Is this the first step towards the mainstream legitimization that professional surfing so desperately longs for?

Andino’s win launches him up the ASP World Rankings to No. 24, putting him in a likely position to join the elite ASP World Tour for 2012...

Saturday, November 12, marks the official start of the world's premier professional surfing series on Oahu's North Shore: The Vans Triple Crown Of Surfing presented by Rockstar Energy Drink.

“It is my duty to accept responsibility for the recent calculation error that resulted in the premature crowning of Kelly Slater’s 11th ASP World Title,” Brodie Carr said.

His smirk told the story; a small upward curl at the edges of his lips, that of someone who didn’t seem all that surprised they’d just won another event.

Sanuk catches up with current ASP World Junior Champion Jack Freestone. What's next for Jackie Boy? Find out here...

Todd Kline catches up with disgruntled former ASP World Tour surfer Bobby Martinez...on a tennis court.

Favorites to take out the title include reigning ASP World Longboard champion and current rankings leader Duane De Soto, 2009 ASP World Longboard champion Harley Ingleby and current nº5 ranked Antoine Delpero.

The Rip Curl Pro Search San Francisco is back on this morning in clean two-to-four foot conditions at Ocean Beach and will begin competition with men’s Round 5 and possibly crown a champion by day’s end.

Oahu's own Zeke Lau wins his second big WQS of the year and earns a spot into the 2011 Vans Triple Crown Of Surfing.

After being crowned prematurely earlier in the week, Slater officially wins #11 after smoking Brazilian surfers Gabriel Medina and Miguel Pupo. “I was going against kids who could be my kids.”

AI's paddle out, a visit to O'Neill headquarters, a huge air, street musicians, and late night skateboarding fill Jordy's day while in SF for the Rip Curl Pro Search.

Maui surfers Hank Gaskell, 15-year-old Ian Gentil, and big-wave specialist Ian Walsh flew the neighbor island flag high at Sunset Beach today during day two of the HIC Pro Sunset Beach presented by Vans.

Via the champ's twitter this morning, "I'm not joking. I have not won the world title yet. I still have to win another heat! Give those shirts and hats back!" Wait, what?

Rip Curl Pro Search San Francisco competition has been called off for a second consecutive day, with disorganized two-to-four foot waves on offer at the Ocean Beach.