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10.28.10
Contest Wire
Town Scalps Country in the Red Bull Rivals at Sandy Beach
Like almost all of history’s great rivalries, the battle began with an intense game of rock-paper-scissors. On the surface, the relationship between the North Shore and Town may seem cordial, but with the opposing team’s quiver and a whole mess of bragging rights on the line, the atmosphere at this year’s Red Bull Rivals at [...]
10.25.10
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Billabong ISA World Surfing Games Day Five
After five days of competition at this year’s Billabong ISA World Surfing Games, the USA surf team remains among the top contenders vying for gold at Punta Hermosa in Peru. Here, USA Surf Team Coach Ian Cairns recaps the team’s performance so far and their continued quest to earn back-to-back championships. PacSun USA Surf Team [...]
10.22.10
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Day Five of O’Neill Cold Water Classic California
Rounds 3 & 4 belonged to the youth, as surfing’s next generation of talent rose above tour veterans to claim victory. Demonstrating flawless fronthand surfing, 16 year-old Kolohe Andino beat former World Tour surfers Cory Lopez and Nate Yeomans in rainy Steamers Lane. Current No. 2 Jordy Smith bowed out of competition, after suffering an [...]
10.18.10
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O’Neill Cold Water Classic California Day One
The 6-Star Prime O’Neill Cold Water Classic California got underway today at Santa Cruz’s Steamers Lane in 2- to 3-foot surf to complete the Local Trials and 12 heats of Round of 128. Day One standout, Evan Geiselman beat older brother Eric in their Round of 128 heat, with Eric finishing in a close second [...]
10.18.10
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Montauk’s Duct Tape Invitational
“Surfers, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll sometimes went together,” writes Nat Young in his book The Complete History of Surfing. Last week, Joel Tudor teamed up with Vans to deliver the Duct Tape Invitational, an event where 16 handpicked longboarders were unleashed upon the town of Montauk, New York, to prove that Nat’s comment still [...]
10.15.10
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Josh Kerr Wins O’Neill Cold Water Classic Canada
Josh Kerr took home the trophy at the fourth stop on the O’Neill Cold Water Classic Series in Tofino, Canada, on Thursday. The final day was almost perfect: blue skies, head-high surf, and just a breath of wind promised a good show. In heat No. 2 of the Round of 16, Josh Kerr knocked out [...]
10.12.10
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Highlights From Round 3 of the Rip Curl Pro
On Day 3 of the Rip Curl Pro, Portugal, Travis Logie was again the bearer of bad news, when he delivered a crushing Round 3 defeat to Mick Fanning. With Fanning’s loss, the 2010 World Title race is coming down to Jordy Smith and Current World No. 1 Kelly Slater—both whom advanced to Round 4.
10.10.10
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Highlights From Day One of the Rip Curl Pro
The first nine heats of the Rip Curl Pro Portugal saw the underdogs prevail in shifty, inconsistent conditions at Supertubos. Among them, Tom Whitaker, Dusty Payne, Matt Wilkinson, Gabe Kling and Jeremy Flores surfed smart heats to secure first round victories while event favorites like Kelly Slater, Dane Reynolds, Jordy Smith, Tiago Pieres, and CJ [...]
9.28.10
Contest Wire
Photos From Quiksilver's Newport Beach Surf Championships
This past weekend, the 22nd Annual Quiksilver Newport Beach Surf Championships, presented by Jack’s Surfboards, took a trip down memory lane to one of surfing’s most iconic era’s, Echo Beach. The high temperatures, two-to-three foot waves, florescent colors, thigh-high polka dot boardshorts, neon Zinka, and retro twin fins made it feel like the Echo Beach [...]
7.23.10
Features
O’NEILL LAUNCHES DEDICATED COLD WATER CLASSIC SERIES iPHONE APPLICATION
July 20, 2010 – O’Neill have launched an exclusive iPhone Application offering all the Cold Water Classic Series Events from anywhere in the world. As the O’Neill Cold Water Classic 2010 hits the wilds of South Africa (July 26-30, 2010) keep up to date with all the action with live scores, highlight videos, photos, news [...]
