WAIMEA, Oahu/Hawaii (Tuesday, November 17, 2009) – Quiksilver.com/Eddie launches today with the announcement of the 28 coveted Invitees and 24 Alternates to this year’s 25th Anniversary celebration of The Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau, fueled by Monster Energy. The ASP sanctioned event will be held on one day, between December 1, 2009 and February [...]

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LOWER TRESTLES, California (Saturday, September 19, 2009) – Mick Fanning (AUS), 28, former ASP World Champion (2007), has taken out the Hurley Pro Trestles, besting fellow Finalist Dane Reynolds (USA), 24, to claim the richest winner’s prize purse in surfing history, US$105,000.

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LOWER TRESTLES, California – The Hurley Pro Trestles, Event No. 6 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, is just days from commencing and the Southern California air is electric with the arrival of the world’s best surfers at one of the world’s most high-performance waves.

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TAHARA AICHI, Japan (Thursday, July 30, 2009) – Harley Ingleby (AUS), 25, won the Yumeya presents Oxbow ASP WLT at Tahara, over Duane de Soto (HAW), 32, in peaky two-to-three foot surf (1 metre) after a marathon day of competition at Long Beach in Tahara Aichi, Japan. Kure Beach’s own Tony Silvagni, a former [...]

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JEFFREYS BAY, South Africa (Wednesday, July 15, 2009) – Joel Parkinson (AUS), 28, has claimed the 2009 Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay in clean three-to-five foot (1 – 1.5 metre) surf over Damien Hobgood (USA), 30, strengthening his stranglehold on the ASP World Tour ratings lead.

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HUNTINGTON BEACH, California (Tuesday, July 14, 2009) – Hurley has just made the unprecedented announcement that first place in the upcoming Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 6-Star U.S. Open of Surfing at Huntington Beach will now be $100,000, the biggest prize purse in professional surfing’s history.

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Florida’s Aaron Cormican claimed his second title at the Reef-Sweetwater Pro-Am this weekend at Wrightsville Beach, but as WB local legend Ben Bourgeois, the unofficial host, put it, “Win or lose, it’s about having a good time with friends and family, that’s it.”
2009 Final Results

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Spectacular Adventures! Trailer from Spectad on Vimeo.
The Annual Reef/Sweetwater Pro Am Surf Fest begins today at Wrightsville Beach. Some of the best surfers on the East Coast will be battling for their share of the $20,000 prize purse.
Tonight is the movie premier of Spectacular Adventures! featuring WB’s Ben Bourgeios. Check out the trailer [...]

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4 Local Stories - Hammers, Sharks, a fishing tournament, and surfing… quite a coastal feel.
1 Jeer - Tiger-Golf.  Federer-Tennis.  Lance-Cycling.  Phelps-Swimming.  The media gets this week’s jeer for totally ignoring the most dominant person in their sport and not even mentioning him in the discussion.
1 Cheer - NASCAR for starting something long overdue.

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IMBITUBA, Santa Catarina (Friday, July 3, 2009) –Kelly Slater (USA), 37, reigning nine-time ASP World Champion, has claimed the 2009 Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro over an in-form Adriano de Souza (BRA), 22, in clean three-to-four foot (1 metre) waves at the main site of Praia Vila.

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None of the ACC or SEC schools can compete with UNCW when it comes to one sport at least.  After winning the NSSA East Coast Championship held at Sebastian Inlet (FL) back on April 18-19, the team was back at it two months later in California for the National Championships where they finished second.

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IMBITUBA, Santa Catarina (Thursday, June 18, 2009) – Fresh off the Australian and South Pacific legs of the 2009 ASP World Tour, the world’s best surfers are preparing for ASP Dream Tour Stop No. 4 of 10, the Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro in Brazil from June 27 to July 5, 2009, with the Australian [...]

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By: Jesse Jones

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TEAHUPOO, Tahiti (Tuesday, May 19, 2009) – Bobby Martinez (USA), 26, has taken out the Billabong Pro Tahiti presented by Air Tahiti Nui, defeating fellow Finalist Taj Burrow (AUS), 30, in clean three-to-five foot (1.5 metre) waves at Teahupoo.

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TEAHUPOO, Tahiti (Monday, May 18, 2009) – Following four consecutive lay days, the Billabong Pro Tahiti presented by Air Tahiti Nui roared back to life Monday morning, with the world’s best surfers tackling the three-to-four foot (1 – 1.5 metre) waves on offer at Teahupoo.

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Every year, the WBLA provides two $1000 scholarships—one male and one female—to surfer scholars who will be attending college in the upcoming year. This year was an extraordinary year in that the club was able to provide additional scholarships to the runners-up in both categories.

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