John John Florence will get his feet wet on the ASP World Tour at Lower Trestles this year where Slater, Wright and Parko are looking to claim a world championship.
Malia Manuel of Hawaii surfed amazing down the stretch of the ASP 6-star event in Spain taking down Courtney Conlogue of California in the finals.
The 22nd annual Haleiwa Joe’s Labor Day paddleboard race went off September 4th. The event drew 165 paddlers and even attracted some interisland competitors such as Kai Lenny from Maui.
World Champion surfer from Oahu Carissa Moore has been given a wildcard spot in the upcoming Vans Triple Crown of Surfing. She’ll be surfing in the Reef Hawaiian Pro and the Vans World Cup of Surfing.
Hawaiian Swell was out in force to capture some photos of the south swell that bombed through the reefs and caused broken boards for some and barrels of a lifetime for others.
Local boy John John Florence has joined the ranks of the top 34 of surfing after putting up big numbers in several contests this year. He’ll take the place of Yadin Nicol as the surfers move into the home stretch of the tour.
Kelly Slater was taken down by Owen Wright in the finals of the Quiksilver Pro New York out on Long Island. The surf was killer by New Yorkers standards and the ASP World Tour showed everyone how to surf it.
The Quiksilver Pro New York is continuing to get more and more hurricane driven surf and providing the worlds best surfers some nice faces to work with.
The Quiksilver Pro New York out on Long Island is underway as the ASP Worlds best get going. Small surf with a rising swell could provide these surfers with some nice scores down the road here.
Kai Lenny took in a 4 sport day playing in the huge south surf swell that has hit the Hawaiian islands late into the summer. Check out his session on Maui.
| Sun | Mon | Tue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-1 |
| South | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-3 |
| West | 2-4 | 1-3 | 3-5 |
| East | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-3 |
