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Surf Round-up: Kelly Slater Wins Epic Billabong Pro Tahiti at Teahupo’o; Quiksilver Pro NYC Change of Plans Due to Irene Damage at Long Beach

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Slater moves into the number one ranking again on the ASP World Tour thanks to Teahupo’o, but Irene takes its toll on what was to be an epic surf event for NYC.

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500,000 people descended on Huntington Beach, CA last weekend for the finals of mainland America’s biggest surfing competition.

New Surf Event for NYC: The Quiksilver Pro with ASP and Million-Dollar Purse

New York City is finally getting its own king-pin surf event and festival.

Emotional Week in Surfing: Kelly Slater Makes History with 10th ASP World Title; Paddle-outs in Memory of Andy Irons Planned for Hawaii and Huntington Beach; Vans Triple Crown to Launch

Such glory and tragedy, it’s been a week we’ll never forget.

Billabong Pipeline Masters Wraps-up Pro Surf Season ’09 with Aussie Taj Burrow Winning $90,000; Aussie Stephanie Gilmore Winning Billabong Pro Maui for $25,000

Surfing wraps up its season amidst huge swells on the North Shore of Oahu and Maui providing loads of action for competitors, sponsors, and fans.

Big Wave Surfing’s Legendary Event The Eddie Aikau by Quiksilver Goes Off in Macking 50-foot Waves, Stoking Fans, Sponsors, Media

Oahu’s North Shore is getting pummeled by monster surf, launching the Eddie Aikau, producing big swells for the women’s Billabong Pro, and gearing up for the Billabong Pipeline Masters -the final event of the Vans Triple Crown.

Surfing Round-up: $1,000,000 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing Gets Underway; Big-Wave Event Eddie Aikau Invites Announced; ASP Europe President Argues for”Free” Surfing Competition Changes

It’s big wave season which means time for the most prestigious surf competitions among global pros, sponsorship opportunities, and announcements in competition formats for 2010 effecting the industry.

Hurley U.S. Open of Surfing Attracts 500,000 Fans, Massive Waves, Top Competitors in Surf, Skateboarding, and BMX, plus Latest Trends in Surf-related Fashion

On-going action in “Surf City” as a monster swell ripped through, attracted scores of people, stoked sponsors, and brought out the best in surf culture. Here’s the inside scoop.

Retail Round-up: Quiksilver Refinances and Re-signs Kelly Slater; Lightning Bolt Makes a Comeback; Zumiez Drops 20.7%

While some in action sports take a beating as the largest surf brand refinances and a popular chain posts drastic drops, there is opportunity in revival as indicated with the re-emergence of an old legacy, Lightning Bolt.

Surfing Legend Kelly Slater Wins 9th ASP World Title with Big Win in Spain; plus Surfing Industry Heats-up for Big Waves in Vans Triple Crown of Surf in Hawaii

Most-winning surfer of all time, Kelly Slater scores his 9th ASP World Title giving the industry a boost as the pros heads into big-wave season.