Quiksilver Pro France

ASP World Championship Tour Event #7
Hossegor Landes France
September 20 - 30 2007


Quiksilver Pro France Off Today: Next Call on Round 1 Tomorrow at 8am
September 22, 2007 - Hossegor -- No official Quiksilver Pro France competition was held in the six to eight (two-plus metre) waves at La Graviere today, but the Foster's Surf Showdown did the job of delighting the thousands of fans on the beach today.

Kelly Boosts Into Record Books...Again

September 17, 2007- Just when you thought the man had won every surfing accolade and record there is, Kelly Slater scalped another one over the weekend with his win at the Boost Mobile Pro. Slater’s latest victory marks his 34th career World Tour win, shattering the 33-win mark he previously shared with former three-time ASP World Champion Tom Curren.

Sahara Sun's Pro Longboard Kitaizumi

ASP Japan WLT 2 Star Event
Kitaizumi Beach Fukushima, Japan
September 16,17 2007

September 17, 2007 - The weather at Kitaizumi today had slight rain but the swell had picked up to 3 feet.The improved conditions made for a beautiful final day. A big number of fans were at the beach today along with the huge number of internet access users watching todays action which started with the 5th heat of round of 32. This event also concludes the ASP Japan Longboard Series.

Steinlager Shaka Longboard Series Event #5
Presented by Honolua Surf Company

Kuhio Beach Waikiki Hawaii
September 7 2007

September 12, 2007 - The final event on the Steinlager Shaka Longboard series wrapped up over the weekend at Kuhio Beach in Waikiki with shoulder high surf coming through the Queen's surf break.

Although not the wave heights competitors were hoping for, there were definitely enough to go around throughout the weekend and a wrap up to the summer long series which actually started on the north shore of Oahu at Sunset Beach and made it's way through the south shore breaks of Fly's in Kaakako, Queen's and Ala Moana.

In the Menehune division, Nelson Ahina took top honors and along the way won the over all title. Geodee Clark in the Junior Wahine did the same with smooth traditional surfing mixed in with some progressive turns and maneuvers.

The pro competition had Hawaii's top longboards doing battle and although the number one and two rated surfers, Isaac Kaneshiro and Duane DeSoto went head to head for the overall title, it was Keegan Edwards from Honolulu winning the event. Desoto however ended up second, and took the top overall honors with a slim margin over Kaneshiro (third) who lead the division since day one. Ned Snow rounded out the field in fourth place.

As for the Steinlager Shaka Longboard Series, Queen's was a fitting end to a long summer season. Shaka to Steinlager.

DO SOMETHING

Eight Quiksilver and Roxy Surf Camps on the West Coast, East Coast and Gulf teamed up with The Quiksilver Foundation to launch the first-ever nationwide charity surfing day on Saturday, August 18, 2007. Dubbed, “Let’s Go Surf, A Charitable Day of Surf,” surf camp operators partnered with local and national charities like the YMCA, the Boys and Girls Club, The Make-A-Wish Foundation, Woodcraft Rangers and various autism organizations to give hundreds of underprivileged kids the chance to get in the water and catch a few waves. Kathie Armstrong, executive director of the Quiksilver Foundation summed it up nicely, “The empowerment and personal achievement of standing up on a surfboard is something most of us take for granted in the surfing industry. But the benefits and joy of surfing cannot be underestimated.”

September 8, 2007

Kaua‘i’s Kalani Vierra and Blanche Yoshida were crowned No. 1 in the world yesterday at the International Tandem Surfing Association championships in Santander Liencres, Spain.

Vierra, 41, and Yoshida, 54, officially became the first champions of the newly formed World Tandem Tour series.

They won their semifinal heat early in the morning and returned nearly four hours later to surf in the final.

They defeated Brian Keaulana and Kathy Tejada of Makaha, Chuck Inman and Tiffany Rabacal of Honolulu and a Rico Leroy and Sarah Burrell of France in yesterday’s finals.