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2013 Rangi Pro Junior Opens With Style in French Polynesia

Friday, 5 April 2013

The second event on the 2013 ASP Australasia Pro Junior Series, the Rangi Pro Junior got underway today. The surf was in the 2-3 foot (1.5 metre) range, breaking over razor sharp French Polynesian reef, while the surfers battled for precious ratings points and prize-money. The top four surfers at the end of the 2013 ASP Australasia Pro Junior Series will go onto compete for an ASP World Junior Title and also get rewarded with valuable seedings into the ASP Star and PRIME events.

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Perfect Rides On Opening Day In New Zealand

Thursday, 4 April 2013

Opening day of the TSB Bank NZ Surf Festival featuring the Dow AgroSciences Pro completed Rounds 1 and 2 of competition, culminating the day’s action in offshore two-to-four foot (1 metre) waves at Fitzroy Beach. The ideal conditions saw performance levels rise throughout the day, including the event’s first perfect 10-point ride earned by California standout Lakey Peterson (USA), 18.

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Layne Beachley and Jake Spooner to lead TravelSIM Team Australia at ISA World Masters

Wednesday, 3 April 2013

Seven-time World Champion Layne Beachley and former WCT competitor Jake Spooner will lead a strong TravelSIM Team Australia to the ISA World Masters Surfing Championship starting this week in Ecuador.

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De Souza Claims Bells, Burrow Leads Aussies In Third

Tuesday, 2 April 2013

Adriano de Souza (BRA), 25, has claimed the 2013 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford over ASP Dream Tour rookie Nat Young (USA), 21, in clean three-to-five foot (1–1.5 metre) waves at Bells Beach today.

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Australian Tyler Wright Claims Runner-up Finish at 2013 Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach

Monday, 1 April 2013

BELLS BEACH, Victoria/AUS (Monday, April 1, 2013) – Carissa Moore (HAW), 20, has claimed the 2013 Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford over Tyler Wright (AUS), 19, in clean three-to-five foot (1 – 1.5 metre) waves today in front of a capacity crowd at Bells Beach. Today’s win vaults the young Hawaiian back into the lead on the ASP Women’s World Championship Tour (WCT) ratings for the first time in over a year.

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Slater and Parkinson Fall Amidst World-Class Performances at Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach

Monday, 1 April 2013

BELLS BEACH, Victoria/AUS (Monday, April 1, 2013) – Pristine three-to-five foot (1 – 1.5 metre) waves rolled through the aquatic amphitheater of Bells Beach today as the world’s best surfers battled through three electric rounds of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford.

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World's Best Surfers Tackle Large Surf at Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach

Sunday, 31 March 2013

BELLS BEACH, Victoria/AUS (Sunday, March 31, 2013) – The ASP Top 34 returned to Bells Beach today, taking on solid six-to-eight foot (2 – 2.5 metre) surf for Round 2 and the opening three heats of Round 3 at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford.

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Historic Day of Surfing Decides Rip Curl Pro Finalists, Wright and Moore to Face Off for Bells Title

Saturday, 30 March 2013

BELLS BEACH, Victoria/AUS (Saturday, March 30, 2013) – The Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford, Stop No. 3 of 7 on the 2013 ASP Women’s World Championship Tour, completed a mammoth day of competition today with Rounds 2, 3, 4, the Quarterfinals and the Semifinals all ran in pumping four-to-six foot (1.5 – 2 metre) waves at Bells Beach.

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