SLATER BREEZES THROUGH FIRST HEAT The 11-time world champion Kelly Slater wowed the crowds at this week’s Telstra Drug Aware Pro at Margaret River in Western Australia. The building swell was being pushed onto the reef by strong southwesterly winds for most of the day, requiring some of the competitors to ride slightly bigger boards to cut […]
There’s Nowhere Quite Like Pipe Hawaii is one of the world’s most famous locations, and for surfers there’s nothing quite like the challenge of Pipe. Owen Wright and the other competitors on the ASP World Tour will face off at surf’s ultimate humbler, as the season draws to a memorable close with the Billabong Pipeline Masters In Memory of Andy Irons. Wright is currently […]
Kelly Slater Vs Owen Wright Here’s a cool montage that shows off some of the best moments that took place between the two top surfers at the recent Tahiti Billabong Pro and the New York Quiksilver Pro. (more…)
Case of Mistaken Champ There were plenty of celebrations when Kelly Slater was crowned the 11th ASP World Champ – but due to a math error, it would seem that the title was somewhat premature. (more…)
THE NEW WORLD NUMBER 2 Australian surfer Owen Wright has won his first World Tour event beating out living legend Kelly Slater at the 2011 Quiksilver Pro New York Finals. The win sees his rank move up to No. 2 and in arm’s reach of his first ASP World Title. (more…)
Video – Pro Tahiti 2011 Here’s the video recap of the 2011 Billabong Pro Tahiti which saw Kelly Slater notching up his third win, having victories in 2003 and 2005. The event also paid tribute to fallen surf star Andy Irons with brother Bruce Irons and friends getting a chance to surf in his honor […]