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The ladies represented today at Haleiwa for the Vans Hawaiian Pro, the first jewel of the Women's Triple Crown of Surfing.Alana Blanchard, from Kauai, caught a set wave in the last minutes of the heat and guaranteed the title. She also took home $2.500 dollars and the Triple Crown's temporary lead. Check out the best images of the day:

The second stop of the Blowfish Surf Series went down on rippable waves at the South Jetty, Oceanside.Local boy Duran Barr was the man of the hour, winning the Pro-Am division and also the Electric Volt Thrower.For more photos and complete results, click here.

Jon Swift & Rob Machado performing "Ode To O'Rourke," live on The Daily Habit.

The Reef Hawaiian Pro was back on today after 5 consecutive lay days. Even though the waves were small, conditions were contestable and surfers were ripping at Haleiwa's Ali'i Beach Park.Check out this Day 7 video highlights with Sunny Garcia, Clay Marzo, Tanner Gudauskas, Bruce Irons, Cory Lopez and more:

Hank Gaskell scores an upset over defending champ Pancho Sullivan. (Airdate: 11/14/09)

Best of the new generation compete at Montauk. (Airdate: 11/14/09)

While New York may not be on most pro surfers trip list, follow Will Tant as he explains how modeling brought him there and the dedication it takes to surf in the middle of winter.

SoCal's Ryan Burch keeps the stoke alive by building his own surfboards and thinking outside the box. Check out the first part of this short produced by Cyrus Sutton at Korduroy.tv, the Do It Yourself Surfing Network.Check back for the second and final part, coming up soon...

Photo: Hurley Pat O'Connell is one of the regular faces on FUEL TV's "Drive Thru" series. The new season, shot in the beautiful Australia, premieres Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 8:30 pm ET/PT. Check it out! We caught up with Pat and tried to get the dirt on the new "Drive Thru OZ" trip and his take on it. We also f...

Reef is releasing its new surf flick, Cancer to Capricorn: Path of the Modern Gypsy, during the Reef Hawaiian Pro, going on right now in the North Shore of Oahu. Check out this killer trailer... The movie comes out Summer of 2010.

The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing is on!Watch the best moments of the first day of competition, held at the beautiful Ali'i Beach Park, Haleiwa.For more info on the event and complete results, click here. Video courtesy of Vans .

The last day of the Movistar Peru Classic was packed with action at the perfect lefts of Lobitos. Sofia Mulanovich and Stephanie Gilmore met on the Finals, pushing each other's performance levels. Watch the best moments of the final day of competiton:

One of the best surfers coming out of Maui, Clay Marzo continues to impress, showing a variety of hot tricks and ability to handle the heavy stuff. Check out this clip where Clay describe some of his sessions.

As a new Northwest swell picked up throughout the day, Steamer Lane started showing its face.Watch the best waves of Rounds of 48 and 24 of the O'Neill Cold Water Classic Santa Cruz. Featuring Adam Robertson, Mason Ho, Mark Mathews, Brett Simpson and more:

The crew surfs with Shane Pospisil in New Jersey, and Danny visits his parents. Plus, Grenade rider Scotty Lago is picked up.

Don't miss an all new season of Drive Thru Australia, premiering November 15 at 3:30 PM PT, only on FUEL TV!

Check out this new flick by Poor Specimen Productions, directed by young filmmaker Kai Neville. It features some of the best progressive surfers in the world right now: Jordy Smith, Dusty Payne, Mitch Coleborn, Dane Reynolds, Dion Agius and Yadin Nicol.The filming and editing style make up for a very unique vibe... Definitely worthy of the ta...

Maui's Hank Gaskell defeats defending champion and Sunset specialist Pancho Sullivan to claim the Xcel Pro Presented by Honolua 2009. Also featuring Sunny Garcia, Shane Beschen, Myles Padaca and more. The biggest waves of the event were found on the second day of competition. Click to also watch Day 2 video highlights.

[[slideshow]]Talk about "extreme" makeovers. Orange County's Riviera Magazine invited ten SoCal surf-and-skate brands to imagine what their dream room would look like—the results of which can now be found at the Riviera Design Series' "Casa Surf Project". It's a novel concept, really: Brands like Quiksilver, Billabong, and Etnies have already co...

Owen Wright kills it! He recently caused major upsets at the Rip Curl Pro Search Portugal by taking down Kelly Slater, Dane Reynolds and Damien Hobgood. Owen was only stopped by a perforated eardrum that happened during a horrendous wipeout (watch footage.)The surfing world will get plenty more of him since the Aussie surfer is already quali...