A multi-faceted greening approach to the 2011 Rip Curl Pro Search SF has delivered a significant and a trio of green accolades for the unique ASP World Tour surfing event.

2012 will be a unique year for the Rip Curl Pro Search, with the event being removed from the ASP calendar to allow Rip Curl an 18-month 're-search' period to find and prepare a new location for 2013.

Now in its seventh year as an ASP World Title event, the Rip Curl Pro Search will see the world’s best surfers pitted against the diverse conditions offered by Ocean Beach, San Francisco.

In this exclusive photo gallery, top World Tour pros Jordy Smith, Carissa Moore, Taj Burrow and Puerto Rico's finest blow up at Middles on Puerto Rico's north coast as the 2010 Rip Curl Pro Search prepares to fire up. Check the trials highlight video too!

The world’s best surfers have traveled from around the globe to a corner of the Caribbean where history will be made this week for the sixth instalment of the Rip Curl Pro Search event.

If you could have a "Search" event anywhere in the world where would it be?

Kicking aside the standard ten day boat trip to the Mentawais, Rip Curl has undertaken a "Tip to Tip" expedition from one end of Indonesia to the other... check this clip from "The Last Secret Spot On Earth."

It's not everyday that a crew uncovers a perfect, sand bottom right hand point break in Indonesia. Chalk one up for Rip Curls "Tip 2 Tip" expedition that is currently underway in the Indonesian archipelago...

19-year old Owen Wright takes out Kelly Slater for the second time this year, pretty much eliminating the Nine Time World Champion from the 2009 ASP World Title race.

As contest officials decided to go with the "New Format" of doing Dream Tour contests, there are a few long faces today in Peniche, Portugal...

After assessing conditions throughout the morning, event organizers have opted to call a lay day for the Rip Curl Pro Search with only inconsistent two-to-three foot surf on offer at Supertubos.

Of course they inked the deal, the Rip Curl Search scores every time! Anyone have any idea where the Search contest will be this October? Let the guessing game begin…we’re pretty sure we know where it’s gonna go down though…

Bruce Irons wins the 2008 Rip Curl Pro Search "Somewhere In Indo" yet when pressed on his retirement, claims "See ya!" Check out the final day action here...