{"id":38608,"date":"2012-12-07T07:47:19","date_gmt":"2012-12-07T15:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=38608"},"modified":"2012-12-07T08:04:39","modified_gmt":"2012-12-07T16:04:39","slug":"slater-makes-it-1-surfer-number-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=38608","title":{"rendered":"Slater Makes It #1 Surfer Number 18"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Winners<\/a><\/p>\n

There weren’t a whole lot of surprises at last night’s (December 7, 2012) Surfer Poll Awards<\/a><\/strong> at the Turtle Bay Resort<\/a><\/strong>, on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. Kelly Slater <\/strong>won his 18th number 1 surfer award and Stephanie Gilmore<\/strong> took home her third. Kai Neville’s <\/strong>Dear Suburbia<\/em><\/strong> won for best surf film.<\/p>\n

Slater, in spite of winning every year grows more gracious with each award.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously I\u2019m stoked, it\u2019s been a long time with a lot of support from a lot of people,\u201d said Slater. \u201cIt\u2019s definitely nice to be recognized by the surfing community and to come out at the top position. I\u2019m surprised John John didn\u2019t get first. I also thought Dane was going to get it this year\u2014maybe next year. I think they split each other\u2019s votes. They stole the election from each other.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Congrats, to the winners. One thing: they girls rocked the fashion and the guys, well, lets just say a stripped T-shirts and baggy backpack just doesn’t do it for an event as big as The Surfer Poll Awards.<\/p>\n

For the official word, and all the results, follow the jump.SLATER, GILMORE, AND DEAR SUBURBIA EARN TOP HONORS AT 42ND ANNUAL SURFER POLL<\/p>\n

Surfing\u2019s Best Unite at Turtle Bay on Oahu\u2019s North Shore for the Biggest Night of Surfing<\/p>\n

TURTLE BAY, Oahu, Hawaii (Dec. 6, 2012) \u2014 Kelly Slater, Stephanie Gilmore, and Dear Suburbia took home top honors tonight at the 42nd annual SURFER Poll Awards. For the third year running, the best surfers, filmmakers, and who’s who of the surf world converged on Turtle Bay on the North Shore of Oahu for the Biggest Night is Surfing, where awards were presented to the top surfers, as voted by fans, as well as the best movies and performances of the year.<\/p>\n

A veteran of the Poll, this year marked Kelly Slater\u2019s 18th SURFER Poll No. 1 Award. He first took the honor in 1993 when he was just 21 years old.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously I\u2019m stoked, it\u2019s been a long time with a lot of support from a lot of people,\u201d said Slater. \u201cIt\u2019s definitely nice to be recognized by the surfing community and to come out at the top position. I\u2019m surprised John John didn\u2019t get first. I also thought Dane was going to get it this year\u2014maybe next year. I think they split each other\u2019s votes. They stole the election from each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year saw two first-time additions to the Top 10. John John Florence, who in 2011 won the AI Breakthrough Performer Award, leapt into second position on the list just behind Slater. Also making his SURFER Poll debut this year, Gabriel Medina became the first Brazilian to break the Top 10 on the coveted Poll. He also secured the distinguished AI Breakthrough Performer Presented by New Era award for 2012.<\/p>\n

On the Women\u2019s side of the Poll, the Top 5 from 2011 all remained on the list, with Alana Blanchard jumping up into the second position behind Stephanie Gilmore, who reclaimed the top spot for her third SURFER Poll victory.<\/p>\n

“I am very excited about this year,” said Gilmore. “I was a little unsure of how it\u2019d unfold, I wasn\u2019t sure if I was going to come out on top because I didn\u2019t win last year. I seriously had one of the best years of my life, and I guess everybody else thought that too. These awards are so important, because it\u2019s the fans voting, so it means a lot.”<\/p>\n

In the Video Awards, Kai Neville\u2019s Dear Suburbia was the big winner of the night, earning the prestigious Movie of the Year title. In a category where it\u2019s an honor just to be nominated, other films included Surf Madness, Bending Colours, Get-N Classic Vol. 2, This Time Tomorrow, and Fighting Fear.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am absolutely thrilled. It\u2019s really unexpected and I\u2019m so psyched and humbled. It\u2019s hard to put into words how stoked I am,\u201d said Neville. \u201cI was really close to this project and to have it be so well received means a lot. I was really happy with the end result and if other people are psyched on it too, I guess that means I must be doing something right and I\u2019m not tapped yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

And finally, it was another solid year for Dane Reynolds. In addition to the No. 3 spot on the Poll, he scooped up the Best Performance award for his role in Dear Suburbia.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve approached quite a few things in life with one foot in and one foot out, because if you fail you\u2019re like \u2018ah I tried,\u2019 said Reynolds. \u201cFor the first time, with this film, I really tried hard to surf my best. I guess this means I didn\u2019t fail.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jack Shimko and his organization Paddle2Live received the Agent of Change award and a philanthropic donation from VIP table sales. Shimko, a cancer survivor, tirelessly works to raise awareness and funds for cancer through epic personal paddling missions.<\/p>\n

“For months our production team has worked tirelessly on this event and tonight their hard work paid off,” says SURFER Editor Brendon Thomas. “It was an amazing evening and an honest celebration of surfing. I want to thank the sponsors, Turtle Bay, and the North Shore community for getting behind this event. Surfer Poll is the biggest night in surfing and it wouldn\u2019t happen without them.”<\/p>\n

2012 SURFER Poll Results<\/p>\n

Top 10 Men<\/p>\n

1. Kelly Slater<\/p>\n

2. John John Florence<\/p>\n

3. Dane Reynolds<\/p>\n

4. Gabriel Medina<\/p>\n

5. Mick Fanning<\/p>\n

6. Joel Parkinson<\/p>\n

7. Julian Wilson<\/p>\n

8. Taj Burow<\/p>\n

9. Jordy Smith<\/p>\n

10. Owen Wright<\/p>\n

Top 5 Women<\/p>\n

1. Steph Gilmore<\/p>\n

2. Alana Blanchard<\/p>\n

3. Coco Ho<\/p>\n

4. Carissa Moore<\/p>\n

5. Sally Fitzgibbons<\/p>\n

AI Breakthrough Performer Presented by New Era<\/strong>
\nGabriel Medina<\/p>\n

Movie of the Year<\/strong>
\nDear Suburbia<\/em> by Kai Neville<\/p>\n

Best Performance<\/strong>
\nDane Reynolds, Dear Suburbia<\/em><\/p>\n

Heavy Water<\/strong>
\nShane Dorian<\/p>\n

Best Barrel<\/strong>
\nReef McIntosh, Fiji Freight Trains<\/p>\n

Worst Wipeout<\/strong>
\nMark Mathews, Fighting Fear<\/p>\n

Short of the Year<\/strong>
\nElectric Blue Heaven, by Joe G<\/p>\n

Agent of Change<\/strong>
\nJack Shimko and Paddle2Live<\/p>\n

Watch the show in its entirety at SurferPoll.com or on Time Warner Cable in Hawaii and California (Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego and Desert Cities). Start the conversation with #SurferPoll.<\/p>\n

Special thanks to SURFER Magazine partners Verizon Wireless, Red Bull, Kru82 Vodka, Turtle Bay Resort, Martin Guitars, GoPro, House of Marley, Life Proof and New Era Caps for helping to bring the 2012 SURFER Poll to life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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