Red Bull Surfing

Jordy Smith has claimed his maiden ASP elite victory, taking out the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay over Adam Melling (AUS), 25, in front of a capacity hometown crowd. Event No. 4 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay was nothing but blaring Vuvuzelas and roars from the bluff as these two titans went tit-for-tat in an incredible Final exchange. The young South African proved the victor, dominating from the outset and securing an emotional first win.

"This is the best day of my life," Smith said. "The crowd on the beach has been supporting me the last few days and hearing the cheers and the Vuvuzelas just gets me fired up to perform. It feels like they're pushing me along. I couldn't have done it without them."

Arugam Bay Sri Lanka: Julian Wilson  has won the 6 star rated Association of Surfing Professionals SriLankan Airlines Pro  in flawless 4 to 6 feet surf on an epic final day.

Wilson came into this event courtesy of a wild-card from the sponsor and throughout the event he dominated,  continually posting the day's highest scoring rides and took a deserved win over 19 year-old  USA surfer Nat Young.

Wilson and Young were unquestionably the worthy finalists here as both verified their status as two of the most exciting emerging  ASP surfers.

Wilson controlled the final from start to finish and capitalised early by taking wave priority when Young took off on a poor opening wave.

TAHITI, French Polynesia (Tuesday, June 22, 2010) - While enjoying a break from the ASP World Tour after three events, Tahiti native Michel Bourez (PYF), 23, sat down to give us some news and insights about the tour, his training and his goals as the second part of the year starts.

Bourez, who equaled his best result ever in Brazil during the Santa Catarina Pro finishing equal 5th overall, remains in excellent position to "make the cut" when the ASP elite contingent changes from a 45-man field to thirty-two members, after the Billabong Pro Tahiti where he expects to shine in front of his home crowd.

In the middle of a new project called the Michel Bourez Invitational put-up by his main sponsor Nike 6.0, Bourez gives a look back on his 2010 start and how he feels about life on tour. Check out the words from the Spartan...

"Things have been good since the new year started and I am sitting No. 12 on the ASP World title race at the moment so I am pretty satisfied. I had a good run in Brazil and made the Quarterfinals and right now, I have the feeling I can make the cut after the event in Tahiti next August. I've been enjoying some time at home since the event finished in Brazil, spent a month surfing and seeing my friends. These moments are very important to find your balance and recharge batteries. Next for me is a trip with my sponsor Nike 6.0 and I can't wait to be there. The team is great, I have an excellent relationship with my sponsors and am very proud to represent them wherever I go.

It was game on down at the Movistar Peru Classic, as Brazil's Silvana Lima tallied the third win of her career, but more importantly, our own Sally Fitzgibbons finished in the runner-up slot and moved herself to withing 500 points of the top ranking on the ASP Women's World Tour.

"Another bridesmaid finish," Fitzgibbons said, as this comes as her third second-place result in as many tries. "It's a good result all the same and great for my rating, but I want to win one really bad. Silvana (Lima) was ripping though. I couldn't really get into a good rhythm in that heat. I felt good all day, but she got the jump on me and I was never able to answer back. It's all good though. We've had amazing support here in Peru and I'm looking forward to the next one. Ironically I got the wave I needed to take the win moments after the siren but that's surfing."

World tour rookie Carissa Moore,17, celebrated the end of high school with the ultimate graduation party. The class of 2010 and the South Shore of Oahu's most-talented surfers, like Ezekiel Lau, Kelia and Isiah Moniz, and Kaulana Apo, danced their faces off at Fresh Café to celebrate a milestone in Moore's life.

She was completely surprised by the 400-plus people that packed Fresh Café for the party, and Moore was adorned with leis upon exiting the limousine and entering the grand event. Party people packed kept the dance floor constantly packed and sweaty making the Honolulu club look like a scene you would expect to find in Ibiza, Spain.

Professional surfers Sofía Mulanovich, Sally Fitzgibbons, Maya Gabeira and Nadja de Col prepared a Peruvian ceviche while learning about nutrition at the Red Bull Girls Surfing Only camp.

Keeping a healthy and balanced diet is a key part of achieving a top athletic performance, and the coaches at Red Bull Girls Surfing Only camp know this well. A significant part of the third day of the camp was spent discussing nutrition with lady surfers "It's very important to teach the girls to eat correctly so they can replace all the energy spent at sea", states Andy Walshe, director of high performance programs for Red Bull. For Dan Ross, Sofía and Sally's coach, "fish is an excellent source of protein, which we tend to figure prominently in our diet because it's readily available as we are usually working close to the sea."

Forget hiring a godolier, as Robbie Naish demonstrates, it's cheaper to bring your own rig to Venice.

"Caballito de Totora" is the name of the typical Peruvian surfboats, made of a watergrass type, typical to this region. Originally used by fishermen, the caballitos are a versatile tool to navigate the waters. Sofia Mulanovich together with world-class surfer Sally Fitzgobbons and junior Nadja de Col changed their boards for the ancient type to test the surfing quality of these Peruvian boats that have thousands of years of history.

Jamie Sterling reports from Chile:
It's my seventh time to Chile. I guess you could say I'm a fan of the cold water Indonesia, as I like to call it. Why do I call it that? Well, its waves are 80% lefts and yes, it's cold and chilly.  Chile is one the places where I can find every type of wave that there is to surf: slabs, pointbreaks, beachbreaks, reefs, and "almost" waves (i.e. like if we could only blow that one rock up it would be rideable). Not only does is the variety alluring, but the minimal crowds and consistency of the coastline is a main ingredient. Oh yeah, me being a goofy-footer being surrounded by endless lefts with practically no one out is a dream situation. On top of all that there's the culture, the friends I have there, and the food. It's all good!

Bafureira, Portugal (Sunday, May 9, 2010) - The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Estoril Surf Billabong Girls 6-Star Women's event was won for the second year in-a-row by Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) in a one-sided final over Jacqueline Silva (BRA) at the main contest site of Bafureira in Estoril.
                      
Conditions once again varied during the day with reasonable 4ft (1m) right-handers wrapping the reef at Bafureira to run the final day of the Estoril Surf Billabong Girls 2010. Event officials gave the green light for the action to begin with the incoming tide helping to increase the size of the waves and light winds helped to clean up conditions after yesterday's strong southerly wind.