“Biggest And Best Wave Ever Ridden By A Female” In Australia
While she’s not our favorite female ripper in the world, but you can’t knock Layne Beachley’s big wave prowess…
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- May 14 2009 | 792 views | 20 comments
“The odds were stacked against us as the World had us needing a combination score but in classic Aussie style we kept fight to the end to claim the Ashes,” said Layne Beachley.
» Read Full StoryWhile she’s not our favorite female ripper in the world, but you can’t knock Layne Beachley’s big wave prowess…
» Read Full StoryStephanie Gilmore capped off her second World Title, in a row, with a win at the Billabong Maui Pro and a Vans Triple Crown Title. With the 2008 ASP Women’s World Tour season now complete, it’s easy to see that Steph is the woman to beat in women’s surfing.
» Read Full StoryThose two teenagers belong to a new generation of women who are shaking up the professional surfing establishment. Most are still in high school and remain a few years from competing full-time for prize money. But with a combination of powerful moves and progressive aerials, they have signaled a new era of performance in the sport.
» Read Full StoryMelanie Bartels (HAW), 26, current No. 10 on the 2008 ASP Women’s World Tour, went ballistic today during her Round 1 heat, comboing her opponents with an incredible 18.40 out of a possible 20 to advance through to the Quarterfinals of the Roxy Pro at Sunset Beach.
» Read Full StoryAfter dropping in on fellow Reef Hawaiian Pro Women’s finalist—and Seven Time World Champion—Layne Beachley and effectively ruining any chance she had at winning the final, the ASP has announced that it is going to begin an interview process that will determine if there will be punishment for the act.
» Read Full StoryMANLY BEACH, Australia (Friday, October 10, 2008) – Layne Beachley (AUS), 36, former seven-time ASP Women’s World Champion and current No. 3 on the 2008 ASP Women’s World Tour ratings, has officially announced her retirement from full-time competition, effective at the end of the year.
» Read Full StoryLayne Beachley has booze to thank for her long-running relationship with INXS drummer Kirk Pengilly…
» Read Full StoryBeachley had met her mother just after winning the first of her world titles. Maggie Gardner told Beachley that when she was 17, and newly arrived in Sydney from Scotland in 1971, she was date-raped after she accepted a dinner invitation from the manager of a Kings Cross modelling agency.
» Read Full StoryStormy surf in the five foot (1.5 metre) range was on offer this morning at Barra da Tijuca in Rio De Janeiro, but heavy rains and onshore winds forced event organizers at the Billabong Girls Pro Rio to call another lay day today.
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