirstin_l.jpg" alt="Is Owen Wright Australia's next ASP World Title threat?" title="Is Owen Wright Australia's next ASP World Title threat?" class="size-full wp-image-4931" height="400" width="600" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Is Owen Wright Australia's next ASP World Title threat?</p></div><br /><p><strong>HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/USA (Saturday, July 31, 2010) -</strong> Owen Wright is a big, rangy, Aussie country kid who smiles his way around the world, punting giant airs, driving through crazy shacks and winning ASP World Tour heats. He’s from the reefbreak-soaked coast of southern New South Wales — think California’s Central Coast with fewer closeouts — and, unlike most of the other surfers chronicled thus far in our CHANGING OF THE GUARD series, he was not in Modern Collective, nor is he working on a signature surf film. “I’m on a different path than those guys,” he explains. “I’ve been competing and trying to get on the World Tour and trying to get myself to a level where I can win a world title.”</p><br /><p>Yeah, he said it. “World title.” Not: “video part.” Not: “rad blog.” Not: “exploring my creative side.” Because Owen Wright, under all that genuine nice-guy humility, is a contest warrior. He beat Kelly Slater last year as a wildcard, twice. This year, after two 17ths in Australia, he got a third in Brazil and a seventh at J-Bay, clawing his way to number 11 on the World Tour — the highest ranked rookie behind Jadson Andre. And with Teahupoo’s heaving slabs around the corner, followed by Lowers’ puntable walls — both of which suit Owen’s strengths — 2010 is turning into a damn fine year for Mr. Wright. </p><br /><p><strong>GROWING UP, HOW IMPORTANT WERE SURF MOVIES TO YOUR PROGRESSION?</strong><em>For me, surf movies were probably the most important part for progression. I live on the South Coast [of NSW] and there were a few guys that ripped, but they were never there — so we never really got to see guys ripping right there in front of our face. So it was definitely the movies, and I definitely watched them and learned and tried to copy what they were doing. Probably just do a way worse version, but still felt pretty cool.</em></p><br /><p><strong>HOW IMPORTANT WERE SURF CONTESTS?</strong><em>When I was growing up, contests were pretty massive. Basically, I traveled around with my dad and my older brother, and we always did a bunch of the under-12s, under-14s. There’s some really good comps in Australia for young groms, so I did a fair few of them. There’s all…</em></p><br /><p>Full Interview at <a href="http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/changing-of-the-guard-owen-wright--australias-best-world-tour-rookie-speaks-out_46016/">SURFLINE’s Changing of the Guard</a></p><br /><p>For more on <strong>OWEN WRIGHT</strong>, check out his <a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/">ASP WORLD TOUR PROFILE</a></p></div><p><a href="http://72.47.192.85/2010/07/31/changing-of-the-guard-owen-wright-by-surfline/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8564290470125397902-8074497647621689580?l=surflevanto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Surflevanto.ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824229746886999269noreply@blogger.com0