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ASP World Title Contenders – Rip Curl Pro Portugal

Rip Curl Pro Portugal
Event No. 8 of 10 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour
Supertubos, Peniche/Portigal
October 10 – 21, 2012

ASP World Title Contenders Soar Amidst Perfect 10s at Rip Curl Pro Portugal Day 1

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Caption: Joel Parkinson (AUS), 31, current ASP WCT No. 1, soars to victory in Round 1 of the Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
Image Credit: © ASP/ CESTARI

SUPERTUBOS, Peniche/Portugal (Saturday, October 13, 2012) – The Rip Curl Pro Portugal commenced today with Round 1 and the opening eight heats of Round 2 completed in improving three-to-five foot (1 – 1.5 metre) waves at the primary venue of Supertubos.

Event No. 8 of 10 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour, the Rip Curl Pro Portugal plays a vital role in the hunt for the 2012 ASP World Title and today saw no shortage of fireworks from this season’s top contenders.… Read the rest

Oakley ASP World Junior Championships


Caption: Canggu, Bali prepares to host Round 1 of the Oakley ASP World Junior Championships. Pic ASP/Dunbar

Round 1 Called On at the Oakley ASP World Junior Championships

CANGGU, Bali/Indonesia (Saturday, October 6, 2012) – The 2012 Oakley ASP World Junior Championships Bali have been called on at Echo Beach, Canggu this morning. The day began with a Balinese blessing ceremony, with all competitors dressed in traditional attire on the black sand beach with clean and crisp 3 to 4 foot (1.5 meter) waves breaking on the reef out the front.

Glen Elliot and Beau Emerton Oakley ASP World Junior Championships Head Judge and Contest Director have made the call to start the men’s Round 1 at 9:15am local time.”The tide is coming up and the surf is starting to turn on,” Elliot said. “There’s a mix of rights and lefts on offer and we’re expecting the surf to be good all day.… Read the rest

Quiksilver Pro France 2012

Quiksilver Pro France
Event No. 7 of 10 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour
La Graviere, Hossegor/FRA
September 28 – October 8, 2012

World’s Best Open Up Quiksilver Pro France in Barreling La Graviere

Caption: Patrick Gudauskas (USA), 27, opened up his Quiksilver Pro France campaign this morning with a much needed Round 1 victory.
Image Credit: © ASP/ CESTARI

LA GRAVIERE, Hossegor/France (Friday, September 28, 2012) – The opening nine heats of Round 1 of the Quiksilver Pro France were completed today in clean three-to-five (1 – 1.5 metre) waves at the primary site of La Graviere.
Event No. 7 of 10 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour season, the Quiksilver Pro France took advantage of solid barrels on offer this morning before calling competition off this afternoon as the swell subsided.Mick Fanning (AUS), 31, two-time ASP World Champion (2007, 2009) and current ASP WCT No.… Read the rest

Girls Go Surfing Day 2012 and Ripcurl Gromfest Phuket

Girls Go Surfing Day 2012
The Girls Go Surfing Day program originated in Australia and has largely grown since.

The Girls Go Surfing Day program originated in Australia and has largely grown since. In Indonesia the program is now in its 8th year of operation and is a huge event on the surfing calendar. It actively encourages female beginners and non-surfers to take part in customized ‘learn to surf’ lessons that gets girls out in the water experiencing the rush that only surfing provides.

You can register at kata beach on 29-30 sep ….Grom search will be on 30 sep 9am-6pmGirls Go Surfing Day is an event across all of South East Asia and this years event will for the first time be held at Kata Beach, Phuket, Thailand not only inviting girls from Indonesia but also Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.… Read the rest

Isabela Sousa – 2012 IBA Women’s World Champion

Isabela Sousa 2012 Womens World Champion
Brazilian bodyboarder Isabela Sousa captured her second IBA World title in Isla De Margarita, Venezuela.

Sousa was competing in the Bodyboard Pro Festival at Playa Praguito, Nueva Esparta, and only had to touch the water to secure enough points to claim the title.

“I’m so happy I don’t know what to say” said an elated Sousa.

“Bodyboarding is my life, it’s taken me to so many place around the world and given me experiences and friendships that will last forever” she added.


Isabela Sousa – 2012 IBA Women’s World Champion

Sousa was in a four-way wrangle in the first semester of the IBA World Women’s Tour with the other contenders including Brazilian Karla Costa Taylor and current World Champion Eunate Aguirre (Basque) but managed to moved forward with a win in the previous event in Brazil, the Rio Bodyboarding International.… Read the rest