Billabong Pro Teahupoo
The Air Tahiti Nui VonZipper Trials has a four-day window beginning this Sunday, August 14th and is a precursor to stop 5 on the ASP Men’s World Tour, the Billabong Pro, Tahiti.
Remember that whole ASP judging criteria revamping for "more progressive maneuvers" before this season started off? Well, how's it doing so far? Some of the world's top pros let you know their thoughts on it, and we want to hear yours!
“It’s unfortunate that today’s swell hasn’t turned up but not all the surprising,” Richie Porta, ASP International Head Judge, said. “The first real fetch of swell we’ve been expecting is looking to come in Sunday night and hang around through mid next week. That said, we’ll return tomorrow morning at 7am to assess conditions.”
Before I got in the water Bobby told me to make sure I was wearing sandals because it seems that there are stonefish in the water and stepping on them could lead to my untimely death...
Day 1 of the Air Tahiti Nui/Von Zipper Trials goes down in heaving 6-8 foot barrels at what's generally known as "The World's Heaviest Wave" aka Teahupo‘o. Check out Anthony Walsh's perfect 10 and more ripping!
The ASP World Title Race rolls into Tahiti next Monday to determine who will be staying in the big leagues and who will be demoted —as if one of the world’s most dangerous surf contests needed any more drama. We've got a preview and our picks right here.
Culminating the first half of the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Teahupoo will be the final opportunity for the ASP Top 45 to secure the results needed to finish in the Top 32 on the ASP World Title rankings. Following the event in Tahiti, only the Top 32 ranked surfers will continue on throughout the back half of the season.
The 64 trialists have been named for the Air Tahiti Nui Von Zipper Trials and all that remains now is for the dates to arrive. Check out these little webisodes in preparation for one of the craziest surf contests on the planet, the Billabong Pro Tahiti, which kicks off August 23rd.
"Yeah, I didn't wanna tell everyone but I got stung by a wasp on my penis," says ASP World Tour surfer Josh Kerr in Episode 5 of his self produced series of videos called "Kerrazy Times". Pecker's aside, there's some great surfing in here and one hell of an after party/riot.
The Billabong Pro Tahiti, event No. 3 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, is set to recommence at 9 a.m. this morning, with improved two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves breaking at Teahupo'o.
Playing with eels in caves, cliff jumping, and other hijinx during a lay day at the Billabong Pro Teahupo‘o.
Orange County native Timmy Reyes (Huntington Beach, CA), 26, was the only American surfer to advance from the sudden-death elimination round to advance through to Round 2.
Taking a break from the thunderous and crowded surf at Teahupo‘o during the Billabong Pro, we packed a bag and did some Tahitian style island hopping to beautiful Moorea...
Photo highlights from both days of the Air Tahiti Nui/Von Zipper Trials at Teahupo‘o. Congratulations to event champion and local Tahitian surfer Heiarii Willaims!
