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Quiksilver does the iPhone just in time for the Gold Coast

The 2010 Quiksilver Pro on the Gold Coast kicks off next weekend, ushering in the start of the 2010 ASP World Tour.
The problem - you made plans to take away your significant other for a romantic weekend, leaving you computerless and unable to watch the opening heats.
There’s an app for that.  Worry no more.  Quiksilver [...]

Nathan “Noodles” Webster still totally rips.

Remember Noodles? He was on the world tour at one point, and then kind of fell off on the scene for a bit. Well, he still completely rips (of course) and this is a feel-good clip of him cruising through Australia on a motorcycle scoring pretty much perfect beach breaks. If you can find anything [...]

Fantasy Surfer – how did you do?

The first event of the 2009 ASP World Tour season has come and gone, and I’m sorting out how I’m going to rearrange my team for Bells Beach. Let’s take a look at how I did with my selection for the Quiksilver Pro on the Gold Coast.
My team for the Quiksilver Pro, Gold Coast:
Kelly [...]

2009 ASP Women’s World Tour rankings - after event 1: Roxy Pro Gold Coast

The Roxy Pro on the Gold Coast is over and the ladies first rankings of 2009 are all lined up. As with the guys, these are still early days, and much will change as the season unwinds.
Leading the rankings is 2007 and 2008 World Champ and 2009 Roxy Pro winner, Stephanie Gilmore of Australia. [...]

2009 ASP World Tour rankings - after event 1: Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast

I know it’s still early days and much will change as the season unwinds, but let’s take a look at the current ASP World Tour rankings following the 2009 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast.  For the time being, the surfers are only as good as their finish in the first event of the season. 
Gold Coast golden [...]

Adriano de Souza’s second place on the Gold Coast - WTF mate?

Brazilian male surfers….. cockroaches of the seas. The bane of the surfing world, hated by all other than themselves.
I kid, I kid!!!
Though they’re not exactly winning popularity contests in the english speaking world, the Brazilians have really stepped up their game on the ASP World Tour, with Adriano de Souza making an incredible showing [...]

Quiksilver Pro, Gold Coast - Joel Parkinson wins!

The 2009 Quiksilver Pro, Gold Coast presented by LG Mobile has finally drawn to a close on Wednesday with local Coolie kid, Joel Parkinson taking home the win. Joel comboed young Brazilian, Adriano de Souza in an exciting final filled with big, windy, heaving barrels, with a final score of 18.83 to 11.30. [...]

Claiming it in the big leagues

While watching the Quiksilver Pro on the Gold Coast last night, I had quite a few chuckles at Brazilian, Jihad Khodr’s expense, as every time one of his hands was raised above waist level, the commentators for the event were calling it a claim. They were mostly heckling him and having a bit of fun, [...]

Quiksilver Pro, Gold Coast – Tuesday recap

Round 4 of the 2009 Quiksilver Pro on the Gold Coast kicked off on Tuesday morning in Coolangatta in wind-swept right hand barrels brought on by cyclone Hamish off the Australian coast.
Floridian, CJ Hobgood won the first heat of the day, narrowly topping a very in-form Jihad Khodr of Brazil, while twin brother, Damien Hobgood, [...]

Quiksilver Pro, Gold Coast - Monday recap

After Slater’s devastating loss and contest exit on Sunday afternoon, the rest of the field of competitors at the 2009 Quiksilver Pro, Gold Coast, presented by LG Mobile scrambled for wins at Snapper Rocks, to build an early season lead on the reigning World Champ. 
Picking up in the middle of Round 3, the action kicked [...]

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