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BILLABONG XXL GLOBAL BIG WAVE AWARDS UPDATE

BILLABONG XXL GLOBAL BIG WAVE AWARDS UPDATE!

• EUROPEAN ENTRIES ROCK THE BILLABONG XXL BIG WAVE AWARDS
• AWARDS CEREMONY SET FOR APRIL 29 IN ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA
• “XXL EXPERIENCE” IN SANTA CRUZ AT SACRED CRAFT SURFBOARD
SHOW TO SHOWCASE THE BOARDS THAT MADE BIG WAVE HISTORY
• TOYOTA AND CONTOUR ANNOUNCED AS EVENT SPONSORS

NEWPORT BEACH – (February 18, 2011) – With the competition window of the 11th Annual Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards fueled by Monster Energy closing in just over a month, a stunning list of new developments have supercharged the event like never before.Benjamin Sanchis’ recent huge wave at Belharra, France:

The groundbreaking contest (often referred to as the Oscars of big wave surfing) honors the brave watermen (and women) who have taken on the greatest waves of the last year at any break anywhere in the world, based on the photographic evidence.… Read the rest

10X ASP World Champ Kelly Slater Claims 46th Elite Tour Win at Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast

Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover
ASP World Title Event No. 1 of 11
Roxy Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover
ASP Women’s World Title Event No. 1 of 7
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
February 26 – March 9, 2011

10X ASP World Champ Kelly Slater Claims 46th Elite Tour Win at Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast

Kelly Slater
Pictured: Kelly Slater (USA), 39, reigning 10-time ASP World Champion, has taken out the opening event of the 2011 ASP World Title season, the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover.

Credit: © ASP / ROBERTSON

SNAPPER ROCKS, Queensland/Australia (Wednesday, March 9, 2011) – Reigning 10-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA), 39, has secured his 46th elite tour win today, defeating defending event champion Taj Burrow (AUS), 32, to claim the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover.The opening event of the 2011 ASP World Title season, the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast showcased the incredible depth of talent in the current ASP Top 34, but the victory went to the iconic Floridian.… 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

World’s Best Female Surfers Score Pristine Bells

Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Ranger
ASP World Title Event No. 2 of 11
Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Fiesta
ASP Women’s World Title Event No. 2 of 7
Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia
April 19 – 30, 2011

World’s Best Female Surfers Score Pristine Bells for Rip Curl Pro Round 2

Bells

BELLS BEACH, Victoria/Australia (Thursday, April 21, 2011) – Round 2 of the Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Fiesta, the second stop on the 2011 ASP Women’s World Title season, was completed this morning in firing three-to-five (1 – 1.5 metre) waves at Bells Beach and the world’s best female surfers reveled in the pristine, offshore conditions.

Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, current ASP Women’s World No. 1, bounced back from yesterday’s Round 1 loss in spectacular fashion, scoring two nine-point rides earning the highest heat total of the event and sending the young Australian wildcard, Nikki Van-Dijk (AUS), 16, packing.”That… Read the rest