Billabong Presents: The Pipeline

The Pipeline: Deep Inside the Worlds Most Respected Wave

There is no other wave in the world that has dominated the hearts and minds of surfers like Pipeline. For nearly fifty years, this frightening gift of nature has stood out as one of the most challenging and perfect waves on the planet. Through two-hundred pages of captivating and timeless images from over fifty of the worlds best photographers, combined with words from surfing's most renowned writers, "The Pipeline: The Worlds Most Respected Wave" tells the stories from almost five decades of heart-stopping action: The first rides, the first contests, triumphs, deaths, localism, foreign invasion and performance revolution.

Special Engagement
Book Launch and Signing
Space is limited, only 350 Tickets Available Now

Saturday November 8th 2008
6:00pm to 10:00pm
@ Billabong 119 Water Works Way, Irvine, CA 92618

Tickets
$35 Entrance Only
$100 Entrance and Standard Edition Book,
$200 Entrance, Limited Edition Book (Silk Bound), Pipeline Masters 2008 Contest T & Poster
(Food and drinks included with all tickets)

To purchase tickets go to billabong.com/us

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Billabong Pro Mundaka Waiting Period Starts Monday, September 29th-Slater can clinch #9 in Spain!

MUNDAKA, Basque Country/Spain (Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008) ASP World Tourratings leader Kelly Slater (USA) was 7.31 points away from clinching hisninth ASP World Title when he was beaten by Australia¹s Adrian Buchan intheir French final bout yesterday. Slater now has to secure an equal 9thfinish at next week¹s Billabong Pro Mundaka to clinch crown No.9.
³I was one wave away [from the title],² Slater said. ³One wave away is a lotcloser than two heats but we¹ll see how we go.²
Slater won his last world title in Mundaka and will do so again this yearshould he advance out of Round 3. If he doesn¹t, and reigning ASP WorldChampion Mick Fanning (AUS) or World No. 2 Taj Burrow win the event, therace will continue to Brazil. Slater will match-up with wildcards in theearly rounds.
³In Mundaka for some reason I haven¹t had trouble in those wildcard heatsbut in Brazil I have before,² Slater said. ³Taj and Mick haven¹t won thisyear but they¹ve both won in Brazil and they¹ve gotten seconds and thirds inMundaka, so those are good contests for those guys. But worse case scenariofor me, it will be narrowed down to one guy at the next event.²
Bobby Martinez (USA) has won the event for the last two years the only twotimes he¹s competed in Mundaka. Martinez finished equal 5th in France andnow sits 7th on the ratings.
³It¹s so tough because I just got lucky with waves and my luck is bound torun out sometime so it could be this year,² Martinez said. ³Mundaka has beena cool place to me the last couple of years and it will always be cool nomatter what happens but I¹ve never done good in France and then I¹ve donegood in Spain so I¹m just hoping it¹s not the other way around this yearsince I just did alright in France.²
The Billabong Pro Mundaka waiting period stretches from next Monday,September 30 to Sunday, October 12.
Top 10 ASP World Tour Ratings going into the Billabong Pro Mundaka:1. Kelly Slater (USA) - 7852 points2. Taj Burrow (AUS) - 6002 points3. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 5668 points4. Adriano De Souza (BRA) 5426 points5. Joel Parkinson (AUS) - 5373 points6. Mick Fanning (AUS) - 5310 points7. Bobby Martinez (USA) - 5092 points8. CJ Hobgood (USA) - 4880 points9. Adrian Buchan (AUS) - 4719 points10. Jeremy Flores (FRA) - 4407 points

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SAVE TRESTLES! Public Meeting is underway

The Public Hearing to Save Trestles is underway! Here is the schedule for the day:

• 10:30am-1:30pm: Testimony from Elected Officials. There are several outstanding elected officials speaking on our behalf including Bobby Shriver, Donna Frye, Bill Lockyer and others.
• 1:30pm-2pm: Testimony from Organizations. Surfrider Foundation and other interesting organizations will be heard during the next few hours.
• 2:00-2:30: Official Hearing Break. We are having a rally in the pavilion area behind O'Brien hallcome and learn more about how the day will go and what to expect.
• 2:30-5:00: Continued Testimony from Organizations and Native American Tribes.
• 5:00-5:30: Official Hearing Break. Please be sure to visit our letter writing station during the break. We want to fill the drop boxes with letters opposing the toll road.
• 5:30-8:30: During this time, organizations will finish speaking and the general public will begin testimony. It's challenging to say exactly what time the general public will speak. As you know, not everyone from the public will be able to speak since the meeting ends exactly at 8:30pm. See the list of speakers below.
• 8:30pm-9pm: Meet us outside of the O'Brien hall as we gather to celebrate our efforts, enjoy acoustic music, and listen to special guest speakers. Recognized singer-songwriter Steve Ybarra will play music which has been featured on radio and television across the country. Shaun Tomson, World Champion Surfer, will be our featured guest speaker. Upon listening to Shaun, we will hear from prominent environmental leaders. As you know, there will not be a decision made at the hearing, so it's important that we come together to ‘celebrate our efforts of the day' and begin to look forward! We expect the Federal Government will make their decision by then end of the fall/early winter.
View list of speakers: click here If you plan to drive yourself please note that the Del Mar Fairgrounds charges $9 for parking. Check out carpool belwo. Please pass this around to everyone who cares about protecting our State Parks! We need thousands of people to attend!
Also, please review guidelines for the hearing. click here Attending hearing is much like being in a court room; we need to be calm, cool and collected. We can't cheer, hold our signs above our heads, or be distracting. Read the rules--they are long, but they say it all! See you all down here! Or, if you cannot make it in person, you can follow all the latest details... click here

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Micah Byrne makes final at Oakley Newport Beach Pro

Congrats to HSS Team Rider, Micah Byrne, who made the finals in the Oakley Newport Beach Pro. Also congrats to Brad Ettinger for making the semi's. Nice work!

Read more about it here

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SAVE TRESTLES! Stop the Toll Road Public Meeting Info

WHEN, WHERE?The hearing will be held on September 22, 2008 in O’Brien Hall at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Boulevard, Del Mar, CA 92014.
WHAT TIME? The hearing will begin at 10:30am, and end promptly at 8:30pm. Public should arrive by 10am. Come for two hours, four hours, or the entire day if you can.
MOTOR HOMES, RVSYes, but be advised that front row parking can not be arranged in advance. To ensure the best possible front parking, we recommend that large vehicles arrive before 9am.
WHO SHOULD ATTENDYou and everyone in your company. Give staff members some time off to travel and stay at the hearing at least two hours. The “sweet spot” will be from 10:30am – 1pm. We need to have a strong showing right at the beginning.
WHO WILL SPEAKOnly those who have requested in writing to speak will be allowed time at the podium – 3 minutes for individuals, 5 minutes for representatives of organizations and elected officials. Dick Baker has requested to speak on behalf of SIMA. The Department of Commerce will post the list of speakers later this week. Once that list is published, I will forward a link to the site so you can see if you are on the list. I would appreciate hearing from you if you will be speaking. Just email to my address (robertmignognacox.net).
MORE SCHEDULEA 30 minute intermission will be called at 2PM and again at 5PM. Other recesses may be called as necessary by the hearing officer,
HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE THEREThe venue holds 6,000 people, considerably larger than Wyland, which held 3,500 max. That means we need TWICE as many representatives from the surf industry. Please determine how you and your company can contribute to achieving our increased attendance goal.
WHAT WILL HAPPENThe Department of Commerce will be sending legal representatives from NOAA, which is a division within DoC, who will chair and conduct the meeting. They will hear from the public but will not make a decision at the meeting. Rather they will return to Washington D.C. and report to the Secretary of Commerce. He will make the decision and respond to TCA before the end of November. If he refuses TCA’s appeal to overturn the CA Coastal Commission’s decision, the alignment on the table will be dead. If TCA wants to pursue another alignment, they will need to create a new process to do so. In other words, the Save State Parks – Save Trestles campaign will have been won. However, if the Secretary of Commerce approves TCA’s appeal, then TCA will continue on its path to build the road, which means it will still need approval from seven other government agencies before construction can begin. One of those seven agencies is the CA Coastal Commission (again). The road could get shut down at that juncture but we do not want it to go that far. WE WANT THIS STOPPED NOW. Your attendance next Monday in Del Mar will help achieve that goal.

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Oakley Newport Beach Pro Back ON in Increased Swell!

NEWPORT BEACH, California (Friday, September 19, 2008) – The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 2-Star Oakley Newport Beach Pro is back on with Round 4 paddling out in four-to-five foot (1.5 metre) racy barrels at 56th Street in Newport Beach, California.
The Oakley Newport Beach Pro has already been treated to some dramatic surfing with Nathan Yeomans (San Clemente, CA), 27, two-time defending event champion and former Macy’s California Trifecta Surf Series Winner (2006), dominating yesterday’s proceedings while top seed and current No. 4 on the ASP WQS Patrick Gudauskas (San Clemente, CA, 22, was a surprise elimination.
The ASP Grade-2 Oakley Pro Junior will follow today’s ASP WQS action, running all the way through the Semifinals.
Both the Oakley Newport Beach Pro and the Oakley Pro Junior represent the second stop in the 2008 Macy’s California Trifecta Surf Series (an ASP North America Specialty Series) with competitors looking to net a solid result before the third and final stop in Santa Cruz in October.
The Oakley Newport Beach Pro will be webcast LIVE via www.newportbeachpro.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com and www.aspnorthamerica.org

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Quiksilver Pro Waiting Period Open but Off for the Day, Slater Ready to Pounce!

HOSSEGOR, France (Friday, Sept. 19, 2008) – Eight-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA) has a shot at claiming his ninth ASP World Title sometime this week but he’ll have to win the Quiksilver Pro France to do so.
“I know I have to win the event to clinch the title and a second won’t be enough, that’s the math,” Slater said.
Slater won’t get started today however. Though the Quiksilver Pro waiting period has officially begun, conditions are looking better for tomorrow and competition was called off this morning.
Having already won five events of seven held this season, another first place performance in France does not seem out of the question for Slater. That said, Slater has only one French ASP World Tour win to his credit 14 years into his career.
“It is a great event but I got third place four years in a row which is pretty frustrating,” Slater, who earned an equal 17th result last year, said. “The first and only time I won here was in 1996, 12 years ago.”
Even if Slater does win the Quiksilver Pro, the three surfers sitting behind him on the ratings can spoil his chances to clinch in France. Specifically, if World No. 2 Taj Burrow (AUS) finishes 3rd or better or World No. 3 Bede Durbidge (AUS) or World No. 5 Mick Fanning (AUS) make the final, the race will continue until the following stop in Mundaka, Spain. World No. 4 Joel Parkinson (AUS) only stays in ASP World Title contention if Slater finishes second or lower in France.
Tim Boal (FRA) won the Komunity Trials to join Joan Duru (FRA) and Michel Bourez (PYF) as the final wildcard into the event. Nic Muscroft (AUS) and Gabe Kling (USA) are replacing Neco Padaratz (BRA) and Dean Morrison (AUS) who pulled out citing injuries.
Another call on competition status will be made tomorrow at 8am local time.
For more details visit www.aspworldtour.com and www.quiksilverprofrance.com
Quiksilver Pro France Heat Draw:Heat 1: Jeremy Flores (FRA), Ben Dunn (AUS), Leonardo Neves (BRA) Heat 2: C.J. Hobgood (USA), Jay Thompson (AUS), Daniel Ross (AUS) Heat 3: Adriano de Souza (BRA), Roy Powers (HAW), Aritz Aranburu (EUK) Heat 4: Andy Irons (HAW), Jordy Smith (ZAF), Jihad Khodr (BRA) Heat 5: Bobby Martinez (USA), Taylor Knox (USA), Ricky Basnett (ZAF) Heat 6: Bede Durbidge (AUS), Tom Whitaker (AUS), Nic Muscroft (AUS) Heat 7: Joel Parkinson (AUS), Dane Reynolds (USA), Michel Bourez (PYF)Heat 8: Kelly Slater (USA), Chris Ward (USA), Joan Duru (FRA) Heat 9: Taj Burrow (AUS), Tim Reyes (USA), Tim Boal (FRA) Heat 10: Mick Fanning (AUS), Kieren Perrow (AUS), Gabe Kling (USA) Heat 11: Kai Otton (AUS), Mikael Picon (FRA), Travis Logie (ZAF) Heat 12: Bruce Irons (HAW), Heitor Alves (BRA), Daniel Wills (AUS) Heat 13: Luke Stedman (AUS), Damien Hobgood (USA), Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA) Heat 14: Adrian Buchan (AUS), Tiago Pires (PRT), Mick Campbell (AUS) Heat 15: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW), Pancho Sullivan (HAW), Ben Bourgeois (USA) Heat 16: Dayyan Neve (AUS), Royden Bryson (ZAF), Luke Munro (AUS)

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Offspring talk about new Album with NME wearing HSS Hardore Shirt!

Dexter and Noodles talk new album with NME. Check out Dexters Shirt. HSS Hardcore Logo. Thanks to the Offspring for supporting HSS!

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Boost Mobile Pro pres. by Hurley Champion to be Crowned this Afternoon!

SAN CLEMENTE, California (Thursday, September 11, 2008) – There are only nine heats of the Boost Mobile Pro pres. by Hurley remaining and those heats will run in three to five foot swell today. The 2008 event champion will be crowned early this afternoon.Former event winners Kelly Slater (USA) and Bede Durbidge (AUS) are still in contention, as are rookies Dane Reynolds (USA) and Jordy Smith (ZAF). California’s Bobby Martinez (USA), France’s Jeremy Flores and reigning ASP World Champion Mick Fanning have all made the quarterfinals as well.The last two heats of Round 4 are up first. Competition will start at 8am. The final, which will be between 35 or 40-minutes in duration, should hit the water at around 12:40pm.Watch it LIVE on www.aspworldtour.com or www.boostmobilepro.comUpcoming Round 4 Boost Mobile Pro pres. by Hurley Match-ups: Heat 7: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Jordy Smith (ZAF)Heat 8: Heitor Alves (BRA) vs. Jay Thompson (AUS)Upcoming Quarterfinal Boost Mobile Pro pres. by Hurley Match-ups: Heat 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Dane Reynolds (USA)Heat 2: Bobby Martinez (USA) vs. Kelly Slater (USA)Heat 3: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Jeremy Flores (FRA)Heat 4: TBA

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Boost Mobile Pro is Live Now!

Round 1 of the Boost Mobile Pro Begins at Lower Trestles at 8am
SAN CLEMENTE, California (Monday, September 8, 2008) – Round 1 of the Boost Mobile Pro presented by Hurley will run at Lower Trestles today. The first heat is slated to hit the water at 8am in three to five foot (one metre plus) waves.Officials will endeavor to run all 16 heats of Round 1 and the first two heats of Round 2 today. Heats will be 30 minutes in duration. Bolstering the already stacked field will be former top-rated ASP World Tour surfers Rob Machado (USA), Sunny Garcia (HAW) and Shane Beschen (USA) and wildcards Yadin Nicol (AUS) and Brett Simpson (USA).The Boost Mobile Pro pres. by Hurley will be webcast LIVE via www.boostmobilepro.comUpcoming Round 1 Boost Mobile Pro pres. by Hurley Heat Match-Ups:Heat 1: Kai Otton (AUS), Jordy Smith (ZAF), Travis Logie (ZAF) Heat 2: Bobby Martinez (USA), Damien Hobgood (USA), Aritz Aranburu (EUK) Heat 3: Adriano de Souza (BRA), Taylor Knox (USA), Jihad Khodr (BRA) Heat 4: C.J. Hobgood (USA), Kieren Perrow (AUS), Daniel Ross (AUS) Heat 5: Andy Irons (HAW), Roy Powers (HAW), Ricky Basnett (ZAF) Heat 6: Bede Durbidge (AUS), Ben Dunn (AUS), Brett Simpson (USA) Heat 7: Joel Parkinson (AUS), Tim Reyes (USA), Yadin Nicol (AUS) Heat 8: Kelly Slater (USA), Dayyan Neve (AUS), Shane Beschen (USA) Heat 9: Mick Fanning (AUS), Tom Whitaker (AUS), Rob Machado (USA) Heat 10: Taj Burrow (AUS), Chris Ward (USA), Sunny Garcia (HAW) Heat 11: Jeremy Flores (FRA), Dane Reynolds (USA), Heitor Alves (BRA) Heat 12: Bruce Irons (HAW), Mikael Picon (FRA), Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA) Heat 13: Adrian Buchan (AUS), Tiago Pires (PRT), Ben Bourgeois (USA) Heat 14: Luke Stedman (AUS), Pancho Sullivan (HAW), Luke Munro (AUS) Heat 15: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW), Jay Thompson (AUS), Royden Bryson (ZAF) Heat 16: Dean Morrison (AUS), Mick Campbell (AUS), Neco Padaratz (BRA)

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COME MEET JOEL PARKINSON AND THE JS SURFBOARDS CREW @ HSS

On Friday 9/05 at around 10:30 am, Parko and the JS Surfboards crew will be hanging out in our surfboard room at our HSS Pierside store answering questions an just talking shop. Feel free to come down and talk to them.

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