Despite missing the first four events of the 2013 ASP World Tour due to injury, Fred Patacchia has come back with a new found plan and a string of consistent results. Currently 19th on the ASP World Title rankings, we caught up with the 30-year-old Hawaiian veteran while he was competing in the Quiksilver Pro France. We track his plans to keep his career alive and talk through his new approach to competing.
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Siargao Island Philippines – It was sister-on-sister today at the 19th Annual Siargao International Surfing Cup ASC 6 star Women’s Division final here at Cloud 9, where it was older sister Nildie (Blancada) Rietenbach on her backhand up against younger sister Nilbie Blancada on her forehand trading back-to-back barrels in a perfectly scripted end to a dream surfing competition.
When the horn blew it was 20 year old Nilbie Blancada who will … More
The Barrel crew began their pilgrimage for barrels back in January at the birthplace of surfing where huge Pacific swells pound the sands of Hawaii. On the fabled North Shore Harro filmed the humbling, crashing waves at Pipeline, Waimea Bay and up and down the reef-ringed coastline where surfers from around the world are drawn each winter. Check out this behind the scenes teaser of some of the guts and the glory rides that will feature in the movie, to be released in November.