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November 5, 2010
GRAN CANARIA, Canary Islands (Friday, November 5, 2010) – Jonathan Gonzalez (Tenerife, CNY) 30, drove through a deep hollow barrel to score the first perfect 10 point ride at the Islas Canarias Ocean & Earth Pro. Defending champion and local favourite to take out the 2010 edition, Gonzalez headed a strong contingent including Tim Boal [...]
November 5, 2010
MAKAHA, Oahu/Hawaii (Thursday, November 4, 2010) – Duane DeSoto (HAW), 33, won the Oxbow ASP World Longboard Championship over Antoine Delpero (FRA), 25, clinching his first ASP World Longboard Title at his local break of Makaha after 17 years of ASP WLT competition. The Oxbow ASP World Longboard Championship was a standalone event, with Desoto’s [...]
November 4, 2010
COOLANGATTA, Gold Coast/Australia (Thursday, November 4, 2010) – “Wes [Berg, Joel’s trainer] rang me yesterday morning. I had two missed calls back-to-back from Wes so I knew something must be up. When he finally got me he asked if the kids were around. I told him they were and he told me it was best [...]
November 4, 2010
MAKAHA, Oahu/Hawaii (Thursday, November 4, 2010) – The Oxbow ASP World Longboard Championships is back on this morning in clean four foot (1.5 metre) waves at Makaha and will crown a champion by day’s end. The Oxbow ASP World Longboard Champion is a winner-take-all event, with the event winner clinching the title of 2010 ASP [...]
November 4, 2010
MAKAHA, Oahu/Hawaii (Wednesday, November 3, 2010) – The Oxbow ASP World Longboard Championships tore through Round 1 today as well as the first four heats of Round 2 with local talent Duane DeSoto (HAW), 33, earning the day’s top scores to lead his fellow Hawaiian standouts while young Frenchman Antoine Delpero (FRA) put on an [...]
November 3, 2010
SOMEWHERE, Porta Del Sol/Puerto Rico (Wednesday, November 3, 2010) – The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP), Rip Curl and surfers unanimously decided to postpone competition at the Rip Curl Pro Search Puerto Rico today out of respect for yesterday’s unexpected passing of surfing icon and current ASP World Tour competitor Andy Irons (HAW), 32. Irons, [...]
November 3, 2010
EL CONFITAL, Gran Canaria (Wednesday, November 3, 2010) – French surf phenomenon Marc Lacomare (Capbreton, FRA), 20, has added another great achievement to his young nonetheless brilliant career today after securing the 2010 ASP European Men’s title in Gran Canaria. Lacomare, who was one heat win away from clinching the regional crown coming to the [...]
November 3, 2010
MAKAHA, Oahu/Hawaii (Wednesday, November 3, 2010) – Round 1 of the Oxbow ASP World Longboard Championships is underway this morning in clean four-to-six foot (1.5-2 metre) conditions at the famous righthand pointbreak of Makaha. The Oxbow ASP World Longboard Championships is a winner-take-all event, with the event winner clinching the title of ASP World Longboard [...]
November 3, 2010
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/USA (Tuesday, November 2, 2010) – Andy Irons (HAW), 32, three-time ASP World Champion, passed away today en-route from Puerto Rico back home to Kauai from complications due to illness. Official Irons Family Statement: The world of surfing mourns an incredibly sad loss today with the news that Hawaii’s Andy Irons has died. [...]
November 2, 2010
MAKAHA, Oahu, Hawaii (Tuesday, November 2, 2010) – Massive swell in the 10-to-12 foot (3-4 metre) range and undesirable conditions at the famous pointbreak of Makaha on Oahu’s west side have forced event officials to call another lay day for the Oxbow ASP World Longboard Championships. The Oxbow ASP World Longboard Championships is a winner-take-all [...]