Day 1 of the 2010 Hurley Pro Trestles sees standout performances by Taj Burrow, Mick Fanning, Dane Reynolds and Jadson Andre in rippable three-to-four foot Lower Trestles. Plus, get the inside scoop from Freddy P, Wilko, and the Hobgoods.
Clean three-to-four foot (1.5 metre) waves are on offer this morning at Lower Trestles, prompting event organizers at the Hurley Pro at Trestles to call Round 1 of competition on at 8am.
In this exclusive interview, 2010 Billabong Pro Tahiti Champion and former Three Time World Champ Andy Irons opens up about his victory at Teahupo‘o, his secret to beating Kelly Slater—and unlike in years past—his tame victory party.
The Hurley Pro Trestles will host the world’s elite ASP Top 34 from September 12 through 18, 2010 for Stop No. 6 of 10 on the ASP World Tour.
The final day of the Billabong Pro Tahiti has been called on this morning with Round 4 hitting the two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves at Teahupoo at 6:30am.
The two wildcards for the back half of the 2010 ASP World Tour have been allocated to Kieren Perrow (AUS), 33, and Gabe Kling (USA), 30.
Tahiti is a funny place in that conditions and weather can go from the prettiest thing you’ve ever seen to hellacious, windblown, rainy slop in the blink of an eye. On day three of the Billabong Pro Tahiti, contestants were rudely greeted with the latter.
The Billabong Pro Tahiti, Event No. 5 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, has been called back on this morning with two-to-three foot waves coming through at Teahupoo.
A dozen World Tour surfers see their 2010 campaigns abruptly end as the ASP World Tour is slashed from 45 to 32 surfers.... on the bright side, they're in Tahiti.
The Billabong Pro Tahiti has been called back on this morning, with the world’s best surfers hitting the three-to-four foot (1metre) waves at Teahupoo at 6:30am.
After seven, consecutive lay days, the Billabong Pro Tahiti commenced action today, and the world’s best surfers unleashed a barrage of high-fi performances on glassy three-to-four foot barrels on offer at Teahupoo.
The swell has kicked up over night, and with pulsing three-to-four foot waves on offer, the Billabong Pro Tahiti will finally commence with Round 1 hitting the water at 6:30am.
With hardly any surf in sight, UFC fights and Hinano beers take center stage at the 2010 Billabong Pro Tahiti...check the behind the scenes photos here.
With virtually no surf to speak of today, event organizers at the Billabong Pro Tahiti have called the fourth consecutive lay day..
I can’t piece it all together because the old man was talking in French and broken English but I remember him finishing off his life lessons with something like, “drink to forget but don’t forget to drink”.
