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SEIGNOSSE, France (Thursday, August 28, 2008) – The opening day of the Rip Curl Pro Mademoiselle, event No. 3 on the 2008 ASP Women’s World Tour, was treated to a full day of action, with the first three rounds of competition completed in improving three-to-four foot (1.5 metre) waves at Les Bourdaines in the Southwest [...]
SEIGNOSSE, France (Wednesday, August 27, 2008) – Lee Ann Curren (Biarritz, FRA), 19, claimed the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Grade-2 Rip Curl Pro Junior Mademoiselle today at Les Bourdaines in Seignosse. Curren, who defeated Justine Dupont (FRA), Pauline Ado (FRA) and Marie Dejean (FRA) in a 100% French final, took the best out of [...]
COOLANGATTA, Australia (Thursday, August 28, 2008) – The upcoming Boost Mobile Pro presented by Hurley may be the closest thing eight-time ASP World Champion and ratings leader Kelly Slater (USA) has to a home court advantage on the ASP World Tour.
Held at Lower Trestles in San Clemente, California from September 7-13, 2008, the seventh of [...]
ERICEIRA, Portugal (Wednesday, August 27, 2008) – The expected excellent swell made its way to Ericeira for Day 2 of the Buondi Billabong Pro Portugal and Day 2 saw some of the bext conditions of the year give all Round 2 competitors some great scoring potential. Some four to six foot (1.2 to 2 meter) [...]
SEIGNOSSE, France (Thursday, August 28, 2008) – Round 1 of the Rip Curl Pro Mademoiselle is set to begin at 11:45am in clean two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves at Les Bourdaines.
Event No. 3 on the 2008 ASP Women’s World Tour, the Rip Curl Pro Mademoiselle will see the best female surfers in the world do [...]
GOLD COAST, 22 August 2008: Billabong International Limited today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the business of DaKine Hawaii, Inc., a leader in the premium accessories category within the surf, skate, snow and windsurf markets.
DaKine was founded in 1979 in Hawaii by Rob Kaplan and is currently based in Hood River, [...]
SEIGNOSSE, France (Saturday, August 23, 2008) – Chris Davidson (AUS), 31, won the prestigious ASP WQS 6-Star Prime Rip Curl Pro pres. by Sprite today in clean three foot (one meter) waves at Les Bourdaines, main venue of the 2008 edition. Davidson, who defeated an impressive Jihad Khodr (BRA) in the final where he posted [...]
ERICEIRA, Portugal (Sunday, August 24, 2008) – The Billabong Pro Junior, an Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Grade-2 Men and Women’s Pro Junior event, came to an end today at the beautiful beach of Ribeira d’Ilhas (PRT) and got the 2008 ASP European Junior Championship closer to its end as one two events remain in [...]
Pushing boundaries, delving into the unexplored with a sense of adventure and innovation that defines O’Neill – this is the Cold Water Classic Series launching in 2009.
FIVE events exploring the edges of the world over four continents.
FIVE challenging, quality waves all in extreme and not to mention cold conditions.
FIVE 6-star World Qualifying Series (WQS) events [...]
SOPELANA, Basque Country (Sunday, August 3, 2008) – Medi Veminardi (REU) and Alizee Arnaud (Hossegor, FRA) respectively won the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Grade-2 Men’s and Grade-1 Women’s Pro Junior events today at Sopelana in the Basque Counrty, ending victorious after a four-day long event that saw big upsets and major ratings’ points taken [...]
San Jose, COSTA RICA August 4, 2008 José Ureña, President of the
Federacion de Surf de Costa Rica (FSC), confirmed today that the
International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games (WSG), sponsored
by Billabong, will take place July 31 through August 9, 2009 in Playa
Hermosa near Jacó in Costa Rica. Ureña hopes to welcome an international
surfing contingent of [...]
$5,000 to be granted to the winning photographer
SAN CLEMENTE, CA- For the third year in a row, the Follow the Light Foundation (FTLF) will award $5000 to a deserving photographer in honor of the late Larry “Flame” Moore. The FTLF was founded after Moore’s passing in the attempt to continue his legacy of assisting up [...]
SOMEWHERE, Indonesia (Sunday, August 3, 2008) – Bruce Irons (HAW) has defeated fellow finalist Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) to claim the 2008 Rip Curl Pro Search in rifling four-foot (1.5 metre) lefthanders ‘somewhere’ in Indonesia.
Stop No. 6 of 11 on the 2008 ASP World Tour, the Rip Curl Pro Search saw a marathon day of action [...]
SOMEWHERE, Indonesia (Saturday, August 2, 2008) – Tiago Pires (PRT), 2008 Dream Tour rookie and current No. 39 on the ASP World Tour ratings, caused a sensational upset today, eliminating eight-time ASP World Champion and current ratings leader on the ASP World Tour, Kelly Slater (USA), from Rip Curl Pro Search competition in Round 3.
Running [...]
CASCAIS, Guincho (Friday, August 1, 2008) – Jacqueline Silva (Florianopolis, BRA), 29, clinched the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) Women’s 6-Star Billabong Girls Cascais Festival in solid five to six foot (1.5 to 2 meter) waves at Guincho Beach in Portugal today. Silva, who defeated fellow Asp Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS) in [...]
TAHARA, Japan (Friday, August 1, 2008) - Day 4 of 2008 ASP WQS 6-Star Yumeya Billabong Pro Tahara was held today once again at Akabane Long Beach with beautiful waves breaking at the event main venue.
The early morning action was held in glassy, light wind conditions and the correct ion for the right waves became [...]
Contest News, Featured, Headline, WCT-Men, surf, surf-featureSOMEWHERE, Indonesia (Friday, August 1, 2008) – The remaining six heats of Round 2 of the Rip Curl Pro Search were completed this afternoon in speedy, low-tide four-foot (1.5 metre) waves at the primary venue “somewhere” in Indonesia.
Stop No. 6 of 11 on the 2008 ASP World Tour, the Rip Curl Pro Search went on [...]
SOMEWHERE, Indonesia (Thursday, July 31, 2008) – The 2008 Rip Curl Pro Search returned to its primary venue, ‘somewhere’ in Indonesia, today for Round 2 of competition which saw top seeds dominated the pulsing six-foot (2 metre) lefthanders before conditions deteriorated in the early afternoon.
Stop No. 6 of 11 on the 2008 ASP World Tour, [...]
SOMEWHERE, Indonesia (Wednesday, July 30, 2008) – Round 1 of the 2008 Rip Curl Pro Search event was completed today in excellent six-to-eight foot (2 metre) waves at the secondary site, “somewhere” in Indonesia.
Event No. 6 of 11 on the 2008 ASP World Tour, the Rip Curl Pro Search bore witness to the world’s best [...]
SOMEWHERE, Indonesia (Wednesday, July 30, 2008) – The swell has arrived and Round 1 of the Rip Curl Pro Search will begin at 10am local time.
Stop No. 6 of 11 on the 2008 ASP World Tour, the Rip Curl Pro Search awoke to solid six-to-eight foot (2 metre) swell this morning and event organizers will [...]
SOMEWHERE, Indonesia (Tuesday, July 29, 2008) - The Rip Curl Pro Search, stop No. 6 on the 2008 ASP World Tour, has announced that swell is set to pulse “somewhere” in Indonesia for a potential Day 1 start of this year’s event.
Surfline, official forecasters for the 2008 Rip Curl Pro Search event, have indicated that [...]
SAN SEBASTIAN, Basque Country (Sunday, July 27, 2008) - Marc Lacomare (Hossegor, FRA), 18, won the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Grade-1 Vans Pro Junior today in consistent two to three foot (0.5 to 1 meter) waves at San Sebastian in front of a massive crowd. Lacomare, who defeated Reubyn Ash (GBR), Adrien Toyon (REU) [...]
Fall 2008 brings a DC Double Label(TM) Retailer Project with In4mation, a shoe inspired by the fragmented volcanic remnants of the windward shield of the Hawaiian Island of O`ahu. The ancient Ko`olau volcano created massive fragments that rise nearly 100 miles out of the ocean floor; the range encompasses three distinct climate zones with winding [...]
In front of record crowds, Coco Ho (Oahu, HI) ripped through the waves in Huntington Beach, Calif. this afternoon to win the 2008 Supergirl Junior Pro surfing competition. With just five minutes left on the clock, Ho battled through the tough surf with aggressive style and form that impressed the judges and the crowd to [...]
SAN SEBASTIAN, Basque Country (Sunday, July 27, 2008) - Marc Lacomare (Hossegor, FRA), 18, won the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Grade-1 Vans Pro Junior today in consistent two to three foot (0.5 to 1 meter) waves at San Sebastian in front of a massive crowd.
Lacomare, who defeated Reubyn Ash (GBR), Adrien Toyon (REU) and [...]
