Pro Surfing

Bobby Martinez Claims Billabong Pro Tahiti Over Taj Burrow

2009-05-27T05:45:00.000-07:00

TEAHUPOO, Tahiti (Tuesday, May 19, 2009) - Bobby Martinez (USA), 26, has taken out the Billabong Pro Tahiti presented by Air Tahiti Nui, defeating fellow Finalist Taj Burrow (AUS), 30, in clean three-to-five foot (1.5 metre) waves at Teahupoo.Event No. 3 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Tahiti survived a marathon waiting period, culminating on the second-to-last available day

Why wear a wetsuit in the first place?

2009-03-17T03:41:00.000-07:00

Water is not mens natural environment and since we can not breathe underwater a jump into the sea is always also a bit of a jump into the unknown. Of course fear is not the reason to wear a wetsuit, there are many much better reasons, but a wetsuit will also give you some comfort.So what are the main three reasons why should you wear a wetsuit? I will list them here and then we will take a look

Wetsuits used in Pro Surfing

2009-02-28T13:58:00.000-08:00

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Quiksilver Pro Opening Day

2009-02-27T23:38:00.000-08:00

DURANBAH BEACH, Australia (Saturday, February 28, 2009) � The opening day of the 2009 ASP World Tour season got underway this morning, with the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by LG completing Round 1 in clean two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves at the backup venue of Duranbah Beach.Event No. 1 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast opted to mobilize from the primary

2009 ASP World Tour of Surfing Schedule

2009-01-24T15:17:00.002-08:00

2009 ASP World Tour wil start in one month

2009-01-24T15:17:00.001-08:00

2009 ASP Women's World Tour

2009-01-24T15:16:00.001-08:00

2009 ASP World Tour

2009-01-24T15:14:00.000-08:00

Lay Day on Day 1 of the Billabong Pro Tahiti Waiting Period

2008-05-09T04:42:00.000-07:00

TEAHUPOO, Tahiti (Thursday, May 8, 2008) Today is the first of an 11-day waiting period for the Billabong Pro Tahiti but the ASP Top 45 and event wildcards will not paddle out for their Round 1 heats today. Contest Director Luke Egan eyed conditions all morning before opting to call things off for the day."We had a good look at it and we are opting not to run today, Egan said. I watched it for

What's On Tour

2008-04-22T23:23:00.001-07:00

Damien Hobgood Hurt Damien Hobgood was heading into the South Pacific leg of the Dream Tour the defending champ of both the Billabong Pro Tahiti and the Globe Pro Fiji. Now he's not sure whether he'll be able to attend either event. Damo went over the falls freesurfing Teahupoo last week and fractured his shoulder. Several sources are saying he's out of Tahiti for sure, but

ROXY WOMENS SURFING FESTIVAL UNDERWAY AT PHILLIP ISLAND

2008-01-21T14:41:00.001-08:00

PHILLIP ISLAND, AUSTRALIA (Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008) – The 2008 ASP Womens World Qualifying Series tour kicks off with a bang at Woolamai Beach, Phillip Island, in Southern Australia this morning, with the 6-Star ASP World Qualifying Series Roxy Pro Women's Surfing Festival.Seventy-two surfers representing nine countries will take part in the highest rated event on the ASP Womens World Qualifying

FITZGIBBONS WINS 2007 ASP WORLD JUNIOR TITLE CROWN

2008-01-06T21:52:00.001-08:00

SYDNEY, Australia (Monday, Jan. 7, 2008) – ASP Australasian Champion Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) may have been one of the smallest competitors in the Billabong World Junior Championships but her performances were by far the biggest; the diminutive was surfer crowned the 2007 ASP World Junior Champion, at Sydney's North Narrabeen Beach today.Netting the four highest scoring waves and two highest

GIRLS ASP WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPION TO BE DECIDED TODAY

2008-01-06T13:28:00.000-08:00

SYDNEY, Australia (Monday, Jan. 7, 2008) – It's been a long wait for the girls competing in this year's Billabong ASP World Junior Championships but today, the remaining sixteen surfers will have their time to shine, at Sydney's North Narrabeen beach.The just four rounds of competition remain which will see the 2007 ASP Girls World Junior Champion crowned at approximately 15h30.Today's

PABLO PAULINO WINS SECOND ASP WORLD JUNIOR TITLE

2008-01-05T22:15:00.001-08:00

SYDNEY, Australia (Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008) – It's been three years since Pablo Paulino (BRA) has called himself World Junior Champion but at Sydney's North Narrabeen beach today, the 20-year-old surfer made sure he could again shoulder the honour, winning the 2007 edition of the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships.Earning his spot into the main event as an ASP International wildcard, the 2004

CORRECTION: AN ASP WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPION WILL BE CROWNED TODAY

2008-01-05T13:19:00.001-08:00

CORRECTION: South Africa has three surfers left in contention. Josh Redman (ZAF) is the third South African surfer, the press release below is the correct version. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.SYDNEY, Australia (Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008) – The Boys division of the 2007 edition of the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships will reach completion today with a new ASP World Junior Boys

AN ASP WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPION WILL BE CROWNED TODAY

2008-01-05T12:54:00.000-08:00

SYDNEY, Australia (Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008) – The Boys division of the 2007 edition of the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships will reach completion today with a new ASP World Junior Boys Champion, crowned by sundown.Excellent 1.5 to 2-meter waves are on offer at Sydney's North Narrabeen beach this morning; the day's action kicking off with the two remaining heats of the Round 1 of the Girls

AUSSIE WILDCARD UNLEASHES THE WRIGHT STUFF TO DEFEAT TOP SEED DE SOUZA

2008-01-04T21:38:00.001-08:00

SYDNEY, Australia (Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008) – Australian wildcard Owen Wright obliterated all hopes of a second ASP World Junior title for 2003 World Junior champion Adriano De Souza (BRA), with his sensational Round 3 victory at Sydney's North Narrabeen beach, today. Competing in monstrous three-meter waves at the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships Wright, who earned his spot into the main

NO REST FOR WORLDS TOP JUNIORS AT NARRABEEN

2008-01-04T12:39:00.000-08:00

SYDNEY, Australia (Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008) – There will be no rest for the world's top juniors competing in the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships today, with Round 3 scheduled to hit the water at 08h00 (local time).All 16 heats of Round 3, of the Boys division, will be completed and will see Round 1 standouts clash with the Round 2 survivors, in a man-on-man format.The large two-meter surf

BILLABONG WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS SLAMMED BY SOLID SURF

2008-01-03T21:36:00.000-08:00

SYDNEY, Australia (Friday, Jan. 4, 2008) - An increase in swell to two and a half meters saw junior surfers face not only the possibility of elimination but also, raging currents and an exhausting paddle out, on Day 2 of the Billabong World Junior Championships, at Sydney's North Narrabeen beach, today. Former ASP World Junior Champion and current World No. 28 Adriano de Souza (BRA) set the tone

ROUND 2 UNDERWAY AT NORTH NARRABEEN BEACH

2008-01-03T12:49:00.000-08:00

SYDNEY, Australia (Friday, Jan. 4, 2008) – Round 2 of the Boys division will hit the water at approximately 08h00 (local time) and will see the first of the elimination rounds underway at the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships, at Sydney's North Narrabeen Beach, this morning. After an explosive day of Round 1 action yesterday, surfers who finished second or third in their respective Round 1

INTERNATIONALS MAKE THEIR MARK AT ASP WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

2008-01-02T23:36:00.000-08:00

SYDNEY, Australia (Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008) – A truly international flavor permeated Round 1 of the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships, which got underway at Sydney's North Narrabeen beach, today. Of the sixteen surfers advancing directly into Round 3, eight world regions were represented including Australia, Brazil, USA, Hawaii, South Africa, Europe, Japan and the Caribbean. Despite the

2007 BILLABONG ASP WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS UNDERWAY AT 08h00

2008-01-02T13:00:00.000-08:00

SYDNEY, Australia (Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008) – The 2007 Billabong ASP World Junior Championships will kick off in good 1.5 meter waves at Sydney's North Narrabeen beach, this morning. Organisers have called for an 08h00 (local time) start, which will see four heats of the Girls division completed before Round 1 of the Boys division gets underway at around 10h00. The Girls division sees a heat draw

EXCELLENT SURF ON TAP FOR 2007 ASP BILLABONG WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

2008-01-01T19:36:00.001-08:00

SYDNEY, Australia (Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008) – Perfect 2-meter surf, a select crop of internationally acclaimed junior surfers and two ASP World Junior Titles at stake, will make for sensational surfing when the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships get underway at Sydney's North Narrabeen beach, tomorrow. The event, now in its tenth year, marks the most important stop on the 2007 ASP

VON ZIPPER WILDCARD TRIALS TO KICK OFF WITH A BANG

2008-01-01T13:23:00.000-08:00

SYDNEY, Australia (Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008) – A low pressure system off Queensland has whipped up excellent 2-meter surf in time of the Billabong World Junior Championships which kick off at 9 am, with the Von Zipper Wildcard Trials, at Sydney's North Narrabeen this morning. Sixteen surfers from around the world including Reunion, Indonesia, South Africa, France and Israel will compete for two

WORLDS FINEST VIE FOR WORLD JUNIOR TITLES IN SYDNEY

2007-12-29T03:55:00.001-08:00

SYDNEY, Australia (Saturday, Dec. 29, 2007) – Following the culmination of the elite ASP Men's and Women's World Tours in Hawaii in mid December, an esteemed line-up of U21 surfers are preparing for an all important battle at the Billabong World Junior Championships, which take place at Sydney's North Narabeen, from January 2- 10, 2008. Renowned as the most prestigious event in ASP World Junior