Miguel Medeiros

Wright Ousts Slater During ASP World Title Shake-Up at Rip Curl Pro Search

The heat was an extremely tight affair with Slater opening up with solid scores on both his forehand and backhand while his younger opponent waited patiently. Wright’s progressive forehand arsenal was put to use in the punchy lefthanders, threading barrels and stomping air reverses to come within striking distance of the champ. Needing a solid score with time winding down, Wright pulled into a lengthy left barrel to score a 7.73 out of a possible 10 to take the lead and the heat win.

Source: ASP

Tow-In Session Mick and Knox – 2009 Rip Curl Pro Search

Tow-surfing Session with Taylor Knox and Mick Fanning, big surf after the stormy night. Supertubes site was damaged with the big surf.

Source: Rip Curl

Cyrus Sutton Fish Handplanes

Mick Fanning Claims Back-to-Back ASP Dream Tour Events, Takes Quik Pro France

Mick Fanning (AUS), 28, has just claimed his second consecutive ASP Dream Tour event, taking out the 2009 Quiksilver Pro France presented by Orange over fellow Finalist Bede Durbidge (AUS), 26, in punchy one-to-three foot (0.5 – 1 metre) waves at Les Bourdaines.

Tiago Pires (PRT), 29, ASP Dream Tour sophomore, halted what many considered to be the juggernaut of the event when he eliminated reigning nine-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA), 37, in the Quarterfinals of the Quiksilver Pro France.

Source: ASP

Coxos, Portugal, 1983

Surf in Portugal was still a “child”, but the guys that surf Coxos were real “adults”. Coxos was, and still is, one of the best spots in Portugal, Europe… in the world.

Video by Clifton Evers

Bobby Martinez Claims Billabong Pro Tahiti Over Taj Burrow

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.

Source: ASP

Small Surf Forces Another Lay Day for Billabong Pro Tahiti

After going on hold all morning to assess conditions, event organizers at the Billabong Pro Tahiti presented by Air Tahiti Nui have called competition off for the day.

Source: ASP

Tiago Pires is out of the Billabong Pro’09 Tahiti

Sadly, Tiago Pires was eliminated on the first round of the Billabong Pro’09 in Tahiti. He lost to the autralian Josh Kerr with a score of 15.50 against Tiago’s 11.03. Although Tiago surfed the best wave, a 9.10 this wasn’t enough to beat Josh. Tiago didn’t manage to get a good second wave, the best being a 1.93 on the other side, Josh managed to surf a 8.83 wave followed by a 6.67 and it was enough to move along for the third heat.

Elimination Round 1 ON for Billabong Pro Tahiti

(…) Event No. 3 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Tahiti will run the new format, incorporating elimination man-on-man heats from the outset of today’s Round 1.

Source: Billabong Pro 09

Parkinson Leads ASP Top 45 into the Jaws of the Billabong Pro Tahiti

The 2009 Billabong Pro Tahiti presented by Air Tahiti Nui is days away from commencing with the world’s best surfers descending upon the tiny town of Teahupoo at ‘the end of the road’ for Stop No. 3 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, running from May 9 – 20, 2009.

Source: ASP