By winning the Reef Pro at Haleiwa Carissa Moore, 16, has become the youngest surfer ever to win a Vans Triple Crow of Surfing event. But we’re more interested in her recent sponsor news: Nike 6.0, Red Bull, and “a soon-to-be-named department store chain?” We’re intrigued by those who work outside the surf industry “studio system.”
[Links: Surfing Magazine and ASP World Tour]