On Sept. 15, Torrey Pines High School grad Todd Glaser received international acclaim when Surfer Magazine awarded him its prestigious Photo of the Year award.
Held at the Grove of Anaheim, the ceremony honored Glaser for his photo, titled “Secrets,†which in striking detail captures renowned big-wave surfer Greg Long dropping into a 15-foot wave.
The shot, expansive yet intimate, was on the June 2009 cover of Surfer Magazine …Â Details & Picture
The 2009 ASP WQS 4-Star Billabong Tsurigasaki Pro recommenced this morning for the final day at Tsurugasaki Beach with the Quarterfinals kicking things off this morning.
The local weather at Tsurigasaki Beach, Ichinomiya was fair this morning. The surf conditions were two-to-four feet (1 to 1.5 metre) with onshore winds. Event director Toshiyuki Tanaka called this morning at 8am to get the final day’s action underway.
Two Japanese, one Hawaiian, and one Australian…Â Details
Jamie Mitchell, big wave surfer and winner of the 32-mile Molokai to Oahu paddle race, in Hawaii, had a close encounter with a pod of whales.
Eight-time World Paddleboarding champion saw the huge mammals surfacing close to his paddleboard.
Mitchell was filming…Â Details & Picture
Video Surfing – Final Day Highlights of Quik Pro France – Mick Fanning strikes again in France, winning his second ASP tour event in as many weeks. Mick’s collected nearly $150,000 over the past 8 days and finds himself squarely in the hunt for a world title as he’s just 148 points behind Joel Parkinson now.