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Mick Fanning Claims Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, Slater Takes ASP Ratings’ Lead

Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Ranger
ASP World Championship Tour Event No. 2 of 10
Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Fiesta
ASP Women’s World Championship Tour Event No. 2 of 7
Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia
April 3 – 14, 2012

Mick Fanning Claims Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, Slater Takes ASP Ratings’ Lead

Pictured: Mick Fanning (AUS), 30, two-time ASP World Champion (2007, 2009), has claimed the 2012 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach over reigning 11-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA), 40.
Credit: © ASP / SCHOLTZ

BELLS BEACH, Victoria/Australia (Friday, April 6, 2012) – Mick Fanning (AUS), 30, has claimed the 2012 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Ranger over reigning 11-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA), 40, in offshore three-to-five foot (1 – 1.5 metre) waves at Bells Beach.… Read the rest

Australian Big Wave Surfer Jeff Rowley Finalist in the 2012 Oscars of Surfing

2 April 2012

YouTube Link: http://youtu.be/hVCprkIn0t8

Australian Big Wave Surfer Jeff Rowley Finalist in the 2012 Oscars of Surfing

Big Wave Surfer and Adventure Athlete, Jeff Rowley has just been announced as one of five finalists in the 2012 Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards in the prestigious Ride of the Year category.

Jeff Rowley from Torquay, Victoria Australia caught the finalist ride on 30 January 2012 at the home of the world’s biggest waves, the infamous Peahi ‘Jaws’ in Maui, Hawaii.

Rowley caught the monster ride by paddling in at Jaws, which was until recently considered impossible to catch and ride without the use of a jet ski ‘tow-in’ and foot straps.Ride of the Year is the most prestigious award in the Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards, which are regarded as the Oscars of surfing.

The XXL awards celebrate the greatest achievements and advancements in big wave surfing performance throughout the year.… Read the rest

The 50th anniversary edition of the Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championships

TRULY GOLDEN: VANS MEN’S & JUNIOR PROS AT THE COASTAL EDGE
EAST COAST SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS NOW AMONG LARGEST ASP EVENTS IN US
North America’s Oldest Surf Contest Celebrates 50 Year Anniversary with
ASP 6-Star Designations

Virginia Beach, VA (March 28, 2012) – The 50th anniversary edition of the Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championships (CE-ECSC), North America’s oldest surf contest, gains even more prestige as the Pro division, the Vans Pro, is designated as an Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 6-Star event and the Vans Pro Junior contest is upgraded to a 6-Star ASP Junior Qualifying event.

The $155,000 Vans Pro and $30,000 Vans Pro Junior presented by Coastal Edge and hydrated by vitaminwater will run concurrently within the ECSC at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront August 20-26, 2012, with dramatically increased purses and valuable pro tour rating points on the line, enabling surf fans to see many of the top surfers in the world in Virginia Beach and on the global webcast.The… Read the rest

STEEL PIER CLASSIC NOW ASP SANCTIONED

STEEL PIER CLASSIC NOW ASP SANCTIONED
9th Annual Steel Pier Classic & Surf Art Expo Presented by Coastal Edge and Billabong;

ASP North American Longboard Tour’s Only East Coast Stop

(VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – March 19, 2012) – The Virginia Longboard Federation (VLF), the producers and organizers of the Steel Pier Classic (SPC) surfing contest have announced that this year’s event will be the only East Coast longboard tour stop of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP), boasting a $5,000 Men’s and a $2,500 Woman’s longboard contests.

The Steel Pier Classic and Surf Art Expo is presented by Coastal Edge and Billabong and scheduled for Memorial Day Weekend May 26-28, in Virginia Beach, Va. In addition to ASP points, the longboard divisions are dual sanctioned by the World Longboard Association; a $5,000 Men’s pro shortboard contest will also be held in conjunction with the event.“This… Read the rest

Burrow and Gilmore Claim Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast, Take ASP World Title Race Leads

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Taj and Stephanie
CAPTION: Taj Burrow (AUS), 33 and Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 24, claim the opening stop of the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour. PIC: ASP/Robertson.

SNAPPER ROCKS, Queensland/Australia (Sunday, March 4, 2012) – The final day of the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover culminated today with perennial ASP World Title threat Taj Burrow (AUS), 33, and four-time ASP Women’s World Champion Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 24, taking the respective wins in clean two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves at the primary venue of Snapper Rocks.

The opening stop on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour, the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast enjoyed sunny weather, light winds and a capacity crowd for the final day of competition, with the world’s best surfers putting on a spectacular display of high-performance surfing.Burrow… Read the rest