Gidget Pro Sunset Beach
Lee-Ann Curren, 20, has officially qualified for the 2010 ASP Women's World Tour.
With her 3rd place finish at the Gidget Pro Sunset Beach (won by teen phenom Carissa Moore), Gilmore becomes the only surfer to ever win the ASP World Title each year they competed on the prestigious tour.
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A massive swell in the 15–to-18-foot (5-6 metre) range has slammed in to Oahu’s North Shore and has forced event officials to call the Gidget Pro Sunset Beach, Event No. 7 of 8 on the 2009 ASP Women’s World Tour, off for today.
“The surf is smaller than I’d like and the swell is expected to drop throughout the day,” Randy Rarick, Gidget Pro Contest Director, said.
As yet another high surf advisory is issued for Oahu's North Shore, the $845,000 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink, is revving up for next week's Thursday start. Wave face heights reached 25 feet over the weekend and provided surfers with the ultimate warm-up session.
Thirty-five years ago, Hawaii's Laura Blears single-handedly took on an all-male field at Sunset Beach in the Smirnoff Pro, firmly planting the flag for women's professional surfing.
