With Oakley's new Blade trunks, say goodbye to lactic acid build up and say hello to longer sessions. And as is tradition in surfing, they had a party in San Clemente to announce this boardshort breakthrough.

Adam Melling wins the first stop of the 2011 O'Neill Cold Water Classic Series in the dying seconds on his 26th birthday. Ideal Gisborne, New Zealand surf was the landscape for what's sure to be one of Melling's most memorable birthdays. Check out all the highlights and wrap up here.

They decided to move things from Pines at Wainui Beach to Pipe at Midway Beach down in Kiwi land and it proved to be the right move. Day 3 of the O'Neill Cold Water Classic New Zealand saw Tom Whitaker, Heath Joske, and Brent Dorrington rip the Midway Beach apart. Check out all the action.

“So happy to finally win an event” said Atkinson whose year is off to a flying start following a second placing in Brazil last month.

For the last ten days, the North Shore has been barraged by a consistent North swell, and while that direction doesn't bode well for Pipeline, a handful of spots have been all time. Check this exclusive gallery and video featuring some of the world's best...

Tom Whitaker (AUS), 30, a veteran of the elite ASP World Tour of eight years, will return to competition for the next several events as the first replacement surfer for injured Australian Joel Parkinson (AUS), 29.

The annual ASP World Tour Banquet kicks off the 2010 season at the Gold Coast Convention Centre with the likes of Fanning, Parko, Slater, Stephanie Gilmore, and the rest of the world's best surfers all decked out in their finest threads. Plus a bonus highlight video with interviews and the crowning of the two World Champs.

Name: Tom Whitaker Stance: Regular Hometown: Sydney, New South Wales, AUS D.O.B.: October 4, 1979 (age: 29) Height: 5’11” Weight: 176 lbs. Sponsors: Oakley clothing and eyewear, Creatures of Leisure accessories, and Dahlberg surfboards. Family Ties: Tom’s two brothers, Chris and Ben, are both professional rugby players. Portrait: ASPWorldTour.com Action: Jones/Stryker You want that trip [...]

With a handful of ASP World Tour surfers and top rated ASP Australasian Pro Junior’s competing for their local board riding club, Tom Whittaker (Bronte) and Dayyan Neve (North Steyne) led their respective club’s through to the quarterfinal stages in style.

Part one of a weekly video series straight from the bros posted up at the Oakley team house on the beach at Pipeline. Smack dab in the middle of all the North Shore action, this is the epicenter of surfing...