Keanu Asing (Ewa Beach, HI), 17, won the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) North America Pro Junior Series Grade-3 Arnette All Day Antics Pro Junior while securing the highest heat total of the entire event, a 16.67 out of 20, over fellow finalists Evan Geiselman (New Smyrna Beach, FL), 16, Hawaiian Albee Layer (Maui, HI), 19, and Kolohe Andino (San Clemente, CA), 16.
The Arnette Pro Junior’s ASP Grade-3 status offers heightened points towards qualification for the inaugural ASP World Junior Tour. Once qualified each surfer earns the right to combat the highest field of competitive global talent for the title of ASP World Junior Champion … Details
An Australian surfer fought off a large shark and then rode a wave to safety, reports said on Monday.
Michael Bedford was knocked off his board by the shark, believed to be a great white of “Jaws” fame, which then came back for a second charge, witnesses were quoted as saying.
But he punched the animal and then caught a passing wave to …Â Details
While Puerto Escondido maxed out, an East Coast crew scored pointbreak perfection
You wouldn’t know it by reading the headlines or watching CNN, but the simple stoke of surfing is alive and well in Mexico. Up and down the coast you can find big-wave hell-men (and women), no-name chargers, young groms, seasoned tour vets, and the ever-present ex-pats. With so much sun and surf, it’s no wonder why it’s become such a gathering place.
The focal point has always been Puerto, and with all the attention big-wave surfing is getting these days it’s more popular than ever, but when the swell is pumping and the winds come onshore late in the morning there are two options:Â … Details
SAN BARTOLO, Lima/Peru (Sunday, June 6, 2010) – The ASP Top 17 blitzed San Bartolo’s punchy three-to-four foot (1 metre) lefthanders today as Round 1 of the Movistar Peru Classic presented by IPD was completed.
Event No. 5 on the 2010 ASP Women’s World Tour, the Movistar Peru Classic enjoyed its first day of competition, with the world’s best female surfers annihilating the South American lefthander of San Bartolo.
Chelsea Hedges (AUS), 26, former ASP Women’s World Champion (2005) and current ASP Women’s World No. 4, capped off the day’s festivities with the highest heat total of the day, a 16.43 out of a possible 20, for a rampaging forehand assault.
“I was considering the righthander before the heat started but … Details