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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."

"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.

The friendly rivalry that exists between Evan Geiselman and Kolohe Andino reached fever pitch today.

Both surfers found themselves in the final against each other in this morning's mock heats, going wave for wave and air for air.

An unlikely snaking interference (Kolohe on Evan) led to all-out debate on the shore as the coaches and team riders disputed the correct call.

Evan rode the wave in front of Kolohe and pulled an air-360 in his face, but with the final verdict still pending, it has been decided to call in the third umpire for adjudication - the vision captured on Sean Hayes' handycam.

It's certain to make for some wild calls and heckling when the judgment is passed after dinner!

If there's one constant in life, it's change. So you can bet when Red Bull's juniors are pulling on colored jerseys on the ASP World Tour a few years from now, the way to win will be different to the way it is today.

Andy King is a former professional surfer who knows what it takes to win. King has overcome adversity, tasted competitive success and experienced the exhilaration of a 10-foot Pipeline tube spitting him safely to the channel.

With his coaching hat fitted snugly to his melon, King today espoused the overall message of Red Bull's Project Air as his young, eager charges listened intently.

"At the end of last year, the ASP introduced changes to the judging criteria and I guarantee you that by the time you reach the elite level, they will have changed again," said King. "The future of the sport will revolve around maneuver done in the air ... "
And while the waves of Tallow's Beach in the lee of Cape Byron and its iconic lighthouse did not throw up much in the way of perfect air-ramps today, Red Bull's junior surfers still managed to land a few with aplomb.


Of all the information imparted by the leading experts at Red Bull's Project Air, one key point that is continually emphasised to each member of the elite surf team regarding their pursuit of ultimate performance is that they must determine what works best for him, or herself, then know how to apply it.

During the "Hell Session" debrief today, Red Bull High Performance Manager, Andy Walshe reiterated this simple fact yet again.

"We're here to provide you with the tools to become the best you can be, we're not here to wipe your a$s!" said Walshe.

This past weekend the inaugural Red Bull Rivals took to the sand of, well, Sandy Beach, and all told, the event was an amazing success. With over 3,000 people on hand to see the best surfers from the South Shore go head-to-head against the best surfers from the North Shore, it was the can't-miss event of Labor Day weekend in Hawaii. And believe me folks. It didn't disappoint.

With the likes of Jamie O'Brien fronting the North Shore team, and young phenom Carissa Moore saddled up with the South Shore team, as well as ringers like Derek Ho and Kolea Fukumitsu adding a little extra power to the North and South, respectively, the talent level was amazing. Besides Carissa's amazing contribution, both Keanu Asing and Kekoa Cazimero blew doors all event long, and the definitely showed why they're a couple of the brightest up-and-comers from Town.

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You've seen him on the Goldie. You've seen him in Huntington. You've seen him in all the magazines. The Wonder From Down Under, the Sunny Coast Super Star, yes ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it's Julian Wilson. And now you have the chance to get your arms around him...or at least his surfboard. It's easy. For the next 30 days any time you text SURF to 32287 you enter to win Julian Wilson's autographed surfboard.

The young new-school talent of Julian Wilson prevailed in the third edition of The O’Neill Mission. The edited video he put together of his highlights of the week to be judged, featured endless aerials, 360s, and even included a new-school rap soundtrack.

“I’m so blown away right now,” Julian said. “It’s been such a good week. We have made the best out of all the conditions we faced in France. I want to thank O’Neill for putting on such a good event.”

The Red Bull Riders Cup hit Central Florida this week as Satellite High took the win becoming the Central Florida Red Bull Riders Cup regional champions. The eight regional finalists travel to California where they will compete at the Red Bull Riders Cup National Championships June 13-15 at San Onofre State Beach in San Clemente.

Looking forward to the madness that is the Billabong Pro Teahupoo, the Red Bull crew  is more than eager to get their feet wet in the South Pacific. Timmy Patterson recently finished a brand new tow-board for Andy Irons with the intention of getting Andy into “some mean ones.” At the time Andy was enjoying a brief respite in mainland Mexico, and after the respite, he’s more than ready to throw himself into the fray. Bruce on the other hand has been enjoying his down days in Bali, surfing and filming for one movie part or another. Will he be ready for Tahiti? As long as it’s pumping, count on it.

And what about our defending world champ and runner-up in Tahiti in 2007? Well, old Mick Fanning's more than a month into his marriage and life is good. With wedding madness behind him he's been back on point, surfing on the Gold Coast when it's on, an enjoying the down days between Bells and Tahiti. Considering how much effort he put into Teahupoo last year, one has to figure going back this year will be a lot like riding a bike and he probably didn't forget the feeling.