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7.22.10
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Artificial Reefs: Volume. Volume. Volume.
Dr. Jose Borrero from ASR Ltd. a marine consulting firm based in New Zealand is an expert in the field of artificial reef design, construction and deployment. The implementation of artificial reefs at various locales is, at first glance, a no-brainer. The good that is created cannot be undervalued: a diving experience, a surfing experience, [...]
7.22.10
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Assessing The Value Of A Well-Celebrated Wave
There once was a time, not so long ago, when claiming a wave was considered taboo. The claim was a gesture that signified great triumph over the elements and your competitor. It was used sparingly, and sincerely, and more often than not, it was an uncontrolled response to pure surfing stoke. But after watching the [...]
7.22.10
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Julian Wilson Auctions Pink Surfboard To Benefit Breast Cancer
If you’re looking for a new board, appreciate signatures from professional surfers, and willingly drop large sums of money to support the livelihood of breasts, then we’ve got something right up your alley: Julian Wilson’s board from the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast. Hot off the eBay press, Julian Wilson has opened auction on one of [...]
7.22.10
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Commanding Quarterfinal Performances From Parkinson, Fanning, and de Souza At Coolangatta Beach
While Gold Coasters slept Monday night, the wind and waves from much anticipated Tropical Cyclone Hamish filled in and brought the Superbank (which has, for the past several days, been half awake with a moderate wind swell) to life. At first light, it was obvious Round Four of the Quiksilver Pro would be hitting the [...]
7.22.10
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Unstoppable Parko Starts 2009 As ASP #1
After a classic semi-final win against Mick Fanning that will certainly go down in Gold Coast legend, local hero Joel Parkinson defeated Brazilian Adriano de Souza in ten-foot-plus cyclone surf at once-storied Kirra. The Parko-Mick semi final saw two powerhouse surfers trading stand-up tubes in wild storm surf at the beach they grew up surfing [...]
7.22.10
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Ian 'Kanga' Cairns Drives Sport as Coach & Mentor
SURFER: Ian, first off, the ASP presidency…of course Rabbit Bartholomew stepped down last month as president of the ASP. I’ve thrown some names onto a short list: Martin Potter, Shaun Tomson, Joey Buran, Jake Patterson, Luke Egan…which of these do you think would make a good ASP president? IAN CAIRNS: Look, the presidency role is [...]
7.22.10
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Thomas Campbell’s Latest Film Premiers at La Paloma Theater
“So, is it a longboard movie?” a friend asked as we headed to La Paloma Theater on Friday night. “Um, no, not really,” I responded. I’m not really quite sure how to describe the Thomas Campbell genre. In one pseudo-succinct statement, I’d call it an artsy-groovy-16mm-shortboard-shredfest-meets-fish-alaia-bodysurf-log movie. And, as a film that encompasses every version [...]
7.22.10
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Quiksilver Pro Round Three Concludes In Building Swell At Snapper Rocks
Under cloudy skies and buffeted by gusty winds, the final eight heats of Round Three of the Quiksilver Pro were finished at Snapper Rocks Monday morning. With swell on the rise, contest officials consulted veteran Snapper experts like Mick Fanning and concluded that they would hold Round Four until tomorrow morning, when even more swell [...]
7.22.10
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Two-Time Reigning World Champ Starts 2009 In Pole Position
In fun, shoulder- to head-high waves at Snapper Rocks on Queensland’s Gold Coast, current ASP Women’s World Champion Stephanie Gilmore beat Hawaii’s Melanie Bartels to establish an early lead in her charge to win a third consecutive crown. Sunday Morning The 32 men and four women remaining in the Gold Coast contest on Sunday morning [...]
7.22.10
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The Wildcard Takes Down The Nine-Time World Champ In Round Three Of The Quiksilver Pro
You didn’t have to be a surf-industry insider to know that the Quiksilver Pro’s Sunday, Round Three match-up between nine-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater and 21-year-old Quiky Pro wildcard Julian Wilson was going to be momentous. Slater’s dominance of the World Tour since the early 1990s is essentially the bedrock of modern surfing, and [...]
