Highlights from the 2. Round of the 2009 Billabong Pro Tahiti featuring the surfing of Aritz Aranburu, Andy Irons, Kelly Slater, Bobby Martinez, Joel Parkinson amongst others. Check www.billabongpr…
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Kaimana And Makana Surfing Kailua beach on MAy 19 2009
The Billabong Pro Tahiti is the third out of 10 events of the surfing World Championship Tour! Check out the highlights from round 3. For all further information go to www.billabongpro.com
 Bobby Martinez has defeated Australia’s Taj Burrow in a dramatic final to win the Billabong Pro Tahiti surfing contest in 3- to 5-foot waves at notoriously hollow Teahupoo.
The triumph, for a surfer who was raised in Santa Barbara’s gritty and gang-infested westside, puts Martinez in the race for the world title. He vaults from No. 19 to No. 7 in the ASP World Tour rankings after three of 10 competitions. His best finish in three years on the tour was No. 6, as a rookie in 2006.
Australians still hold the top three spots in the rankings, with …Â Details