INTERVIEW: Adrian Buchan on the ASP World Tour, Sponsorship and the Road Ahead
CENTRAL COAST, New South Wales/Australia (Friday, February 3, 2012) – Adrian ‘Ace’ Buchan (AUS), 29, has been an elite ASP World Title competitor for six years now. He’s been a two-time Top 10 finisher, navigated injuries and scalped event [...]
Florence Victorious at Volcom Pipe Pro, Overturns O’Brien in Final Seconds
HONOLULU, Oahu/Hawaii (Wednesday, February 1, 2012) – Hawaii’s John John Florence created one of professional surfing’s most dramatic moments today to claim his second consecutive Volcom Pipe Pro title, completely flipping the table on former Pipe Pro champion Jamie [...]
Michel Bourez on Babies and Breaking into the Top 5 in 2012
COOLANGATTA, Queensland/Australia (Wednesday, February 1, 2012) – For the past 3 years Michel Bourez (PYF), 26, has been one of the standout performers at just about every stop on the elite ASP World Tour. The surfer known as ‘The Spartian’ [...]
Bede’s Blog: Fatherhood, Rotation, Drug-Testing and the Year Ahead
GOLD COAST, Queensland/Australia (Tuesday, January 31, 2012) – It’s amazing what a bit of adversity can do…like motivating you for starters. Last year was a rough one for me on the ASP Tour. I was carrying a few injuries [...]
Ward and Munoz Set Early Pace at Volcom Pipe Pro
HONOLULU, Hawaii – (Sunday, January 29, 2012) – Conditions settled down at the Banzai Pipeline today and yesterday’s death-defying closeouts were replaced by long, hollow tubes at the Volcom Pipe Pro. California’s Chris Ward and Costa Rican Carlos Munoz [...]
Surprise Surf Shuts Down Opening Day Of Volcom Pipe Pro
HONOLULU, Hawaii – (Saturday, January 28, 2012) – The Banzai Pipeline caught everyone off guard today. Waves doubled and tripled in size from one heat to the next before the opening day of competition at The Volcom Pipe Pro [...]
Ibelli And Hurst Claim ASP World Junior Titles At The Billabong World Junior Championships
BURLEIGH HEADS, Queensland/Australia (Saturday, 28 January, 2012) – Caio Ibelli (BRA) and Leila Hurst (HAW) have claimed the Men’s and Women’s ASP World Junior Titles at the Billabong World Junior Championships today. The pair join a prestigious list of [...]
Quarterfinalists Decided At The Billabong World Junior Championships
BURLEIGH HEADS, Queensland/Australia (Friday, 27 January, 2012) – A massive day of competition saw all Quarterfinalists decided in both the men’s and women’s draws at the Billabong World Junior Championships Gold Coast today. Competitors battled the rain, stormy seas [...]