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November 2, 2012
SANTA CRUZ, California/USA (Friday, November 2, 2012) – Today marks the two-year anniversary of the passing of our friend, brother and champion, Andy Irons. It is a sad day for everyone in the surfing world, but also a day in which we choose to remember him as he was: a fiercely loyal friend, a man [...]
November 2, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO, California/USA (Wednesday, November 2, 2011) – A year ago today, we lost a champion, hero, brother, husband, son and legend. Andy Irons, three-time ASP World Champion, passed away en route from Puerto Rico to Kauai on November 2, 2010, and the world is still reeling from this loss. This morning, the world’s best [...]
July 21, 2011
SYDNEY, New South Wales/Australia (Thursday, July 21, 2011) – The Irons family produced perhaps the most potent sibling force the surfing world has ever seen. While it was younger brother Bruce that would see competitive success early as an amateur, it was Andy that would fuel his own fire and rampage to unprecedented heights, dethroning [...]
December 10, 2010
PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Friday, December 10, 2010) – Competition for the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons, the third and final jewel of the Vans Triple Crown (an ASP Specialty Series), has been called off for a second consecutive day today with virtually no surf on offer at Pipeline. With the ASP World Title [...]
December 9, 2010
PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Wednesday, December 8, 2010) – Day 1 of the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons, the third and final stop of the Vans Triple Crown (an ASP Specialty Series) got underway today, with Rounds 1 and 2 completed in challenging six foot (2 metre) waves at the Banzai Pipeline on Oahu’s [...]
December 8, 2010
PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Tuesday, December 7, 2010) – The Billabong Pipe Masters, the final event on the 2010 ASP World Tour, is set to commence tomorrow with the world’s best surfers facing off against one another and a bevy of Pipeline specialists in the 48-man draw. The third and final stop on the prestigious Vans Triple [...]
November 22, 2010
HALEIWA, Oahu/Hawaii (Monday, November 22, 2010) – Yesterday saw the emotional return of Joel Parkinson (AUS), 29, to the winner’s dais. The Australian, who was sidelined from competition following a horrific heel slice last July, returned to the singlet for the opening event of the Vans Hawaiian Triple Crown of Surfing, the Reef Hawaiian Pro. [...]
November 18, 2010
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/USA (Thursday, November 18, 2010) – On November 2, 2010, the world was shocked and saddened to learn of the unexpected and tragic passing of Andy Irons (HAW), 32. The following weeks have been filled with reviews and preparations, with ASP working closely with the Irons family. The Irons Family have released the [...]
November 15, 2010
HANALEI, Kauai/Hawaii (Monday, November 15, 2010) – Hanalei Bay offered a window into heaven yesterday as thousands gathered from around Hawaii and the world to celebrate the life of three-time ASP World Champion Andy Irons. At the shore of Andy’s cherished home, family, friends, and those whose lives have been touched by the 32-year-old gathered [...]
November 12, 2010
HONOLULU, Oahu/Hawaii – (Thursday, November 11, 2010) – Overhead waves at Haleiwa could well see the $900,000 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink, (an ASP Specialty Series) kick off at 8am tomorrow morning. The first jewel of the Crown is the men’s Reef Hawaiian Pro and the Cholo’s Women’s Pro, at [...]