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April 7, 2011
MARGARET RIVER, Western Australia (Thursday April 7 2011) – Huge four-to-five metre waves pounded the main break at the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) PRIME Telstra Drug Aware Pro at Margaret River today and storm squalls pelted the event site. All competitors scrambled for longer equipment and an advantage in the testing conditions, everyone except [...]
February 22, 2011
GOLD COAST, Queensland/Australia (Wednesday, February 23, 2011) – The Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover is just a few short days away from commencing and the opening event of the season will be headlined by none other than reigning 10-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA), 39. The iconic natural-footer utilized the off-season [...]
February 20, 2011
BURLEIGH HEADS, Queensland/Australia (Sunday, February 20, 2011) – Taj Burrow won his second consecutive Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 4-Star Breaka Burleigh Pro held in wind affected, but good high performance 1m (3 feet) surf at Burleigh Heads today. The fast, talented number 1 seed and ASP World No. 3 rated surfer displayed a full [...]
February 18, 2011
LOS ANGELES, California/USA (Friday, February 18, 2011) – Airing Saturday, February 19 at 9:00 PM ET/PT, FUEL TV will showcase the “VTCS: Reef Hawaiian Pro at Haleiwa 2010.” The Reef Hawaiian Pro was the first stop of the 28th annual Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink. Australian Joel Parkinson returns to [...]
February 8, 2011
GOLD COAST, Queensland/Australia (Wednesday, February 9, 2011) – Defending Breaka Burleigh Pro champion and current Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World No. 3 rated surfer Taj Burrow (AUS), 32, heads up a quality field of 160 surfers set to enjoy classic point break waves at next week’s 2011 ASP 4-Star, US$85,000 Breaka Burleigh Pro. Burrow [...]
December 16, 2010
PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Thursday, December 16, 2010) – Jeremy Flores (FRA) 22, won the Billabong Pipe Masters in memory of Andy Irons over Kieren Perrow (AUS), 33, in a come-from-behind victory in firing four-to-six foot (1.5 metre) backdoor barrels, marking his first career ASP World Tour victory. Joel Parkinson (AUS), 29, was another to stand atop [...]
December 13, 2010
PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Monday, December 13, 2010) – The Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons, the final jewel of the Vans Triple Crown (an ASP Specialty Series), has been called off again today with only small one-to-two foot (.5 metre) surf prevailing at Pipeline. “We have uncontestable surf again at Pipeline today and unfortunately [...]
December 12, 2010
PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Sunday, December 12, 2010) – The Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons, the third jewel of the prestigious Vans Triple Crown (as ASP Specialty Series), has been called off for the fourth consecutive day with only minimal one-to-two foot (0.5 metre) surf continuing to plague the infamous Banzai Pipeline. “The flat [...]
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 (Thursday, December 9, 2010) – Although several of the North Shore’s premiere breaks are seeing surf in the 10-to-12 foot (3 – 4 metre) range this morning, the steep northerly angle of the swell is offering only minimal surf at Pipeline, forcing event officials to call the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of [...]