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Rip Curl Pro Pipeline Masters
From the 8th to the 20th of December 06, the 64 best surfers on the planet will be together on Pipeline beach in Hawaï. This year, 3 wildcards offered by Rip Curl and 16 locals who surf the famous Pipeline wave day in day out, will join the 45 pro-surfers of the WCT.
Slater Wins Eighth World Surfing Title
Seven times ASP world champion Kelly Slater (Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA) (pictured) clinched his record eighth world title at the Billabong Pro Mundaka today.
Slater Closer to Eighth Billabong Pro Mundaka Title
There was a day of drama at Billabong Pro Mundaka yesterday as the title race was narrowed down from five to three.
Havaianas Beachley Classic Women’s Surf Contest
The action was hotting up in the Havaianas Beachley Classic yesterday as Layne Beachley won through to the semi-finals by a slither of a point and in doing so regained the No.1 world ranking.
Title Contenders Dominate Billabong Pro Mundaka Round Three
The race for the Foster’s ASP Men’s World Tour title is hotting up as all contenders for the crown have progressed through to round four of the Billabong Pro Mundaka. In one-metre waves, Kelly Slater (USA), Andy Irons (HAW) and Taj Burrow (AUS) all won heats today to keep their stakes on the big prize alive.
No Fear Mexican Surf Fiesta
The No Fear Mexican Surf Fiesta presented by Sobe is set to kick off this Friday, October 13th, 2006 at San Miguel in Baja California. The three-day Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) event will be experiencing its first year as a two-star event with 128 standout surfers all vying for the $25,000 prize purse as well as valuable ratings points.
Parkinson Perfect as Mundaka Turns It On
The churning sandbar surf break of Mundaka in Northern Spain showed precisely why it is regarded as Europe’s best left hander today, turning on perfect 1.5m tube rides for round three of the Billabong Pro.
Justin Mujica wins 9th O’Neill Trophy
O’Neill European team surfer and former European Champion Justin Mujica has claimed top honors in the 9th O’Neill Trophy in Tenerife, presented by La Caja de Canarias. The talented Portuguese surfer has been putting in solid performances all season, and was rewarded with 1st place in this ASP 2 Star WQS Men’s event after another excellent showing.
Second Round Surfers Go Mad at Mundaka
Despite a dropping swell, the world's best surfers have contested the loser's second round at the Billabong Pro Mundaka. The perfectly shaped bank dished up some tasty 1m tubes early, before the swell was gobbled up by the incoming high tide.
Rip Curl Boardmasters 2007
The Rip Curl Boardmasters 2007 have had a change of date to 6-12th August one week later than in 2006.
BPSA Welsh Open 2006
After the biggest and most successful pro surfing event ever seen in Wales, BPSA sponsors Headworx are celebrating yet another landmark in their support for British surfing. This year’s Headworx Welsh Open was the sixth consecutive Headworx-sponsored pro event that has graced the shores of the UK - and it went down a storm with action, nail-biting drama and some insane surfing from the BPSA pros!
O’Neill British National Surf Championships Postponed
Unfortunately the O'Neill British National Surf Championships that were due to take place on 7-8th October at Longsands Beach, Tynemouth, England, have had to be postponed due to flat surf.
O’Neill Cold Water Classic Surf Contest
Premier surf professionals from all over the globe will converge on Santa Cruz, California, to compete in the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP), four-star O’Neill Cold Water Classic Presented by Jeep. Santa Cruz’s legendary Steamer Lane will host the World Qualifying Series (WQS) event from October 17-22nd, 2006, with over 160 of the world’s most talented surfers expected to compete for the $75,000 prize purse.
British Surfing Association Photo Exhibition
The British Surfing Association (BSA), founded in 1966 to promote surfing and represent the interests of all surfers in Great Britain and the Channel Islands, marks its 40th anniversary this year. To celebrate this fantastic achievement, VANS, who is also celebrating its 40th anniversary, and the BSA have put together a photographic exhibition, which captures the soul of British surfing over the past 40 years through 40 iconic photographs.
Nixon Surf Challenge Results
The Nixon Surf Challenge took place in San Sebastien on Saturday 30th September with Puerto Rican surfer Dylan Graves being crowned king of the Surf Challenge 2006, snatching the title from Tahiti’s Hira Teriinatoofa after landing an amazing air reverse in Playa La Zurriola. Hira was closely followed by the Euro contingent with Gony Zubizarreta coming in 3rd and Fredo Robin coming in 4th.