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Gilmore Wins Roxy Pro

Roxy Pro
Stop No. 6 of 7 on the Women’s ASP World Title Tier
Stop No. 1 of 2 on the Women’s ASP World Longboard Title Tier
Côtes des Basques, Biarritz – France
July 11-17, 2012

Gilmore Wins Roxy Pro ahead of Freshly Crowned ASP Women’s World Champion Moore


Caption : A 19th career win for Roxy Pro winner Steohanie Gilmore (AUS), a maiden ASP Women’s World title for youngest surfer to ever clinch it Carissa Moore (HAW). A day that will be remembered in Biarritz, France (Photo credit : ©ASP/Bonnarme)

BIARRITZ – France (Friday, July 15, 2011) – Stephanie Gilmore (Gold Coast, AUS), 23, won the Roxy Pro in Biarritz today, the charismatic champion clinching her first victory of the season ahead of freshly crowned 2011 ASP Women’s World Champion Carissa Moore (Oahu, HAW), 18, in good quality three-foot (one meter) waves and finding the only clean barrel of the event en route to victory.With… Read the rest

Legends Clash in SuperSurf ASP World Masters Championships

Legends Clash in Round 1 of SuperSurf ASP World Masters Championships


Pictured: 1999 ASP World Champ Mark Occhilupo won his Round 1 heat at the SuperSurf ASP World Masters Championships.

Credit: ASP / CESTARI

ARPOADOR, Rio de Janeiro / Brasil (Tuesday, July 26, 2011) – The opening day of the SuperSurf ASP World Masters Championships kicked off in clean two-foot (.5 metre) offshore waves at the Rio de Janeiro’s lefthand pointbreak of Arpoador. The opening day’s proceedings saw some of the sport’s most iconic names contribute timeless performances to complete Round 1 of Masters competition.

The SuperSurf ASP World Masters Championships will crown ASP World Champions in two divisions; the Masters (ages 36-49) and the Grand Masters (50 and over) via a round robbin format as they gain points while surfing through five non-elimination rounds to eventually qualify for the man-on-man Quarterfinals.Guilherme… Read the rest

ISA World Bodyboarding Championship

ISA World Bodyboarding Championship
Galdar, Canary Island, Spain
November 30 – December 4

ISA Bodyboard

The International Surfing Association is proud to announce the first edition of the ISA World Bodyboarding Championship. The event is confirmed to take place at the waves of El Frontón and la Guancha (Galdar City) in the Canary Islands, Spain from November 30 until December 4, 2011.

The ISA World Bodyboarding Championship was conceived to give all the bodyboarders in the world their own event to demonstrate their excellence. After two years of evaluating venues, the Executive Committee of the ISA decided that the “European Hawaii” was the right place to make this happen.

“We’re proud to launch this new ISA signature event,” said ISA President, Fernando Aguerre. “Just like in 2003 when the ISA launched our Juniors-only event and it was a huge success, we’re confident the WBC will have a great turnout.… Read the rest

Surfing Hainan to Hold First Stand Up Paddleboard and Run Biathlon


May 15th will see a unique event in China’s tropical island province of Hainan, when Surfing Hainan holds their first Stand Up Paddleboard & Run Biathlon. Competitors will use Stand Up Paddleboards (SUP) to paddle for five kilometers along the shore in Sanya Bay, and then run five kilometers on the sandy beach.Stand Up Paddleboarding is an offshoot of surfing, in which riders use very large surfboards, around three meters long, and stand on the board the entire time, using a single-bladed paddle to propel themselves through the water. SUPs can be used to ride waves, like traditional surfboards, or for flat water paddling. Flat water paddling on SUPs has seen an incredible emergence in Western countries, as riders have taken to lakes, rivers, and the ocean for the excellent core workout that the sport provides.
Surfing Hainan, which bills itself as ‘China’s Surf Shop’, has been in operation on the island since 2007.… Read the rest

Tyler Wright Wins O’Neill Women’s World Cup

Tyler Wright Wins O’Neill Women’s World Cup, Sets Sights on 2011 ASP Women’s World Tour

Tyler Wright
Pictured: Tyler Wright (AUS), 16, winner of the O’Neill Women’s World Cup.

Credit: ASP/SCHULTZ

SUNSET BEACH, Oahu/Hawaii (Thursday, December 2, 2010) – Wildcard Tyler Wright (AUS), 16, has won the O’Neill Women’s World Cup of Surfing, topping Sunset Beach local Coco Ho (HAW), 19, reigning four-time ASP Women’s World Champion Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 22, and ASP Women’s World Tour No. 2 Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 19, in two-to-four foot (1 metre) surf at Sunset Beach.

The final stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour, the O’Neill Women’s World Cup of Surfing also marked the second jewel of the Vans Triple Crown and played a vital role in surfers’ campaigns towards requalification for the 2011 ASP Women’s Dream Tour.Wright, competing in the first Vans Triple Crown of her young career, quickly catapulted into the lead in the Final, smashing the event’s highest single-wave score of a 9.57 out of 10 en route to the highest heat total of a 17.24 out of 20 by linking a series of massive forehand hacks and powerful carves to leave the field in a combination situation within the first 10 minutes of the bout to eventually take out the win.… Read the rest