A surfer getting spit out of a barrel won’t get you pregnant
Metaphor time! If getting barreled is the closest thing to an orgasm, than this is the closest a man will ever get to a woman’s. It’s common knowledge that a female orgasm last much longer compared to a Male’s, and to put this in layman’s terms, a man’s peak would be compared to a quick [...]
Rip Curl Pro Search Portugal - Fanning takes another, blah, blah, blah…
The Rip Curl Pro Search Portugal wrapped up on Tuesday at the world famous Supertubes, and we all know how it ended. Mick won the event in steadily degrading conditions (especially considering the epic, mega barrels of the previous day), topping a charging Bede Durbidge, and officially turning the title race into a two-man show [...]
Rip Curl Pro Search Portugal - envious observations from afar
After several lay days, the Rip Curl Search Portugal finally went live, and has now run through all of rounds one and two. Let’s take a look at who’s making waves and who’s already on the flight to Hawaii.
Big winners:
Owen Wright – cut his teeth on Kekoa Bacalso in round one, then killed Slater’s 2009 [...]
Rip Curl Pro Search lands in Peniche, Portugal
After much speculation (and multiple behind the scenes confirmation to DS), the ASP officially went public on Tuesday with their announcement of the location of the latest installment of the increasingly popular Rip Curl Pro Search contest. Following a successful run in Bali last year, a thrilling adventure in Chile in 2007, an other worldly [...]
Review of the Rip Curl H-Bomb - Best wetsuit ever
Like all cold water surfers, when announcements and teasers first surfaced regarding the H-Bomb, I turned the internet upside down, clamoring for more information on the suit. Proposed release dates were repeatedly pushed back, as I and others around the world anxiously awaited the suit’s arrival. Meanwhile, Rip Curl was putting years of serious research [...]
2009 ASP World Tour rankings - after event 2: Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach
It’s still early in the 2009 season, but things have gotten a little more interesting following the completion of the 2009 Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach. The bloodshed at Bells rivaled that of the Gold Coast, with many of the top 10 falling in their very first heats at Bells. The new contest format [...]
Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach wraps up – Joel Parkinson wins another
All Australia was a buzz on Friday when Cooly kid, Joel Parkinson posted a big win in the final of the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach. Joel took out frothing local wildcard, Adam Robertson in an exciting heat, held in perfect Bells conditions.
On his way to the podium, Parko fought off an enormously talented [...]
Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach – Round 2 upsets continue with more top seed falling
After taking a lay day to wait for better conditions (and to allow all of the surfers a chance to recover from the Round 2 carnage on Tuesday), the 2009 Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach went back into action on Thursday. Unfortunately for the remaining Round 2 seeds, only one out of the four [...]
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 [...]
Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach – Shocking upsets in Round 2 – WTF?
Bells Beach was pumping and thumping on Tuesday for the beginning of Round 2 at the 2009 Rip Curl Pro, ushering in amazing performances and shocking upsets.
Nine-time World Champ, Kelly Slater’s Round 2 loss to Aussie Wildcard, Owen Wright was by far and away the biggest upset of the day. The reigning champ went [...]
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