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August 29, 2011
TEAHUPO’O, Taiarapu/French Polynesia (Sunday, August 28, 2011) – With pristine eight-to-10 foot (2.5 – 3 metre) barrels detonating across the reef at Teahupo’o, the Billabong Pro Tahiti presented by Air Tahiti Nui completed the remaining heats of Round 3 before bolting through Rounds 4 and 5, setting up the Quarterfinalists for a potential finish tomorrow. [...]
August 16, 2011
TEAHUPOO, Taiarapu/French Polynesia (Monday, August 15, 2011) – With the completion of the Air Tahiti VonZipper Trials yesterday, the final two wildcard positions for the Billabong Pro Tahiti presented by Air Tahiti Nui were decided with Brazilian Ricardo Dos Santos (Guarda Do Embau, BRA) and local Heiarri Williams (PYF) finishing first and second in clean [...]
August 11, 2011
SYDNEY, New South Wales/Australia (Thursday, August 11, 2011) – Owen Wright (AUS), 21, goes hard. There’s no two ways about it. He rampaged through the ASP Australasia Pro Junior Series, terrified the Star and Prime events and vaulted into the Rookie of the Year spot in 2010. With that in mind, Wright opted out of [...]
July 9, 2011
JEFFREYS BAY, South Africa (Sunday, July 10, 2011) – Owen Wright (AUS), 21, 2010 ASP World Tour Rookie of the Year and current No. 6 on the ASP World Title Rankings. A 13th on the Gold Coast, followed by Equal 5ths at Bells and Rio and Mr. Wright is leading the goofy-footed charge for 2011. [...]
April 23, 2011
BELLS BEACH, Victoria/Australia (Sunday, April 24, 2011) – The final day of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Ranger, the second stop on the 2011 ASP World Title season, has been called on this morning with Round 5 commencing at 7am. “We have beautiful three-to-five foot (1 – 1.5 metre) surf coming [...]
April 21, 2011
BELLS BEACH, Victoria/Australia (Friday, April 22, 2011) – Bells Beach is boasting crisp three-to-five feet (1 – 1.5 metre) waves in the Bowl this morning and Round 3 of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Ranger has been called on, commencing at 7:30am. The second stop on the 2011 ASP World Title [...]
April 21, 2011
BELLS BEACH, Victoria/Australia (Thursday, April 21, 2011) – The Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Ranger recommenced this morning with Round 2 going down in beautiful offshore conditions and three-to-five foot (1 – 1.5 metre) surf at nearby Winkipop. Owen Wright (AUS), 21, 2010 ASP Rookie of the Year, rebounded from a disappointing [...]
April 18, 2011
BELLS BEACH, Victoria/Australia (Monday, April 18, 2011) – Tomorrow marks the commencement of the 2011 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Ranger and Ford Fiesta and the 50th Anniversary of competitive surfing at Bells. The world’s best surfers have descended on the small Victorian town of Torquay for the second stop on the [...]
March 10, 2011
BONDI BEACH, New South Wales/Australia (Thursday, March 10, 2011) -The Boost Mobile SurfSho presented by Blackberry (an ASP Specialty event) will kick off tomorrow at Bondi Beach in Sydney. The progressive event, which places a heavy focus on progressive aerial surfing, will feature ASP heavy hitters Jordy Smith (ZAF), 23, Josh Kerr (AUS), 26, Julian [...]
February 25, 2011
GOLD COAST, Queensland/Australia (Friday, February 25, 2011) – The Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre welcomed the world’s best surfers last night for the ASP World Surfing Awards. The gala event witnessed the most notable names in sport trade their boardshorts and bikinis for tuxedos and dresses for an evening of live music, blue carpets, [...]