Chuck Patterson, a gifted athlete with incredible surf, kite, snow and SUP skills. He’s also, arguably, one of the most powerful standup surfers on the planet.
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Hossegor, France, October 2011 – Gabriel Medina (BRA), 17, just impressed with his epic & aerial surf. Medina, a newcomer to the elite ASP Top 34 after the September’s rotation, won his inaugural ASP World Title Tour victory in France. Behind the contest, some good freesurf… Action!
Supertubos, Peniche/Portugal — Adriano de Souza (BRA), 23, has taken out the Rip Curl Pro Portugal over Kelly Slater (USA), 39, in clean three-to-five foot (1 – 1.5 metre) barrels at Supertubos today. Event No. 9 of 11 on the 2011 ASP World Title Series, the Rip Curl Pro Portugal culminated in exciting fashion today as a feast of exciting barrels closed out one of the most memorable events in ASP history.
De Souza tore through the field on the final day of competition, taking down  … Pictures and more
Highlights from the Rip Curl Pro in Portugal
Imperial Beach — More than 150 surfers from California and Latin America joined together on Sunday October 16th at the Imperial Beach Pier to compete in the 8th Annual WiLDCOAST Dempsey Holder Ocean Festival and Surf Contest. “This was the best and biggest Dempsey ever because we brought surfers from the U.S. and Latin America together to surf and celebrate the preservation of our common coastal and ocean heritage,†said Serge Dedina, Executive Director of WiLDCOAST.
The Dempsey is a fundraiser for WiLDCOAST’s efforts to protect the coast and ocean. “The international nature of the event   … More