Italiano Rip Curl has created a technologically advanced clip with multiscopy effects – multiscopy consists in a line of cameras firing consistently as surfers ride towards and past it- in order to create frozen moments of time that can be viewed in a combination of angles. In a few words, the surfers are frozen in [...]
Italiano The ASP has admitted that, due to a calculation error within its rankings’ system, the 2011 ASP World Title has yet to be officially decided and that Kelly Slater (USA), 39, was prematurely awarded his 11th ASP World Title on Wednesday. “Our rankings’ system is designed to split tie-breaks based off of seed points,” [...]
Italiano Quarterfinalists have been determined yesterday at the Quiksilver Pro France, in picturesque conditions. Burrow will take on Julian Wilson in Quarterfinal 4. Kelly Slater continued his dismantling of the La Graviere peaks with unmatched speed and flow to claim his Round 4 victory and advance into the Quarterfinals. The current ASP World No. 1 [...]
Italiano La Graviere offered yesterday three-to-five foot (1 – 1.5 metre) lefts and rights to open the competition at the Quiksilver Pro France. Mick Fanning, defending Quiksilver Pro France winner, scored a sick 9.37 out of a possible 10 for an incredible forehand barrel and won his Round 1 heat. Jordy Smith returned to competition [...]
Italiano Kelly Slater won his fifth Hurley Pro at Trestles, defeating Owen Wright in a highly disputed final. Kelly Slater defeated the young Australian in a last-minute exchange with a final score of 17.50 to 16.74. This was the third consecutive final for Slater and Wright and the two are the greatest rivals in the [...]
Italiano During the opening day of the 2011 Hurley Pro at Trestles the world’s best surfers showed high-performances in two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves at the pointbreak of Lower Trestles. Julian Wilson earned both the day’s highest single-wave score of 8.93 (out of 10) and the event’s highest heat-total of 17.60 (out of 20). Owen [...]
Italiano Owen Wright has claimed his maiden ASP Dream Tour victory winning the inaugural Quiksilver Pro New York over Kelly Slater and earning the historic US $300,000 first-place prize purse in offshore three-to-five foot (1 – 1.5 metre) surf at Long Beach, New York. “I’m just lapping it up right now,” Wright said. “I’ve always [...]
Italiano Kelly Slater has claimed the Billabong Pro Tahiti presented by Air Tahiti Nui over Owen Wright in clean four-to-six foot (1.5 – 2 metre) waves at Teahupo’o. The final day was a historic incarnation of the event, with the world’s best surfers pushing the performance envelope in incredible conditions. Slater was on fire trough [...]
