After some historic days at the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons, the final stop on the 2011 ASP World Title Series, the ASP Top 32 surfers have been determined for 2012. The ASP Wildcard Committee will determine the two wildcards in the coming week, rounding out next season’s ASP Top 34. The following list of names are the confirmed ASP Top 32 for 2012 (in ASP World Ranking order, but could change depending on final event results): Â
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When I travel, I usually try to blend in. But it wasn’t my jet-lagged glaze or that funny accent that gave me away. It was my clothes. Specifically, that they were dry and not made of neoprene. I was surrounded by wetsuits.
Welcome to Newquay, surfing capital of the U.K.
Home to seven dramatic beaches, rimmed with imposing cliffs on Cornwall’s Atlantic coast, this town has a reputation as being party central for the beach-bum set.
It’s actually an ideal holiday spot for families … More
Banzai Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii – Kieren Perrow (AUS), 34, has won his inaugural ASP World Tour event, taking out the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons over fellow countrymen Joel Parkinson (AUS), 30, in four-to-six foot waves. John John Florence (HAW), 19, also found his way to the podium as the overall winner of the 2011 Vans Triple Crown.
Perrow, who finished runner-up to Jeremy Flores (FRA), 23, in last year’s Billabong Pipe Masters, returned to form again this year and charged the massive Pipeline conditions on the opening two days of competition to solidify his position on the 2012 ASP World Tour  … More