MEREWETHER Newcastle Australia (Sunday February 24 2013) – Reigning ASP World Champion Joel Parkinson has opened his 2013 season with a big win defeating Brazilian Alejo Muniz at the ASP 6-Star Burton Toyota Pro at Surfest in Newcastle today. In front of a huge crowd at Merewether Beach Parkinson stamped his authority on this final [...]
Newcastle Harbour, NSW/Australia (Saturday, February 23, 2013) – A bold move by Surfest Newcastle Australia organisers paid dividends as they relocated the event from the unsurfable 3m storm surf at Merewether to a semi protected location inside Newcastle Harbour. They also created history as this was the first time ever in the world of Professional [...]
SAN CLEMENTE, California/USA (Friday, February 22, 2013) – Taj Burrow (AUS), 34, has been a leader in the progression of surfing for over a decade. After joining the ASP WCT in 1998, Burrow has been a dominant force among the world’s best surfers and been one of only a few to continually reinvent himself year [...]
MEREWETHER, Newcastle, NSW/Australia (Friday, February 22, 2013) - Stormy seas tested all surfers competing in the ASP 6-Star rated Burton Toyota Pro with rapidly increasing two-to-three meter (6 to 8 foot) surf. Conditions became so wind blown that organisers were forced to put the event on-hold after eight heats were completed. Julian Wilson (AUS) surfed a [...]
MEREWETHER, Newcastle, NSW/Australia (Thursday, February 21, 2013) – The promised swell finally arrived as many of the world’s best surfers enjoyed the challenge of solid waves to 2m (6-feet) at the Burton Toyota Pro. Second seeded Adriano De Souza (BRA) lifted the performance bar in a big way when he threw all his power and [...]
WAIMEA BAY, Oahu, Hawaii – (February 20, 2013) – Twenty-eight years along in the life of The Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau big wave invitational, an ASP Specialty Event, we are reminded that what helps to make The Eddie great are often the times it doesn’t run. For all these years Contest Director George [...]
SNAPPER ROCKS, Queensland/Australia (Wednesday, March 20th) – SURFING’S ASP World No.2 Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), is motivated by Joel Parkinson’s drought-breaking world title victory heading into the 2013 Roxy Pro presented by Land Rover. The 22 year-old from Gerroa NSW, has finished runner-up for the past three years on the ASP Women’s World Championship Tour and [...]
MEREWETHER, Newcastle, NSW/Australia (Wednesday, February 20, 2013) – Joel Parkinson looked relaxed, powerful and focused surfing his first official heat as the current ASP World Champion. He had little trouble demolishing his opponents scoring big from the get-go when he opened with an 8-point-ride and backed it up later with a 9 and a combined [...]
LOS ANGELES, California/USA (Tuesday, February 19, 2013) – Matt Wilkinson (AUS), 24, is one of the most unique personalities the ASP WCT has ever seen. From rollerblade entrances to custom event wetsuits, Wilko consistently embodies a fun-loving attitude that keeps competition fresh and keeps surfing unique. In addition to his shows out of the water, [...]
CAPBRETON, France (Tuesday, February 19, 2013) – Former ASP European Champion and 2012 fourth place finisher Romain Cloitre suffered an injury in Hawaii late last year that forced him to pull out of the last event of the season. A couple of months later, Romain is ready to hit the competition vest again and talks [...]
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