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What a day for Kauai's Alana Blanchard, who defeated two world champs on her way to the 2009 Vans Hawaiian Pro title. She was able to find a good wave on the very end of the Final heat and didn't waste time smashing the lip and posting the highest score of the day (7.83).It was a great Final with all 4 surfers exchanging waves and putting...

2009 Reef Hawaiian Pro. All photos by Paulo Dias After five days of flat conditions in Haleiwa, the swell finally arrived, allowing Rounds 2 and 3 of the Reef Hawaiian Pro to hit the water today. Even though the waves were small, organizers wasted no time, running a full action packed day of competition at the North Shore of Oahu.The biggest st...

With two events remaining, the 2009 ASP Women's World Tour is still up for grabs. Six surfers remain in title contention but defending champion Stephanie Gilmore is looking pretty strong on her quest to a third trophy. Brazilian ripper Silvana Lima and former champion Sofia Mulanovich will do everything they can to put a stop to Stephanie's camp...

Surf Addict will once again host "It's About Sea Life Benenfit & Paddle-Out 2", an event which benefits several sea life protection and environmental non-profit organizations such as SurfAid International, Save The Waves Coalition, Surfrider Foundation and The Marine Mammal Center.The event will take place at the Aquarium of the Bay, in th...

On a year that started with a couple of really good early swells in Hawaii, organizers of The Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau have high hopes that the Bay will wake up and deliver the goods for the event."The Eddie" is a ASP sanctioned event and it was only held 7 times in its 25 years of existence. It only gets called on when waves reach t...

 Surf is Culture!Make sure to check out the second annual California Surf Festival, presented by FUEL TV, this upcoming week (November 19-22) at Oceanside, California. The funds raised during the event will help support the California Surf Museum and its quest to document, promote and preserve the surf culture.Some of the main attractions i...

Kolohe "brother" Andino claimed the Rip Curl GromSearch National Finals last weekend at Salt Creek, California and will represent the US in the International Finals, held at Bells Beach during the Rip Curl Pro 2010. The supergrom impressed the crowds and threw down some of the best maneuvers of the event.Nage Melamed, from Hawaii, won the girls ...

 Chris WardWith all eyes on the 2010 Dream Tour, top US surfers are getting ready for the final showdown at the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, in Hawaii. Chris Ward and Timmy Reyes are betting on their CT campaigns to hold onto their spots for next year. They will have to put on an impressive performance at the Pipeline Masters in order to stay b...

Taylor Jensen. Photo: ASP Over the weekend, Oceanside was the stage for the longboard PLA Pro Championships and local surfer Taylor Jenses claimed the event in front of his home crowd. On the girls' side, it was Cori Schumacher from San Diego, who took the honors.Read below for complete info and results: ****** OCEANSIDE, California (Sunday, Nov...

 All photos by Paulo Dias Vans Triple Crown of Surfing is officially on!The Reef Hawaiian Pro, first jewel of the Triple Crown series, was called on this morning after the contest director assessed the conditions at the beautiful Ali'i Beach Park. The waves started of on the fun side but throughout the day, with the change in the winds and incon...

If you are going down to the Rip Curl GromSearch this weekend, be ready to watch some super stoked groms competing for some cash and a trip to Australia. Names like Koa Smith, Kanoa Igarashi and others will be hungry for the title and going big at the always fun waves of Salt Creek, California. ****** Costa Mesa, CA (November 12, 2009) - With a ...

 "Work to Surf" is a collaboration between filmmaker Dave Ogle and Malibu's superman Allen Sarlo.The movie is about Sarlo's passion and dedication for surfing and the ability to work hard to then play hard. It also includes footage from some of the world's top surfers like Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, Mark Foo, Yadin Nicol, Jay Adams and more.The...

 Airing Thursday, November 12 at 9:00 pm Eastern Time (6:00 pm Pacific Time) and telecast three additional times, Joe Sexton, Hans Hagen and Nathan Apffel will appear on “The Daily Habit.”Snowboarder Joe Sexton tells us all about his shredtastic film part in the Stepchild/32 movie “This Video Sucks.” Plus, surfer Hans Hagen and director Nathan A...

Airing Thursday, November 12 at 8:00pm ET and 11:00pm ET (5:00pm PT and 8:00pm PT) in SurfSpot, FUEL TV will showcase the Best Of The Hurley US Open of Surfing 2009. Sports, music, fashion and beach lifestyle converge at the world’s largest surf contest and action sports/music festival, held in Huntington Beach, California. The world’s best pro ...

Michel Bourez, 2008 Reef Hawaiian Pro Champ. It's finally here! The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing is about to start. As we approach the waiting period's first day, the energy on the islands continues to rise. The surfing world lands in the North Shore of Oahu for its yearly rituals.FUEL TV is putting together another sick HD quality live webcast...

San Clemente's frother Pat Gudauskas will be representing the US on the 2010 ASP "Dream Tour." Pat officially qualified after securing a third place at the Canary Islands 6-star WQS event, held last week.The surfer had a stellar year on the QS so far and unlike last year, when he almost made the cut, this time the deal is closed. We are looking...

San Clemente's Nate Yeomans dominated the heavy peaks at Steamer Lane to claim the 2009 O'Neill Cold Water Classic Santa Cruz. As the Lane fired during the Finals, Nate was able to post two solid scores and maintain his lead until the end of the heat.Local boy Nat Young won the Oakley Pro Junior, going on simultaneously, and also grabbed t...

Celebration in Peru. Photo: ASP/ CI/ Rowland via Getty Images Former World Champ Sofia Mulanovich drove the local crowd crazy by winning the Movistar Peru Classic in 3 to 4 foot waves at Lobitos yesterday. The victory gives Sofia a much needed boost of confidence for the remaining of the season and keeps her title hopes alive.Steph Gilmore was a...

Last night, during a freesurf session at Lagunas (north of Santa Cruz, where the O'Neill Cold Water Classic is happening right now), pro surfer Eric Geiselman was struck by what is believed to be a great white shark.Apparently his board was immediately snapped in half but luckily the surfer escaped with no harm. Check out more info about the ter...

On October 1st, Dave Rastovich, Chris Del Moro and a crew of like-minded individuals started Transparentsea, a campaign in order to raise awareness to the brutal killing of whales along with several other environmental issues such as industrial, domestic and agricultural run-offs, the impacts of commercial fishing, etc...After 36 days of adventu...