The Australian Mick Fanning and American Kelly Slater went blow for blow throughout the 35-minute bout, exchanging massive scores and the lead several times before the dust settled.
Loses to Fanning in final at Bells Beach
Cocoa Beach’s Kelly Slater is once again leading the ASP world rankings.
Slater finished second to Mick Fanning in the 2012 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach event early Friday. Fanning and Slater both landed big waves as they fought for the title. Slater hit an incredible … More
Bells Beach — Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 21, has claimed victory at the 2012 Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Fiesta over Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 24, in offshore four-to-five foot (1.5 metre) waves at Bells Beach. The second stop on the 2012 ASP Women’s World Championship Tour, the Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach enjoyed a week’s worth of excellent waves and the world’s best female surfers rose to the occasion in fine fashion.
In a hard-fought Final, it was Fitzgibbons who was able to … More