As close to perfect as Kelly Slater’s pro surfing career has been, why wouldn’t he make “10 in ’10” a reality?
“That’s getting a little ahead of ourselves,” he laughed.
But the nine-time world champion is back on top of the World Championship Tour rankings for the first time since the Pipeline event in Hawaii in December of 2008.
“It feels great,” he said. “I remember …Â Details
The fog lifted at noon at Pleasure Point. A crowd was on the cliff, and in the 52-degree water it was Santa Cruz against Aptos, vying to see which team would win a chance to surf at the national championship.
Officially called the High School Cup, it was a surfing game, not a surfing contest, and that is what separates it from every other competition. The notion is to make what has always been an individualized pursuit, resistant to organization, into a team sport …Â Details
The new ASP ranking system is rocking the pro surfing world, and performance levels at the Nike Lowers Pro were proof of it. Chris Mauro and Ian Cairns break down the significance of the rankings, results, and the new breed of surfing stars lighting up the horizon
Hawaii’s 2010 state champions of surfing have been decided, following the three-day Hard Rock Cafe Skull Candy State Championships at Ala Moana Bowls, presented by the Hawaii Surfing Association (HSA). The state championships are the culmination of the regional Hard Rock Cafe Surf Series and determine Hawaii’s team that will compete in the US National Championships in California next month.Â
The HSA has been delivering champions for over 40 years, including some of the most famous names in surfing: Derek and Michael Ho, Eddie and Clyde Aikau, Gerry Lopez, Tony Moniz, Andy and Bruce Irons, and the list still grows today … Details