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"Hurry up and Wait" at the Billabong Pro
Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP). Foster’s Men’s World Tour. Women’s ASP World Championship Tour. Teahupoo, Tahiti, May 5th - 17th, 2005. 7.00am Sunday May 8th 2005.

Dan Moore Wins XXL
DAN MOORE WINS $68,000 BILLABONG XXL AWARD WITH 68-FOOT WAVE AT JAWS, MAUI Desmond Takes Monster Paddle Honors, Longbottom Has Monster Tube, Dorian Best Performance

Bodyglove Surfbout Attracts Top Surfers
San Clemente, Calif. - April 13, 2005 - A field of 240 professional surfers from around the world are scheduled to battle it out at the "Body Glove Surfbout Presented by Adio Footwear." The four-star Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) contest will be held at Lower Trestles, San Clemente, California,

Irons and Company Gear up for Tahiti
For three adrenalin filled weeks the eyes of the surfing world will be focused on the dredging barrels of Teahupoo (Chopes) as the world’s best male and female surfers contest the Billabong Pro Tahiti delivered by Air Tahiti Nui from May 5th-17th. The action will commence a week before the main event as 80 big wave surfers vie for the two wildcards on offer in the Air Tahiti Nui/Von Zipper trials, from April 25th.

New Bands Added to DK Music Roster
DAKINE UPDATES "DK MUSIC" AT DAKINE.COM - New Bands Added to DK MUSIC Roster - HOOD RIVER, Ore. - April 13, 2005 - DAKINE, a leading manufacturer of packs, bags and accessories for action sports professionals and enthusiasts, has recently updated DK MUSIC on dakine.com adding bands,

A Long and Entertaining Day at the Rip Curl Pro
IT took 21 heats from an exhaustive schedule that was one of the longest days in pro surfing history, but in a sensational result Australia’s Gold Coast rookie Bede Durbidge has bumped former six-times world champion Kelly Slater from the Rip Curl Pro at Phillip Island’s Woolamai Beach. It was a day when the higher seeds otherwise generally ruled the roost.

Body Glove Surfabout Returns
BODY GLOVE SURFBOUT PRESENTED BY ADIO FOOTWEAR RETURNS AS A WQS-RATED.MEN'S AND WOMEN'S FOUR-STAR EVENT. $95,000 Event Launches First West Coast Stop of 2005 Surfing America Pro Tour at Lowers. Redondo Beach, Calif., March 30, 2005 - Body Glove is proud to announce "Body Glove Surfbout Presented by Adio" set to take place April 26-30, 2005 at, arguably the best competition wave in the Mainland U.S., Lower Trestles in San Clemente, California.

Top Pros Fight it Out at The Rip Curl Pro
Andy Irons, Taj Burrow, Kelly Slater, and others battle their way toward the final at Bell's Beach, Australia.

Fanning's on Fire
Tuesday, March 08, 2005 (Snapper Rocks, Queensland, Australia): COMEBACK kid Mick Fanning (Aus) signalled he is back to his electrifying best with an emotion-charged victory in the Quiksilver Pro Presented by Boost Mobile at Snapper Rocks on the Gold Coast today.

Occy Retires from Professional Surfing
Former World surfing champion and ageless inspiration to surfers around the globe, Mark Occhilupo is calling quites after the 2005 pro surfing tour.

MTV's Untold: The Laird Hamilton Story
Spike TV takes an in-depth look at some of sports' most compelling figures and the challenges they've endured in the new one-hour sports dcoumentary series entitled Untold. Surfer Laird Hamilton is profiled in the premiere episode premiering Friday, February 18 (9:00pm-10:00pm ET/PT).

Mick Fanning Returns to Tour
After months of rehabilitation, former number four world tour ripper Mick Fanning is back for action. Kelly Slater says he is looking forward to his return.

Bruce Wins Eddie
Bruce Irons wins the Hawaiian big wave championship known as The Eddie. The Quicksilver Invitational Big Wave Contest at Waimea is in memory of Eddie Aikau.

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