Huntington Beach, CA (February 7, 2013) – Vans® and International Management Group (IMG) today officially announce a three-year partnership encompassing Vans’ title sponsorship of the US Open of Surfing. Re-igniting the future of surfing’s most prestigious contest, Vans and IMG aim to engage the surf industry back to its roots, advocating an all-inclusive, world-class surfing [...]

Two-time ASP World Champion won his first heat of 2013 at the Breaka Burleigh Pro today. Pic ASP/Will H-S Burleigh Heads/Australia: Thursday February 7 2013: It was a relaxed two-time ASP World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS) at Burleigh Heads today as he put the competition rash vest back on for the first time in season [...]

Taylor Knox (USA), 41, will be one elite name vying for the Rip Curl Pro Puerto Rico Title this year. JOBOS, Isabella, Puerto Rico (Wednesday, February 6, 2013) – The Inaugural Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 4-Star Rip Curl Pro Puerto Rico is scheduled to unfold at Jobos Beach in Isabella, Puerto Rico from February [...]

Gabriel Medina (BRA), 18, joins the list of elite surfers on the Oakley Team. FOOTHILL RANCH, California (Wednesday, February 5, 2013) – Gabriel Medina, one of the most dynamic aerial surfers in the world and one of the most promising young talents ever to come out of Brazil, has joined Oakley’s Global surf team. The [...]

South Africa’s David Van Zyl (ZAF) posted an impressive heat win at the Breaka Burleigh Pro this morning. Pic ASP/Robertson Burleigh Heads/Australia: Wednesday February 6 2013: Good clean waves at Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast for day four of the Breaka Burleigh Pro and the higher seeded surfers relished the conditions with powerful turns [...]

Jesse Adam (AUS) scored the highest two-wave heat-total in the second last heat of the day. Pic ASP/Will H-S Burleigh Heads/Australia: Tuesday February 5 2013: Queensland emerging young surfers stole the show at the Breaka Burleigh Pro on the Gold Coast today. Quinn Bruce (Coolangatta) at just 14 years of age is actually the youngest [...]

Dream Tour Capability? Check. Keramas qualifies as a spot for the 2013 ASP World Championship Tour. KERAMAS, Bali/Indonesia (Monday, February 4, 2013) – ASP International is pleased to announce the sanctioning of the Oakley Pro Bali at Keramas as an ASP World Championship Tour (WCT) license for 2013. The event will be the fifth of [...]

Kanoa Igarashi (USA) fins free at Burleigh. Pic ASP/Will H-S Burleigh Heads/Australia: Monday February 4 2013: Round one of the ASP 4-Star rated Breaka Burleigh Pro Men’s was completed at Burleigh Heads today in clean but dropping 1m (2 to 3 feet) surf. The early rounds at this event do not include the top seeded [...]

Tyler Wright (AUS) clocked the day’s highest single wave score – 9.87 out of a possible 10. Pic ASP/Will H-S Burleigh Heads/Australia: Sunday February 3 2013: Sally Fitzgibbons (Australia/Sth Coast NSW) the 2012 number 2 ranked surfer in the world, pulled the rash vest back on for the first time for the 2013 season at [...]

John John Florence secured his third consecutive Volcom Pipe Pro win with impeccable barrel riding skills at his home break. PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Saturday, January 2, 2013) – John John Florence today claimed his third consecutive Volcom Pipe Pro title at the Banzai Pipeline, eliminating Chris Ward (San Clemente, Ca., USA), Josh Kerr (AUS), and Olamana [...]