Nixon took its unconventional and homespun surf contest to the North Shore of Oahu with THE WEIRD, a regional surf contest that evens the playing field for all who compete.
THE WEIRD’s third invitational event took place in chest-high, fun waves at Ehukai. 18 surfers assembled on the shore for this one-day event including John John Florence, Dusty Payne, Zeke Lau, Nathan Florence, Paul Fisher, Christian Fletcher, Dustin Barca, Finn McGill, Cheyne Magnusson, Josh Kerr, Daniel Jones, and Kamalei Alexander. The contest consisted of three six-man heats judged by fellow peer participants, with the top two of each heat advancing.
KIRRA, Queensland/Australia (Wednesday, March 13, 2013) — Kelly Slater (USA), 11-time ASP World Champion and 2012 ASP World Runner-Up, has claimed the 2013 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover in firing three-to-five foot (1 — 1.5 metre) barrels at Kirra over reigning ASP World Champion Joel Parkinson (AUS), in front of a capacity crowd on the Gold Coast.
Kelly Slater has conquered the Quiksilver Por Gold Coast 2013, at Kirra. The Floridian surfer defeated Joel Parkinson in the first event of the 2013 ASP World Tour.
The 11-time world surfing champion got his revenge, a few months after delivering the title to the Australian surfer. In foreign water, Slater took the firing three-to-five foot (1–1.5 metre) Kirra barrel, in front of a capacity crowd on the Gold Coast.
“It was just fun today. I really wanted to  … More