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Joel Parkinson wins the 2009 O’Neill World Cup of Surfing

Joel Parkinson took home the win on Sunday at Sunset Beach on the final day of the 2009 O’Neill World Cup of Surfing, the second event in the 2009 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing. Though, the win doesn’t put him any closer to winning his much deserved World Title, it does put him in a [...]

Well… umm, this is awkward.

Hilarious but also, very, very true. If the beast awakens in board shorts, there’s no hiding it, your open for the world to see. But I don’t really see would super-stretch would help - you know… The best kind of material would be like baggy and wrinkly. Anyways enjoy this clip of the [...]

2009 ASP World Qualifying Series rankings following the 6 Star Mr. Price Pro Ballito

The 2009 WQS put two more events to bed and has seen more shifts in the rankings.  Following dual South African events, the tour rolls on.  The 4 Star O’Neill Coldwater Classic wrapped up on June 24th, crowning Australia’s Blake Thornton, and the 6 Star Mr. Price Pro Ballito finished on July 5th, with California’s [...]

2009 World Qualifying Series rankings following the 6 Star Prime Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro and the 6 Star Prime O’Neill Cold Water Classic Scotland

Two more high ranking contest down and we see still more changes in the top of the World Qualifying Series rankings. The 6 Star Prime Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro and the 6 Star Prime O’Neill Cold Water Classic recently wrapped up, with each offering 3500 ever so important points to their respective winners. [...]

O’Neill Cold Water Classic – Aussie Adam Melling takes the win at Thurso

Australia’s Adam Melling has once again risen to the top of the pack by taking top honors at the 2009 WQS 6 Star Prime O’Neill Cold Water Classic in Thurso, Scotland. He took the title and 3500 points in solid waves in the picturesque northern Scotland.
Adam began his campaign with a Round 2 seed, [...]

Deviations in California Surf Culture

Whether the blame lies on the inherent nature of stereotyping or on the media-washed portrayal of subcultures, a closer look at any sub-community reveals deviations within, so great sometimes, that it startles the senses. “How did I ever swallow such a blatantly obvious apocryphal story?” The surfing community with its own set of cultural signs [...]

Jordy Smith wins O’Neill Cold Water Classic

The O’Neill Cold Water Classic finished up in Tasmania on Sunday, crowning sophomore, World Tour surfer Jordy Smith (ZAF) the inaugural champ. Jordy took down first place in a convincing win over fellow World Tour surfer, Damien Hobgood (USA) in the final.
On his way to the win, Jordy destroyed the on-fire young Aussie, Owen [...]

O’Neill Cold Water Classic, Tasmania - Saturday recap

Another day in Tasmania, and the 6 Star WQS O’Neill Cold Water Classic drew closer to an ending, setting up the quarterfinal heats for when action resumes. Unfortunately, we home viewers are left to once again catch the action via the live score stream (the above video is from the first day of competition).
Picking [...]

O’Neill Cold Water Classic, Tasmania - Friday recap

The action went live again on Friday at the 6 Star WQS O’Neill Cold Water Classic in Tasmania, bringing big wins and bigger upsets for some top seeded competitors.
Round 3 brought the pain for the international hopefuls. Some of the more notable exits in Round 3 were World Tour surfers, CJ Hobgood (USA), Aritz [...]

O’Neill Cold Water Classic, Tasmania – Thursday lay day

The O’Neill Cold Water Classic, Tasmania took a day off on Thursday, postponing some of the more high profile heats of the event to date. If things continue as they have been, we action hungry home viewers will continue to have no live video feed, and possibly no live score feed when action resumes.
When [...]

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