Either someone from the ASP isn’t good at math or their computers aren’t working properly because it looks like the newly crowned ASP world champ, Kelly Slater, hasn’t actually won his 11th world title yet. More
Yesterday was a huge day for the surfing world for two reasons: We remembered the loss of one of surfing’s greats of Andy Irons as he passed away a year ago yesterday. And by making it through his round 3 heat at the Rip Curl Pro Search 2011, Kelly Slater took a large enough lead in the points rankings that he was declared the 2011 ASP world champion, making it his 11th time being declared the champ. More
A year ago today the world lost not only a 3 time world champion but one of the most fearless and influential surfers of all time. It all came at a time when Andy was bouncing back and quickly making a comeback to the World Tour. With a win at the 2010 Billabong Pro Teahupoo in early September, Andy sat in 16th place on the rankings leading up to the 2010 Rip Curl Pro Search Puerto Rico. He was surfing like the Andy we all knew and loved and had some momentum. I had flown down to Puerto Rico a few days before Halloween and was more than ecstatic to see the worlds best surfers battle it out at Middles in Isabella. I could have never imagined the ups and downs of the days to follow. More
We’re back — and so is the ASP World Tour! After a couple of weeks since the last contest in Portugal, the pros are stateside and surfing in Ocean Beach, San Francisco, as part of the 2011 Rip Curl Pro Search. Today is the first of the twelve day waiting period and the contest officials are wasting no time as the round 1 heats are on right now. With a building NW swell in the water and variable wind conditions it looks pretty fun, and there is more swell on tap for the next couple of days. All the round 1 heat matchups and the link to watch the contest are below. More
There haven’t been many updates on the site lately due to how busy I’ve been with a ton of other stuff, but I wanted to show off this pumpkin that I carved last weekend and wish everyone a Happy Halloween. Also I wanted to let everyone know that we’ll be back updating the site daily in the next couple of days. More
Today kicks off the first day of the seventh stop of the ASP World Tour and the first stop after the mid-year cutoff, the Hurley Pro Trestles. There have been some shakeups to the list of guys competitng at Trestles due to injuries, withdrawals and top alternates choosing not to surf. More
There is a new top 34 on the ASP World Tour now that we’ve passed the halfway point and the mid-year cutoff has taken place. Some new names have made their way onto the list of competitors and some long time veterans have fallen off. We’ve got a look at the changes along with the entire list below. More
There was something in the air on the fourth and final day of the Quik Pro NY. Actually, there were many somethings in the air: electricity, excitement, tension, spray, Kelly, Owen. Day 3 brought the size and Day 4 molded that mass into lovely, peaky perfection. Peeling lefts and walled-up rights. We finally got those barrels everyone had been hoping for, and if you didn’t eat and use the bathroom before the Quarters began, you were screwed, because there wasn’t a single dull moment from early morning through lunchtime. More
It was 10 years ago today that the most devastating and tragic event ever to happen on U.S. soil took place. I just want to make sure everyone takes a few minutes to remember and give thanks to the many men and women that lost their lives on that day. There are a lot of stories that recap experiences of that infamous day, but there is one that really stuck out in my mind that was on Surfline.com a week or so after 9/11 and I thought I’d share it. More
