Rip Curl Cup at Padang Padang gets the Green Light for Saturday
/ Posted on August 14, 2009Padang Padang, Bali — The 2009 Rip Curl Cup Invitational at Padang Padang is set to go off in the next 24 hours. A solid southwest groundswell has hit Bali and contest directors have switched the official contest status from yellow to green, anticipating a Saturday morning start. The field of 32 invited surfers – [...]
Sponsor Me Answers to Hawaii's Languishing State of Pro Surfing
/ Posted on August 13, 2009HONOLULU – August 13, 2009 – The name of the event couldn’t be more appropriate: Sponsor Me Hawaii. The title of this $10,000 1-star World Qualifying Series rated competition speaks volumes for the languishing state of pro surfing in Hawaii that is desperately in need of sponsored events and opportunities for surfers here at home. [...]
Rip Curl Grom Search Florida Bound This Sunday
/ Posted onCosta Mesa, CA (August, 13, 2009): After much speculation and observation from locals, competition directors, and Surfline forecasters, this Sunday is THE day for stop #4 of the 2009 Rip Curl GromSearch fueled by H20 Overdrive at New Smyrna Inlet, Florida. Toss in the best young surfers from Florida, mix in a solid tropical surge [...]
Dantas Takes Control on Day 1 of ASP Grade-2 Oakley Pro Junior
/ Posted onLACANAU OCEAN – France (Thursday, August 13, 2009) – The ASP Grade-2 Oakley Pro Junior got underway at Lacanau today, the men’s division kicking-off in tricky two foot (0.5 meter) clean waves for an action-packed day of surfing and two rounds being completed. From international representatives to regional event low seeds, numerous summer crowds witnessed [...]
Christian Corzo Posts Perfect 10 in Round 2 of Quiksilver Pro Puerto Escondido
/ Posted onPUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico (Thursday, August 13, 2009) – Day two of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 3-Star Quiksilver Pro Puerto Escondido saw local surfer Christian Corzo (Puerto Escondido, MEX) drop the event’s first perfect 10-point-ride en route to surfing a near perfect heat of a 19.60 out of 20 by [...]
Massive South African Surf Rocks the 2010 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards
/ Posted onNEWPORT BEACH, CA — (August 13, 2009) — A mad dash from their homes in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Cape Town, South Africa paid off for Maya Gabeira and tow surfing partner Carlos Burle as they rode the biggest waves of the season at the notorious Dungeons break this week. Photos of the South [...]
Innermost Limits of Pure Stroke Art Show Coming Aug. 29
/ Posted onCall for Art! The Innermost Limits of Pure Stroke – a surf art show to benefit Surfaid Int’l. Art intake is Saturday, August 29 from 10a-1p at the Belmar Arts Council located at 608 River Road in Belmar. Entry fee is $15 per piece for members and $20 per piece for non-members. Two piece max. [...]