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Stephanie Gilmore dominated Round 3 of the Movistar Peru Classic

Movistar Peru Classic presented by IPD
Stop No. 5 on the 2010 ASP Women’s World Tour
San Bartolo, Lima, Peru
June 5 – 9, 2010

ASP Women’s World Champ Gilmore Rebounds for Round 3 Movistar Peru Classic

Pictured: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 22, reigning three-time ASP Women’s World Champion and current ASP Women’s World No. 1, dominated Round 3 of the Movistar Peru Classic presented by IPD. Credit: © ASP / MORRIS

SAN BARTOLO, Lima/Peru (Monday, June 7, 2010) – Rounds 2 and 3 of the Movistar Peru Classic presented by IPD, Stop No. 5 on the 2010 ASP Women’s World Tour, were completed today in smaller-but-cleaner two-to-three foot (1 metre) lefthanders in San Bartolo.

Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 22, reigning three-time ASP Women’s World Champion and current ASP Women’s World No. 1, saw a sensational return to form today, posting the highest total of the event, a 16.50 out of a possible 20, to best wildcard Julia de la Rosa (PER).“I… Read the rest

Interview with a surfer

Interview for Phuket Post
By Triin Tulev

The full interview

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Name: Rick Gamble
Age: 40 something
Does for living: Surf Shop and Surf School
Surfing for: 35 years
Lives in: Bang Tao, Phuket
Comes from: Sydney, Australia
Loves: Surfing, Genuine People, Girls who surf, Cold Beer
Can’t stand: Pollution, warm beer

1. How did you become a surfer? When and where?

[b]1. How did you become a surfer? When and where?[/b]Ever since I can remember I have dreamt about the ocean, when I was very young I used to lay on the ground and look up in the sky and imagine the big white clouds where waves rolling in. In the early 70’s I got my first surf mat (pre bodyboard days) and in 1975, I got my first real surfboard a beaten up 7’2 Barry Bennet single fin.

I learnt to surf at Cronulla beach in Sydney Australia and learnt about the ocean when I was 7 years old, with the Elura Nippers surf life saving club at Cronulla.… Read the rest

International Surfing Day

Message From the ISA President Regarding the International Surfing Day

Dear Friend of surfing,

Tomorrow, June 20th, we celebrate surfing. We celebrate something that we really love and enjoy. But as in any true love, our love for the sport of surfing should be demonstrated each day. We should take the time to enjoy the waves, the ocean, the beaches, but we also should be defenders of the health and integrity of the ocean, so that it, too, can have a long and healthy life.For thousands of years, human beings saw the ocean as something endless andeternal, a symbol of something indestructible. But nowadays we have a better understanding that that’s not the way it is. It is very big, but it’s also very fragile. For thousands of years we have been destroying and polluting it and thereby shortening its healthy life.… Read the rest

Storm Surfers: New Zealand Showcases Big Wave Surfing Legends Facing the Ultimate Challenge

The latest in the series of the acclaimed [url=http://stormsurfers.tv]Storm Surfers TV[/url] documentaries takes two times World Champion surfer Tom Carroll and world renowned big wave surfer Ross Clarke-Jones to a remote corner of New Zealand. This epic adventure, airing on the Discovery Channel, July 14, 2010, follows the duo as they face almost insurmountable odds on land and in the sea.Using state-of-the-art GPS devices and satellite storm tracking technology, meteorologist and surf forecaster Ben Matson helps the Storm Surfers find what they’re looking for – the world’s biggest waves in the most challenging conditions. After several hair-raising adventures, they finally achieve their goal in remote Fiordland, an uninhabited region in New Zealand’s far south.

After a 44 kilometer (27 miles) Jet Ski trek down the stunningly beautiful but frigid Cascade River, the surfers, camera crew and support team finally reach their destination.… Read the rest

Julian Wilson Takes Down First Ever ASP 6-Star SriLankan Airlines Pro Arugam Bay

ARUGAM BAY, Sri Lanka (Thursday, June 24, 2010) – Australia’s Julian Wilson has won the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 6-Star SriLankan Airlines Pro in flawless four-to-six foot (2 metre) feet surf on an epic final day.

Wilson came into this event courtesy of a wildcard from the sponsor and throughout the event he dominated, continually posting the day’s highest scoring rides and took a deserved win over 19 year-old USA surfer Nat Young.

Wilson and Young were unquestionably the worthy finalists here as both verified their status as two of the most exciting, emerging ASP surfers.Wilson controlled the Final from start to finish and capitalized early by taking wave priority when Young took off on a poor opening wave.

By mid-Final, Wilson had a solid lead and Young faulted slightly going for some gigantic floating re-entry moves that never quite came off while Wilson continued to build on his lead scoring a 7.40 ride late in the Final which left Young chasing an outstanding 9-point ride to bridge the gap.… Read the rest