Where has my current hatred of Brazilian Pro Surfers come from? Why do I loathe them so much? Who do they think they are? They are proliferating faster than zombies in Lucio Fulci’s Zombie film. They wont go away. Their numbers are growing at an alarming rate. Some have called it an invasion while others [...]
2010 Pro Surfer Values
Pro Surfers make their living from an assortment of ways. If they surf on the ASP tour, then they have earnings that come in from competing. Pro Surfers both on and off of the tour also earn a living through product sponsorships. Some are sponsored with boards… some also have clothing sponsors… some have an [...]
Joel Parkinson Pulls out of Billabong Pro JBay
From BillabongPro: Joel Parkinson (29, Coolangatta) has officially pulled out of next week’s Billabong Pro at Jeffreys Bay, South Africa, after badly slicing his foot while surfing at his home break of Snapper Rocks this morning. “I just pulled into a barrel and have been taken out by the foamball, and pretty well straight away [...]
Billabong Pro – Jordy Smith
From BillabongPro: Billabong World Junior Champion Jordy Smith has been surfing at JBay since the age of 7, he knows the place like the back of his hand. In Episode 2 we chat to Jordy on his thoughts of the perfect right hand point break and also on his year so far on the ASP [...]
2010 Billabong Pro JBay Teaser
From BillabongPro: With a two-week waiting period beginning July 15th, the fourth event on the 2010 ASP Men’s World Tour boasts an increased total prize pool of US$400,000 and 10,000 ratings points for the winner. American surfing super-star Kelly Slater leads the world ratings heading into Jeffreys Bay, perfectly positioned for a run at a [...]
Voting open now for 2010 U.S. Open Of Surfing
From US Open of Surfing: HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. – Monday, June 7, 2010 – The world’s largest action sports festival wouldn’t be complete without an all-star event. And at this year’s U.S. Open of Surfing, held July 31-August 8 at the Huntington Beach Pier, we’ll see the return of the World Professional Surfers (WPS) All [...]
Kelly Slater: Spring 2010 Highlights
Highlights of Kelly Slater from Bells Beach, and Snapper Rocks. ~Demon
CyrusIsBoard: Interview with Shaun Tomson
From CyrusIsBoard. Cyrus ran this a couple of months ago. It’s a great interview with former World Champion surfer Shaun Tomson. He joined Cyrus Saatsaz to talk about the movie “Bustin’ Down The Door” which featured his revolutionary group of surfers and how they forever changed surfing, witnessing Greg Noll’s historic big wave ride at [...]