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 […]
TAJ CLAIMS CROWN Western Australia’s Taj Burrow has won his first Reef Hawaiian Pro title in Hawaii – pocketing $25,000 in prize money and putting him in the lead on the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing ratings. Burrow (33) is virtually a veteran of pro surfing having competed in many titles in the Hawaiian waters over the last 15 years. Going into the […]
Wildcards To Give Champ Run For his Money Two wildcards have been announced ahead of the November 1st 2011 ‘San Francisco Rip Curl Pro Search’. Dillon Perillo and Dean Brady will pit their wits against the world’s finest. While Rip Curl won’t be holding any trials to offer local talent a shot, the surf community is still excited to […]
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…)