Surfing

The Girls Just Wanna Be Pro Surfers

by The Editors on April 26, 2010

What’s better than a documentary about a trio of surfer girls making a charge at the pro ranks?

Nikki’s 14 and is sponsored by Rip Curl. With serious power in her turns this pint size ripper is tipped to be the leader of the next generation of female surfers. A charger in the water and a charmer on land, India surfs for Billabong, and has been competing against Nikki since she was 9 years old. While Roxy’s Jess has been taking out titles left right and centre despite battling chronic fatigue for the last 4½ years. And to top it off she’s just been beached for 6-12 months with a shoulder reco.

Rhetorical question. . . and no, there is no punchline.

[Link: First Love]

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Steph Gilmore Wins Beachley Classic

by The Editors on April 26, 2010

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The way things are going on the women’s tour it’s a surprise if Stephanie Gilmore doesn’t win. So, no surprise at the Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic at Dee Why.

“It’s incredible how good this feels,” said Gilmore. “Competing in Australia is one of my favourite things to do. I feel comfortable in these waters and have won this event a few times. I guess I’m on a roll and I’m feeling good.” . . . “The conditions were really deteriorating throughout the day so I’m glad we got the final finished relatively early,” said Gilmore. “I was pretty nervous throughout the final. Sally (Fitzgibbons) has been on fire all week and she really has a good local support base in Sydney. She’s so hungry for a win. But it was all about patience and I just had to sit there and wait for a wave of consequence.”

For the official ASP word and results follow the jump.
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Jon Rose Makes A Second Impression

by The Editors on April 25, 2010

As Surf Rose Fin Filter 800-300X191When we first heard about Jon Rose’s iPhone app Code Red, we thought it was just one more notch in the misogynist surf industry gun. That’s kind of what Cleveland Plains Dealer columnist Connie Schultz thought, too. Then she gave Jon Rose another shot:

I sat down at my keyboard poised to write a primer on foreplay. You know, take out the garbage, look at us and not the score when we talk to you, don’t tell us we look “fine” after we’ve spent three hours getting ready. The usual. . . Then I checked out the so-called humanitarian behind this stunt. . . That’s when I found wavesforwater.org, which Rose founded “for surfers and surf travelers to help bring clean drinking water to villages all over the world.”

She also discovered that all the money Rose makes from Code Red goes to wavesforwater.org. That’s when she decided that Mr. Rose was okay, after all. Even if he is responsible for an iPhone app that tracks women’s menstrual cycles for cluelss dudes.

[Link: Cleveland Plains Dealer]

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Billabong Pro Santa Catarina Round 2

by The Editors on April 25, 2010

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(9:00 AM PST) Round 2 of the Billabong Pro at Praia Da Vila, Santa Catarina, Brazil wrapped up Round 2 today in medium-sized inconsistent surf. Here’s how Round 2 ended up:

Heat 1: Taj Burrow 15.66 def. Tanio Barreto (BRA) 8.84
Heat 2: Mick Fanning (AUS) 13.83 def. Ricardo dos Santos (BRA) 8.83
Heat 3: Kelly Slater (USA) 14.84 def. Messias Felix (BRA) 8.17
Heat 4: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 12.84 def. Blake Thornton (AUS) 10.90
Heat 5: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 10.26 def. Marco Polo (BRA) 9.57
Heat 6: Travis Logie (ZAF)12.63 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 12.16.
Heat 7: Adrian Buchan (AUS) 13.50 def. Nate Yeomans (USA) 9.34
Heat 8: Kieren Perrow (AUS) 13.47 def. Jay Thompson (AUS) 12.50
Heat 9: Chris Davidson (AUS) 13.33 def. Adam Melling (AUS) 12.50
Heat 10: Luke Munro (AUS) 9.07 def. Luke Stedman (AUS) 8.96
Heat 11: Ben Dunn (AUS) 13.33 def. Andy Irons (HAW) 12.90
Heat 12: Daniel Ross (AUS) 16.93 def. Brett Simpson (USA) 7.63
Heat 13: Michel Bourez (PYF) 14.50 def. Dusty Payne (HAW) 13.46
Heat 14: Jadson Andre (BRA) 14.17 def. Drew Courtney (AUS) 12.47
Heat 15: Roy Powers (HAW) 13.60 def. Mick Campbell (AUS) 10.40
Heat 16: Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) 16.00 def. Dean Morrison (AUS) 10.06

Follow the jump for the ASP professional perspective on the day’s events and for round 3 match ups.

[Link: Billabong Pro Santa Catarina]
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2010 Billabong XXL Award Winners

by The Editors on April 23, 2010

Xxl TwiggyOn Friday night (April 23, 2010) big wave surfing’s finest (and those who love them) packed into Anaheim, California’s The Grove for the 2010 Billabong XXL Awards. We didn’t attend but Mavsurfer.com’s Frank Quirarte did (click here to check out all his photos) and we’ll cut right to the results:

Ride Of The Year
1: Grant Baker (Durban, South Africa) at Maverick’s, California on February 13, 2010. (Video by Noel Robinson) (Surfer prize $50,000 – Video prize $5,000)
2: Ramon Navarro (Pichilemu, Chile) at Waimea Bay, Hawaii on December 8, 2009. (Surfer prize $5,000)
3: Shane Dorian (Kona, Kauai, Hawaii) Maverick’s, California on February 13, 2010. (Surfer prize $1,500)
4: Raimana Van Bastolaer (Tahiti, French Polynesia) at Teahupoo, Tahiti on March 17, 2010. (Surfer prize $1,500)
5: Mark Healey/Shane Dorian (Sunset Beach & Kona, Hawaii, USA) at Waimea Bay, Hawaii on December 7, 2009. (Surfer prize $1,500)

Biggest Wave
Sebastian Steudtner (Nuremburg, Germany) at Jaws, Maui on December 7th, 2009. (Photo by Batel Shimi) (Surfer prize $15,000 and a Honda Aquatrax watercraft with HSA sled – Photo/video prize $4,000)

Paddle In
Shawn Dollar (Santa Cruz, California, USA) at Mavericks, California on February 13th, 2010 (Photo by Fred Pompermayer) (Surfer prize $15,000 – Photo/video prize $4,000)

Biggest Tube
Raimana Van Bastolaer (Tahiti, French Polynesia) at Teahupoo, Tahiti on March 17th, 2010. (Photo by Ben Thouard) (Surfer prize $5,000 – Photography prize $2,000)

Best Overall Male Performance
Shane Dorian (Kona, Hawaii) (Surfer prize $5,000)

Best Overall Girls Performance
Maya Gabeira (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) (Surfer prize $5,000)

Wipeout
Brook Phillips Shipsterns Bluff, Tasmania, Australia on October 19th, 2009.

Follow the jump for all the details. . .
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Bo Bridges’ Surf Snapping Secrets

by The Editors on April 21, 2010

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Oddly enough, the last time we were standing on the beach at Trestles we were right next to Bo Bridges. Truthfully, he’s a pretty good guy to stand next to (especially if you can shoulder hop his settings). We blamed his superior images on the size of his lens (600 mm). Now that we’ve seen this Canon Live Learning Pro Surf & Lifestle Photo Workshop flyer we’re not so sure.

On May 8-9, 2010 (during the Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro) Mr. Bridges will be at Trestles sharing his action photo knowledge with paying civilians.

Bo will teach you his strategy on how to photograph surfing action, including an introduction into the world of HD Video. You will also learn how to capture surf lifestyle with environmental portraits of models using different lighting techniques. Feedback of your images will be given and his post-processing methods will be shared to further enhance your images from the weekend.

The only downside? The two-day workshop costs $600.00. Then again, one cover and the whole class is paid for. If only we were saving up for a 7D. Click here to register.

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SUPer Takes Out Surfer At Salt Creek

by The Editors on April 20, 2010

A 17-year-old surfer got clocked on the head by a loose stand up paddle board at Dana Point, Calfiornia’s Salt Creek last weekend, according to a story in the OC Register.

The surfer, who was not identified because of his age, was taken to the hospital after feeling dizzy and then released, his grandmother told Orange County Sheriff’s deputies. . . Lifeguards told deputies that the paddle boarder appeared to be surfing responsibly, said Sgt. Lynn Koehmstedt of Dana Point Police Services.

Well, as responsibly as someone can be while paddling a leash-less 40 pound board through a crowded lineup on a saturday morning at the Creek. . .

[Link: OC Register]

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Tiger Shark Hits Hanalei Bay Surfer’s Board

by The Editors on April 20, 2010

B647318C-4C4E-11Df-Be23-001Cc4C002E0.Preview-300Jim Rowlinson was surfing at the Point at Hanalei Bay, on the north shore of Kaua’i around 4 PM on Monday, April 19, 2010 when he said he saw the water boil. Seconds later a shark took a bite out of Rowlinson’s blue longboards, according to a story in the The Garden Island.

Based on the teethmarks embedded in the board, marine biologist Terry Lilley of Save Our Seas said the shark was likely 14 feet long. He estimated this based off the base of the tooth measuring 1.25 inches. . . Lilley said the shark involved in this incident was likely chasing after a turtle when it mistakenly bit the surfboard. He said Rowlinson noted he saw a “yellow flash,” which could have been the underside of a turtle, just before the shark bit his board.

The best part about longboards is the nose and tail are a long ways from where you’re sitting. Especially when the sharks hit.

[Link: The Garden Island]

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Carissa Moore Takes The 2010 TSB Bank

by The Editors on April 16, 2010

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Good lord! Would you look at that turn? Is there any wonder why rookie Carissa Moore is having no trouble with the current ASP Women’s World Tour establishment? With a 9.33 first wave score in the finals against Australia’s Sally Fitzgibbons Carissa announced her intentions. The rest was just follow through.

“The conditions definitely turned on for us this afternoon and I knew I couldn’t leave Sally (Fitzgibbons) a lot of room to maneuver,” Moore said. “She has been getting the highest scores every round and she’s so dangerous. I just felt like I was building momentum throughout the event and fortunately peaked in the Final.”

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Billabong Bites Into Brazil ASP Stop

by The Editors on April 15, 2010

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The ASP Tour is reportedly getting a last-minute bailout from Billabong after going nearly to the wire without a title sponsor for the Santa Catarina Pro whose waiting period begins April 23, 2010, according to a Jake Howard story on ESPN.com/Action.

Sources yesterday confirmed that Billabong will be the title sponsor of the Brazil leg of the World Tour. . . Of course, the conspiracy theorist would say that Taj Burrow has won Brazil four times, and seeing as he’s looking ripe for a world title push this year, he might enjoy the company of his sponsor while surfing on favored grounds

Our sources say we’ll be getting an official news release tomorrow. The Billabong Pro Santa Catarina has a nice ring to it and we know the webcast will be rockin’ with Billabong on the paying end.

[Update April 19, 2010: It wasn’t “tomorrow” but we finally got all the info from Billabong. Follow the jump for all the details.

[Link: ESPN.com/Action]
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